Vanderbilt at Tennessee

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  Evening star, November 19, 1939, page 27

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  KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 18.- Tennessee’s Volunteers, rolling along in the role of the Nations No. l football machine and a choice bowl” eligible, overcame a stub born Vanderbilt team today to score by 13 to 0 their 2lst consecutive victory. Lacking some of the precision and power that earned most of those victories and battling against an ancient foe that gave no quarter, the Volunteers staged q last-half stand to keep their goal line uncrossed. Tennessee beat Vanderbilt at Its own game-passing-and the minus 3 yards net rushing the statistics showed for the Volunteers told the story. Vanderbilt tried 23 passes, but four Of 10 tried by Tennessee’s s gunners came in a series of seven plays that featured a 6l-yard touch down drive in the third period. Playing without the services Of its ace quarterback, George Dad News) Cafego. Tennessee performed slug gishly in the opening half as the Commodores gave the Volunteers their most serious threat Of the campaign. Vanderbilt marched 4S yards for a flrst down at the Vol unteers, 2-yard stripe in the second period, but only a great defensive stand thwarted a score. I’VE won the game” said Mai.

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  The Daily Alaska empire, November 20, 1939, page 5

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  Tennessee Rolls Over Vanderbilt KNOXVILLE, Ienn., Nov. 20. - Tennessee’s Volunteers, rollin g along as the Nations Number One football machine and eligible choice for the Bowl, overcame the stubborn Vanderbilt squad last Sat urday afternoon by 13 to 0 score and. sthis without the services of ace quarterback Cafego, out of the game on account of injuries. PITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov. 20 - The hungry Nebraska Cornhuskers checked furious fourth quarter attack and shucked the Pitt Pan- thers last Saturday afternoon IA to 13.

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Officially, Tennessee leads 79–⁠33–⁠5; as played, 81–⁠31–⁠4 in the 116 games on file; the official count covers all 120 meetings, counting the 84 since this game.