Wake Forest vs. Washington and Lee

Wake Forest and Washington and Lee first met in 1909 and have played 8 times; Washington and Lee leads the series 7–⁠1. Over the last 8 meetings it’s Washington and Lee 7–⁠1.

Wake Forest wins
1
Washington and Lee wins
7
Ties
0
First meeting
1909
Longest streak
7 Washington and Lee
Current streak
1 Wake Forest
Last 10 meetings
Washington and Lee 7–⁠1
Most recent
1924

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s0–⁠1
1910s0–⁠5
1920s1–⁠1
Average margin
24.6 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Wake Forest
0–⁠1 Wake Forest’s record at home
At Washington and Lee
6–⁠1 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. Wake Forest’s biggest win1924: Wake Forest 10, Washington and Lee 8by 2 points
  2. Washington and Lee’s biggest win1914: Washington and Lee 72, Wake Forest 0by 72 points
  3. Upset1924: Wake Forest 10, Washington and Lee 8Wake Forest had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Wake Forest and Washington and Lee, 1909 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 The times dispatch's story of the 1913 game: GENERALS FIND TARHEELS EASY Wake Forest Easily Defeated 33 to 0 on Heavy Field.

    1913 · The times dispatch, Richmond, Va., Oct 26, 1913

  • The The times dispatch's story of the 1914 game: WASHINGTON AND lee TROUNCEs WAKE FOREST Carolinians Could Not Cope With the Terrific Line Piunges of Generals at Lexington. BEUHRING's WORK FEATURES Generals Full Back, Aided by Young and Donahue's Long Runs and Miners Work, Holds Wake Forest Scoreless-Several Players Hurt.

    1914 · The times dispatch, Richmond, Va., Oct 25, 1914

  • The The Birmingham age-herald's story of the 1924 game: ". AND. [. LOSES TO WAKE FOREST

    1924 · The Birmingham age-herald, Oct 12, 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

Oct 11, 1924Wake Forest 10, Washington and Lee 8at Washington and Lee
Oct 9, 1920Washington and Lee 27, Wake Forest 0at Washington and Lee
Nov 16, 1918Washington and Lee 20, Wake Forest 7at Washington and Lee
Oct 24, 1914Washington and Lee 72, Wake Forest 0at Washington and Lee
Oct 25, 1913Washington and Lee 33, Wake Forest 0at Wake Forest
Oct 26, 1912Washington and Lee 20, Wake Forest 0at Washington and Lee
Oct 21, 1911Washington and Lee 18, Wake Forest 5at Washington and Lee
Oct 16, 1909Washington and Lee 17, Wake Forest 0at Washington and Lee

Every game is listed as played on the field.