Lafayette vs. Washington & Jefferson

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

1. Lafayette’s biggest win1931: Lafayette 21, Washington & Jefferson 0by 21 points
2. Washington & Jefferson’s biggest win1929: Washington & Jefferson 20, Lafayette 0by 20 points
3. Upset1898: Washington & Jefferson 16, Lafayette 0Washington & Jefferson had a 13% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset1946: Lafayette 7, Washington & Jefferson 6Lafayette had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

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

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.

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  1922 · The New York herald, New York, Nov 5, 1922

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  1923 · Evening star, Nov 4, 1923

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  1924 · The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, Oct 26, 1924

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  1926 · Evening star, Oct 31, 1926

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  1929 · The Indianapolis times, Indianapolis [Ind.], Nov 4, 1929

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 is listed as played on the field.

• Lafayette vs. Lehigh88 meetings, Lafayette 46–⁠38–⁠4
• Lafayette vs. Pennsylvania80 meetings, Lafayette 21–⁠55–⁠4
• Lafayette vs. Rutgers52 meetings, Lafayette 16–⁠35–⁠1
• Lafayette vs. Colgate49 meetings, Lafayette 11–⁠35–⁠3
• Washington & Jefferson vs. Pittsburgh28 meetings, Washington & Jefferson 8–⁠18–⁠2
• Washington & Jefferson vs. West Virginia25 meetings, Washington & Jefferson 12–⁠11–⁠2
• Washington & Jefferson vs. Bethany (WV)23 meetings, Washington & Jefferson 22–⁠1
• Washington & Jefferson vs. Carnegie Mellon23 meetings, Washington & Jefferson 12–⁠6–⁠5