Lehigh at Virginia
Saturday, October 16, 1909 Share
Lehigh beat Virginia 11–7. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Lehigh led the series 3–1.
FinalHigh 57°F, low 42°F
In the newspapers

The Washington herald, Washington, D.C., October 17, 1909, page 38
Read the text
LEHIGH OUTPLAYS VIRGINIA. Losers Gain Seven Points by For ward Pass and TouchbacL Norfolk. Va, Oct. 16.-Lehigh won from Virginia this afternoon. II to :. Each team scored a touchdown in the first hair and failed TO kick goal Lehigh scored IN less than a minute after play COM neneed- street. getting the ball on a with H. A successfully executed forward mass enabled Virginia to score. Virginia one played Lehigh in the first, but fumbjed the ball frequently IN the second r. high had much the best OF II. scoring a touchdown and goal, while a touch back gave Virginia two more points. The lineup:
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 92% to win. Lehigh pulled the upset.
The series
Every Lehigh–Virginia gameVirginia leads 6–3 in nine meetings, counting the five since this game.
| 1976 | Virginia 21, Lehigh 20 | |
| 1956 | Virginia 24, Lehigh 12 | |
| 1954 | Virginia 27, Lehigh 21 | |
| 1941 | Virginia 34, Lehigh 0 | |
| 1940 | Virginia 32, Lehigh 0 | |
| 1909 | Lehigh 11, Virginia 7 |
Around this game
Lehigh
- Next gameat ArmyOct. 23, 1909
- SeasonLehigh in 1909
- ProgramLehigh history and records
Virginia
- Next gameat NavyOct. 23, 1909
- SeasonVirginia in 1909
- ProgramVirginia history and records

