George Washington at Virginia Tech
Saturday, October 29, 1955 Share
George Washington beat Virginia Tech 13–7. It was their 12th meeting; after it, George Washington led the series 7–5.
FinalHigh 74°F, low 50°F, 0.02 in. of rainAttendance 10,000
In the newspapers

Evening star, District of Columbia, October 30, 1955, page 60
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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)
Virginia Tech 66% to win. George Washington pulled the upset.
Virginia Tech leads 11–8 in 19 meetings, counting the seven since this game.
Around this game
George Washington
- Next gamevs. West VirginiaNov. 4, 1955
- SeasonGeorge Washington in 1955
- ProgramGeorge Washington history and records
Virginia Tech
- Next gamevs. ClemsonNov. 5, 1955
- SeasonVirginia Tech in 1955
- ProgramVirginia Tech history and records
