Notre Dame Edges Mustangs In Down-To-The-Witney Finish
Notre Dame defeated Southern Methodist 20 to 19 in a tense late rally thriller before 40 000 at Notre Dame. The Mustangs fell short when a late field goal attempt by Sanders sailed wide after Johnston tied the game earlier. Notre Dame struck first with a Zontini TD and Kel lher extra point, then added a late drive capped by Piepul’s plunge for a 20 13 lead before SMU’s final drive found the goalpost miss.
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King of Notre Dame
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Dartmouth
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Missouri
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Dallas
Ohio State Grinds Out 13-0 Victory Over Northwestern
Ohio State dominates Northwestern 13 to 0 with a late 12 yard run and a center TD surge. Scott scores a TD for OSU with Lang assisting and an extra point by Scott. Substitutions listed for both teams follow in the box score format.
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Ohio State
Northwestern
Okie State
Sarkkinga Te Smith Daniell
Ae Cutlich Marino
Kare Andrake
Haman Noskel
Aarts
Daly
Ryan Btrauss
Correvant Zadworney
Kepford Langhurst
Clawno
Scott
Langist
Anderson
Bartachy
Heffelfinger
Hershberser
Wiliams
Jackles
Dixon
Piccinini
Rosen
Stephenson
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Suard
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Howard
Smith
Spears
Tucci
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Graf
Hallabrin
Minkade
Rabb
Zino Sarkkinen
Simione
Wedebrook
Butherus
Grefe
Herrmann
Bauman
Youngs
Goldak
Gurlts
Hiemenz
Hahnenstein
Benson
Chambers
Contens
Kruger
McGurn
Mesec
Purtell
Richards
Soper
Columbus
Jim Langhurst
Ira Kepford
James Smith
Oklahoma Routs Texas 24 12 in Rugged Game
Oklahoma Sooners defeated Texas 24 to 12 in Dallas as Texas star Jack Crain raced 68 and 71 yards for touchdowns in the final period. The game featured rugged play and several Oklahoma scorers including Favor and Seymour contributing to the win.
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Dallas
Tex
Oklahoma
Sooners
Texas
Jack Crain
Eeseer
Bue Dugran
Wiliams Manley
Sacee Dawson
Goodwin Stevenson
Daniel Lahar
Myers Ivy
McDonald
Aye Grubbs Matthews
Davis Jennings
Ecaseoes
Puett Seymour
Wass
Crain
Davis
Nile Kinnick named model student and standout footballer
The article hails Nile Kinnick as a model student and top football player at Iowa. It notes his scholastic dedication, his decision to quit basketball and baseball for academics, and his rapid impact in two 1939 season games with 31 points scored and 30 others aided, plus multiple touchdowns, passes, and a coffin-corner punt.
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Kinnick
Phi Beta Kappa
South Dakota
Indiana
Iowa Hawkeyes
Cornbelt Comet
Coffin
Catholic U Beats Detroit 14 to 13 in rivalry game
Catholic University defeated Detroit University 14 to 13 in a hard fought matchup. It marked Detroit's first loss of the season as both teams battled for regional bragging rights.
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Catholic U. Downs
Detroit
Washington
Catholic University
Detroit University
Michigan Dominates Iowa with Four Harmon Touchdowns
Michigan eclipses Iowa 27 to 7 as Harmon scores four touchdowns and adds a 30 yard run. Kinnick opens scoring for Iowa with a drop kick, while Michigan stifles Iowa after halftime and forces several key plays. Iowa gains 209 total yards but cannot score after halftime as Michigan’s defense shuts down the Hawkeyes.
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Michigan
Iowa
Kinnick
Harmon
Evashevski
Mike Enich
Towa
Savilla
Hawkeyes
Michiana
PYASS
LE Vevcecee
Walker
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O. Csese
Harmon Green
Ceaye Westfall
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Dean
Jowa
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Hawkins
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Coupee
Ankeny
McLain
Gilliard
Murphy
Nicholson
Czak
Praumann
Kello
Ostroot
Zielinski
Olds
Melzow Venter
Ingalls
Kohl
Zimmerman
Renda
Carl
Christy
Nelson
Kutt
John Getchell
J. Thomas
John Schommer
Chicago
Nick Kearns
de Paul
J. J. Lipp
Harmon's Big Ten standout sparks Wolverines past Iowa
Michigan routed Iowa 16 0 as Tom Harmon delivered a masterful performance praised as the best since Red Grange. Eddie Anderson lauded Harmon as an all American while Fritz Crisler hailed him for leading the team before a crowd approaching 75 000 in Chicago and at home against Yale.
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Tom Harmon
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Iowa
Red” Grange
Illinois
Sy George Stauter
Mich
Big Ten
Harold
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Harry Kipke
Wolverine
Ohio State
Columbus
Eddie Anderson
Harmon
Anderson
Yankees
Fritz Crisler
Wolverines
Generalissimo
Tom
Roland Savilla
Gallagher
W. Va
Chicago
Yale
Maroons
Crisler
Dean Anderson Dies Listening to Michigan Iowa Game
Dean Henry Clay Anderson of the University of Michigan College of Engineering died at his home after a heart attack while listening to a radio broadcast of the Michigan Iowa football game. He collapsed while turning to tell his housekeeper about Michigan's second TD and died shortly after.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Henry Clay Anderson
University of Michigan College of Engineering
Michigan
Temple Tops TCU 13 11 in Season Opener At Home
Temple's football team surged in the third period to score its first touchdown and first victory of the season, defeating Texas Christian 13 to 11 before about 20 000 spectators in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Temple
Texas Christian
Indians and Navy Battle to 0-0 Tie in Baltimore
Dartmouth's Indians and Navy's Midshipmen fought four hard quarters to a scoreless draw before 35,000 at municipal stadium in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Dartmouth
Indians
Navy
Midshipmen
Municipal Stadium
Coggon Nine Triumphs Over Center Point 7-4
Coggon high school won its sixth game in seven starts on the local diamond by defeating Center Point 7 to 4. Heefner fanned seven for Center Point but yielded eleven hits and five earned runs. Barker pitched well for Coggon with eleven strikeouts and five hits allowed. R Hill and P McAreary led Coggon with four hits each.
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Coggon
Coggon High School
Center Point
Heefner
Barker
R. Hill
P. McAreary
Penn State Routs Lehigh 49 7 in State College
Penn State crushed Lehigh 49 to 7 in State College as they passed over and ran through Lehigh's eleven Saturday for a decisive victory.
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Penn State
Lehigh
State College, Pa
LSU Passes Nip Rice 7 to 0 in Front of 28000
Louisiana State University defeated Rice 7-0 as passing combinations clicked while costly fumbles spoiled the Texans scoring chances before a crowd of 28 000 in Baton Rouge.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Rice
Texans
Tar Heels Rally Past NYU In 14 7 Victory
In Chapel Hill North Carolina rallied from a deficit with a late two touchdown burst to defeat the New York University Violets 14 to 7 in an intersectional football game.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
North Carolina
Tar Heels
New York University Violets
Pitt Wins 14 13 Over Duke In Tight Fight
Ben Kish directed and kicked Pitt to a 14 13 comeback victory over Duke before 49 000 fans. Kish’s accurate placing led two Cassiano touchdowns and the winning kick after Narick connected on a 27 yard pass for Pitt. Duke led 13 7 at halftime but Pitt rallied in the third quarter to seal the upset.
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Hawkeye
Ed McLain
Ankeny
Dean
Gallagher
Bergstrom
Walker
Iowa
Michigan
Smith
Green
Prasse
Cassiano
Panther
Narick
Ben Kish
Ittsburgh
Pip Panthers
Panthers
Blue Devils
Duke University
Kish
Pitt
Pele
Durham
Duke
Dick Cassiano
Albany
Emil Narick
Benwood
W. Va
Wes McAf
George McAfee
Bufts
Ruffa
Ernie Bonelli
Rettinger
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Burns Klein
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Plasecky
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Prothro
Kilian
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W Powell
Wisconsin
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Washington and Lee
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Wallace
Washington College
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