Auburn vs. Georgia

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 20, 1946, page 21

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  Uclons Lead u. S. on Offense: Irish and Boston COLLEGE Slip NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-The best offensive record In college football is owned today by the all-victorious Bruins Of u. G. L. A., who stake their claim to the Pacific Coast Conference championship and their hopes for q Rose Bowl berth on Saturdays struggle with Southern California. Statistics announced by the Ma rtional Collegiate Athletic Bureau show that the Uclans jumped from third to first place among the Ma tion’s offensive leaders by rolling up combined total Of 562 yards in their 61–⁠7 rout of Montana last week, 387 Of them on the ground. In brushing aside eight opponents so far this season u. G. L. A. has covered a total Of 3,279 yards on both running plays and forward passes for an average gain Of 1929 yards per game. Notre Dame Is Second. Notre Dame, which last week shared the top spot with Boston College, slipped to second place with an average of 1895 yards per game, although the irish pGsd lis Ala yards III he1 27-e fiumpis 6ver Northwestern. The Eagles of Boston College, who gained s214yA .t0 Tennessees ll6 despite their 3S-f3 loss to the Vols. dropped to third place with an aver age OF 384.7 yards per game. All-victorious Georgia piled nm 468 yards in blanking Auburn, 41–⁠0. to skip from sixth to fourth place with an average OF 375.1 yards per game. dropping Nevada to fifth on an average Of 371.1. Although Notre Dame lost ground In the battle for total offensive honors, the Irish regained the lead In the rushing department, moving up from second position to replace Detroit, which dropped to third. The Irish, who also stand second to Penn State In total defense, have averaged 1923 yards per game on

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, November 18, 1946, page 3 (results column)

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  FOOTBALL ! SCORES The following are final scores oi leading football games played ovel the weekend: UCLA 61; Montana |. Oregon State 28; California T. Utah 21; San Francisco l3. Idaho 20; Portland G. Stanford 27: Washington s. 26. Washington 16; Oregon O. Arizona IS: New Mexico 13. Brigham Young 20; Colorado A & M 6. Denver 13; Colorado l3. Fort Warren 13; Wyoming 6. Wesleyan 21; Trinity If. Gettyburg 34; Albright 0. Penn State 12; Navy 2. Yale 20; Princeton 2 Colgate 25; Syracuse 2. Tennessee B; Boston College l3 Rensselaer, 26; Brooklyn G. Swarthmore 12; DreXel 6. Maryland 24; Washington and Lee 2. Michigan 28; Wisconsin 6. Cincinnati 34; Western Reserve T Oberlin 6l; Alleghany O. Connecticut 12; New Hamp 12. Virginia Military 26; Citadel ‘. Oklahoma 27; Missouri 6. Rice 27; Texas A & M 10. Tulsa IT; Baylor O. Indiana State 3; Ball State 0. Wabash 26; Depauw 0. Hobart l2; Rochester 0. Rutgers 55 Lehigh 6, William and Mary 20 George Washington 0. North Carolina 26; Wake For est IA. Dartmouth T. Cornell 2l. Lafayette 0; Columbia 4. NYU 33; Fordham 28 Auburn 0; Georgia 41 Buffalo 28; Carnegie Tech 0. Army 34; Penn T. Buoknell 6; Temple 27 Georgetown 36; Scranton ‘. Brown o; Harvard 26.

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Officially, Georgia leads 66–⁠56–⁠8; as played, 64–⁠53–⁠6 in the 123 games on file; the official count covers all 130 meetings, counting the 81 since this game.