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George Washington vs. Washington and Lee

George Washington and Washington and Lee first met in 1908 and have played 8 times; George Washington leads the series 6–⁠1–⁠1. Over the last 8 meetings it’s George Washington 6–⁠1, and George Washington has won the last 3.

George Washington wins
6
Washington and Lee wins
1
Ties
1
First meeting
1908
Longest streak
3 George Washington
Current streak
3 George Washington
Last 10 meetings
George Washington 6–⁠1
Most recent
1953

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s1–⁠0
1930s1–⁠0
1940s2–⁠1–⁠1
1950s2–⁠0
Average margin
12 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At George Washington
4–⁠0–⁠1 George Washington’s record at home
At Washington and Lee
1–⁠2 Washington and Lee’s record at home
Shutouts
1

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

Games that tell the story

  1. George Washington’s biggest win1908: George Washington 44, Washington and Lee 6by 38 points
  2. Washington and Lee’s biggest win1947: Washington and Lee 15, George Washington 6by 9 points
  3. Upset1932: George Washington 18, Washington and Lee 0George Washington had a 15% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of George Washington and Washington and Lee, 1908 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 The Washington times's story of the 1932 game: FENLON FIERY. LEADER IN c. v. WIN

    1932 · The Washington times, District of Columbia, Sep 26, 1932

  • The Evening star's story of the 1940 game

    1940 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 13, 1940

  • The Evening star's story of the 1949 game: Extra-Point Bootinq Gives CoIoniaIs Edqe lover ". and |. Team

    1949 · Evening star, Oct 22, 1949

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 31, 1953George Washington 25, Washington and Lee 7at Washington and Lee
Oct 4, 1952George Washington 33, Washington and Lee 28at George Washington
Oct 21, 1949George Washington 21, Washington and Lee 19at George Washington
Oct 11, 1947Washington and Lee 15, George Washington 6at Washington and Lee
Oct 10, 1941George Washington 0, Washington and Lee 0at George Washington
Oct 12, 1940George Washington 20, Washington and Lee 14at George Washington
Sep 24, 1932George Washington 18, Washington and Lee 0at Washington and Lee
Nov 7, 1908George Washington 44, Washington and Lee 6at George Washington

Every game is listed as played on the field.