VMI at Virginia

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  The Daily Alaska empire, October 24, 1949, page 3 (results column)

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  Notre Dame, idle last week, gets back in action Saturday against an up-and-down Navy at Baltimore. It’s Navy’s time to be up again but this is just one tough stop for the Irish schedule. ARMY IN PLAY Army, which overwhelmed Co., lumbia 63–⁠6, should enjoy another touchdown parade against Virginia Military Institute. Unbeaten Penn entertains Pittsburgh in one of the East’s top attractions. Michigan will meet Illinois at Champaign in a game that should help unravel the confused Western Conference race. Illinois is un- beaten in the Big Ten, has lost only to Missouri. The hest games in the South send Mississippi State against Tu- lane, Tennessee against North Ca rolina and Duke against Georgia Tech. Texas at Southern Metho- dist is the Southwest headliner. Tn other surprises Saturday, Iowa topped Northwestern, 28–⁠21; Rice beat out Texas, 17–⁠15, on Froggie Williams last gasp field goal; Mem phis State whipped Kansas State, 2l-14, and Kansas toppled Ok.>- homa A. and M., 55–⁠14. Baylor remained unbeaten, the unheralded dark horse” of the wide open country, by defeating Texas A. and M., 21–⁠0. Boston U. was victor over New York U., 38–⁠0. Virginia trounced Virginia Mill tary, 32–⁠13.

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Virginia leads 53–⁠23–⁠2 in 78 meetings, counting the 38 since this game.