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George Washington vs. VMI

George Washington and VMI first met in 1922 and have played 18 times; VMI leads the series 10–⁠7–⁠1. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–⁠5, and George Washington has won the last 2.

George Washington wins
7
VMI wins
10
Ties
1
First meeting
1922
Longest streak
4 VMI
Current streak
2 George Washington
Last 10 meetings
even at 5–⁠5
Most recent
1966

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s0–⁠1
1940s0–⁠3
1950s4–⁠3–⁠1
1960s3–⁠3
Average margin
14.3 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At George Washington
4–⁠5–⁠1 George Washington’s record at home
At VMI
5–⁠3 VMI’s record at home
Shutouts
3

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

Games that tell the story

  1. George Washington’s biggest win1956: George Washington 40, VMI 14by 26 points
  2. VMI’s biggest win1922: VMI 46, George Washington 0by 46 points
  3. Upset1954: VMI 16, George Washington 14VMI had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of George Washington and VMI, 1922 on1300150017001930194019501960

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

    1948 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 3, 1948

  • The Evening star's story of the 1949 game: Y. N. !. Passing Game Seen Threat 10 6. W. On nLynchburg Grid

    1949 · Evening star, Oct 1, 1949

  • The Evening star's story of the 1957 game: VMI's Late Score Stops CIV, 26-20

    1957 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 27, 1957

  • The Evening star's story of the 1961 game: COLOMALS Hardy FoiIs WeII-Luid VMI Plans

    1961 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 9, 1961

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 22, 1966George Washington 13, VMI 0at VMI
Oct 2, 1965George Washington 14, VMI 0at George Washington
Sep 21, 1963VMI 14, George Washington 6at VMI
Sep 15, 1962VMI 22, George Washington 6at VMI
Oct 7, 1961George Washington 30, VMI 6at George Washington
Oct 7, 1960VMI 34, George Washington 10at George Washington
Oct 30, 1959VMI 28, George Washington 6at George Washington
Oct 26, 1957VMI 26, George Washington 20at VMI
Oct 20, 1956George Washington 40, VMI 14at George Washington
Sep 24, 1955George Washington 25, VMI 6at VMI
Sep 25, 1954VMI 16, George Washington 14at George Washington
Sep 26, 1953George Washington 14, VMI 13at VMI
Oct 25, 1952George Washington 20, VMI 20at George Washington
Sep 30, 1950George Washington 15, VMI 12at George Washington
Oct 1, 1949VMI 14, George Washington 7at VMI
Oct 2, 1948VMI 26, George Washington 6at George Washington
Oct 4, 1947VMI 13, George Washington 7at VMI
Nov 18, 1922VMI 46, George Washington 0at George Washington

Every game is listed as played on the field.