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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1961
Page
22
Columbia defeats Yale 11-0 to end Yale's 11 game win streak. Sophomore fullback Al Butts scores the 4 yard TD and converts, fueling an 85 yard drive led by Vasell and Warren. Tom O Connor adds a 23 yard field goal for insurance.
Colgate defeats Harvard 15-0 on Harvard’s home field as Dan Keating and Jim Heilman spark a low passing, ground driven win. Keating scores on a 1 yard plunge after a 40 yard drive set up by a 6 yard Keating Heilman pass. Attendance 12,000.
Notre Dame smothered USC 30-0 at home as 22 backs share carries. Angelo Cabiero shines with strong running while Daryl Lamonica and Ed Rutkowski quarterbacks drive 55 74 and 84 yard scoring marches. Crowd 50 427 watches Irish move to 3 0.
Wake Forest builds a 17-7 lead as Clemson sustains a late drive, but the Deacons control the clock. Wake Forest outgains Clemson 298 rushing to 142 and wins 36 8 to 7 with solid defense and key scoring plays from Parker, Welker, Ruby, Reilly, and Scrudato.
West Virginia's Mounties upset Pittsburgh 20 to 6 as Roger Holdinsky ran for two touchdowns and connected on a 30 yard TD pass with Fred Colvard. Pitt sputtered offensively and failed to threaten WVU outside the late first half.
West Virginia opened with a 74 yard 17 play march to a touchdown after Jim Traficant leaped for a one yard score. Tom Woodeshick fumbled to set it up with Paul Gray recovering in the end zone. Colvard and Evans alternated at quarterback as West Virginia pounded Pitt. Holdinsky scored twice in the third quarter before Pitt halted a near goal line drive.
The Citadel drives 53 yards to the winning kick as Bill Gilco boots a 27 yard field goal with one second left, giving the Cadets a 10 8 victory over William and Mary in Williamsburg. Bill Whaley led the late drive with runs of 15 and 13 yards and a 26 yard pass, advancing from a 8 7 deficit. Calvin Cox scored for William and Mary and Dan Barton connected with Roger Hale for the two point conversion.
Princeton edged Pennsylvania 9 to 3 in a rain soaked Ivy League clash. Greg Riley 34 yard TD run gave Princeton an early lead, a second period safety added points, and a late goal line interception by center Swenson preserved the win as Penn managed a 39 yard field goal by Molnar.
Alabama defeated NC State 26 to 7 as Trammell passed for 155 yards and ran for a score. Williamson and Battle caught key completions while Gabriel added 123 yards through the air for the Tide.
Deacons gain morale fromHil debrand family news as baby boy born before kickoff. Malavasi coached in Winston-Salem delivering a pep talk that fired the team. Howard noted the birth may have spurred stronger Wake spirit and players joked about the help.
Davidson beat Presbyterian 21 to 7 as three scoring plays covered 72 yards. In the fourth quarter two scores secured Davidson’s second win in four games while Presbyterian slipped to a fourth straight loss. Dave Lopp intercepted and returned 85 yards for Davidson’s first score. Ronnie Hampton's 78-yard run tied the game.
Davidson edges Presbyterian 21 14 as Lou Zirkle and Earl Cole connect on a 72 yard touchdown in the opening minute of the final period. Cole completes 6 of 15 passes for 113 yards while Davidson relies on a late rushing and defense to secure the win.
Ole Miss, ranked No. 1, overwhelmed Houston 47-7 in a dominant second half at Memphis. Key plays included two Woody Dobbs TD catches and a trio of Griffith Griffing air strikes plus strong running by Billy Ray Adams and Doug Elmore.
Navy defeated Cornell 31-7 before 22 000 fans in Ithaca. Navy took early lead on a Klemick 2 yard run after a blocked kick and added three more scores including a 36 yard field goal by Mather and quarterback Hecht sneaks. Cornell's lone reply came on a Wood to Hoffman 24 yard pass.
Second string QB Bill Joern directed Holy Cross to a 20-7 win over Boston University at BU Field. Joern scored a touchdown, threw for another, and set up a score as Holy Cross erased a 7-0 deficit. He hails from Council Bluffs Iowa as 10 000 fans watched.
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