Florida at Tennessee

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  Evening star, November 14, 1954, page 65

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  Florida Ends tennessee Jinx, Substitute Sparks 40 Win Allen to Halfback Don Chandler. Allen hit Chandler on the three and the halfhack stepped into the end zone. Allen made the first of two conversions. Allen completed four Of six passes for l08 yards. Allen shattered the hopes of q Tennessee becoming crowd of 10000 in the third period when he struck again through the air. End Ray Brown took a i5-yard toss on Florida’s s5 and eluded q horde Of Vol tacklers to weave IS yards for the touch down. Tennessee, handicapped by the absence of Tailbacks Jimmy Wade and John Majors with leg injuries and the departure Of Tracy early in the third period with an injury. made only one serious scoring gesture. Florida @-------- Q z Ola Tennessee --------- o o o o. SCORING: Florida. touchdowns-chandler. Brown. Points after touchdown Allen (2l.

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  The Key West citizen, November 15, 1954, page 6 (results column)

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  .Upsets Mark .SECPlay As ‘Ballla Loses Assoeiafeo PreSS Sports Writer The 1854 Southeastern Confer ence football season has been filled with upsets and oddities, but none Of the unexpected develop. ments Is more surprising than the fact that Alabama has lost its once-potent scoring punch. The Crimson Tide lost 200 to Georgia Tech Saturday. stretching its string of scoreless quarters to Ia. Tech, Tulane and Georgia refused to let the Tide cross the goal line and Mississippi State did not allow ‘Bama score in the last half. | Not since 1916 had an Alabama team been held scoreless in three consecutive games. And, oddly, it was the same trio-Tech, Tulane and Georgia--that turned the trick back then. It’s not that Alabama has lost the knack of moving the ball-the Tide has averaged better than $50 yards in their last three games. It’s just that the end zone has become No Mans Land as far as Tide ball carriers are concerned. And to underscore the surprising turn Of events, here’s the way Coach Red Drew sized up his team before the season opened: “Our team could be somewhat improved on offense and probably not as good on defense Gas in 1851. - Yet ‘Bama went into the Tech game as the nations top defensive team. Auburn is another example OF puzzling form reversal. The Plains men were picked as one of the powers of the conference and got off to a good start with $50 rout Of Chattanooga. Then, BOOM boom-boom, three straight losses to Florida, Kentucky and Tech. But the Plainsmen regrouped, shelved the x and Y two-team system, and Saturdays $50 romp over Georgia was Auburn’s fourth straight victory and fourth shut out Of the season. Also in the realm of the unusual: In seven games Saturday involving SEC teams, six of the losers were held scoreless-Tech over ‘Bama 900, Auburn over Georgia $50, Mississippi State over Louisiana State $50, Mississippi over Houston $50, Florida over Tennessee 14–⁠0 and Tulane over Vanderbilt 60. Kentucky whipped Memphis State handily but State managed one I’d, bow ing 1877. Auburn’s victory over Georgia knocked the Bulldogs off the SEC pinnacle and returned Ole Miss to the top spot. Tech and Florida are tied for second. Mississippi can clinch the championship by beating Mississippi State Nov. “a. II Ole Miss loses, the winner of the Tech-Georgia game would get the title. Half of the SEC teams-Tech, Georgia, Florida, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Tulane-are idle this weekend, resting up for their traditional interstate rivalries the following Saturday. Alabama has Friday night engagement with Miami in the Floriida city. Auburn is host to Glenn

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Florida leads 32–⁠23 in 55 meetings, counting the 44 since this game.