Alabama at Vanderbilt

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  Evening star, October 4, 1953, page 69

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  Alabama Breaks Slump, 0utc|asses Vanderbilt, II 10 Il NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. s. Sophomore Quarterback Bart Starr passed and directed a determined Alabama football team to a 21–⁠12 victory over outclassed Vanderbilt today. Alabama got two quick touch downs late in the first period. The Tidemen added a third in the third quarter. Two of the scores came on passes from Starr and the third was set up with passes. Wander bilt scored early in the second quarter after Danny Byers smacked around right end, cut back and raced to the Alabama 18. Floyd Teas scored on a thrust from the Alamaba s. Byers scored again for Wander bilt in the final quarter. Alabama’s defense kept VAN derbilt’s Bill Krietemyer impotent from the air and the Sophomore Vanderbilt quarterback was able to complete only one pass. The Tide outclassed the Com modoreS in the air and on the ground, rolling up 371 yards to Vanderbilt’S 157. Starr took to the air in the opening period when the Com modore defense stopped the ground thrust. At halftime, Mrs. Dan Nc Gugin, widow of the Vanderbilt coach. was given a replica of a plaque to McGugin which is being placed in footballs hall of fame at Rutgers. Many former Vanderbilt gridders who played for McGugin participated in the ceremonies. Alabama --l4 q 7 0–⁠2l Vanderbilt – O s R-l2 Scoring: Alabama. touchdowns-Luna, Willis, Cummings. ConversionS-Luna C3,: Vanderbilt. touchdowns Teas,

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  The Key West citizen, October 5, 1953, page 6 (results column)

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  IUpsets Mark SEC Activity ALBANIA, .OCt. MI II iOOA’ like a long winter” The comment came from Coach Bobby Dodd after his highly ia vored Georgia Tech team wa! pushed all over the field by sur prisingly strong Southern Metho dist Saturday. Dodd might well have been talk ing for several other Of his fellow Southeastern Conference coache! as well as for himself. Tech managed to luck out a g. victory over the SMU Mustangs, sc that Dodd Jared better thar Coaches Harvey Robinson Of Ten nessee, Johnny vaught of Missis sippi and Bob Woodruff of Florida With Alabama, those were the teams ranked tops in the con ference. All five had successful season. last year, wound up in a New Years Day bowl game and all five were considered among the best in the conference this season But all five already have had their records marred, either by defeat or a tie. Mississippi State and Auburn never seriously rated as champion ship contenders, are the only teams which still boast perfect records Auburn alone has yet to let ar opponent score. The Maroons an6 the Plainsmen share the SEC 1eat with Georgia. Alabama rode the passing o. Bart Starr to its first victory o. the season, a 21–⁠12 tanning of Van derbilt. The crimson Tide climbed to fourth In the standings. Tech, Louisiana State, Missis sippi and Kentucky are tied fol fifth with 500 marks. Next come Florida, then a three.way tie fol last among Tulane, vandy ant Tennessee, Kentucky used passing to upset Florida, which the week before ha6 held Tech to a scoreless tie. Two Iquarterbacks accustomed to the bench teamed their passing with Steve Meilinger’s running to beat the Gators 26–⁠13. Bob Hardy and Herbie Hunt threw two touchdown passes each for the Wildcats. Auburn’s fast, spirited Plains men ripped Mississippi 1910, end ing the Rebels streak of 13 regu lar season victories. Duke had too much offense fol | the Vols Of Tennessee and wor 21–⁠7. The Blue Devils collected three touchdowns within six min lutes in the second quarter ant from there on II was easy. In other games Saturday, Texa. A. & NJ. beat Georgia 14–⁠12, the Aggies second victory over an SEC team via the conversion route (Kentucky was the first victim }; LSU pulverized Boston College 42–⁠6, with reserves seeing a lot ol action; Mississippi State dropped North Texas State ZIG; and Mich igan toppled Tulane 26–⁠7. Two top-notch intersectional bat. ties and pair of tough conference games headline the SEC program for next weekend. Auburn and Mississippi State tangle in Stark. vile and Tech goes to New Or leans to play Tulane. Georgia meets Maryland In College Park and Tulsa comes over for a battle with Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Other games are Stetson at Flor ida, Kentucky at LSU, Vanderbilt at Mississippi and Chattanooga at Tennessee.

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Officially, Alabama leads 61–⁠20–⁠4; as played, 64–⁠19–⁠4 in 87 meetings, counting the 56 since this game.