George Washington vs. Virginia Tech

George Washington and Virginia Tech first met in 1907 and have played 19 times; Virginia Tech leads the series 11–⁠8. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Virginia Tech 7–⁠3, and Virginia Tech has won the last 6.

George Washington wins
8
Virginia Tech wins
11
Ties
0
First meeting
1907
Longest streak
6 Virginia Tech
Current streak
6 Virginia Tech
Last 10 meetings
Virginia Tech 7–⁠3
Most recent
1966

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s1–⁠2
1910s0–⁠1
1940s2–⁠1
1950s4–⁠1
1960s1–⁠6
Average margin
17.1 points; 6 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At George Washington
2–⁠5 George Washington’s record at home
At Virginia Tech
6–⁠5 Virginia Tech’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 George Washington first
Shutouts
6

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

Games that tell the story

  1. George Washington’s biggest win1950: George Washington 42, Virginia Tech 7by 35 points
  2. Virginia Tech’s biggest win1966: Virginia Tech 49, George Washington 0by 49 points
  3. Upset1908: George Washington 6, Virginia Tech 0George Washington had a 15% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1948: George Washington 13, Virginia Tech 0George Washington had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1955: George Washington 13, Virginia Tech 7George Washington had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of George Washington and Virginia Tech, 1907 on130015001700191019201930194019501960

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 1948 game: Red Sox, Indians In Tie for Lead: Irish Win Thriller

    1948 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Sep 26, 1948

  • The Evening star's story of the 1949 game

    1949 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 16, 1949

  • The Evening star's story of the 1950 game: Al Learned Assumes Job as VPI Coach AS McNeish Quits

    1950 · Evening star, Oct 17, 1950

  • The Evening star's story of the 1951 game: Totum and Rowland Touchdown Speakers

    1951 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 15, 1951

  • The Evening star's story of the 1955 game: CIV ExpIodes In Second Half .ToNip vpI, 13-7

    1955 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 30, 1955

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 24, 1966Virginia Tech 49, George Washington 0at Virginia Tech
Oct 9, 1965Virginia Tech 17, George Washington 12at George Washington
Oct 10, 1964Virginia Tech 33, George Washington 0at Virginia Tech
Oct 11, 1963Virginia Tech 22, George Washington 8at George Washington
Sep 22, 1962Virginia Tech 15, George Washington 14at Virginia Tech
Nov 17, 1961Virginia Tech 14, George Washington 3at Virginia Tech
Nov 11, 1960George Washington 21, Virginia Tech 8at George Washington
Oct 29, 1955George Washington 13, Virginia Tech 7at Virginia Tech
Nov 5, 195418Virginia Tech 20, George Washington 13at George Washington
Oct 18, 1952George Washington 6, Virginia Tech 0at Virginia Tech
Oct 12, 1951George Washington 38, Virginia Tech 13Neutral site
Oct 13, 1950George Washington 42, Virginia Tech 7at George Washington
Oct 15, 1949George Washington 24, Virginia Tech 14at Virginia Tech
Sep 25, 1948George Washington 13, Virginia Tech 0at Virginia Tech
Oct 31, 1947Virginia Tech 42, George Washington 6at George Washington
Nov 12, 1910Virginia Tech 16, George Washington 5at Virginia Tech
Nov 13, 1909Virginia Tech 17, George Washington 8at George Washington
Nov 14, 1908George Washington 6, Virginia Tech 0at Virginia Tech
Nov 16, 1907Virginia Tech 34, George Washington 0at Virginia Tech

Every game is listed as played on the field.