Auburn vs. Texas Tech

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  Evening star, January 2, 1954, page 10

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  Texas Tech Gets High Praise From Beaten Auburn’s Coach Dooley, was far superior this day to the Y platoon of Bobby Freeman-unlike the regular season when the equal ability of the two made the Tigers sur prise contenders for the South eastern Conference title they lost to Alabama in the final game. Texas Techs second platoon got a lot of the credit for the victory from Coach Dewitt Weaver. 1.-THE speed and mobility of our second-team line-along with the great play of Bobby Cavazos and Paul Erwin and Minor Nelson and Jack Kirk patrick and all our kids-helped us come out of it so well, “ Weaver said. For Weaver the victory was especially rewarding. for it came in the town where he was raised And Texas Tech fans presented him with a new Cadillac at mid field after the game. Paul Erwin. who caught the 53-yard scoring pass from Jack Kirkpatrick that started Techs four-touchdown splurge in the second half, explained that the play started with a fake run of right tackle by the fullback.

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  The Key West citizen. (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, Florida, January 2, 1954, page 1 (results column)

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  NEW YORK N--oklahoma and Michigan State boasted impressive victories today over two Of the nations leading defensive teams, national champion Maryland and UCLA. Oklahoma, ranked No. (, Dc. feated the one.touchd0wn favorite Terps 20 In the Orange Bowl for the only form reversal yesterday. The Spartans, No. 3, put on q scorching secondhalf drive 10 come from behind and give the Big Ten its seventh victory In eight Rose Bowl pact appearances, 1870, over UCLA. But the days oddly belonged TO the Cotton Bowl match In which an Alabama player leaped of the bench to tackle q score-bound runner. Rice got the touchdown and the victory, too. rs. Georgia Teen captured 1tS third straight post.season triumph l2–⁠1s ut the expense Of West Virginia In the Sugar Bowl and Texas Tech rallied for q 35–⁠13 trouncing Of Auburn In the Gator Bowl with Bobby Cavaxos scoring three touch downs. Individually. oklahoma’s half back Larry Grigg, Michigan State halfback Billy Wells and end Ellis Duckett, Al-America Paul Gamer On Of UCLA, Rice halfback Dickey Moegle and Tech quarterback Pepper Rodgers were among the standouts. In the Orange Bowl the Sooners, who gained more ground than any ether team oil season, showed Maryland they were masters at defense as well. Twice In the first half they stopped the Terps inside

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Texas Tech leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.