Orangemen Roll Past Pittsburgh 50-17 in Aggressive Defense
Syracuse, ranked 15th, overwhelmed Pitt 50-17 as quarterback Paul Paoloisso scored on a one yard sneak. Cliff Ensley sealed the margin with a 53 yard pick six after Havern connected on a 67 yard pass to Orszulak. The Orange defense limited Pittsburgh to three rushing yards.
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N.Y
Scram
Dave Havern
Orangemen
Pittsburgh
Cliff Ensley
Scuse
Havern
Pitt
Orszulak
Big Orange
Ekles Art Thoms
Rayte
Orange
Paul Paoloisso
sGeorge
Jakowenko
Gerry Beach
Joe Spicko
Harvard routs Columbia 21 14 as Hornblower sparks win
Harvard downs Columbia 21 to 14 at York New York with a strong ground attack. Hornblower led Harvard to its third straight victory aided by a misplayed punt a fumbled return and an interception in a tense league football win.
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N.Y
Union Crimson
Columbia
Hornblower
Harvard
Penn Upsets Cornell in 75th Anniversary Game
Penn sylvania upset Cornell 10-8 in Ithaca to hand the Big Red its first loss in three games. Bernie Zbrzezny connected with David Graham for a 58 yard score in the second period, and Eliot Berry added a 22-yard field goal. Cornell drove 74 yards late but Bill Robertson plunged in from the one with 17 seconds left to avoid a shutout.
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Ithaca
N.Y
Pennsylvania
Cornell
Big Red
Penn
Bernie Zbrzezny
David Graham
Eliot Berry
Bill Robertson
Davidson Wins First Contest
Davidson football team defeats Connecticut 30 18 for its first win of the season. Ed Terry kicks three field goals from 35 31 and 24 yards adds three conversions for 12 points. Gordon Slade passes for 261 yards completing 15 of 15 in the second half as Davidson comes back from 11 10 to take the lead.
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N. C
Ed Terry
Gordon Slade
Connecticut
Terry
Slade
VPI Trims Wake Forest in Homecoming Battle
Virginia Tech edged Wake Forest 7-6 after a first quarter fumble return setup a Jerry Smoot scoring run and a late Deacons surge. But Wake Forest failed on a two point try, preserving Tech’s eighth Homecoming Day victory under Coach Jerry Claiborne.
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Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
Demons Deacons
Jerry Smoot
Jack Simcsak
Techmen
Butch Hall
Deacons
Lee Clymer
Wake
Jerry Claiborne
Princeton Beats Dartmouth 34-7 in Ivy League Football
Princeton tailbacks Brian McCullough and Scott MacBean led a 34-7 victory over Dartmouth in Hanover. MacBean threw to Mike Garton for a score, Quinn set up a 73-yard kickoff return, Beier finished with a 15-yard TD run, and McCullough added two rushing TDs as Dartmouth fielded five injured starters.
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N.H
Brian McCullough
Scott MacBean
Princeton
Dartmouth
MacBean
Mike Garton
Tom Quinn
Clark Beier
Colgate Upsets Holy Cross 14-6
In Hamilton New York Colgate harnessed a strong defense and two way star Al Klumpp to upset Holy Cross 14-6. Klumpp caught a four yard touchdown pass from Ron Burton in the final period after Colgate had led 7-6 since the first quarter.
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Hamilton
N.Y
al Klumpp
Colgate
Holy Cross
Klumpp
Ron Burton
Red Raiders
Colgate Routs Holy Cross Behind Late Interceptions
In the waning minutes line backer Dick Schrumpf intercepted two passes to thwart Holy Cross drives. Colgate built a 6-0 lead on Phil O Neil to Jim MecLowry and Dom Fischer closed a 70 yard Colgate march with a six yard keeper. Klumpp converted to put Colgate ahead to stay.
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Dick Schrumpf
Holy Cross
Phil O’neil
Jim MecLowry
Dom Fischer
Colgate
Klumpp
McLain Leads AP All Star Pitching Trio
Detroit ace Denny McLain tops the AP All Star ballot with 112 votes to 100 for Bob Gibson of St. Louis. McLain and Tigers catcher Bill Freehan join the team, with Curt Flood the lone NL Cardinal on the field. Rose and Yastrzemski headline the outfield, McCovey Beckett Fregosi Santo key the infield.
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Ted Press
New York
Detroit
Denny McLain
Bob Gibson
St. Louis
McLain
Cardinals
Shiutout Ace
Bill Freehan
Tigers
Curt Flood
Flood
Pete Rose
Cincinnati
Carl Yastrzemski
Boston
Rose
Willie McCovey
San Francisco
Glenn Beckett
Chicago Cubs
Jim Fregosi
California
Cubs
Ron Santo
McCovey
Ernie Banks
Beckett
Tommy Helms
Fregosi
Oakland
Bert Campaneris
Santo
Brooks Robinson
Baltimore
Yastrzemski
Packers Bears Lead Youth Football Standings
The Packers and Bears top their city leagues per Decatur Youth Football Association standings released Saturday night. Tuesday night games feature the Bears vs Colts at 6 and Chargers vs Eagles at 7. Midget action has Rams vs Falcons at 6 and Packers vs Lions at 7.
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Bears
Decatur Youth Football Association
Colts
Chargers
Eagles
Rams
Falcons
Lions
Jets
Rain Cancels Grand Touring Race at Charlotte
A steady morning drizzle postponed Saturday's 250 mile Grand Touring NASCAR race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The event carried a purse of 30800 dollars while time trials and a consolation race proceeded.
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N.C
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Maryland Routs North Carolina to End 16-Game Slump
Maryland rallys to 33-24 victory over North Carolina in College Park. Al Thomas returns kickoff 53 yards to set up a four yard TD. Billy Lovett carries 39 times for 172 yards with two rushing scores. Rick Carlson catches a 16 yard TD from Alan Pastrana late in the game.
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Maryland
North Carolina
Terps
Bob Ward
Tom Dempsey
al Thomas
Tar Heels
Gayle Bomar
Alan Pastrana
Rick Carlson
Billy Lovett
John King
Virginia Dominates Duke 50-20 In ACC Showdown
Virginia crushed Duke 50-20 in Durham as fullback Joe Anderson scored three touchdowns including a 47-yard run. Gene Arnette and Frank Quayle sparked the Cavaliers offense as Virginia built a 21-7 halftime lead and pulled away in the final period with three late scores after Duke fumbles. It marked Virginia’s first victory over Duke in seven meetings since 1958.
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Durham
N.C
Joe Anderson
Virginia
Duke
Blue Devils
Anderson
Gene Arnette
Frank Quayle
Blue Devil
Yale Rolls over Brown in Ivy opener
Yale remained unbeaten with a 35-13 win over Brown in New Haven as quarterback Brian Dowling starred with 303 total yards. Dowling connected on 40 and 75 yard TD passes to Calvin Hill and scored on a 54 yard run before leaving with a twisted left ankle after an earlier eye gash required five stitches. Brown scored twice against Yale reserves in the final minutes.
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Dowling
Brown
Yale
Penn State Tops UCLA on Burkhart Cherry 76 Yard Pass Play
Penn State, ranked No. 3, pulled away from UCLA with a 76 yard third quarter pass from Chuck Burkhart to Tom Cherry for a 21 6 win. Burkhart later connected to Cherry for a long score and Charlie Pittman added a 28 yard TD run in the fourth. The AFL NFL draft note appears as a separate line about 462 players from 191 colleges.
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Penn State
UCLA
Chuck Burkhart
Tom Cherry
Bruins
Burkhart
Cherry
Bruin
Charlie Pittman
Bryant praises Alabama win and injuries noted
Bryant highlighted Buddy Seasy's touchdown run and praised Alabama's overall offensive execution. He mentioned several injuries including Junior Davis Danny Ford Tommy Wade and Tom Weigand while noting uncertainty about their severity. Vanderbilt coach Bill Pace credited Alabama and planned next games against Tennessee and Georgia.
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Hunter
Bryant
Buddy Seasy
Pete Moore
Junior Davis
Danny Ford
Tommy Wade
Tom Weigand
Vandy
Bill Pace
Alabama
Army Tops California 10-7 Behind Lindell’s Second-Half Surge
Army quarterback Steve Lindell shone in the second half completing all 10 passes for 162 yards and a 62-yard touchdown to Gary Steele as Army rallied past California 10-7. Lindell finished 14 of 20 for 197 yards while Randy Humphries hit 10 of 23 for 108 yards and California took the first lead before Army answered with a late sequence over 73 seconds to reclaim the margin. Safety Jim McCall snagged three of California’s four first-half picks as Army forced four turnovers.
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West Point
N.Y
Steve Lindell
Army
California Golden Bears
Lindell
Gary Steele
Arden Jensen
Randy Humphries
Jim McCall
Humphries
Lindel
Gary Marshall
Bear
Marshall
California
John McGaffie
Cadets
Southern Cal Tops Stanford 27 24 Behind Simpson Hat Trick
No. 2 USC rallied from behind three times to edge Stanford 27 24 before 81,000. OJ Simpson starred with 220 rushing yards on 47 carries and three touchdowns two of 3 and 46 yards plus a 4 yard score. Ron Ayala kicked a 34 yard field goal for the winner in the fourth.
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Calif
J. Simpson
University of Southern California
Ron Ayala
O.J
Simpson
Boston College Beats Villanova in Newton Showdown
Boston College improved to 3-0 by defeating Villanova 28-15 in Newton. Sophomore Red Harris threw two TD passes to Barry Gallup for six yards and Fred Willis for 19 yards, with additional scores from Jim Cadone and Dave Bennett.
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Mass
Boston College
Red Harris
Villanova
Harris
Barry Gallup
Fred Willis
Jim Cadone
Dave Bennett
Boston Lege
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