Randolph Macon vs. Washington and Lee

Randolph Macon and Washington and Lee first met in 1916 and have played 10 times; Washington and Lee leads the series 6–⁠4. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Washington and Lee 6–⁠4.

Randolph Macon wins
4
Washington and Lee wins
6
Ties
0
First meeting
1916
Longest streak
5 Washington and Lee
Current streak
1 Washington and Lee
Last 10 meetings
Washington and Lee 6–⁠4
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1910s0–⁠3
1920s0–⁠1
1930s0–⁠1
2020s4–⁠1
Average margin
31.1 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Randolph Macon
2–⁠0 Randolph Macon’s record at home
At Washington and Lee
6–⁠2 Washington and Lee’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. Randolph Macon’s biggest win2023: Randolph Macon 35, Washington and Lee 12by 23 points
  2. Washington and Lee’s biggest win1916: Washington and Lee 80, Randolph Macon 0by 80 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Randolph Macon and Washington and Lee, 1916 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 Pine Bluff daily graphic's story of the 1916 game: FOOTBALL RESULTS,

    1916 · Pine Bluff daily graphic, Pine Bluff, Ark., Oct 1, 1916

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 10, 2026Washington and Lee 20, Randolph Macon 17at Washington and Lee
Sep 27, 2025Randolph Macon 24, Washington and Lee 6at Randolph Macon
Nov 2, 2024Randolph Macon 20, Washington and Lee 7at Washington and Lee
Oct 28, 2023Randolph Macon 35, Washington and Lee 12at Randolph Macon
Oct 29, 2022Randolph Macon 35, Washington and Lee 21at Washington and Lee
Sep 20, 1930Washington and Lee 32, Randolph Macon 0at Washington and Lee
Oct 1, 1921Washington and Lee 41, Randolph Macon 0at Washington and Lee
Oct 4, 1919Washington and Lee 21, Randolph Macon 0at Washington and Lee
Oct 13, 1917Washington and Lee 66, Randolph Macon 0at Washington and Lee
Sep 30, 1916Washington and Lee 80, Randolph Macon 0at Washington and Lee

Every game is listed as played on the field.