Kentucky at Vanderbilt

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  Evening star, September 26, 1937, page 25

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  VANDERBILT OPENS WITH BIG VICTORY Conquers Kentucky, IL to 0, in First Conference Battle Staged in Downpour. Tenn, September 25-vanderbilt’s Golden -shirted Commodores, striking with a hard running attack, headed by Sophomore Bert Marshall, opened the foot ball season in the rain today with 12-to-0 Southeastern Conference victory over Kentucky’s Wildcats. Approximately 5000 shivering fans huddled beneath umbrellas as Ken tucky’s touchdown famine continued in the face of fiashy offensive and alright defense displayed by Ray Morrisson’s Commodores. Vanderbilt drove IS yards for its initial touchdown early in the second period, after Kentucky struck in the opening quarter with its lone exhibiton of force and faltered before the Commodore defensive barrier. Vanderbilt capitalized on Wildcat tumble for its other score in the third period.

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Officially, Kentucky leads 48–⁠45–⁠4; as played, 49–⁠42–⁠4 in the 95 games on file; the official count covers all 98 meetings, counting the 82 since this game.