Georgetown vs. West Virginia

Georgetown and West Virginia have 13 meetings on file, the first in 1902; Georgetown leads the series 7–⁠4–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Georgetown 5–⁠3, and Georgetown has won the last 2.

Georgetown wins
7
West Virginia wins
4
Ties
2
Earliest on file
1902
Longest streak
2 Georgetown
Current streak
2 Georgetown
Last 10 meetings
Georgetown 5–⁠3
Most recent
1939

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s1–⁠0
1920s2–⁠1–⁠1
1930s4–⁠3–⁠1
Average margin
10.9 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Georgetown
5–⁠3–⁠2 Georgetown’s record at home
At West Virginia
1–⁠2 West Virginia’s record at home
Shutouts
8

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Georgetown’s biggest win1936: Georgetown 28, West Virginia 0by 28 points
  2. West Virginia’s biggest win1932: West Virginia 19, Georgetown 0by 19 points

Coach against coach

YearsGeorgetownSeriesWest Virginia
1926–⁠1929Lou Little2–⁠1–⁠1Rat Rogers
1937–⁠1939Jack Hagerty2–⁠0–⁠1Marshall Glenn

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Georgetown and West Virginia, 1902 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 1902 game: FOOT BALL. Georgetown Defeated West Virginia by Score of 5 to o.

    1902 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Nov 3, 1902

  • The Evening star's story of the 1927 game: Georgetown Oasses West Virginia Yae Sturdy Defense Beats West Poi Princeton Thrilling Victory Oue Cornell Chicago Conque Pennlvan W|TTMER ISSTAR Of TIGER TRIUMPH His PIunging, Passing and Receiving Give Tigers 21-10 Margin Over lthacans.

    1927 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 23, 1927

  • The Evening star's story of the 1929 game: HOYAS NEAR SCORE IN FINAL QUARTER Lose Ball With Poor Pass After Driving to Foes 3-Yard Stripe.

    1929 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Nov 17, 1929

  • The The Indianapolis times's story of the 1930 game: WEST VIRGINIA WINS Georgetown LOse@Two in Row First Time in J Years.

    1930 · The Indianapolis times, Indianapolis [Ind.], Oct 25, 1930

  • The Evening star's story of the 1932 game: Georgetown Well Outplayed AS 1t Bows to West Virginia, l9 to 0, to Lose 4th Straight

    1932 · Evening star, Nov 6, 1932

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 4, 1939Georgetown 14, West Virginia 0at Georgetown
Nov 12, 1938Georgetown 14, West Virginia 0at West Virginia
Nov 6, 1937Georgetown 6, West Virginia 6at Georgetown
Nov 7, 1936Georgetown 28, West Virginia 0at West Virginia
Nov 25, 1933West Virginia 14, Georgetown 12at Georgetown
Nov 5, 1932West Virginia 19, Georgetown 0at West Virginia
Nov 14, 1931Georgetown 13, West Virginia 0at Georgetown
Oct 24, 1930West Virginia 14, Georgetown 7at Georgetown
Nov 16, 1929Georgetown 0, West Virginia 0at Georgetown
Nov 17, 1928Georgetown 12, West Virginia 0at Georgetown
Oct 22, 1927Georgetown 25, West Virginia 0at Georgetown
Oct 16, 1926West Virginia 13, Georgetown 10at Georgetown
Nov 1, 1902Georgetown 5, West Virginia 0at Georgetown

Every game is listed as played on the field.