Oklahoma State Upsets Army 12 7 At West Point
Oklahoma State backs Hollis Jackson and Karns led a sharp offense and stout defense to halt Army’s rally. Ray Waldrop opened scoring for Army with a 40 yard sprint before OSU answered twice in the second period and held firm in a scoreless final half. Attendance 31,000.
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N.Y
Oklahoma State
Wardell Hollis
Tommy Jackson
Don Karns
Army
Miche Stadium
Cowboys
Stillwater
Okla
Paul Dietzel
Ray Waldrop
State
Waldrop
Ek Os—Bryant
Miller
Os—Hollis
Trojans Rip Stanford In 39-14 Clash
Southern California defeats Stanford 39 to 14 in a Rose Bowl race upset showing Pete Beathard scoring twice and USC building a 25-0 lead as Northwestern loses to Wisconsin. The game drew 41 000 fans in Stanford Stadium.
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Stanford
Calif
Pete Beathard
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Southern California
Anford
USC
Lupe
Beathard
USCA
Besthard
Babajien
Tech Beats Wake Forest in Series Run Remains Tight
The game extended the series to 8 wins for Tech and 4 for Wake Forest since 1916 with one tie. Scoring plays included a 96 yard Schweickert run and a safety by Warren.
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Tech
Wake Forest
Cahill
Schweickert
Sizemore
VPI
Warren
Thomason
Brandeweide
Cary
Nebraska Dominates Kansas to Stay in Big Eight Title Race
Nebraska rushed for 32 points in the first 18 minutes and defeated Kansas 40 to 16 before 38,000 in Lawrence. The Cornhuskers, now 7-1, kept pace in the Big Eight title chase behind a dominant line and no-completion passing from Dennis Claridge.
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Jim van Valkenburg
Associated Press
Lawrence
Kan
Nebraska
Kansas
Jayhawks
Jack Mitchell
Bob Devaney
Cornhuskers
Missouri
Mizzou
Okla
Will
Dennis Claridge
Neb—Ross
Ned—Ross
Tomlinson
Claridge
Neb
Thornton
Ken—Baugham
McParland
McFarland
Kan—Graham
Peimer
Bura
Arkansas Rolls To 28-14 Win Over Rice
Billy Moore led Arkansas with 71 rushing yards and a touchdown, plus two completions to Jerry Lamb for scores as sixth ranked Arkansas beat Rice 28-14 in Fayetteville. Moore extended his conference scoring lead to 66 and rushing lead to 48 yards before a 34 000 crowd, with Arkansas improving to 7-1 and positioned for a bowl bid as it closes the season against Southern Methodist and Texas Tech. Rice quarterback Randy Kerbow passed for two Owl touchdowns in the second half to Gene Raesz and Jerry Kelley, while Art Walker, Hatfield and Rees contributed on Arkansas defense and special teams.
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Fayetteville, Ark
Billy Moore
Jerry Lamb
Arkansas
Rice
Moore
Southern Methodist
Texas Tech
Randy Kerbow
Gene Raesz
Jerry Kelley
Owl
Appalachian Climbs Past Presbyterian 21-0 in Narrow Victory
Appalachian's Mountaineers dominated Presbyterian 21-0 as Nikki Helms scored all 21 points including a second period 5 yard run and a late interception return. Presbyterian played without starting QB Bill Tyson and fullback Randy MecCranie and mustered little offense, recording a safety and two big plays on defense. Attendance was about 1,800.
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N.C
Appalachian
Presbyterian
Nikki Helms
Mountaineers
Leighton Grantham
Dennis Saunders
Larry Harbin
Bill Mayhew
Bill Tyson
Randy MecCranie
Heims
Chandler
Grantham
Harbin
Saunders
Mayhew
Lacey Boots UNC To 11 7 ACC Win At Virginia
UNC end Bob Lacey booted a 30 yard field goal in the first half as the Tar Heels beat Virginia 11 to 7 in rain soaked conditions. Coach Jim Hickey praised Lacey’s kicking and hands while Ken Willard provided heavy ground yardage. Virginia coach Bill Elias credited penalties for stalling their offense as UNC’s defense limited them.
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Bob Lacey
University of North Carolina
Lacey
UNC
Tar Heels
University of Virginia
Jim Hickey
Bob
Hickey
Carolina
Jim
Tuthill
Ron
Virginia
Duke Tops Maryland 10-7 in Close Soccer Like Football Game
Duke defeats Maryland 10 to 7 at Duke Stadium as Bill Murray praises the pass defense while noting weaker rushing stop. Maryland would have tied with a field goal if the chance had arisen, coach Nugent says his team would have gone for the field goal on fourth down.
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Duke Stadium
Durham
Bill Murray
Murray
Duke Blue Devils
Maryland
Terrapins
Terps
Duke
Devils
Dick Shiner
Tom Nugent
Nugent
France Takes 2-0 Net Lead in Davis Cup Tie
France moved ahead 2-0 over Mexico as Jean Noel Grinda defeated Raphael Osuna 12-10 7-5 6-3 and Pierre Darmond beat Antonio Palafox 6-3 6-4 6-2. The Mexican Davis Cup squad had earlier beaten the United States in the American Zone finals and Sweden in the Intercontinental finals.
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Paris
France
Mexico
Jean Noel Grinda
Raphael Osuna
Pierre Darmond
Antonio Palafox
United States
Sweden
Duke Edges Opponents as Nugeru Refuses Comment
Intercepted passes came at crucial moments but Nugeru declined to discuss luck. He praised his team for playing hard and their effort against Duke. He noted strong running but poor passing and admitted Duke used the clutch to secure the win.
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Nugeru
Duke
Iig
Bears Roll Over Elon 27-0 for Eighth Carolinas Title
Le noir Rhyne clinched its eighth straight Carolinas Conference football title with a 27 to 0 victory over Elon in Burlington. Odell White and Richard Kemp led the offense, with White rushing for 163 yards and setting the conference total offense mark at 1,399 yards. Kemp added 91 rushing yards while White scored two touchdowns and contributed the extra point.
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Burlington
N. C
Lenoir Rhyne
Elon
Odell White
Richard Kemp
White
Bill Ackard
Kemp
Bear
Morgan State Routs Shaw 38-13 in CIAA clash
Morgan State College, the CIAA leader, crushed Shaw University 38-13 in Raleigh. Morgan State improved to seven wins and one loss, while Shaw dropped to six defeats and one tie after a strong first half by the Bears.
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Raleigh
Morgan State College
CIAA
Shaw University
Shaw Bears
Morgan State
Shaw
Newberry Tops Western Carolina 15 14 in late rally
Newberry recovered a fumble in the final period and drove 35 yards to a touchdown as Tom Gorman scored on a three yard run. Haggard added the conversion to seal a 15 14 win over Western Carolina. Gorman earlier opened scoring with an 11 yard run.
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Elon
Willie Tart
Nget
Bob Montgomery
Bears
Pam
Tom Brown
Benny Kennerly
Newberry
S. C
Indians
Western Carolina
Phil Orsini
Charles Haggard
WCC
Lew Best
Tom Gorman
Haggard
Gorman
Fred Haley
New—Gorman
Haley
Mergen
Ruta
Hunnicutt
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