Florida at Auburn

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, October 13, 1947, page 1 (results column)

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  touchdown in the first three periods of a surprisingly stub born Dartmouth eleven, roared to four more scores in the last quarter to register a 800 trlumph. Army’s sta1warts still remain unbeaten following their score less draw with Illinois. a defensive stalemate reminiscent of the Cadets deadlock with Notre Dame a year ago, the only two games the West Pointers failed to win of their last 81. Illinois, a pre-game favorite to hand Army it’s first defeat in four years, had much the better of the play and just before the first half blew a chance for a field goal from the 15-yard line. 1t was the fifth meeting between the two teams, the first since 1884. The honors stand exactly even, with two victories apiece. Navy also played a tie, COM ing from behind onsa last minute touchdown by Big Bill Hawkins and a place kick by Jim Willis to deadlock Duke ALA. The Midshipmen are still looking for their first victory this season but at least their string of 10 straight defeats over a two-year span has come to an end. Ali told there were 10 definite upsets, three in the South, two each in the Southwest, East and Far West and one in the Middle West. In the South Kentucky pulled a major surprise by whipping Georgia $50, Wake Forest dump ed highly rated North Caroline 1877 and Auburn nipped Florida 20–⁠14. In the Southwest, under dog Baylor scored all its points in the last quarter to down Ar kansas 17–⁠9 and Texas Tech stunned Tulsa 14–⁠7. Yale’s IT, triumph over Columbia, minu: the services of it’s backfield stal Levi Jackson, was the bigges’ surprise in the East which also saw Syracuse overcome a ~ deficit to whip Temple 1912. Mississippi State knocked of a favored San Francisco clever and Michigan State tram

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Auburn leads 44–⁠40–⁠2 in 86 meetings, counting the 61 since this game.