Roanoke vs. Washington and Lee
Roanoke and Washington and Lee first met in 1907 and have played 14 times; Washington and Lee leads the series 14–0. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Washington and Lee 10–0, and Washington and Lee has won the last 14. Share
- Roanoke wins
- 0
- Washington and Lee wins
- 14
- Ties
- 0
- First meeting
- 1907
- Longest streak
- 14 Washington and Lee
- Current streak
- 14 Washington and Lee
- Last 10 meetings
- Washington and Lee 10–0
- Most recent
- 1933
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0–3 | ||||||||||
| 1910s | 0–7 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 0–3 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 0–1 |
- Average margin
- 37.3 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Washington and Lee
- 14–0 Washington and Lee’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 11
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Washington and Lee’s biggest win1917: Washington and Lee 118, Roanoke 3by 115 points
Both programs through the years
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
1910 · The times dispatch, Richmond, Va., Oct 2, 1910
1911 · The times dispatch, Richmond, Va., Oct 8, 1911
1915 · The Birmingham age-herald, Nov 7, 1915
1919 · The Richmond Virginian, Richmond, Va., Oct 26, 1919
1924 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Sep 28, 1924
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
| Sep 30, 1933 | Washington and Lee 14, Roanoke 6 | at Washington and Lee | ||
| Sep 27, 1924 | Washington and Lee 34, Roanoke 0 | at Washington and Lee | ||
| Nov 12, 1921 | Washington and Lee 41, Roanoke 0 | at Washington and Lee | ||
| Oct 23, 1920 | Washington and Lee 49, Roanoke 7 | at Washington and Lee | ||
| Oct 25, 1919 | Washington and Lee 32, Roanoke 0 | at Washington and Lee | ||
| Nov 10, 1917 | Washington and Lee 118, Roanoke 3 | at Washington and Lee | ||
| Oct 21, 1916 | Washington and Lee 30, Roanoke 0 | at Washington and Lee | ||
| Nov 6, 1915 | Washington and Lee 21, Roanoke 0 | at Washington and Lee | ||
| Oct 10, 1914 | Washington and Lee 69, Roanoke 0 | at Washington and Lee | ||
| Oct 7, 1911 | Washington and Lee 61, Roanoke 0 | at Washington and Lee | ||
| Oct 1, 1910 | Washington and Lee 13, Roanoke 0 | at Washington and Lee | ||
| Oct 2, 1909 | Washington and Lee 24, Roanoke 0 | at Washington and Lee | ||
| Oct 3, 1908 | Washington and Lee 27, Roanoke 0 | at Washington and Lee | ||
| Oct 14, 1907 | Washington and Lee 5, Roanoke 0 | at Washington and Lee |
Every game is listed as played on the field.