Richmond vs. Washington and Lee

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

1. Richmond’s biggest win1946: Richmond 20, Washington and Lee 0by 20 points
2. Washington and Lee’s biggest win1950: Washington and Lee 67, Richmond 7by 60 points
3. Upset1939: Richmond 7, Washington and Lee 0Richmond had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset1908: Washington and Lee 33, Richmond 5Washington and Lee had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
5. Upset1946: Richmond 20, Washington and Lee 0Richmond had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

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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  1908 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 18, 1908

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  1949 · The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, Nov 25, 1949

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  1950 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Nov 27, 1950

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  1952 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 12, 1952

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.

• Richmond vs. William & Mary81 meetings, Richmond 39–⁠40–⁠2
• Richmond vs. VMI70 meetings, Richmond 33–⁠32–⁠5
• Richmond vs. Virginia Tech51 meetings, Richmond 10–⁠37–⁠4
• Richmond vs. Davidson30 meetings, Richmond 20–⁠9–⁠1
• Washington and Lee vs. Virginia Tech45 meetings, Washington and Lee 20–⁠20–⁠5
• Washington and Lee vs. Virginia33 meetings, Washington and Lee 13–⁠19–⁠1
• Washington and Lee vs. West Virginia33 meetings, Washington and Lee 5–⁠24–⁠4
• Washington and Lee vs. Davidson21 meetings, Washington and Lee 14–⁠6–⁠1