Dartmouth Puts Penn Away 30 to 0 in Ivy Tilt
Dartmouth defeats Penn 30-0 as quarterback Bill King leads a fast start and steady defense. King scores on a 1-yard sneak, Dartmouth builds a 23-0 halftime lead and shuts Penn down, with TDs on most series and two Wallstead extra points. Attendance 12,596.
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Philadelphia
Bill King
Bob Blackman
Dartmouth
Penn
King
Penny Spade
Wellstead
D—Vancura
Wallstead
D—Krumme
D—Lawson
Crusaders crush Buffalo 20 to 8 in Saturday clash
Holy Cross riding Tom Hennessy with two receiving scores and a 40 yard interception return powered a 20-8 victory over Buffalo. Hennessy, a 180 pound Brookline Massachusetts junior halfback, scored on a 38 yard pass from Tom McCarthy and returned an interception for another score as the Crusaders dominated the Bulls.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Holy Cross
Tom Hennessy
Crusaders
Brookline
Mass
Bulls
Hennessy
Tom McCarthy
Gene Gurries
Sens Reedabes
McCarthy
Iowa State Edges Oklahoma In Narrow Big Eight Win
Iowa State builds early lead with three first quarter touchdowns then holds off Oklahoma 21-15 as fumbles and drives stall the Sooners late. Dave Hopmann and Ozzie Clay spark the ground game with two first quarter scores. Clay adds another in the final period. A crowd of 45,000 attends the contest in Norman.
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Norman
Okla
Iowa State
Oklahoma
Cyclones
Dave Hopmann
Ozzie Clay
Clay
Sopomore
Hoover
Schreiver
Ou—Page
Jarman
Oqu—Carpenter
Page
Carpenter
GW Routs VMI 30-6 in DC Stadium debut
George Washington, led by Bill Hardy's sharp passing and a stifling defense, defeated Virginia Military Institute 30-6. GW built early leads with Manley TD passes and Drummond's setup plays, while VMI managed only one sustained drive to cross midfield late in the third period.
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Washington
George Washington
Bill Hardy
Virginia Military Institute
Jim Camp
District of Columbia
Hardy
Paul Manley
Dick Drummond
Tony Fredicine
VMI
Stinson Jones
Frank Pazzaglia
Merv Holland
Frank Cawood
Richmond
Manley
Fredicine
Drummond
Colonial S
Yardstick Drives Into End Zone Behind Big Plays
Yardstick advances from its 21 to a touchdown in 11 plays led by Jones who caught a deflected 32 yard pass from Bobby Mitchell. GW's Lou Desimone rumbled for 85 yards on 14 carries including 37 yards on three rushes in GW's fourth TD drive. Hardy completed 19 of 14 passes for 105 yards before handing to Pazzaglia and Holland. VMI leaders were Jones 27 yards on 9 rushes, Andy Tucker 25 on 7, and Butch Armistead 25 on 9.
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Jones
Bobby Mitchell
Lou Desimone
Pazzaglia
Holland
Hardy
Mitchell
VMI
Andy Tucker
Butch Armistead
Citadel
Eastburn
Eddie Taylor
Bill Gilgo
Charlie Brendle
Gilgo
Bobby Jackson
Dick Curl
Richmond
Bob Hodgson
Villanova Routs UMass Behind Richman’s Passes
Richie Richman the 20 year old Wildcat quarterback sparked Villanova to a 33 13 win over Massachusetts. He scored the opening TD and set up two more with long passes guiding his undefeated team to a fourth straight victory at Amherst.
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Amherst
Mass
Richie Richman
Villanova
University of Massachusetts
Richman
Philadelphia
Yale Rolls Past Brown 14-3 in Ivy Opener
Yale defeats Brown 14 to 3 at New Haven as quarterback Leckonby throws a TD to Jud Calkins and scores once more. Brown led briefly in the second quarter but was stalled by Yale’s defense, extending Yale’s win streak over Brown and marking a strong Ivy start.
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New Haven
Ray Barry
Rebels Rout FSU 33 to 0 in decisive college game
Mississippi's No. 2 Rebels unleashed a ground and air assault to crush Florida State 33-0. Billy Ray Adams led the scoring, with Louis Guy Larry Smith and Doug Elmore adding TDs as FSU produced only eight first downs.
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University, Miss
Mississippi
Rebels
Florida State
FSU
Billy Ray Adams
Adams
Louis Guy
Larry Smith
Doug Elmore
Florida
Guy
Elmore
Adams Spear
FSU Miss
Elmore and Adams spark Ole Miss rally against FSU
Elmore's power runs through the middle and Adams's fast sprints help Ole Miss nearly defeat Florida State. Ole Miss led 14 3 at halftime after Perry Lee Dunn's 15 yard pass to Smith. Elmore and Adams scored key TDs as FSU failed to threaten beyond the Rebel 30. Crowd 12 500 attended.
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Elmore
Adams
FSU
Ole Miss
Perry Lee Dunn
Smith
Ralph Smith
Florida State
Rebel
Invaders
Mississippi
Guy
Um—Adams
Sullivan
Dunn Tempfer
Um—Elmore
WVU Smashes Virginia Tech 28 to 0 in SBC Showdown
West Virginia ends an 18 game winless streak with a 28 0 victory over Virginia Tech before 15000 fans in Morgantown. Sophomore QB Fred Colvard stars with a 1 yard run and a 6 yard touchdown pass as WVU dominates on both offense and defense.
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Morgantown
W.va
West Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wobbilers
Fred
Colt
Colvard
Tech
WVU
Cobblers
Terry Strock
Warren Price
Mountaineers
Pitt
Richmond
Vanderbilt
Syracuse
Dale Evans
Eli Kosanovich
Steve Berzansky
Berzansky
Bennett
Herock
Holdinsky
Citadel Routs Richmond 24-6 in Southern Conference clash
Citadel quarterback Sid Mitchell sparked the Cadets with two 34 yard TD passes and a late fourth quarter air ground drive. Earley Eastburn set a Citadel rushing record with 837 yards on the season as the Cadets improved to 2-2 while Richmond fell to 1-3 after the loss in Charleston.
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Earley Eastburn
Citadel
Sid Mitchel
Cadets
Richmond
Mitchell
Eastburn
Mobile
Ala
Barry Thomas
Hilly Hughes
Mitchell-Eastburn
Charleston
S.C
Richmond Citadel
Tenes
Unts
Tenenes
William and Mary Upsets Furman in Southern Conf clash
Williams and Mary Indians erased a 6-0 halftime deficit to defeat Furman 19-6 at Williamsburg. Furman QB Canty misfired after intermission as W M held the Paladins to 33 rushing yards in the second half and prevented Furman from scoring after the opening period. Canty connected on a 13 yard pass to Cook for Furman’s early lead, but W M responded with 13 yard Canty to Cook.
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Williamsburg
William and Mary's
Indians
Furman
Paladins
Billy Canty
H. C. Thaxton
William and Mary
Tom Campbell
Tony Carmingnani
Canty
John Cook
Fur—Cook
W&m
Barton
Penkuna
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Muniley
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Eenee
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Yale
Brown
Leckonby
Calkins
Beddale
Jrown
Barry
Clinton
Sheppard Hardware CO
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Va. Tech
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Nick Dilcreto
Bucky Sharp
Ing
Earl Stoudt
Pigmiiongoss
Careceoce
Citadel Peersee
Jackson
Rich—Hodgson
Kilgo
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Lebow
Pegram
Burton
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