Navy Sinks Army in Mud 14 to 0 in Cotton Bowl bid
Navy defeated Army 14 to 0 in a rain soaked Municipal Stadium clash securing a Cotton Bowl date with Rice on New Year’s Day. Captain Ned Oldham scored all Navy points including two touchdowns and two extra points as the Middies dominated on both sides of the ball.
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W K Smedtnurs
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Thomas
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Sever
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Oldham
Ray Wellborn
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Adm
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Omar Bradley
Maxwell
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Tony McAuliffe
Bastogne
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Forrestal
Wellborn
Cuyahoua Falls
Ohio
Dave Bourland
Middie
Bob Caldwell
Covington
Rowe
Bill Rowe
Carlisle
Harry Wurst
Bill Melnik
Navy Grinds Out Rainy Classic Over Army 237 Yards To 136
In a rain soaked showdown Navy outgained Army 237 to 136, with Oldham scoring a late TD after a sprint from the nine. Navy held back Army QB Dawkins and Anderson, who finished with 983 rushing yards for the season, below his record pace.
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Army
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Pete Dawkins
Anderson
Glenn Davis
West Point
Garland Opens Defense Of AAA Title In 40 Point Win
Garland, Tex November 30 Garland opened defense of its state Class AAA football title with a 40 0 victory over Gainesville in a first round playoff game. The Owls scored twice in the first period and four more in the second to take a 40-0 halftime lead. Substitutes played the rest of the game. Halfbacks Chuck Bailey and Bobby Norvell ran for five Garland touchdowns Bailey totaling runs of 4 7 and 37 yards Norvell adding 38 and 21 yard TDs.
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Norvell
Thomas Romps As Oklahoma Wins
Oklahoma’s Clendon Thomas rushed for 162 yards and scored twice as the Sooners defeated Oklahoma State 53 to 46. Thomas set career rushing and scoring records, totaling 2,120 rushing yards and 216 points in three seasons, while Jakie Sandefer caught a 24 yard touchdown pass.
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Wilkinson
Oklahoma
Thomas
Jakie Sandefer
Austin High Upsets Corpus Christi Ray In Playoff Clash
In Austin on November 30 the Austin High AI team upset Corpus Christi Ray 26 to 14 in a Class AAAA playoff battle. A 160 pound Austin halfback scored on runs of 45 and 87 yards.
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Titans
Austin
Nederland Romps Over El Campo in AAA Playoff, 49-7
Nederland High School crushed El Campo 49-7 in a Class AAA playoff game. The victory advances Nederland to face Brenham in the quarterfinals here Friday night.
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el Campo
Brenham
Sweetwater Edges Breckenridge In AAA Playoff Thriller
In Breckenridge Texas Breckenridge fumbled nine times losing five. Sweetwater took control late after Jo Ed Pesch mishandled a snap on the 20 with 20 seconds left in the half. James Parker tied the game with a QB sneak before halftime. Breckenridge led 6-0, final score 18-13 as Sweetwater advances in the Class AAA playoffs.
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UTP
Contet
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Therm
Jo Ed Pesch
James Parker
Nme
Basketball Opens SWC Season With Texas Tech Debut
Texas Tech makes its official bow in the Southwest Conference next week on an 18 game opening week program. Breecenridge ends season 5 7 3 1 with Sweetwater at 9 1 1 while ikaroos finish with a final touchdown in the fourth period and Glenn Dixon adds the point to reach 18 13.
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Goswick
Ronnie Payne
Buckaroo
Breecenridge
Sweetwater
Longhorns Accept Sugar Bowl Bid for Ole Miss Clash
Texas today accepted an invitation to meet Mississippi in the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day. The selection marks the Longhorns eighth bowl appearance and their fourth meeting with Ole Miss.
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Mississippi
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