Mississippi State at Michigan State

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, October 6, 1947, page 1

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  National Football Roundup Upsets Cause Second Guessers Worry NEW YORK, Oct. 5. - up – The second guessers were busy today explaining how, North western tipped U. c. L. A. II to 26 and Georgia stumbled Louslana State IS to 10 in two of the weekend’s major upsets on the college football front. The armchair quarterbacks noted that with a 1870 lead in the second quarter, U. c. l.. A. coach Bert La Brucherie sent in his reserves. Northwestern accepted the gesture with a prompt touchdown and the Wildcats went on to win on a fourth quarter pass caught by Jules Gone play) Siegle, a fourth string halfback. At Athens, Georgia, the press box stalwarts agreed that L. S. U. lost out by coasting after jump ing to a 1910 first quarter lead over Georgia. The Tigers sat down after that and the Georgia Bulldogs never let them get back on their feet. All told, there was eight def mite upsets, three each in the Midwest and the South, and two in the Far West. In the Midwest, in addition to the Northwestern win, Purdue surprise. with terrific line play to set down Ohio State “a to 20. After dropping a $50 decision to Michigan last week, Michigan State rebounded to stop Mississippi State 7 to 0. Vanderbilt’s strong line paced the Commodores to their AT upset over Alabama. Although a one-touchdown underdog, Duke registered its second vic tory by knocking off Tennessee, 10 to 7. The surprises in the Far West were Denver’s 26-l4 triumph over Oklahoma A. and M, and Navada’s 1876 victory over Oregon. In the Denver-Oklahoma Aggie clash, Denver was out weighed 10 pounds to the man in the starting lineups and was doped to lose by two touchdowns. Notre Dame, Michigan and Illinois lived up to their billing as the toughest outfit in the mid west. Quarterback Johnny Luz

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Michigan State leads 2–⁠1–⁠1 in four meetings.