Randolph Macon at Virginia

Saturday, September 26, 1914

Virginia beat Randolph Macon 39–⁠0. It was their 10th meeting; after it, Virginia led the series 10–⁠0.

AwayRandolph Macon0–⁠2 in 1914
0
HomeVirginia8–⁠1 in 1914
39

FinalHigh 66°F, low 50°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: VIRGINIA Is VICTOR. Defeats Randolph Macon by Good Margin, 50 to o.

    Evening star, District of Columbia, September 27, 1914, page 17

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    VIRGINIA Is VICTOR. Defeats Randolph Macon by Good Margin, 50 to o. Special Dispatch to The Star. CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, September 1s.-virginia allowed the lighter Ran dolph- Macon eleven to make only one first down today. while its aggressive backs crossed the goal six times and kicked three goals. Thirty-two points were made by the varsity during the first half, while the second team was only able to score one touchdown thereafter. =. In the backfeld Gooch, Word and Mayer made consistent gains. while Burnett and Walker, substituting for Gooch and Spar, respectively, showed exceptional speed and ability. Barker and H. Coleman were most prominent in the line. The former. receiving a kick. ran seventy vords for a touchdown. The work Of Sheffey was the most notable for the visitors. , IiueSun:

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 94% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Virginia leads 20–⁠0–⁠1 in 21 meetings, counting the 11 since this game.

Recent meetings
1933Virginia 39, Randolph Macon 0
1931Randolph Macon 7, Virginia 7
1930Virginia 48, Randolph Macon 0
1929Virginia 27, Randolph Macon 6
1928Virginia 66, Randolph Macon 0
1926Virginia 57, Randolph Macon 0

Around this game

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