Pitt Passes Past Duke as Cavanaugh Sinks Duke
Pitt quarterback Matt Cavanaugh threw five touchdowns and 339 yards to lead a 44 21 victory over Duke. Tony Dorsett topped 100 yards as Pitt exploited a Duke secondary torn by Cavanaugh’s 14 of 17 passing.
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David Grimes
Durham
Duke
Pitt
Cavanaugh
Dorsett
Pitts
Barney
Dunn
Benjamint
Darseth
Ong
Wiliamson
Missouri Dominates Tar Heels
Missouri 24 North Carolina 3 as Curtis Brown, Pete Woods, and Leo Lewis propelled the Tigers to a 500+ yard offensive game. Woods led a 71 yard drive for an early score, Lewis opened a 14-3 lead after a punt return, and Tim Gibbons added a late 27 yard field goal to seal the win for No. 12 Missouri over No. 14 North Carolina on a sunny October day in Columbia.
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Columbia
Curtis Brown
Missouri
Tigers
North Carolina
Tar Heels
Tim Gibbons
Pete Woods
Ohio State
Joe Stewart
Tiger
Tom Biddle
Leo Lewis
Woods
Evans Brown Lead NC State Past Indiana in 24-21 Win
Evans threw a 70 yard pass to Delijah Marshall setting up his go ahead TD as NC State rallied from behind for a 24-21 victory at Memorial Stadium. Ted Brown ran for 141 yards and two touchdowns, Jay Sherrill tied a stadium record with a 52 yard field goal, while Indiana’s Ric Enis rushed for 208 yards.
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Terry Jones
Ric Enis
Jones
Kevin Westover
North Carolina State
Marshall
Indiana
Randy Hall
Evans
Enis
Hoosiers
Courtney Snyder
Brown
Brawn
Sherrill
Wolfpack
Kevin Scanlon
Michigan Blanks Wake Forest 31-0 to Stay Undefeated
Michigan, ranked No. 1, routs Wake Forest 31-0 as Rob Lytle scores twice and moves past Tom Harmon on the all time Michigan rushing list. Lytle, with 110 rushing yards on 14 carries, rises to 2,187 for his career. Rick Leach, Harlan Huckleby, and Bob Wood also find the end zone in front of 103,281 at Ann Arbor.
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Pitt
McGee
Bob Grupp
Cavanaugh
Will
Blue Devils
Duke
Panthers
Ann Arbor
Mich
Rob Lytle
Tom Harmon
Michigan
Wolverines
Wake Forest
Lytle
Harmon
Rick Leach
Harlan Huckleby
Bob Wood
Maryland Terps overpower Villanova for fourth straight win
Maryland ranks seventh rode a weather hampered game to a 20-9 victory over Villanova. Mark Manges connected with Chuck White on a 48 yard touchdown, sealing the win as Villanova failed to gain a first down until late in the third. Tim Wilson scored on a 13 yard run to put Maryland ahead in the third after a 57 yard drive. Larry Seder recovered a Villanova fumble to set up the final score.
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Duke
Mike Barney
Dunn
Chuck Williamson
Pitt
Cavanaugh
Willie Taylor
Carson
College Park
Maryland
Vilanova
Mark Manges
Chuck White
Manges
Terps
Wildcats
Villanova
Tony Serge
Larry Seder
Tim Wilson
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Blue Devil
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Long
James Wilson
Taylor
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Art Gore
State
Tom Gillespie
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Yares Joana Gant Panis
Fumbies
Mel Collins
UNC
Huckleby
John Anderson
Deacons
Timmy Johnson
Hoosier
Mike Harkrader
Westover
Navi
Carolina St
Sherrill Mickind—Restover
Freud
Fred
Sheree
Jed T Jones
Lemch
Wood
Sevelek
Caro St. Indiana
WAKE
Mike McGlamry
Tom Seabron
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