Washington and Lee vs. West Virginia

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

1. Washington and Lee’s biggest win1951: Washington and Lee 34, West Virginia 0by 34 points
2. West Virginia’s biggest win1923: West Virginia 63, Washington and Lee 0by 63 points
3. Upset1928: West Virginia 22, Washington and Lee 0West Virginia had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset1952: West Virginia 31, Washington and Lee 13West Virginia had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Washington and Lee’s side (DeHart 0–⁠2–⁠1 against Spears). 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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  1914 · The daily telegram, Clarksburg, W. Va., Nov 16, 1914

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  1920 · The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, Nov 7, 1920

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  1921 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Nov 6, 1921

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  1922 · The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, Oct 23, 1922

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  1923 · The Birmingham age-herald, Nov 12, 1923

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.

• 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. Davidson21 meetings, Washington and Lee 14–⁠6–⁠1
• Washington and Lee vs. Maryland20 meetings, Washington and Lee 5–⁠13–⁠2
• West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh101 meetings, West Virginia 37–⁠61–⁠3
• West Virginia vs. Penn State61 meetings, West Virginia 9–⁠50–⁠2
• West Virginia vs. Syracuse61 meetings, West Virginia 27–⁠34
• West Virginia vs. Virginia Tech54 meetings, West Virginia 30–⁠23–⁠1