Florida Upsets Penn State In Gator Bowl Thriller
Florida, led by sophomore quarterback Tommy Shannon, stunned Penn State 17 to 7 in Jacksonville. Shannon threw two TD passes to DuPree and Hagood Clark, and Bob Lyle added a 43 yard field goal to break the Gator Bowl record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Tommy Shannon
Florida
Penn State
Shannon
Larry Dupree
Hagood Clark
Sam Holland
Roger Kochman
Bob Lyle
Miami
Gators
Pete Liske
Nittany Lions
Army
Liske
Junior Powell
Corp
Georgia Tech
Buddy Yost
al Gursky
Lyle
Clemson
Jae Miller
Missouri
Don Caum
Starling
Nittany Lion
All America
Dave Robinson
Chuck Sieminski
Harison Rosdah
Joe Blasenstein
Lamonica leads East to Shrine Classic win over West
Notre Dame quarterback Daryle Lamonica threw three touchdown passes and directed a late 88 yard drive that gave the East a 25 to 19 victory over the West in the Shrine Charity Game at Kezar Stadium. Gibbs of Texas Christian matched with three TD passes for the West.
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Jack Stevenson
Associated Press
SAN Francisco
Notre Dame
Daryle Lamonica
Sonny Gibbs
Texas Christian
Lamonica
Iowa
Larry Ferguson
Kezar Stadium
Prompt Bally
Gibbs
Campbell
John Mackey
Syracuse
Fresno
Calif
UCLA
Kermit Alexander
Baylor
Goodwin
Washington
Ray Mansfield
Michigan State
George Saimes
Mackey
Johnson
Ballett
West
Bobbitt
Washington State
Hugh Campbell
Mansfild
Blue Gray Trials Highlight Blue Gray Gridiron Classic
Northern all stars edged the Reds 10 to 6 in a soggy Blue Gray game won by field goals and a late drive. Hoppmann earned MVP honors for the North while Kanicki provided the decisive kicking from Michigan State. Gambrell starred for the South with a 63 yard boot and 41 yard average. Attendance reached 18 000 as the game featured bold fourth down gambles and strong defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Town State
Dave Hoppmann
Hoppman
Paul Christman
Ecorse
Mich
Jim Kanicki
Michigan State
Kanicki
Blues
Yankees
Pete Smith
Bob Butts
Ohio State
Dixie
Billy Gambrell
South Carolina
South
Gary Cuozzo
Virginia
Tom
Gambrell
Cuozzo
Blue—Butts
Gray—Gambrell
Tide Field Goal Favorite In Orange Bowl
Alabama and Oklahoma meet in the Orange Bowl with Alabama slight favorites as a defensive battle looms. Kennedy attends the game. Monte Deere returns to practice for Oklahoma, while Namath leads Alabama with a strong passing attack and Oklahoma counters with a stout aerial defense.
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Tide
Red Elephants
Alabama
Sooners
Oklahoma
Monte Deere
Georgia Tech
Paul Bryant
Warriors
Lee Roy Jordan
Crimson Tide
Bid Wilkinson
Notre Dame
Sooner
JFK
Wilkinson
Kennedy
Joe Namath
Pat Trammell
Mike Fracchia
Larry Wall
Namath
Ed Versprille
Cotton Clark
Old Rivalry Rekindled in Sugar Bowl Showcase
Mississippi and Arkansas clash in the Sugar Bowl, fueling a historic rivalry. Ole Miss boasts a strong defense and quarterback Glynn Griffing while Arkansas relies on Billy Moore and Danny Brabham to run the spread option.
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Broyles
Alabama
Ole Miss
Vaught
Seary
Gulf Coast
Rebels
Navy
Oxford
Green Bay
National Football League
Glynn Griffing
Billy Moore
Arkansas
Moore
Little Rock
Danny Brabham
Brabham
SWC
Tulane
NBC
Tulane Stadium
Houston
NFL
St. Louis Cardinals
Griffing
Associated Press
Henry May Not Play In Orange Bowl Showdown
Alabama head coach Bear Bryant prepared for the Orange Bowl against Oklahoma with limited action for first string tackle Butch Henry due to a pulled muscle in the right leg. Henry practiced but remained hobbled as both teams entered a final prep day at the Miami Stadium.
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Miami
Fla
Alabama
Butch Henry
Oklahoma
Henry
Bear Bryant
Miami Stadium
Bryant
Bud Wilkinson
Sooners
Stars Begin Arriving For Senior Bowl
Stars arrive in Mobile for the 14th Senior Bowl as North meets South in a nationally televised game. Coaches Ewbank and Landry call it one of the closest bowls, praising the talent pool led by All America lineman Lee Roy Jordan and a powerful South defense.
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Mobile
Canada
Baltimore Colts
Ewbank
Dallas Cowboys
Tom Landry
Southerners
Landry
Lee Roy Jordan
Consin
Washington
Badgers
Big Ten
Rebels Finish Third in Final AP Rankings
Vaught's third-ranked Rebels secured a spotless regular season and finished as the No. 3 team in the final AP rankings. Arkansas, after a 10-game schedule with a single defeat to Texas, was rated sixth.
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Vaught
Rebels
Arkansas
Texas
Cool, But No Rain Sugar Bowl Forecast
The Weather Bureau forecasts fair weather for the Sugar Bowl with cool temperatures from the low 40s to about 60 by afternoon. Northerly winds of 10 to 20 mph are expected, easing Monday afternoon for activities Sunday through Tuesday.
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New Orleans
U.S. Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Rose Bowl Preview Highlights Top College Teams
Eight of the nation’s top ten collide on New Year’s Day with USC and Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl at Pasadena. Mississippi vs Arkansas and Texas vs LSU headline the Sugar and Cotton Bowls, while Alabama faces Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl. Half-time stars include VanderKelen, Richter, Griffing, and Moore.
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Tom Parnell
Deere
Wilkinson
Jim Grisham
Joe Looney
Sooners
Victory
Alabama
Tim Davis
Bryant
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Bama
Arkansas
New Orleans
Neighter
Boston College
Syracuse
Maryland
Duke
Murray Rose
Associated Press
Bowls At A Glance
Major college bowl game facts for the era list dates sites teams records times and attendance. Dec 31 Sun Bowl El Paso West Texas State vs Ohio University 4 p.m. 15 000. Jan 1 Rose Bowl Pasadena USC vs Wisconsin 5 p.m. NBC 100 000. Cotton Dallas Texas vs LSU 3 p.m. CBS 75 504. Orange Miami Oklahoma vs Alabama 1 p.m. ABC 72 000. Sugar New Orleans Kansas vs Mississippi 2 p.m. NBC 82 910.
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Southern California
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Pasadena
Calif
Nbc-Tv
Mississippi
Arkansas
New Orleans
Texas
Louisiana State
Dallas
CBS
Miami
Alabama
Oklahoma
ABC
West Texas State
Ohio University
el Paso
Tex
West Texas
State
NBC
Dallas-Texas
Heisman Spotlight Anchors North South Line Players
The article highlights Heisman contender prominence and first team All Star selections. It lists Michigan State tackles Ed Budde and Jim Kanicki, Ohio State's Daryl Sanders anchoring the Yankee wall, and Ole Miss' Jim Dunaway with Georgia Tech's Jim Guthrie in the southern line. Signal callers Glynn Griffing and Gary Cuozzo are noted, with Jerry Gross and Pat McCarthy from above the Mason-Dixon line.
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Michigan State
Ed Budde
Jim Kanicki
Ohio State
Daryl Sanders
Jordan
Jim Dunaway
Ole Miss
Georgia Tech
Jim Guthrie
Glynn Griffing
Mississippi
Virginia
Gary Cuozzo
Mason-Dixon
Jerry Gross
Detroit
Pat McCarthy
Holy Cross
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P. State
Paul Flatley
Northwestern
Ronnie Goodwin
Larry Balliett
California
Jim Johnson
Jim Bobbitt
Rex Thomas
Bob Hooring
Miami, Fla
Sugar
Ben Thomas
Johnny Vaught
Texans
Frank Broyles
Razorbacks
Parkers
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Greensburg, la
Louisiana
Tigers
Baton Rouge
New York Football Giants
James A. Cassidy Company, Inc
Eighth
Lawrence Streets
Washington 17
D. C
Rose Battle
Southern Cal
Wis
Ron VanderKelen
Pat Richter
Lou Holland
Southern
Cal
Pete Beathard
Bill Nelson
Hal Bedsole
Willie Brown
Rice
Jerry Stovall
LSU
Times Eastern Standard
Piper
Tennessee Valley Flight Service
Pryor Field
Decatur
The
Mation
Piper Aircraft Sales and Service
Nessee Valley
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