Lafayette vs. Virginia

Lafayette and Virginia have 4 meetings on file, the first in 1890; Virginia leads the series 2–⁠1–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 4 meetings it’s Virginia 2–⁠1.

Lafayette wins
1
Virginia wins
2
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1890
Longest streak
1 Virginia
Current streak
1 Lafayette
Last 10 meetings
Virginia 2–⁠1
Most recent
1942

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1890s0–⁠1–⁠1
1940s1–⁠1
Average margin
11.3 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Lafayette
1–⁠0 Lafayette’s record at home
At Virginia
2–⁠0–⁠1 Virginia’s record at home
Shutouts
1

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Lafayette and Virginia, 1890 on1300150017001900192019401960198020002020

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 times's story of the 1890 game: LAFAYETTE,

    1890 · The times, Richmond, Va., Nov 23, 1890

  • The Evening star's story of the 1941 game: Lafayette Defeated By Virginia, Is TO O.; Bill Dudley Is Star Cavalier Captain Runs Back Punt 80 Yurds For Touchdown

    1941 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Sep 27, 1941

  • The Evening star's story of the 1942 game: Nag|e's S Passes Turn Tide as Lafayette Trims Virginia Captain Returns After Long LoyoH to Spark 19-to-l3 Triumph

    1942 · Evening star, Oct 25, 1942

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 24, 1942Lafayette 19, Virginia 13at Lafayette
Sep 27, 1941Virginia 25, Lafayette 0at Virginia
Nov 20, 1891Virginia 6, Lafayette 6at Virginia
Nov 21, 1890Virginia 20, Lafayette 6at Virginia

Every game is listed as played on the field.