Mississippi State at Florida

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  Evening star, September 18, 1955, page 68

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  Florida Defeats Moroons On 100 Yard Run, 20-l4 GAINESVILLE. Fla. Sept. II (R,.-Jackie Simpson scooted 100 yards with an intercepted pass and went 4e yards on another touchdown run as Florida defeated Mississippi State. 20–⁠14. in a Southeastern Conferences opener today. The Florida victory-and the margin of it--Were Just Is predicted for this warm. windy afternoon. but 1t seemed for more thh half the way that Mississippi State was going to thoroughly rewrite the script for the crowd OF $4,000. State moved A yards to . first-quarter touchdown on the tricky quarterbacking Of Bill Stanton and the running Of Jim TAFT. who plunged the final two yards. Florida was throttled In the first half. but four minutes into the third quarter Simpson cut of his right guard, turned sharp ly and outmaneuyered the entire

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Florida leads 36–⁠19–⁠2 in 57 meetings, counting the 45 since this game.