Army at Columbia

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  Evening star, October 24, 1954, page 59

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  Army Runs Up Highest Score In History on Columbia, 67–⁠12 NEW YORK, Oct. 23.- Army’s fast developing football team crushed Columbia here today, 67–⁠12, the highest score ever made in q series that began in 1899. Everyone on the Army bench got into the battle and 10 men had a hand in the scoring. Co lumbia fumbles we’re RESPONSE BILE for five Army touchdowns. The longest run was made at the start Of the second half when Tom Bell dashed 68 yards for a touchdown. This was the highest score ever run up against a team coached by Lou Little, who this year is celebrating his 25th year as head coach Of the Lions. The previous high against Little, and the highest run up by Army, was made by the Cadets in 1949, 63–⁠6. Columbia gave the crowd of $4,000 something to cheer about in the closing moments Of the first half when the Lions scored their two touchdowns in a little more than a minute. Taking an Army kickoff on their AZ, the Lions marched to the Army 33, where Dick Carr passed 80 yards to Art Wilson. A penalty set Columbia back to the nine, but Wilson scored with 1:05 left. Then it was Army’s turn to tumble, which 1t did on the next KICKOFF. Columbia recovered on the Army 81, and after the Cadets were penalized is yards for roughness George Seitz took a 16-yard pass from Carr to score with only 10 seconds renaming. This was Army’s fourth vic tory Of the year against q single defeat. South Carolina upset the Cadets In their first game. 1920. Army gained $50 yards in rush. ing against CoIuimbia’s 63, and

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  The Key West citizen, October 25, 1954, page 6 (results column)

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  Grid Roundup ~ With 0NtWtSG6t NEW YORK R-Monday’s foot ball wash, and keep the ink on those record books dry: Army’s 67–⁠12 rout of Columbia was the highest recorded in the football series dating back to 1899 and it was the heaviest score ever rolled up against team coached by Lou Little -. Little, in his 25th year as Columbia coach, should have a crying towel to show the nations television fans when he appears on Ed Murrow’s Person to-Person show (CBS) next Friday night 49,. CornelPs 27–⁠0 victory over Princeton marked the first shutout for a Tiger team in n game -. And when Ida h O stunned Washington State 100 it was the first time the Idahoans had been ale to pull the trick in % years. II unable to eat the Uclans any other way, Pacific Coast foes can hope that UCLA win simply run themselves out of wind -. Last week Red Sanders point conscious athletes rolled up a 72.O triumph over Stanford and Saturday it was TO over Oregon State :. Two Of the weekend’s most intriguing names: Jack Rabbits, who runs for touchdowns for undefeated West Virginia, and Bill (Bullseye) Bea. gle, the dead-eye Richard who passes for Dartmouth. Some Of the weekend’s athletes might be entitled to time and 4 half for overtime -. Billy HOOPER played 5S minutes for Baylor, com. pleted II Of Is passes, three for touchdowns, and accounted for 126 yards -. Purdue’s amazing Lennv Dawson passed to three touch. downs and converted three extra points in humbling Michigan State 27–⁠1S m much the same fashion and almost the identical score that he cut down m ghty Notre Dame -. The Irish score was 27–⁠14, Purdue -. Dawson has thrown II passes this year Tony BranoH figured in four touch. downs in Michigan’s $40 Little Brown jug victory over Mime. sofa -. Temple had six Commute men in its 1914 upset of Brown Cornell, suiting up only e in this age OF shock troops, had three men – q the yss Agaipst PEncekon. !, -

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Army leads 14–⁠4–⁠3 in 21 meetings, counting the three since this game.