Pittsburgh at Army

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  The Wilmington morning star, Wilmington, N.C., October 15, 1944, page 9

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  Cadets Smother Pitt 10 Take 69–⁠7 Victor, WEST POINT, N. Y. Oct. a. R’-For a few minutes at Niche Field today, it appeared the Army and Pittsburgh football teams had just one thing in common. a determination to hold down Arnv,s score-but after that neither team could do it with the result the Cadets smothered the hefty but verdant Pitt eleven, So to Z. The hashy speedy Army team punched over just one touchdown IN the first period, but after that 1t was parade of touchdowns which rolled up the largest score since the Cadets defeated Knox college IL to 6 back in 1881. Army, with Bob Dobbs. Dean granddaughter, Glenn Davis, Felix Blanchard and a host of other backs passing and inte-cepting passes, running for huge gains and otherwise having a field day was almost unstoppable on offense. The

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 15, 1944, page 18

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  West Point Backs on Parade As Pitt Is Trimmed, 50 to7 the 4-yard line. Dick Walterhouse made the first of 10 trips onto the field to try for the extra point. He made nine of them. The second quarter no sooner had opened, however, before Sensanbaugher broke loose around his left end for 46 yards and another score pulling the plug that released the flood Of Army touchdowns on practically all types of plays, ranging from Blanchard’s 22-yard run with an intercepted pass to Davis beautifull 64-yard gallop from scrimmage. The Panthers tried to squeeze In what offense they could via the air Their statistics were impressive, as they completed “a Of 48 passes, with Richards hurting most of them.

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Pittsburgh leads 19–⁠6–⁠2 in 27 meetings, counting the 23 since this game.