Mississippi State at LSU

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, November 11, 1940, page 1 (results column)

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  BIG THREE BESTS STIFFEST TESTS Richmond’s Win Over Carolima Biggest Upset In South; Dixie Gets Attention due apology to Yale, Harvard and Princeton, the charter members, the big Three” in today’s college football. picture are the teams de. veloped by B ernie Bierman al Minnesota, Clark Shaughnessy at Stanford and Homer N ort n at Texas A. and M. Facing their stiffest test of the season yesterday, all came through to handsome victories Minnesota by IS over Michigan on a soggy field; Stanford by 20 10 over Washington after trailing, 0–⁠10, in the third quarter, and the Texas Aggies by 1877 over Southern Methodist as the Aggie linemen shared the days honors with fullback John Kimbrough and halfback Bill Conatser. Minnesota’s Golden Gophers deserve a very special niche all their own. Michigan, Northwestern and Nebraska each has been beaten only once, each by the Gophers; until Stanford came from behind, Minnesota also was the only team to have whipped Washington, and from here in, with only Purdue and Wisconsin left, the Gophers, shouldn’t have any difficulty roll ing on to the Western conference title. First to Hold Harmon Not only were they the first team to stop Michigan, but they also were the first to shut out the Wolverines Tommy Harmon. Outside of the scoring playa short Harmon-Forest Evashevski, forward pass for Michigan, an 80 yard dash by Bruce Smith and extra-point kick by Joe Mernik for Minnesota-it was stout defensive play by the Gophers’ big line that decided the day. 1t held Michigan on the one before a tumble led to the Wolverine score, and in the hnal stages checked a 75-yardmarch on the five and another on the 26. Stanford, operating for most Of the game without its star full. back. Norm Standlee, achieved a near-miracle in putting a virtual half-Nelson on the coast champion ship and Rose Bowl invitation. The Indians stormed II yards for their first score, on a pass from frankie Albert to Pete Kmetovic: went Al for the n that put them IN the lead, and got the clincher as kmetovic sprinted IS yards with an intercepted Washington all-or. nothing pass. Like Stanford, which has onlv oregon State and California left, lexas A. and M. should 60 on to the Southwest crown and thus beat the J1nx that has kept all defend ing champs from repeating in this conference. The Aggies, in gain ing 18th straight over an S. M. U. team that threw 80 passes. rad Kimbrough to make 1O3 ward n 20 trips, 80 yard IN eight for the second score; Conatser to crack through for the llrst touchdown and do some fine puntlng with a slippery ball. and Jim !homason to crash through ana block an end-zone punt for the 11nal six points. Only Rice and Iexas stand between the Aggies and another perfect season . With Michigan removed fir O m inc “l-winning ranks, the rest Of TINS group was less impressive man the pace-setters. Cornell had us tlrst bad day against a defenslVely-lnsplred Yale team which throttled the Big Reds passino put fell before it’s ground attack zl-o; embattled Boston u. surnris, lngly held Boston college to the same score, and it took a 78-yard drlve in the last quarter, with Roh oaggau going the last seven. for Notre Dame to nose out Navv 1877. NAVY Saturday Bruiser Only Georgetown, 41-O winner over Maryland, performed up to expectations in getting ready for what should be a bruiser with Ros. ton college Saturday, while Ten. nessee romped over Southwestern 400. Once-beaten Or tied, but still in there pitching, r such teams as Mississippi State, Duke, Alabama. northwestern and Nebraska. States Billy Jefferson was or the passing end of scoring plays that covered 80, 81 and 20 yards to top Louisiana State, 22–⁠7. Duke, held to 1918 at the half by a 95-yard run and a 45-yard pass play, got rolling in the last two periods to rout Davidson, 46–⁠13. Bama’s Jimmy Nelson, a Comm ute man, kicked two punts, n which a Tulane man touched on ms 8 and another which pushed the Greenies back to their S, to set up the tallies for a 1876 Ala bama victory. northwestern, trailing 1914 at tne start of the last quarter, cut loose with three quick touchdowns 70 whip Illinois, 1914. A Toward quick kick by Hermie Rohrig and d 3o-yard pass by Harry Hopp enlhlnh NnHr~-l--

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Officially, LSU leads 75–⁠36–⁠3; as played, 75–⁠37–⁠3 in the 115 games on file; the official count covers all 117 meetings, counting the 83 since this game.