Vanderbilt at Tennessee

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  The Montgomery advertiser, Alabama, October 26, 1902, page 1

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  LEGATIONS GREAT WORK. Helps Vanderbilt to Defeat University of Tennessee by IL to 5. Knoxville, Tenn, Oct. 25.-In bitter ly contested game the University OF Ten nessee was defeated by the football team of Vanderbilt University of Nashville by a score of IL to 5; Edgerton, Kyle, Tigert and Bryan made the starry plays for the visitors, Edgarton making two runs OF over thirty-five yards around the ends. Buckingham, Coke. Silcox and Sidwell’ the latter brough: here from the Medical Department at Nashville Friday were the stars for Tennessee. Perhaps the most striking feature of the game was a ninety-yard run made by Howeil OF Vanderbilt, who carried the ball across the field without any opposition. The first touchdown was made through straight hard line and end playing and the second on Howelrs run. Tennessee scored near the close of the second half. The game was clear and no one was in tured bad enough to require a substitute. Tennessee outplayed Vanderbilt with the exception of several brilliant indi-

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  The Birmingham age-herald, October 26, 1902, page 1

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  VANDERBILT WINS A HARD FOUGHT CAME University of Tennessee outpIayed Them Except fin a Few Brilliant Individual Plays. Knoxville, Tenn, October 25.-In a bit terly contested game the University of Tennessee was defeated by the football team of Vanderbilt university of Nash vile by a score of 12 to 5. Edgerton, Kyle, Tigert and Bryan made the star plays for the visitors, Edgerton making two runs of over S5 yards around the ends. Buck ingham, Coxe, Silcox and Sidwell the lat ter brought here from the medical de- pertinent at Nashville Friday, were the stars for Tennessee. Perhaps the most striking feature of the game was a 90 yard run made by Howell of Vapderbilt. who carried the bah acros’ the field without any opposition.

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Officially, Tennessee leads 79–⁠33–⁠5; as played, 81–⁠31–⁠4 in the 116 games on file; the official count covers all 120 meetings, counting the 115 since this game.