Villanova at LSU

Saturday, November 24, 1951

LSU beat Villanova 45–⁠7. It was their second meeting; LSU leads the series 2–⁠0.

AwayVillanova5–⁠3 in 1951
7
HomeLSU7–⁠3–⁠1 in 1951
45

FinalHigh 85°F, low 59°FAttendance 13,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story

    Evening star, November 29, 1951, page 70

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    after Villanova took a 45–⁠7 lacing at the hands of Louisiana State last week. Although the colleges official statement on the 225-pound play er’s death said he had been i’ll for the past two days, it was learned he practiced Tuesday for the scheduled Tulsa game. The game, booked for the Oklahoma city Saturday, has been can celed. It would have been the windup of nine-game schedule in which Villanova won five and lost three. The hard-working guard played on both offense and defense in this age of platoon football when players specialize in either Of (See L1OTTA, Page C-2)

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

LSU 50% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

LSU leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings.

Recent meetings
1951LSU 45, Villanova 7
1950LSU 13, Villanova 7

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