Drake at Bradley

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., September 30, 1951, page 1

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  Johnny Bright Gets New Yordoge Mark AS Drake Triumphs PEORIA, ILL.,, Sept. 29.-Johnny Bright. 205-pound Drake senior, set a new NCAA individual foot ball yardage record tonight. Bright gained 242 yards by pass ing and rushing as drake beat Bradley, 20–⁠14. This brought Bright’s total to SOFT yards gained by passing and rushing in a college career of a little more than two seasons. II broke the old mark of 4,871 yards held by Charley (Choo ChooD JUS tice of North Carolina. Bright, a tilree-letter man in track, basketball and football, went to Drake originally to play basket. ball.

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Drake leads 9–⁠2 in 11 meetings, counting the seven since this game.