Memphis at Tulane

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, September 26, 1954, page 67

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  Tulane Tied, 1913, By Memphis State NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 49, Tailback Andy Nelson passed and ran Memphis State to a 1913 tie with Tulane today, scoring both Memphis touchdowns after setting them up with his throwing. The 170-pound sophomore spanked a 51-yard first-period drive. He connected twice with End Bob Ford and once with Halfback Gerald Bush to account for % yards in the march. Mel son went over from the 2. After Fullback Bob Saia ignited a sluggish Tulane offense for two third-period touchdowns, Nelson connected with End Jerry Christopher on a 34-yard pass in the fourth quarter to set the stage for his second 2-yard touchdown plunge. Guard Tony Sardisco partially blocked Fullback Jim Shelton s second conversion try to enable Tulane to escape with a tie. : Tulane showed little running power until Saia took over in the third quarter. He split the line from the three for the score and Guard Emmett Zalenda converted. Tulane made a 55-yard touch down march with Earl Hubley passing 13 yards to End Harry Duvigneaud and II to End Bill Vickery. Hubley ran the f1nal yard on a quarterback keep play

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Memphis leads 25–⁠17–⁠1 in 43 meetings, counting the 42 since this game.