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The September 19 games created a five-team leading group and gave the early standings their first meaning.
Virginia State 28, Elizabeth City State 14; Shaw 49, Lincoln 27; Johnson C. Smith 20, Fayetteville State 14; Virginia Union 42, Bluefield State 0; Livingstone 21, Winston-Salem State 13. Alabama A&M also beat Bowie State 45–3 in nonconference play.
Johnson C. Smith, Virginia Union, Virginia State, Livingstone, and Shaw form the first conference-leading group. Fayetteville State, Bluefield State, Elizabeth City State, Winston-Salem State, and Lincoln now begin from 0–1.
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Virginia State, Virginia Union and Johnson C. Smith all won, but the Week 5 scorelines invite different questions about repeatability.
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