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Georgetown vs. West Virginia Wesleyan

Georgetown and West Virginia Wesleyan first met in 1913 and have played 8 times; Georgetown leads the series 6–⁠2. Over the last 8 meetings it’s Georgetown 6–⁠2.

Georgetown wins
6
West Virginia Wesleyan wins
2
Ties
0
First meeting
1913
Longest streak
6 Georgetown
Current streak
1 West Virginia Wesleyan
Last 10 meetings
Georgetown 6–⁠2
Most recent
1932

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1910s3–⁠1
1920s2–⁠0
1930s1–⁠1
Average margin
27 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Georgetown
4–⁠1 Georgetown’s record at home
At West Virginia Wesleyan
1–⁠2 West Virginia Wesleyan’s record at home
Shutouts
5

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Georgetown’s biggest win1930: Georgetown 67, West Virginia Wesleyan 12by 55 points
  2. West Virginia Wesleyan’s biggest win1932: West Virginia Wesleyan 14, Georgetown 0by 14 points
  3. Upset1932: West Virginia Wesleyan 14, Georgetown 0West Virginia Wesleyan had a 17% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1913: West Virginia Wesleyan 16, Georgetown 6West Virginia Wesleyan had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Georgetown and West Virginia Wesleyan, 1913 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 The Washington herald's story of the 1913 game: West VIRGINIA WESLEYAN Wins ON THE HILLTOP Georgetown Catches Tartar and Is Beaten by the Score of Is to 6. LONG FLING WORKS Forward Passes BY Visitors Mystify the West Side coIlegians-contest Is Rough from Start.

    1913 · The Washington herald, Nov 9, 1913

  • The The sun's story of the 1914 game: GEORGETOWN BREAKS THE ICE. Finally Finds Team u Can Beat In West Virginia Wesleyan.

    1914 · The sun, New York [N.Y.], Nov 1, 1914

  • The The Washington times's story of the 1930 game: AID BACKS IN RUNS

    1930 · The Washington times, Oct 11, 1930

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 12, 1932West Virginia Wesleyan 14, Georgetown 0at Georgetown
Oct 11, 1930Georgetown 67, West Virginia Wesleyan 12at Georgetown
Oct 19, 1929Georgetown 19, West Virginia Wesleyan 0at West Virginia Wesleyan
Oct 20, 1928Georgetown 34, West Virginia Wesleyan 7at Georgetown
Oct 11, 1919Georgetown 17, West Virginia Wesleyan 0at West Virginia Wesleyan
Nov 4, 1916Georgetown 47, West Virginia Wesleyan 0at Georgetown
Oct 31, 1914Georgetown 27, West Virginia Wesleyan 0at Georgetown
Nov 8, 1913West Virginia Wesleyan 16, Georgetown 6at West Virginia Wesleyan

Every game is listed as played on the field.