North Carolina at VMI

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  The Washington herald, Washington, D.C., October 17, 1909, page 6

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  CAROLINA DEFEATEDBY V.M.I. Surprise Sprung on the Gridiron at Lynchburg. Score Is , to O-GOaI from Field BIZ kfnsOIvinE Wins the Game. Special 20 The Washington Herald. SPECIAL 20 The Washington Herald Lynchburg. Va. Oct 16-The Virginia Military Institute football eleven sprung a surprise here to-day when il defeated the University or North Carolina by the score OF 3 to 0. The game was played with a strong west wind blowing. which gave the cadets the advantage in the first half and Carolina In the last. The cadets clearly outplayed the Tar heels at every stage OF the game, except that the defeated team handled the punts better. Although the Carolina team outweighed the cadets five 10 ten pounds. the cadets line proved just as strong as the Carolina The cadets won the game in the second half after eight minutes Of play. when Kinsolving got a goal from a drop kick

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North Carolina leads 16–⁠5–⁠1 in 22 meetings, counting the 18 since this game.