Mississippi State at Ole Miss

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  The Waterbury Democrat, Connecticut, December 1, 1941, page 17

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  East End Cou1t houguraL At NeO Anderson Gym 7ongh IDUQUESNE AGAIN HAS WINNER, AND IS READY FOR ALL COMERS DonelIi Drops One Game In Three Years Pittsburgh-Picking the coach as well as the team of the year, foot ball filberts would do well Co ex- anime the three-year record of the dandy, daring, washing, devas- tating and durable Dukes of Due uuesne University and their dy- ramic little homegrown leader, Aldo T. Donelli. Buff Doneln took command of the Pittsburgh squad in the spring of 1889. He is the first DuqueSne graduate to head the athletic stan of his alma mater. Every coach in every sport ct Duquesne is graduate of the institution. This Is Donelli’s first head-coaching job. When Donelli, who played half- back fer Elmer Layden, took over as successor to John P. (Little Clipperl smith, the one-time Notre Damer, he inherited Q squad of 34 which included IS sophomores, Graduation and scholastic defi- ciencies almost decimated the reg ulars of the previous autumn. DUKES TRAVEL FAR TO BEAT GOOD TEAMS That sophomore group of ’3S has been the nucleus of the Hilltoppers who have lost only one game in three falls, during which they have scored 4i3 points to their op. ponents’ l30. The Dukes, in the season they just closed with q i6–⁠0 victory over previously undefeated Mississippi State, scored l43 points to their rivals 23. Over the three-year span, the Dukes have defeated such clubs as Carnegie Tech, when that school was strong, Pittsburgh, South

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Officially, Ole Miss leads 67–⁠46–⁠6; as played, 67–⁠47–⁠5 in the 119 games on file; the official count covers all 122 meetings, counting the 83 since this game.