LSU at Kentucky

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 21, 1956, page 1

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  Kentucky Whips Louisiana State LEXINGTON. KY. Oct. 20 up, Louisiana State gambled twice and lost both times tonight as Kentucky won a 14-O football victory. The winless Bengals twice went for first downs they couldn’t achieve and Kentucky wrapped its first opportunity into a 54-yard scoring drive and its second into a 60-yard touch down excursion. 1t was a bit of daring by Junior Quarterback Kenny Robertson, too. that kept Ken tucky’s first hope alive. Faced with a fourth down and S situation at midi field, Robert son passed IA yards to Halfback Billy Mitchell to keep the threat going and later set up the score with a 17-yard throw to Jim Urbaniak at the 10. Woody Herzog went three yards around his right end for the tally. and Delmar Hughes converted for a TO hilftime lead The scoring march material lied after LSU, needing only inches for a first down, sent Jimmy Taylor into the line and missed. Trying desperately through the air in the last period, Louisiana State failed at the Kentucky 40 and surrendered the ball. igniting an 11-play Kentucky march that ended with Mitchell going over from the four. 1sU – o o o. o Kentucky scoring: Touchdowns-Herzog q, end rum; Mitchell a, end uni. G 1nversions-Hughes

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Officially, LSU leads 39–⁠17–⁠1; as played, 40–⁠18–⁠1 in 59 meetings, counting the 52 since this game.