Mississippi State at Alabama

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  Evening star, November 20, 1944, page 12 (results column)

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  NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-Arny and Navy hibernate this week end in preparation for their December 2 clash, but there’s plenty of football with unbeaten Ohio State entertain ing Michigan, Notre Dame invading Georgia Tech and Southern Cali fornia banging into U. C. L. A. That high-powered trio of games is listed for Saturday. Thursdays Thanksgiving Day menu is almost as attractive with unpredictable Arkansas host to Tulsa, Missouri and Kansas clashing at Kansas City and Charlotte watching South Caroline and Wake Forest. Navy, using four full teams, but with little Hal Hamberg the star, tuned up for the transplanted service clash by blanking Purdue, 80 to 0, Saturday. Army got a lot of bad football out of its system the same day while crushing Pennsylvania, g. to 7. Glenn Davis got loose for three Cadet touchdowns. Out in the Middle West. mean while, both the Buckeyes and VOL verines had similar success in the last outings before their Big Ten itle-deciding fray. Ohio State came from behind to subdue the Illinois SWifties, 26 to IL, and Michigan sweated out 14-to-0 decision over the stubborn Badgers. ‘ S. c. U. Likely Coast Leader. Southern California almost in sured itself repeat appearance in the Rose Bowl by crushing Califormia, 80 to 0. and now needs cnly win over U. C. L, A. to make it official The latter club romped over A. A. Stages College of Pacific, 54 to 7. Mississippi State saw its hopes for an unbeaten season go down when its star back. Shorty McWilliams, suffered an early injury and the Staters bowed to Alabama, 19 to 0. The Crimson Tide now is in line for a bowl bid with completed sched-

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Officially, Alabama leads 89–⁠17–⁠3 on the field, but two wins were vacated or forfeited.; as played, 87–⁠17–⁠3 in the 107 games on file; the official count covers all 109 meetings, counting the 79 since this game.