Virginia Tech vs. VMI

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  Evening star, November 29, 1957, page 51 (results column)

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  FOOTBALL A. P. poll which decides the national title. goes against Ala bama (2-6-D. The Tigers, naturally, will be Conference champions with a victory-but even an upset probably won’t save Coach j. B. Whitworth’s job with Alabama. Paul Bryant Texas A6M coach. indicated after the Texas defeat that he may switch to his alma mater Ohio State and Michigan State. both 81 and ranked second and third in this weeks poll. have completed their reg ular seasons and only a shabby game by Auburn appears likely to boost either on to the ma tional title. Arizona State of Tempe (9–⁠0D. the only other major unbeaten, united team left, plays Arizona Q-7-O. Oklahoma (No. 81 is the only other member of the Nation & top 10 teams still in business The Sooners (8-D play Okla homa State (6-2-D. The Vanderbilt Tennessee and Georgia Georgia Tech games also will attract bowl committee notice tomorrow, with Vandy (5-2-2), Tennessee $3.50 and Tech (4-3-2) in the running for the Gator, Cotton and Sugar Bowls, too. The only major bowls filled are the Rose (Ohio State VS. Oregon State) and Orange (Oklahoma VS.. Duke). Virginia Military Institute turned down bowl bids from the Tangerine and Sun Bowl Committees after defeating Virginia Tech. 14–⁠6, yesterday for the Southern Conference title. 1t was the first unbeaten season since 1920 for the Key diets (9-0-D, who preferred to spend the year-end holidays at home. Utah won the Skyline Conference title by defeating Utah State, 2l-6. Lee Grosscup, Ute quarterback, set a national rec ord for pass competitions with a 6S.6 percentage for the season. He completed 8 of l3 yes terday for a seson record of “a for 1877 that topped the GAL percentage record set by Paul Larson Of California in 1854. In other games yesterday Penn won three in a row in one season for the first time since 1852 by defeating Cor nell, 14–⁠6; Brown whipped Col gate, 1877: Richmond upset William and Mary, 1877, or Mickey Marinkov’s 71-yarc punt return; Miami (Ohio) beat Cincinnati. 20–⁠14, anc Denver defeated Wyoming 1913. Other major games tomorrow: East = Boston College -Hol, Cross: South – Tulane-LSU Florida Miami (FlaD, Virginia. North Carolina. Clemson-Fur. man, Wake Forest-South Caro-. lima; Midwest-Southern Cal. Notre Dame, Wichita Tulsa Southwest and Far West SMU-TCU, Air Force Colorado State University, New Mexico. Brigham Young.

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Virginia Tech leads 47–⁠23–⁠5 in 75 meetings, counting the 27 since this game.