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. - ↑ "Pirates Drop Favored A&T With 21-0 Win". Daily Press . Newport News, Virginia. October 10, 1948. p. 12A. Retrieved July 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Carolina Aggies Trounce Smith Bulls". Asheville Citizen-Times . Asheville, North Carolina. Associated Press. November 26, 1948. p. 25. Retrieved July 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Kentucky State Thorobreds win in Vulcan Bowl, 23–13". Lexington Herald-Leader. January 2, 1949. Retrieved June 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
