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- ↑ "W&L cancels football games for '54". Richmond Times-Dispatch. July 24, 1954. Retrieved August 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Drewry, Walt (October 8, 1955). "State Gridders Face Stiff Slate". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. p. 14. Retrieved January 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Centre Tops Generals by 24 to 7". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. Associated Press. October 9, 1955. p. B4. Retrieved January 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ Morris, Richard (October 16, 1955). "Davidson Trounces W&L". The Charlotte Observer . Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 2C. Retrieved January 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Southwestern rips Washington & Lee". The Commercial Appeal. October 23, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Broeg, Bob (October 30, 1955). "85-Yard TD Run by Bob Ladd as Bears Down Wash. & Lee". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1D. Retrieved January 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ Broeg, Bob (October 30, 1955). "Bobb Ladd in 85-Yard TD Run as Bears Beat Washington and Lee". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri. p. 2D. Retrieved January 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Undefeated Hampden–Sydney rolls over winless Washington & Lee 35–7". The Roanoke Times. November 6, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Sewanee ends losing streak". The Nashville Tennessean. November 13, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "W&L bows to West Virginia Tech". The Roanoke Times. November 20, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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