Virginia at Tennessee

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  Evening star, November 17, 1940, page 34

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  Powerful Tennessee Crushes Gallant Virginia, ALA Cavaliers Touchdowns First Against Vols At Home Since ’38 KNOXVILLE. Tenn, Nov. 10 Courage and little Bill Dudley were insufficient today, and a fighting crew of Virginia Cavaliers went down under Tennessee’s steamroller, AHA, before 1000 frost-bitten fans. The Virginia team, unable to pen citrate beyond Tennessee’s Al in the first quarter. uncorked a barrage of passes in the third period to march II yards to its first touchdown. The second came in the final quarter when Dudley gathered in Tenn essees last kickoff and raced 81 yards for the tally. The slender halfback, who weighs l68 pounds, also kicked both extra points. Virginia’s touchdowns were the first scored on Tennessee on Shield Watkins Field since Ken Kavanaugh OF Louisiana State turned the trick in 1888. For the rest of the game it was all Tennessee. The big Orange team, winning its 30th consecutive game in regular season competition, drove relentlessly over the lighter Virginia team. Most of the Vols six touchdowns came on straight, hard football with a minimum of frills and little chance taking Coach Neyland pulled his first stringers from the game at the end of the first quarters, and thereafter substituted literally. The Nole IoI ON az bo1F +ir,o

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Tennessee leads 4–⁠1 in five meetings, counting the three since this game.