Florida at LSU

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  The Key West citizen, October 25, 1954, page 6

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  Gators Still In Running For SEC Title GAINESVILLE R-The Florids Gators return to daytime football this week, still hoping for the Southeastern Conference title in spite of 20–⁠7 upset loss to Louisiana State Saturday night. The game at Baton Rouge was Florida’s third at night-all de. feats. They’ve won their three day games and the remaining four are in daylight. At Homecoming Saturday, Flor. ida viii find a tough foe in Mississippi State. Hardly anyone thought the Maroons were good enough to beat Alabama-although Florida can thank them for it so far as the Gators chances for the SEC title are concerned. Another result that helps was Mississippi’s, loss to Arkansas in a game that counts in the SEC standings. Alabama, Mississippi and Florida all had 80 conference records. But when two of the SEC CO. leaders fell Saturday afternoon, and Florida missed the brass ring Saturday night, the merry-goround broke down. AL Doggett, LSU quarterback who passes with an unorthodox sidearm motion, hexed Florida for the second straight year. His pass ing and kicking gave LSU an up hill 2l-21 tie last year. This time he started each of the th- ,e Tiger touchdown drives with a pass-10 yards to John Wood, 30 to Vincent Gonzales and 81 to Don Simpson. But the thing that hurt Florida’s sophomores the most were their own mistakes. Bob Smith fumbled the opening kickoff and florida was in a hole from which it never dug out. 1t was at the start of the third quarter that a fired up Louisiana State team won the game-74 yards for one score and 56 for another after a third Florida FUN BILE. Fred Robinson quarterbacked Florida TO its own touchdown on a 67-yard march in eight plays; the last IA yards by Joe Brodsky. Ed Bass kicked the conversion. Georgia, now the only team unbeaten In conference competition, is much tougher than expected. And Tennessee, Florida’s other SEC foe, has never lost to the Gators. =

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  Evening star, October 24, 1954, page 63

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  LSU Tricks Break Florida S Back, 2O-7, With Surprising Ease BATON ROUGE, La, Oct. %. Quarterback AL Doggett’s long passes and canny calling broke favored Florida’s spirit tonight as Louisiana State University rolled to a 20–⁠7 football victory before $4,000 frenzied fans. When the game started, Flor ida was one of two teams undefeated in Southeastern Confer ence play. When it was over. LSU was in the spoilers role again. Last week LSU blasted Texas Tech from the nations undefeated ranks to gain its first victory of the season. LSU scored once in the first and twice in the third on two yard bucks by Vince Gonzales, Doggett, and Dickie Prescott. Each touchdown was set up by a new play designed especially to confuse the tight Florida line. It was a fake handout to the fullback, followed by a reverse pitchout to halfback, and Dog gett operated it masterfully. The 22-year-old senior from Homer. La, delighted in tantilizing Florida with long passes that went for % and 33 yards, then switching to inside running plays. Florida got its score in the busy third period when Joe Brodsky ripped through for IA yards to climax a 77-yard drive For LSU, Doggett booted two extra points and had one blocked IsT ElG5ida --2 9 Z 6aa scoring: Florida. touchdown-Rrodsky. Point after touchdown-Bass LSU-Gonzales. Doggett, Prescott. Points after observation-disclosures (2).

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Officially, Florida leads 34–⁠32–⁠3; as played, 35–⁠34–⁠3 in 72 meetings, counting the 68 since this game.