Vanderbilt at Virginia

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 4, 1956, page 70

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  VANDERBILT VIRGINIA 80 VIRGINIA COntlnued From Page c. way for touchdown. In the end Virginia almost got the touch down anyway. After Vandy stopped Virgini. on the l-yard line. Quarterback Boyce Smith three times bucket the line, with no thought O gaining and on fourth down h, dropped in the end zone for thu safety. But Virginia came righ back and was knocking on tn, door when time expired. Jim Bakhtiar. VINO ground out 80 yards to pace the Cavalier, 15-yard running attack brought Phil Kings free kick, following the safety, back to Vanderbilt’s 43, and the panic was on. Clarke’s ’8-yard pass to FREQ Polzer, and a 15-yard holdins penalty against Vanderbilt moved the ball to the IL. Clarke threw to Polzer again on the IL and after two other passes missed, Kelly Buskell bolted of tackle to the six for first down Virginia got in seven plays in the last 40 seconds that must have seemed like 40 years to Vandy’S supporters. But the Cav alters stuck to the air and couldn’t connect. On the games last play Clarke looked vainly for a receiver. then finding none open, he tried to run to his left and was dropped by King on the 5-yard line. Satisfied With 6–⁠2 Win Vanderbilt’s second quarter outburst limited that on a dry field the outcome might have been different. but that is mere conjecture. Coach Art Guepe, of Vanderbilt, who was Virginia’s backfield coach during Dudley’s hey-day, was glad to get away with a 6–⁠2 win. They kept us in the hole the entire second half” Guepe said, land we we’re lucky to keep hem from scoring. We had one veil executed drive and that was he ball game The Commodores’ big drive anne in the second period after hey had stopped Virginia’s .ourth-down try for a first down N the Vanderbilt 38. Fullback Jim Butler, Wander bits leading ground gamer with 90 yards, got the assault under way with an 18-yard run to Virginia’s 44-yard line. Butler personally accounted for “a of the 81 yards gained on seven plays, going the last 10 with a surprisingly sure-footed dash through a quartet of skidding Virginians. Fumbles marred the game. played in a steady downpour Vanderbilt lost four fumbles in he first half and another in the second. Virginia lost two fumbles. Smiths tumble, recovered by Henry Jordon of Virginia, gave

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Vanderbilt leads 12–⁠5–⁠1 in 18 meetings, counting the six since this game.