West Virginia Keeps Penn State To A 14 14 Tie
West Virginia and Penn State wrestled to a 14 14 deadlock before home crowd of 26 000 in Morgantown. WVU quarterback Dick Longfellow scored twice on keeper runs and added a key 11 yard pass mix as Mountaineers rallied from an 8 0 deficit. Penn State fumbled six times and had two passes intercepted while totaling 283 yards offense to WVU's 283.
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Penn State University
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Ohio
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Dave Kasperian
Mel Reight
Kasperian
Dick Guesman
Lucas West Va
Reight Gous
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Run West
Rutgers 18 0 Victory Fueled by Substitute Webster
Bruce Webster came off the bench to replace injured star Bill Austin and lead Rutgers to an 18-0 win over Lafayette. Webster passed for a TD, rushed for a score, and completed eight of nine passes for 108 yards as Rutgers extended its winning streak to eight.
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Bob Nasco
Bob Simmons
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Holsclaw Paces Tech Rally to 27 23 Victory
Virginia Tech defeats Richmond 27 23 at Miles Stadium led by quarterback Billy Holsclaw who passed 9 of 13 for 114 yards and rushed for 16. Tech outrushed 207 to 79 and set a Southern Conference season record in total offense with 130 yards.
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Pat Henry
Bob Buffman
Jerry Landis
Keydets and Engineers Play to 7-7 Tie in Lynchburg
Lehigh and Virginia Military Institute fought to a 7-7 deadlock as Lehigh leveraged three goal line stands and a 77 yard pass from Al Gross to Joe Wenzel. VMI tied late in the third after a 57 yard drive, but both teams failed to break the stalemate.
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VMI
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Francis Koziol
Lehigh
Nebraska
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Keydets
Army Triumphs 14 7 Over Rice In Fourth Quarter Thriller
Army defeats Rice 14 7 in Houston as Joe Caldwell fires a 64 yard fourth quarter touchdown pass to Pete Dawkins with 52 seconds left. Don Bonko blocks a late Rice field goal to preserve the Cadets’ edge after a 7-0 Rice lead on Buddy Dial’s 27 yard TD catch.
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Rice
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Buddy Dial
Bob Anderson
Bill Carpenter
Billy Bucek
Harry Walters
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UNC Fresh Drops State 24-19 in Sudan Temple Bowl
North Carolina beat rival NC State 24 to 19 in the Sudan Temple Bowl at Raleigh as extra points and late defense sealed the win. Roman Gabriel led the Wolfpack with a 10 yard rush, Benton Halfback scored all Tar Heel touchdowns, and Shuford added key runs as UNC built a 24 point surge. Proceeds benefit Shriners Crippled Children's Hospital with 10 000 fans in attendance.
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al Taylor
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Mississippi Routs Houston 56 7 in SEC clash
Mississippi Rebels overwhelmed Houston 56 7 as quarterback Bobby Franklin threw three touchdown passes and Larry Grantham caught two scoring strikes. The game counted as a SEC contest with Mississippi widening a 7 7 halftime tie into a dominant second half led by substitutions.
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McDonald
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Warren Ball
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We Wuz Robbed Ram Office Burglary Hits 7000
Los Angeles Ram officials cried We wuz robbed after thieves stole about 7000 in cash from a 200 pound safe containing receipts for the upcoming game with San Francisco. The burglars wheeled the safe out the back door and left behind a pile of tickets for the 49ers game.
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Musial’s Homer Gives Win To Touring Cards
Stan Musial hit his first Japan homer as the St Louis Cardinals beat the Japan All-Stars 5 to 1 in Hei wadai Stadium. His 400 foot shot came with two on in the first inning, the Cardinals adding two more in the fifth. About 30 000 spectators included 10 000 American servicemen and an American high school band. Music al also drove in a three run blast against Koo Inao of the Nishitetsu Lions.
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Japan
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Japan All-Stars
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Dartmouth Tops Columbia 38-0 in Ivy League
Dartmouth hammered Columbia 38-0 in Hanover to move into a three way Ivy first place tie with Cornell and Princeton. Jake Crouthamel scored two touchdowns including a 14 yard run and a 9 yard drive.
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Buckeyes Rally to Tie Purdue 14-14 in Big Ten Clash
Ohio State in Columbus trails 14-0 as Jim Marshall returns a blocked punt 22 yards for a score and adds a 25 yard pass TD. Purdue answers with two fourth quarter touchdowns to erase the deficit and force a 14-14 deadlock in a game that eliminates both from the title race.
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Goldstein Still Leads Chapel Hill Passing Receiver
Goldstein, a junior end from Brooklyn, tops UNC in pass receiving with 17 receptions for 286 yards and one touchdown over seven games. End John Schroeder also records receptions for the Tar Heels.
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