Florida at Tennessee

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  Evening star, October 29, 1933, page 52

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  BY the Associated, Press KNOXVILLE. Tenn. October 28.- Facing defeat for the third successive Saturday, the University Of Tennessee foot ball team came to surprising life in the final quarter today, scored two touchdoWnS on line drives and beat its Southeastern Conference opponent. the Florida Gators. 13 to 6. 1t was Florida’s S first defeat of the season. Outplayed in the first quarter and held in check by a courageous Gator line in the second and third. the Vols, paced by their driving halfback. Beat tie Feathers, and Pete Craig. sophomore fullback, suddenly began clicking. Feathers, in the closing minute OF the third period, took lateral pass and swept left end for % yards, ploughed through tackle for 9 yards and rested the ball on Floridas 4-yard stripe. At the beginning of the final period, Craig scored. Later, a sustained drive from midf1eld carried the ball to Flerida’s 13-yard line. Vols passed over the goal line and

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  The times-news. (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, North Carolina, October 30, 1933, page 3 (results column)

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  FOURTHPERIOD TOUCHDOWN IS DUKES MARGIN U.N.C. Bows to Georgia Tech While State Ties Davidson Duke university showed over a fourth period touchdown to down Kentucky IA to 7 and preserve it’s unbeaten record Saturday at Lexington, Ky, while other North Carolina teams battled on home soil. Making a great bid for victory, the University of North Carolina bowed to Georgia Tech 10 to 6 at Chapel Hill in a game which thrill a Homecoming crowd Of 5000. In a Big Five battle, North Carolina State and Davidson fought to &c draw at Raleigh, the Wolfpack coming from behind to equalize Mackorell’s S. yard gallop for a touchdown. Appalachian defeated King IA to 0 at Asheville, while Catawba pulled up to tie Langley TT at Langley Field, Va. Guilford defeated East Carolima Teachers at Greensboro 81 to 0. Led by Earl Clary, the Game cocks Of the University of South Carolina took a great stride toward the Southeastern confer ence football title by licking V. Pr. II to 0 at Blacksburg, Va, featuring a big football Saturday for Palmetto state teams. Before homecoming day crowd, Furman and Mercer, ST.. A.A. leaders, fought to G-6 draw at Greenville. Clemson put up a stubborn battle against a strong University OF Mississippi eleven before succumbing at Meridian, Is to 0. Showing great strength, Pres byterian rolled up 26 to 6 triumph over Wofford in a home coming day contest at Spartan burg. Erskine gave Oglethorpe a great fight before succumbing 13 to 6 in Atlanta. Two Southeastern conference teams split even in intersectional battles as Georgia defeated New York university rs to 0 and Ala bama lost to Fordham 2 to 0 while one of the loops unbeaten teams-Florida-lost their select standing as Tennessee defeated the Gators Is to 6. Florida outfought the Vols dur ing the early part of the game but the Tennesseeans put on steam in the last period to score two touchdowns and win as the brilliant Feathers showed his heels to the Gators. Auburn took an early lead in its game with Tulane and dis appointed the Greenies home coming day crowd by winning IL tn z,

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Florida leads 32–⁠23 in 55 meetings, counting the 49 since this game.