Wofford at Furman

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  Evening star, September 27, 1941, page 28 (results column)

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  Sewanee’s Triumph Over W. and |. Is Biggest Upset Victory Over Ole Miss Makes Hoyos One of Eost’s Big Teams NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-You don’t call them upsets when one good football team beats another in a game that figures to be close. even though the winner was ranked a bit below the team it defeated. That’s why yesterdays preliminsries to the seasons first big foot ball card today brought comparalively few gasps The only result that really stirred the fans was when Sewanee rallied to beat Washington and Lee, 20 to 10. Sewanee has had such notable lack of success in recent campaigns that finally it dropped out of the Southeastern Conference, while the Generals figured to do pretty well this season in the rival Southern loop. w. and L. hadn’t figured on Earl Bearden. SeWanee’s captain, however. Bearden passed and rammed the line to pave the way for all three Sewanee scores, and after passing to Frank Walker for q tying touchdown with a minute to play. he calmly kicked the VIM ming point Hoyas Among Easts Best. Somewhat surprising, but to lesser degree, were Georgetown’s 1876 triumph over Mississippi and Iowa States 7–⁠6 decision over Den yer. Georgetown figured to be good but winning so deciSively over Merle Hapes, Junie HoviouS & Co. indicated that the Hoyas again must be rated among the best teams in the East Likewise Iowa States sue cessful invasion of Rocky Mountain Big Seven territory showed a bit more strength than was looked for Other major Friday games ended tust about as expected. Temples strong team whipped Kansas, 3l-9, In an intersectional headliner; Duquesne, whose coach, Buff Don ELI yesterday transferred to the Pittsburgh pro Steelers, knocked off Niagara, $50. and Syracuse routed Clarkson. $50. Uclans Win Close One. In the Far West. University of California at Los Angeles opened the Pacific Coast Conference cam paien with rs decision over Washington State. Auburn tuned up with 1870 decision over Howard, and Furman, bouncing back from its loss to Ten nessee. whipped Wofford, 40–⁠19 Creighton handed Centenary its second setback, 1920 the mighty small college team from Dayton University rolled up $50 against Detroit Tech. Montana beat Brig ham Young of the Big Seven, 20–⁠7.

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Furman leads 40–⁠31–⁠5 in 76 meetings, counting the 60 since this game.