George Washington vs. Wake Forest

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

1. George Washington’s biggest win1937: George Washington 34, Wake Forest 6by 28 points
2. Wake Forest’s biggest win1941: Wake Forest 42, George Washington 0by 42 points
3. Upset1935: Wake Forest 7, George Washington 6Wake Forest had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from George Washington’s side (Pixlee 2–⁠1 against Weaver). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

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.

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  1934 · The Indianapolis times, Indianapolis [Ind.], Oct 27, 1934

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  1935 · , Oct 28, 1935

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  1940 · The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, Nov 2, 1940

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  1947 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 19, 1947

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  1954 · Evening star, Sep 19, 1954

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 is listed as played on the field.

• George Washington vs. West Virginia24 meetings, George Washington 7–⁠17
• George Washington vs. Virginia Tech19 meetings, George Washington 8–⁠11
• George Washington vs. VMI18 meetings, George Washington 7–⁠10–⁠1
• George Washington vs. William & Mary18 meetings, George Washington 8–⁠9–⁠1
• Wake Forest vs. NC State119 meetings, Wake Forest 44–⁠70–⁠5
• Wake Forest vs. North Carolina107 meetings, Wake Forest 34–⁠71–⁠2
• Wake Forest vs. Duke102 meetings, Wake Forest 40–⁠60–⁠2
• Wake Forest vs. Clemson90 meetings, Wake Forest 17–⁠72–⁠1