The Citadel at VMI

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 16, 1952, page 72

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  vM| Tops The Citadel On Brehany’s Passes LEXINGTON, Va. Nov. Is Quarterback Bill Brehany, the Southern Conferences leading passer, pitched for 122 yards and two touchdowns today but Virginia Military Institute still had to depend on the accurate extra-point kicking of End Royce Jones to exc out a 20–⁠19 victory over The Citadel. Halfback John Mamajek, 1885, FOUNDER. did nearly everything one could ask in pacing The Citadel to a three-touchdown second half which almost Offset VMI’s power full running and passing assault. In the end. however, it was Ma majek’s failure to convert on two of his three extra-point tries which cost the Bulldogs a victory or a tie. Mamajek ran over for two of the three Citadel scores with Quarterback Buddy Freidlin get ting the other. Brehany passed to End Jimmy Byron and Fullback George Chumbley for VMI touch downs with Mike. Foley racing 81 Xerds for the third. q

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The Citadel leads 33–⁠26–⁠1 in 60 meetings, counting the 47 since this game.