Toppy Vann Stars As Georgia Tech Tops Florida
Georgia Tech defeats Florida 14 to 7 in Gainesville as Toppy Vann directs two scoring drives and leads the Jackets to a second straight win in SEC action. Florida quarterback Richard Allen threw a 29 yard scoring pass to Jim Roundtree before Vann rallied Tech with a 72 yard drive to tie and a late 20 yard march to the winner. Florida’s defense, led by Steve Delatorre and Franklin Brooks, pressured Vann but his key passes and Mitchell’s kicking sealed the victory.
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Richard Allen
Jim Roundtree
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Tech
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Wade Mitchell
Allen
Stan Flowers
Jimmy Thompson
George Volkert
Mitchell
Fioris
Gators
Florida
Steve Delatorre
Gatorland
Franklin Brooks
Brooks
Delatorre
Thompson
Ggeorgia Tech
Georgia Tech
Volkert
Rountree
Army Steamrollers crush Furman 81 to 0 in opener
West Point opens 1955 football season with a dominant 81 to 0 victory over Furman. Lash and Munger each score twice, Mortland and Johnson contribute touchdowns, Holleder connects on a 39 yard pass to Johnson, and Lash adds a 73 yard run though Furman fights through injuries in drizzly conditions.
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Bob Munger
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Shuff
Melnik
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Pringle Pean
West Virginia Tops Richmonds Spiders
West Virginia University opened its football season with a 33 12 victory over Richmond. The second team sparked the win scoring two touchdowns and holding the Spiders to zero as 21 000 fans watched at Mountaineer Field under cloudy skies turning sunny.
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Mountaineers Rally as Tri Marki Leads WVU Past Richmond
West Virginia defeats Richmond 33 to 12 after Mickey Tri marki leads a 79 yard 13 play drive finishing with a one yard score. Tri marki spurs offense with two touchdown plays and passes to Moss Huston Bunn and Marconi.
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Richmond
Mickey Trimarki
West Virginia
Ted Holmes
Pajaczkowski
G. Riggs
Trimarki
Moss
Wyant
Huston
Bunn
Marconi
Holmes
Huff
Michigan Crushes Missouri In season opener rout
Michigan defeated Missouri 42 to 7 at Michigan Stadium in a non conference game. Ron Kramer led with 23 points including three touchdowns and multiple receptions as Jim Van Pelt and Lou Baldacci hooked up on several scores.
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Ron Kramer
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Lou Baldacci
Stuber
Hunter
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Badgers Rout Marquette 28–14 at Camp Randall
Wisconsin defeats Marquette 28 to 14 before a record 53,359 at Camp Randall Stadium. Jim Miller and Jim Haluska excel, with Charlie Thomas shining as he scores on a 54 yard kickoff play and leads a strong Badger running game in the non conference win.
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Wisconsin
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Jim Haluska
Charlie Thomas
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Alan Ameche
Evanston
Miller
Rebels Top Tennessee In Rainy SEC Clash 13-7
Mississippi State, led by quarterback Jim Stanton, built two early drives for touchdowns and held on to defeat Tennessee 13-7 in a Southeastern Conference game played in steady rain. Davis and Harness scored for State, while Cruze caught Majors' pass for Tennessee's lone score.
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Mississippi State
Jim Stanton
Tennessee
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Art Davis
Bill Morgan
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Jim Harness
Harness
Stockton Adkins
Seonds
Buddy Cruze
John Majors
Tommy Priest
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Morgan
Cruze
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Coaches praise reserves and dual quarterback plan
Wilkinson applauds the reserves and notes David Reed and Buddy Sasser will see plenty of action this season. He also credits Red as a strong defensive player and passer, while expressing concern about Tar Heel tackling and promising improvement as the team progresses.
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David Reed
Buddy Sasser
Red
Barclay
Driver Killed In Auto Race At Shelby
Shelby, Sept 24. Charlie Miller, 48, of Allentown Pa, died after a crash at the Cleveland County fairgrounds during the first heat of a big Indianapolis type car race. His car hit a post after being hooked by a car in front. Burt Brooks of Paramus, N J won the race. Miller, a URC leader, had previously held AAA midget and URC co championship honors and recently won midget races at Greensboro and Raleigh.
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Charlie Miller
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Cleveland County Fairgrounds
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United Racing Club
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N. J
AAA
Greensboro
Raleigh
VPI Stuns Quakers With 33-0 Victory
Virginia Tech sophomore quarterback Leo Burke starred on muddy Franklin Field as Tech routed Penn 33-0. Burke scored three touchdowns with Don Divers and Jim Lugar adding two more, while Penn suffered a 14th straight defeat dating back to last season.
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Wofford Defeats Stetson 22 to 6 in Spartanburg
Wofford ground out a 22 6 football win over Stetson before about 5 000 fans. Jerseyed by George Rice the Terrier line opened holes for backs and Charles Jones connected on a 22 yard pass to Joe Goboles for the first score. George Lawrence added a second TD on a 35 yard drive and Weyland Burns caught a 17 yard pass for a third. Jackie Sexton forced a safety in the third. Stetson finally scored on a Bobby Parker run late, after a 61 yard kickoff return by Gene Stephenson.
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Frank Singletary
Bobby Parker
Gene Stephenson
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Ohio State Faces Narrow Win Over Nebraska in Thrilling Scare
Ohio State, national champions, edged Nebraska 28-20 before 80,171 at Columbus. Hopalong Cassady scored three touchdowns as the Huskers, outmanned, twice led to force a close finish with long Buckeye drives and a late goal-line stand.
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Hornung Proves Capable Stand-In For Guglielmi
Notre Dame defeats Southern Methodist 17 to 0 as Paul Hornung substitutes for Ralph Guglielmi. Hornung scores the first touchdown and hits a 38 yard field goal, with Paul Reynolds adding a late TD to seal the win. SMU struggles with turnovers and limited ball control.
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Jerry Liska
South Bend
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Ralph Guglielmi
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John Marshall
SMU
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Schaeffer
Deacs Hold Own After Two Wins Faces West Virginia Next
Rogers notes Wake Forest was lucky after two impressive wins and spent pregame at the Reynolda campus. The 1955 Deacons, once baton-twirls favorite, now draw crowds as they prepare for a clash with West Virginia Mountaineers in Morgantown.
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Reynolda
Baptists
Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia
Mountaineers
Pitt Tops Syracuse 22-12 In Late Surge
Pittsburgh, ranked No. 7, overcame an early Syracuse lead to win 22-12 at Archbold Stadium. Quarterback Corny Salvatera and soph halfback Dick Bowen sparked a sharper Pitt backfield as 16 000 rain dampened fans watched regionally televised NBC NCAA coverage.
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