Villanova at Navy

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, September 29, 1946, page 1

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  WINS. 20. OVER VlLLAN0VA Fumbles Mar G a m e AS Middies Marker Comes From Misque ANNAPOLIS, Md, Sept. % Up – Villanova and Navy did their best to tumble away a football game today, and the Wildcats from Philadelphia did the better job in that department for the Middies capitalized on a miscue in the first quarter for a 7 to 0 vic tory before a crowd of 1862. Big Bill Hawkins, substitute full back from Richmond, Va, who played for V. M. L. last year, churned over the Wildcat goal from the vineyard line late in the open ing period after a costly tumble by Villanova’s William Zehler on his 90. Navy fumbled six times. the visitors seven. but neither team could take advantage of the blund- + except for that one fatal bob Bile by Zerler,, a back from Rutledge, Pa.

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Navy leads 9–⁠2 in 11 meetings, counting the five since this game.