George Washington vs. Virginia
George Washington and Virginia first met in 1905 and have played 12 times; Virginia leads the series 10–2. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Virginia 8–2. Share
- George Washington wins
- 2
- Virginia wins
- 10
- Ties
- 0
- First meeting
- 1905
- Longest streak
- 6 Virginia
- Current streak
- 1 George Washington
- Last 10 meetings
- Virginia 8–2
- Most recent
- 1955
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 1–2 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 1–5 |
- Average margin
- 22.2 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At George Washington
- 0–1 George Washington’s record at home
- At Virginia
- 8–2 Virginia’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–1 George Washington first
- Shutouts
- 7
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- George Washington’s biggest win1955: George Washington 13, Virginia 0by 13 points
- Virginia’s biggest win1905: Virginia 55, George Washington 0by 55 points
- Upset1948: George Washington 20, Virginia 12George Washington had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Both programs through the years
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

1905 · The Washington times, District of Columbia, Nov 12, 1905

1948 · The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, Oct 11, 1948

1949 · Evening star, Sep 25, 1949

1951 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 1, 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
| Oct 1, 1955 | George Washington 13, Virginia 0 | at Virginia | ||
| Oct 2, 1954 | Virginia 14, George Washington 13 | at Virginia | ||
| Oct 10, 1953 | Virginia 24, George Washington 20 | Neutral site | ||
| Oct 11, 1952 | 15Virginia 50, George Washington 0 | at Virginia | ||
| Sep 29, 1951 | Virginia 20, George Washington 0 | at Virginia | ||
| Sep 23, 1950 | Virginia 19, George Washington 0 | at Virginia | ||
| Sep 24, 1949 | Virginia 27, George Washington 13 | at Virginia | ||
| Oct 9, 1948 | George Washington 20, Virginia 12 | at Virginia | ||
| Sep 27, 1947 | Virginia 33, George Washington 13 | at Virginia | ||
| Sep 30, 1922 | Virginia 34, George Washington 0 | at Virginia | ||
| Oct 1, 1921 | Virginia 28, George Washington 0 | at Virginia | ||
| Nov 11, 1905 | Virginia 55, George Washington 0 | at George Washington |
Every game is listed as played on the field.