Houston Cougars Clinch SWC Title and Cotton Bowl Bid
Houston earned at least a share of the Southwest Conference crown by beating Rice 42-20, securing a Cotton Bowl berth to face Maryland on New Year’s Day. Alois Blackwell ran for 153 yards and three TDs, Cyral Thomas added 110 yards and two TDs, as Houston improves to 8-2. The seventh-ranked Cougars close the regular season with Miami (Fla.) next week.
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Wake Forest and Notre Dame upset ranked foes in season openers
Wake Forest upset third-ranked North Carolina 97 96 in overtime to win the Big Four tournament in Greensboro N C Skip Brown's late free throws. Notre Dame topped 11th ranked Maryland 90 89 in overtime as Don Williams hit a 20 foot shot with 20 seconds left. Maryland coach Lefty Driesell suffered a torn Achilles tendon in a pickup game and underwent surgery after the loss. Teams ranked No 2 4 5 6 12 and 13 also posted strong openers in other top 20 games.
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Buffs Clinch Big Eight Tri-Championship With Fiesta Bowl Bid
Colorado finishes 5-2 in the Big Eight, shares the title with Oklahoma and Oklahoma State after beating Oklahoma 42 31 and Oklahoma upset Nebraska 20 17. Mallory, in his second year, heads to the Orange Bowl against Ohio State as he recalls a rough first season and looks forward with a dreamlike sense of triumph.
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Bowling Boulevard Lanes Results
Speedqueen Ann Brandt 220 Elaine Mossman 533 Crews Tire Service 865 2.341 A Bran 531 Thunderbolt Keith Wur deman 208 Ferd Guenther 552 Duncan Service 936 Wetten Elec tro 2.567 Jack Zieder 202 Mike Sterup 205 Gene Wieser 207 Ferd Guenther 206 Bob Stiener 202 Ted Poecierz 203 Sunday Nite Mixed Marilyn Labens 183 535 Craig Brestel 202 558 Better Disposal 680 1.898 Lowell Brock 201 Gary Howser 202
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Iowa Defeats Nebraska In Season Opener 71 57
Iowa used a balanced scoring attack and full court press to defeat Nebraska 71 to 57 in the season opener. Bruce King led Iowa with 15 points, Ronnie Lester and William Mayfield added key early second half baskets, while Brian Banks led Nebraska with 16 points.
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CHS Matmen to Hold Intra-Squad Match Tuesday
Columbus Senior High wrestling team hosts an intra-squad meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the senior high. The event includes rule explanations and a demonstration on how to watch a match.
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Huskers Ready to Bounce Back Against Hawaii
Nebraska coach Tom Osborne says the team must rebound from a 20-17 loss to Oklahoma as they prepare for a Dec 4 clash with Hawaii. He notes the Orange Bowl bid slipped away but Bluebonnet opportunity remains, and 18 000 Nebraskans may travel to Hawaii.
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