Georgetown vs. Washington and Lee

Georgetown and Washington and Lee first met in 1904 and have played 8 times; Georgetown leads the series 5–⁠3. Over the last 8 meetings it’s Georgetown 5–⁠3.

Georgetown wins
5
Washington and Lee wins
3
Ties
0
First meeting
1904
Longest streak
2 Georgetown
Current streak
1 Washington and Lee
Last 10 meetings
Georgetown 5–⁠3
Most recent
1920

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s1–⁠1
1910s4–⁠1
1920s0–⁠1
Average margin
21.5 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Georgetown
4–⁠3 Georgetown’s record at home
At Washington and Lee
0–⁠1 Washington and Lee’s record at home
Shutouts
4

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Georgetown’s biggest win1910: Georgetown 52, Washington and Lee 0by 52 points
  2. Washington and Lee’s biggest win1914: Washington and Lee 14, Georgetown 0by 14 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Georgetown and Washington and Lee, 1904 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

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 1908 game: goal, making the score Washington and Lee, 6; Georgetown, 0. Shea's Good Run.

    1908 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Nov 27, 1908

  • The The times dispatch's story of the 1910 game: GEORGETOWN Wins. IN EASY FASHION. Washington and Lee Hopelessly outclassed, Score Being Sc to o.

    1910 · The times dispatch, Richmond, Va., Oct 16, 1910

  • The The Washington times's story of the 1912 game: HILLTOP COACHES MUCHENCOURAGED Georgetown Well Fortified for Style of Play Presented by Washington and Lee Eleven-Vistors Lose by o to 20. BY BRYAN MORSE.

    1912 · The Washington times, District of Columbia, Oct 13, 1912

  • The The Richmond Virginian's story of the 1914 game: GENERALS TRIUMPH OVER HILLTOPPERS Came Marred by Frequent Fumbes is Won by Washington and Lee Over Georgetown by Is to Young and Sweetland Score Touchdowns.

    1914 · The Richmond Virginian, Richmond, Va., Oct 18, 1914

  • The New Britain herald's story of the 1919 game

    1919 · New Britain herald, Nov 24, 1919

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

Nov 20, 1920Washington and Lee 16, Georgetown 7at Georgetown
Nov 22, 1919Georgetown 27, Washington and Lee 6at Georgetown
Nov 17, 1917Georgetown 20, Washington and Lee 12at Washington and Lee
Oct 17, 1914Washington and Lee 14, Georgetown 0at Georgetown
Oct 12, 1912Georgetown 20, Washington and Lee 0at Georgetown
Oct 15, 1910Georgetown 52, Washington and Lee 0at Georgetown
Nov 26, 1908Washington and Lee 12, Georgetown 11at Georgetown
Oct 22, 1904Georgetown 47, Washington and Lee 0at Georgetown

Every game is listed as played on the field.