Vanderbilt at Rice

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  Evening star, October 31, 1954, page 67

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  Moeg|e’s 3Scores In Il Carries HeIp Rice Roll Over Vandy HOUSTON. Oct. 30.-Dicky Moegle carried the ball only IL times but scored three touch downs and another was nullifed by penalty today as the Rice Owls rolled to an easy 34–⁠13 homecoming victory over VAN derbilt. Rice’s first team sat on the bench most of the afternoon as a crowd of only $4,000 saw the Owls wrap up the victory by capitalizing on Vanderbilt mistakes. A tumble, and an intercepted pass were turned into first-half touchdowns, and two more recoveries and another intercept ton launched three more scoring drives in the third period. Vanderbilt, taking its fifth straight defeat, saw a tumble wreck a golden opportunity in the games opening seconds. The Commodores then had to settle for two long scoring drives against Owl reserves in the final period. Moegle plowed over from the one for the first Rice touchdown in the opening period, sped around right end from the Z in the second and scampered % yards for another in the third. Two other third quarter Owl scores saw Quarterback Pinky Nisbet plunge over from the / and Halfback Page Rogers ram over from the Z. Quarterback Jim Looney hit center from the / for Wander bits rst score and, then passed 4 yards to End Earl Jalufka for the second. Vanderbilt – o o O 1913 Rice Z 6 81 0–⁠34 Vanderbilt scoring: touchdown Looney. Jalufka. Conversion--Goodal Rice scoring: touchdownS-Moegle ca NiSbct. Rogers. Conversions-Throckmorton CD. Harris.

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Vanderbilt leads 4–⁠1 in five meetings, counting the three since this game.