Red Raiders Open With Falkville Tennessee Rides Vanderbilt 20-6
Tennessee defeats Vanderbilt 20 to 6 as Bobby Gordon and Tommy Bronson power the Vols with three touchdowns. Vanderbilt led early on a Phil King punt return, but Tennessee answered after halftime and pulled away with strong running and a late 72 yard drive.
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Tennessee
Vanderbilt
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Fla
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Tommy Bronson
Vols
Gordon
Bronson
Phil King
Commodores
Boyce Smith
Jimmy Ray
Vandy
Sam Burklow
Doves Season Opens Dec 3 Amid Bird Population Report
The second half of Alabama’s dove season begins at noon December 3 and runs to January 1. Hunters may take up to ten doves daily from noon to sunset. Doves remain plentiful despite rain and cold, with no recent disease reports.
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Thomas’z. Atkeson
TCU Tops SMU In 21-0 Stomp
TCU defeated SMU 21-0 in Fort Worth as Dick Finney scored twice and Marvin Lasater ran 56 yards for a third TD. Buddy Dike added the extra point, and SMU was held to a net loss of 56 rushing yards as the Frogs dominated virtually the entire game.
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Tex
Texas Christian
Don Meredith
Southern Methodist
Golden Boy
Dick Finney
Marvin Lasater
Buddy Dike
SMU
Horned Frogs
TCU
Methodists
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Meredith
Finney
Lasater
Shofner
Smith 1 Plunge Leads Tennessee Scoring Drive
Tennessee mounts a scoring sequence with four touchdowns listed as Bronson 1 plunge Gordon 24 run and 26 run. Gent and Burklow credited with conversions.
Sports Editor Takes Exception With OSU Coach
Alabama Journal sports editor Sam Adams defends Auburn and its top ranking by AP, countering Woody Hayes who questioned opponents. Adams notes Auburn beat Tennessee Kentucky Georgia Tech Florida Mississippi State and Georgia and cites SEC dominance over the Big Ten since 1933 including Auburn's 6-0 win over Michigan State in the 1938 Orange Bowl. Ohio State is noted as ranked second in the poll.
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Big Ten
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Spartans
Virginia Upsets Tar Heels 20-13 to end season
Virginia defeats North Carolina 20-13 in Chapel Hill as quarterback Reece Whitley throws two first quarter TD passes to Fred Polzer and with two interceptions helps secure Virginia’s third win in ACC play. Tar Heels finish 6-4. crowd around 15 000.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
Reece Whitley
Fred Polzer
Virginia
North Carolina
Whitley
Conshohocken
Tar Heels
Seaon
Polter
Bob Williams
Almo Randle
David Graham
Taylor Rushes LSU To 25-6 Win Over Green Wave
Fullback Jimmy Taylor, in his final LSU game, rushed for 760 yards this season and scored two touchdowns as LSU defeated Tulane 25-6 in Baton Rouge. The win left LSU at 5-5 while Tulane ended 2-8. about 50 000 fans attended, boosting LSU home attendance to a record 300 000 for six games.
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W. B. Ragsdale Jr
Baton Rouge
Jimmy Taylor
Louisiana State
Tigers
Tulane
LSU
Taylor
Bobby Cravens
Kentucky
Green Wave
Carleton Sweeney
Sweeney
Gene Newton
White’s three TD passes lift Clemson over Furman 45 to 6
Sophomore quarterback Harvey White threw three touchdown passes and set an ACC single game passing record with 258 yards as Clemson defeated Furman 45 to 6 in Greenville. He surpassed the 1953 mark and raised his season total to 1,038 yards. Furman led early, surprising the crowd before Clemson pulled away.
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Greenville
D.C
Harvey White
Clemson
Furman
White
ACC
South Carolina
Johnny Gramling
Purple Hurricane
Sophs Spark Notre Dame Rout Of USC 40-12
Notre Dame rode a burst of sophomore talent to a 40-12 victory over Southern California before 54,793 at Notre Dame Stadium. Pat Doyle returned a kickoff 92 yards for a second quarter score, Monty Stickles caught two touchdown passes, and Toth added a third rushing TD as the Irish finished their home slate with a 6-1 record.
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South Bend
Notre Dame
Pat Doyle
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Terry Brennan
USC
Monty Stickles
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Bob Williams
Doyle
Sioux City
Iowa
Rex Johnston
Walter Gursich
Williams
Trojan
Ussc
Johnston
Mauldin
Toth
Stickles
Crotty
Prendergast
Izo
Lewis
Florida State Beats Tampa 21 7 in Windy Clash
Florida State University defeated University of Tampa 21 to 7 as Fred Pickard and Bobby Renn provided key plays and punting breaks helped by gusty wind in Tampa.
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Florida State
Tampa
Fla
Fred Pickard
Bobby Renn
Florida State University
University of Tampa Tonight
College Scores By THE SS PRESS
Navy 14 at Holy Cross 14. Auburn 40 at Alabama 0. TCU 21 at SMU 0. Rice 2% Baylor 6. BYU 42 at New Mexico 0. Notre Dame 40 at Nebraska. Oklahoma 53 at Oklahoma State. William Jewell 33 Hastings Neb.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
William Jewell
Hastings
Sapp Leads Georgia Blasts for 7-0 Victory over Georgia Tech
Theron Sapp, the Bomber, blasted Tech’s defense for 91 yards on 23 carries and a touchdown as Georgia earned a 7-0 win in Atlanta. The Bulldogs end the season 3-7, while Tech finishes 4-4-2 in a costly loss.
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Mercer Bailey
Atlanta
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Charlie Trippi
Dave Lloyd
Nat Dye
Cicero Lucas
Yellow Jacket
Bulldog
Floyd Faucette
Ee Ee Ee Ee
Oldham Leads Navy to 14 0 Victory Over Army in Cotton Bowl
Ned Oldham overcoming knee injury sparks Navy as the Middies shut out Army 14 0 at Municipal Stadium. Oldham scores on a six yard run and a 44 yard punt return with two conversions, while Navy’s strong defense bottled up Army’s twin scoring threats and set the tone in the 58th renewal.
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Cuyahoga Falls
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Penn
Gators Triumph Over Hurricanes in State Rivalry
Florida ends four-year drought with a 14 0 victory over Miami. Rountree caps the drive with a first period touchdown after a Williamson to Newhbern pass. Sears adds the second TD and Parrish provides both conversions as Florida’s defense shuts down Miami. Attendance about 59 507 in steady weather.
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Fla
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Wayne Williamson
Bill Newhbern
Jimmy Rountree
Gators
Fran Curci
Harry Deiderich
Rountree
Ed Sears
Bernie Parrish
Wees
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