Duke at Navy

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  The Wilmington morning star, Wilmington, N.C., October 16, 1944, page 5 (results column)

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  TENNESSEE VOLS LEAD SOUTHEAST ATLANTA, Oct. 15.-R-Three Southeastern conference football teams, Tennessee. Georgia Tech and Mississippi State, have yet to taste defeat, but in the next 60 round they will be up against foes mode likely to test their strength. Tennessee’s powerhouse clicked to 40 to 0 victory over Florida yesterday to maintain top spot in the conference race. Previous ly the Vols had licked Mississippi 20 to and Kentucky 26 to 10. Come Saturday, Tennessee will be pitted against Alabama’s Grim son Tide, always a standout game. Alabama opened with 27–⁠27 deadlock with Louisiana State, then blasted Howard 81 to 7. Yes terday it polished off Milkaps S. to 0. In its first conference game Of the season, Georgia Tech had its hands full in whipping Auburn. Despite the q to 0 score, it look ed as though Auburn might carry off the victory until Tech passes began to click in the fourth period. Next challenger of Techs unbeaten, unscored-on Engineers is the Navy, which conquered Duke 7 ~ n uocfardav Mississippi State rolled over Arkansas A. & M. 40 to 20 for its third straight victory. Saturday they will make their conference debut against once-tied, twice beaten LSU. Tulane, thrashed by mighty No ire Dame a week ago, showed it still mas to be reckoned with by banking Rice q to 0. In a night game, marred by frequent fun bles, LSU lost another close one, this time a 7 to 0 decision by texas A. & M. Georgia’s Bulldogs, showing i’m provement as the season advances, came from behind to nip Kentucky 10 to. IL Friday night. Mississippi had a week off. Scheduled clashes this week, besides those already noted, pit Georgia against Daniel Field (Friday night, Auburn against Tulane Mississippi against Tulsa and Kentucky against v. M. l. Florida has an open date. Standings Conference game.

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Navy leads 20–⁠15–⁠5 in 40 meetings, counting the 34 since this game.