Furman vs. Washington and Lee

Furman and Washington and Lee first met in 1925 and have played 5 times; Washington and Lee leads the series 3–⁠2. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Washington and Lee 3–⁠2, and Washington and Lee has won the last 3.

Furman wins
2
Washington and Lee wins
3
Ties
0
First meeting
1925
Longest streak
3 Washington and Lee
Current streak
3 Washington and Lee
Last 10 meetings
Washington and Lee 3–⁠2
Most recent
1951

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s1–⁠0
1940s1–⁠1
1950s0–⁠2
Average margin
13.4 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Furman
0–⁠2 Furman’s record at home
At Washington and Lee
1–⁠2 Washington and Lee’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Furman’s biggest win1925: Furman 20, Washington and Lee 15by 5 points
  2. Washington and Lee’s biggest win1950: Washington and Lee 27, Furman 6by 21 points
  3. Upset1948: Furman 10, Washington and Lee 7Furman had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Furman and Washington and Lee, 1925 on13001500170019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

From the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story of the 1950 game: Washington and Lee Beats Furman, 27-6

    1950 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Sep 24, 1950

  • The Evening star's story of the 1951 game

    1951 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Sep 28, 1951

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 earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

Every game

Sep 22, 1951Washington and Lee 25, Furman 7at Furman
Sep 23, 1950Washington and Lee 27, Furman 6at Washington and Lee
Sep 23, 1949Washington and Lee 27, Furman 7at Furman
Sep 25, 1948Furman 10, Washington and Lee 7at Washington and Lee
Oct 3, 1925Furman 20, Washington and Lee 15at Washington and Lee

Every game is listed as played on the field.