George Washington at Wake Forest

Saturday, September 18, 1954

Wake Forest beat George Washington 14–⁠0. It was their 12th meeting; Wake Forest leads the series 9–⁠3.

AwayGeorge Washington1–⁠7–⁠1 in 1954
0
HomeWake Forest2–⁠7–⁠1 in 1954
14

FinalHigh 95°F, low 65°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: CoIoniiaIs Lose, 14-0, in Opener With Deacons CIV Threatens Twice In Contest Played In o5-Degree Heat

    Evening star, September 19, 1954, page 66

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    CoIoniiaIs Lose, 14–⁠0, in Opener With Deacons CIV Threatens Twice In Contest Played In o5-Degree Heat WAKE FOREST. NC. Sept. 18.-Wake Forest scored with a Vineyard pass in the third quarter and with a 32-yard end run in the fourth to hand George Washington a 14–⁠0 defeat in todays football opener for both teams. The DeaconS made several other bids and turned back CO. lonial threats twice in game played before 5000 fans in 95degree heat. The scoring pass was from Nick Consoles. sub quarterback, to End Ed Showers to cap an 87-yard drive after the Colonials themselves had threatened by taking the second half kickoff to the Wake Forest II. In the fourth period the Deacons scored again after short

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Wake Forest 53% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Wake Forest leads 9–⁠3 in 12 meetings.

Recent meetings
1954Wake Forest 14, George Washington 0
1951Wake Forest 27, George Washington 13
1950Wake Forest 13, George Washington 7
1948Wake Forest 27, George Washington 13
1947Wake Forest 39, George Washington 7
1942Wake Forest 20, George Washington 0

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