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- ↑ "1943 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune . Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Vanderbilt defeats Tennessee Tech, 20–0". The Chattanooga Times. October 17, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Commodores trample Camp Campbell Bombers 40 to 14". The Nashville Tennessean. October 24, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Milligan gridders bow to Vanderbilt". Johnson City Press. October 31, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Vandy holds off late C–N rally to win, 12–6". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 7, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Commodores smash Tennessee Tech, 47–7, in finale". The Nashville Tennessean. November 26, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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