Tennessee at Kentucky

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 23, 1941, page 46

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  Tennessee’s Aeria|s Get 20–⁠7 Victory Over Kentucky Wildcats Score First, Then Watch Vols Pass For Telling Gains LEXINGTON, KY, Nov. 90 Tennessee used two of its own passes and one of Kentucky’s to tally three times and defeat its Southeastern Conference foe, 20–⁠7, today before $4,000 chilled fans. Kentucky, the first time it got the ball after kicking off to the Volunteers, paraded 81 yards in seven plays for its first touchdown against Tennessee since 1886 and the first score of the game Ermal Allen, 155-pound Kentucky halfback from Morristown, Tenn, ran for two first downs and caught a heave from Noah Mullin for a third. then passed % yards to Sophomore End Bill Portwood behind Tennessees goal Junie Jones converted with placement. Vols Heave to Tie. Tennessee took the next kickoff and drove to Kentucky’s 8 before Bobby Cifers, star sophomore back, fumbled and the Wildcats took over. Johnny butleT LOOK lIlS putt out on his own 48 and returned to Kentucky’s 36. Butler then tossed two aerials to tie the score. The first to AL Hust, made yards. Dick Mulloy, Louis vile boy playing at left end, caught the other on Kentucky’s II and dashed over. Place-kick Specialist Charley Mitchell was sent in and converted. In the second period, Kentucky stopped Vol drive on the Wildcat 20 and risked a short pass over the line Center Ray Graves. big Ten nessee captain, leaped high to in tercept Aliens toss and dashed over the goal. Mitchell again converted Pass Gets Last Score. Later in the same quarter. the Vols completed the scoring with a series of six plays that covered sc yards. Bob Slater spanked the ground drive to Kentucky’s 80, ther pitched to Max Partin, who rar 81 yards for the counter. Mitchell’s place-kick went wide. The scoreless final half was played in a doWnpour.

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  Detroit evening times, Detroit, Mich, November 23, 1941, page 1 (results column)

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  COLGATE DEFEATS COLUMBIA, 3O-2I Auburn Scores Ma or Victory Over Wlonova Auburn scored its first ma jor victory of the season by downing Villanova, 1870 Monk Gafford, Auburn’s left half. was the star of the day. scoring both touch downs. He broke loose for 35yard tally in the first period and in the final stanZa he scored from the IS. ~ Mississippi States footballerS scored almost at will as they chalked up an easy victory over Millsaps, 42–⁠6 The only time the losers were able to score was in the second period when most of State second-stringerS were in the lineup. Colgate and Columbia. traditional rivals. put on a high scoring exhibition with The former winning out. 30–⁠2l. The Lions went on a scoring spree in the final period but could not over come the Colgate lead. An moderated Colorado State College eleven upset a favored Brigham Young squad. 22–⁠7. and also shattered the dreams of the BYU 10 share the championship of the big Seven” Conference for the first time in history. The defeat gave the conference crown “a an idle University of Utah team. Centenary College and South western u. battled TO scoreleSS tie on a rain-soaked field before less than 500 spectators. Centenairy outrushed and outpassed the Southwestern squad. but was un. able 10 score. Iowa State and Kansas State battled 10 1912 tie on d cold wind-swept field. Lohry, Iowa back. was the main gun in the Cyclones attack. He broke oveI center from the two for a score and later in the game picked w a Kansas State kickoff and rscec TO a touchdown. An aerial battle between Ten neSSee and Kentucky ended with Z win for the Vols, 20–⁠7. Kentuck, scored first. but Johnny Butler passed 20 Mulloy to tie the score An intercepted aerial brought { tally for Tennessee and il com lpleted the scoring with a pass from Bob Slater 10 Partin. Clemson University scored q

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Officially, Tennessee leads 85–⁠26–⁠9; as played, 84–⁠25–⁠9 in the 118 games on file; the official count covers all 121 meetings, counting the 84 since this game.