Chattanooga at Tennessee

Saturday, October 9, 1954

Tennessee beat Chattanooga 20–⁠14. It was their 27th meeting; after it, Tennessee led the series 24–⁠1–⁠2 as played.

AwayChattanooga1–⁠3 in 1954
14
HomeTennessee4–⁠6 in 1954
20

FinalHigh 66°F, low 54°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story

    Evening star, District of Columbia, October 10, 1954, page 62

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    KNOXVILLE. Tenn. Oct. o. Fullback Tom Tracy’s 73-yard touchdown dash in the waning moments pulled Tennessee out Of a 14–⁠14 tie with stubborn Chat tanooga today for a 20–⁠14 VIC tory. Chattanooga had battled the heavily-favored Vols on even terms for IS minutes until Tracy broke of right tackle and cut loose for his spectacular dash. Tennessee scored once in the first period and twice in the fourth. Chattanooga got its touchdowns in the second and fourth quarters, with Fullback Dick Young of Trumbell, Conn,

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Tennessee 94% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Tennessee leads 37–⁠2–⁠2; as played, 38–⁠2–⁠2 in 42 meetings, counting the 15 since this game.

Recent meetings
2024Tennessee 69, Chattanooga 3
2019Tennessee 45, Chattanooga 0
2014Tennessee 45, Chattanooga 10
1969Tennessee 31, Chattanooga 0
1966Tennessee 28, Chattanooga 10
1964Tennessee 10, Chattanooga 6

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