Ohio State Cruises Past Wisconsin 56-0 Behind Johnson Hat Trick
Ohio State, 6-0, dominated Wisconsin with seven scorers including Pete Johnson who scored twice. Johnson ran 13 times for 98 yards and 16 touchdowns this season, while Archie Griffin, Tim Fox and Cornelius Greene also produced key plays. Ohio State forced multiple Wisconsin fumbles, opened with a 66 yard drive by Johnson, and extended to a 28-0 halftime lead before pulling away in the second half.
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Michigan Routs Northwestern in 69-0 Romp at Ann Arbor
Michigan dominates Northwestern with a 69-0 victory led by Gordon Bell and Rob Lytle each scoring twice and 100 yards in the first half. The Wolverines set a school rushing record with 573 yards and moved to 4-0-2 overall, 3-0 in the Big Ten.
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Alabama Dominates Tennessee 30-7 at Legion Field
Alabama, ranked sixth, overwhelmed 16th ranked Tennessee 30-7 as Richard Todd scored three rushing touchdowns and threw another pass. Todd accounted for all Tide scoring, while Alabama’s defense limited Volunteer play and forced critical turnovers in Birmingham.
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Oklahoma Beats Kansas State to Extend Undefeated Streak
Oklahoma, ranked No. 2, rolled to a 25-3 Big Eight win at Manhattan. Horace Ivory and Steve Davis connected on early scores, Tony DiRienzo added three field goals, and a third quarter safety sealed the victory as Kansas State dropped its third straight. Joe Washington was held to 49 rushing yards amid a dominant OU defense.
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Gobblers Edge Arch Rival in Tech Victory
Virginia Tech quarterback Phil Rogers ran for a touchdown and threw another while Tom Beasley forced a late fumble to seal a 24-17 victory over Virginia. The Gobblers improved to 4-2 for their best start in eight years.
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Nebraska Stuns Cowboys 28-20 as Ferragamo shines in Stillwater
Nebraska quarterback Vince Ferragamo, filling in for an injured Terry Luck, threw two TD passes and ran for two more as No. 4 Nebraska beat Oklahoma State 28-20 in Stillwater. Ferragamo led an early 14-0 surge with an 80-yard drive capped by a TD pass to John O’Leary and a 4-yard rush.
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Bulldogs Rout Vanderbilt Behind McLee and Young
Georgia and Kevin McLee led a dominating 47-3 victory over Vanderbilt. McLee gained 90 rushing yards and Hilton Young scored twice as the Bulldogs built a 16-3 halftime lead and pulled away after Commodore mistakes.
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Spartans Collapse Minnesota 38-15 in Big Ten Showdown
Michigan State powered past Minnesota 38-15 as Charlie Baggett, Leon Williams, and Rich Baes each scored rushing TDs. Paul Rudzinski returned a third quarter interception for a TD, while Levi Jackson and Tyrone Wilson added late scores to seal the win and push MSU to 4-2 overall, 1-2 in conference.
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Penn State Beats Syracuse Behind Stutts Two TDs
No. 8 Penn State defeats Syracuse 19-7 as tight end Dave Stutts catches two second half TD passes including one on a fake field goal. Bahr adds two field goals before the surge and Barvin handles the hold.
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Harvard Manhandles Big Red in Penn State Syracuse clash
Penn State defeats Syracuse 19 to 7 as Stutts scores on a Stutts 30 yard pass and Andress hits Stutts for a TD. Don Magee and Magee 15 pass from Donahue highlight Syracuse offense, but Nitanny Lions dominate with stout defense led by Gregg Butler. Penn State outgains 56-168 rushing and 101 passing to Syracuse 93 passing.
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Texas Tops Arkansas in Southwest Conference Clash
Texas beat Arkansas 24-18 as Marty Akins rushed 139 yards on 22 carries and scored a one-yard TD. Wyatt added a 31-yard TD run and Campbell scored from two yards. Erxleben kicked a 27-yard field goal, while Arkansas managed a late TD pass from Bull to Barnes and a Forte eight-yard score. Texas improves to 5-1, 2-0 in conference. Arkansas drops to 4-2, 1-1.
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Aggies survive 14-6 over TCU in Fort Worth
Texas A&M defeats Texas Christian 14 to 6 as Bubba Bean scores twice on four and two yard runs. A&M moves to 6-0, 3-0 in SWC while TCU drops to 0-6, 0-2 in conference. Bean left with limited carries after halftime as A&M fumbled four times but held in late defensive stand.
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Miami Ohio Splashes To 17 9 Victory
Nineteenth ranked Miami of Ohio held Ohio University to minus 11 yards rushing on a rain soaked field and clinched a 17 9 Mid American Conference win. Miami scored on a 14 yard run by Green and a 1 yard run by Smith while Ohio struck with a 49 yard field goal and a Lilienthal one yard TD run. Attendance was 14 432.
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Purdue Tops Illinois 26 24 on late Beary TD Drive
Purdue ends a five game losing streak with a 26 24 victory over Illinois after a 64 yard drive culminates in a five yard touchdown pass from Mark Vitali to Paul Beary with 2 32 left. Scott Dierking rushed for 89 yards and two scores while Lonnie Perrin added 131 yards on 14 carries including a 49 yard TD run. Illinois had a 57 yard field goal by Dan Beaver, an Illinois record, and Kurt Stager scored on a one yard plunge.
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