Florida vs. Auburn

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  The Key West citizen. (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, Florida, December 2, 1940, page 3

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  AUBURN DOWNED FLORIDA, 20 TO7, AT COLUMBUS, GA. BABY HURRICANES OF MI AMI ROLLED OVER COR DON MILITARY COLLEGE, ass MIAMI, Dec 2 Fresh from victories over Georgia and Georgia Tech, Florida’s Gators travel ed TO Columbus, Ga, last week end for game with Auburn’s Tigers. Florida took the field as the favorite contender, but came away on the short end of 20 z score. The gridiron battle was mark ed by numerous fumbles, SIX teen in all. The Gators bobbled the ball on nine occasions and the Tigers on seven. Two of the Florida fumbles paved the way for a pair of Auburn touchdowns. In the opening quarter, half back Red Harrison let the ball get away on his own 1O-yard line and Tiger guard Ernest Mills fell upon it. Two plays and a place kick later the score read: Auburn z, Florida 0. From then until the the final period, it was fumbleS and recoveries but no touchdowns In the last quarter, a tumble by Leo Cohill was taken by the Tigers on Gators 1 yard line. A combination of smashing and aerial attacks sent sub fuilback Ty Irby across the goal line and Clarence Harkins booted for the extra point Auburn’s third and final score was highlighted by a 42-yard march down the field after the kickoff. At this juncture, the count stood: Auburn 20, Florida O. A shutout for the Gators? That wasn’t the idea of sub halfback Pat Reen. Came the final kick off. Reen caught the ball on his own seven-yard line and began one of the longest runs of the season. Worming and vending his way past tackler after tack Ter. he went over the Tiger goal line standing up-93 yards from where he had started the senSational dash. Fullback Charlie Tate accounted for the extra point. Baby Hurricanes Victors Miami University’s Baby Hurricanes rolled over Gordon Milf tary College, 36–⁠6, Saturday aft ernoon in the Orange Bowl Sta dunn. Hurricanes scored two touchdowns in each of the first three periods but were held sue cessfully in the fourth period by the eleven from GAINESVILLE, Ga. Colleges lone touchdown came in the last quarter. Both teams failed on all conversion tries.

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, December 1, 1940, page 44

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  Is Errors Punctuafe Contest as Auburn Whips Florida COLUMBUS, Ga, Nov. 3o.-Auburns Tigers beat Florida, 20–⁠7, today in a Southeastern Conference contest, but don’t ask why. Some $500 chilled fans alternated between cheers and means as the two teams gave an amazing exhibition of butter fingers football in which no less than 16 fumbles oc- CURED. In the final period, however. the Tigers turned on the power. adding two touchdowns to a first-period lead to run their total to 20 points. But Florida-favored in pre-game speculation after sensational upsets OF Georgia and Georgia Tech scored on the final kickoff. A speedy substitute halfback, Pat Reen, grabbed the ball on the Gator 7 and scooted up the field for s3 yards and a touchdown. Fullback Charley Tate place-kicked the extra point. A Florida tumble by Halfback Red Harrison in the first quarter gave Auburn its chance for the first touchdown. Recovering on the Gator 10, Auburn opened up and two plays later Halfback Bud Vending barged around left end to score standing up. Dick McGowen, Auburn captain, converted from placement,

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, December 1, 1940, page 1

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  Auburn Defeats Florida In Butter-Finger Game COLUMBUS, Ca, Nov. 30.-tR- Auburn’s Tigers, beat Florida, 20 7, today in a Southeastern confer ence contest, but don’t ask why. Some $500 chilled fans alter mated between cheers and means as the two teams gave an amazing exhibition of butter = fingers football in which no less than 16 fumbles occurred. The final period, however, the Tigers turned on the power. l

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Auburn leads 44–⁠40–⁠2 in 86 meetings, counting the 65 since this game.