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- ↑ "N.Y.U. displays new aces in 77–0 win over Vermont". Times Union. September 29, 1929. Retrieved June 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/new-york-university/1929.html
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