Kentucky at Vanderbilt

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  Evening star, November 8, 1953, page 67

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  KentuckY’s Y’sPower Routs Vandy, 4O-14 NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. T. Kentucky overpoWered an i’m proved Vanderbilt football team for three quarters today and coasted to a 40–⁠14 Southeastern Conference victory before a chilled crowd of $4,000. The Wildcats, shooting for a spot in the post-seaSon bowl picture, drove for single touch downs in the first and second quarters and three more in the third period to take a $40 lead before the CommodoreS could solve the Kentucky defense. Then Vanderbilt struck twice in the final quarter to shorten the gap before Kentucky put across its last counter. The final Wildcat tally was regis tered in the last 80 seconds of the game to climax a 60-yard

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Officially, Kentucky leads 48–⁠45–⁠4; as played, 49–⁠42–⁠4 in the 95 games on file; the official count covers all 98 meetings, counting the 72 since this game.