Hoople Predicts Opening Weekend Upsets in Major College Football
Hoopleharrumph reports a season kickoff with inter sectional matchups including Southern California at Alabama and Arkansas hosting Stanford. Predicted upsets feature South Carolina over Georgia Tech and Kentucky over North Carolina with several scorelines and game outcomes across 1970 opening day.
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Southern California
Birmingham
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Arkansas
Stanford
Army
Holy Cross
Navy
Colgate
Air Force
Idaho
South Carolina
Georgia Tech
Kentucky
North Carolina
Tulane
Texas Tech
Oklahoma
Southern Methodist
West Virginia
William and Mary
Oklahoma Sooners
SMU
West Virginia Mountaineers
Southern
Bears versus Vikings looms in final pre season test
Chicago owner George Halas bets $15 000 on a Bears division title if they beat the Minnesota Vikings in the final pre season game. Halas plans to donate the $3 million winnings to cancer funds but NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle blocks the wager.
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Mike Becht
Associated Press
George Halas
Chicago Bears
Minnesota Vikings
Halas
Bears
Las Vegas
Vikings
Denver
Boston
Salt Lake City
Utah
Green Bay
Baltimore
Washington
Detroit
Cincinnati
Cleveland
New
Rozelle
Jack Concannon
Bobby Douglass
Soldier’s Field
Chicago
Dick Butkus
Gale Sayers
Trinity Names Team Captains For 1970 Tigers Football
Trinity University announces tri captains for the 1970 Tigers football team. Seniors Walter Huntley and Ron Boyette and junior Mike Curry were chosen by a squad vote to lead the squad for an 11 game schedule starting September 12 at Wisconsin Whitewater. Penn State faced the same rival and beat Missouri 10-3 in the Orange Bowl.
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Trinity University
Football Tigers
Walter Huntley
Ron Boyette
Mike Curry
Tigers
Wisconsin State University
Whitewater
Wis
Penn State
Nittany Lions
Missouri
Texas schoolboy football bursts with season opener heat
The AP sets a high bar as Wichita Falls seeks a seventh AAAA title with six already in hand. Austin Reagan meets Houston Spring Woods as top Class AAAA clashes loom. Ennis faces Brownwood, and Iowa Park opens vs Vernon, while Sea Graves travels to Eunice New Mexico. Mart climbs to Class AA at No. 6.
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Associated Press
Wichita County
Wichita Falls
Iowa Park
Lubbock Coronado
Austin
Austin Reagan
Houston Spring Woods
Abilene Cooper
Brownwood
Ennis
Burleson
Vernon
Seagraves
Eunice
N.M. Mart
Kickoff Time for Southwest Conference Opens 1970 Season
The SWC begins its 56th football campaign with Baylor favored against Missouri and Arkansas favored over Stanford. Texas Tech hosts Tulane while Texas A&M and SMU face Wichita State and Oklahoma respectively. Texas and Rice idle. Arkansas Plunkett and Hixson headlines.
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UC Santa Barb
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SMU
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Texas A&m
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TCU
UT Arlington
Tulane
Texas Tech
Toledo
East Carolina
UT el Paso
Pacific
Vanderbilt
UT Chattanooga
VMI
Furman
Va. Tech
Virginia
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Wm. & Mary
Denner
Freeman
Associated Press
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Jones Stadium
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Bill Beall
Dan Devine
Devine
Indians
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Razorbacks
Bill Montgomery
War Memorial Stadium
Red Raider
Jim Carlen
Jim Pittman
Carlen
West Virginia
Kansas
Tech
Sooners
Hixson
Fairbanks
Jack Mildren
Sooner
Hayden Fry
Ben Wilson
Gene Stallings
A&m
Lex James
Brad Dusek
Tarrant County
Fort Worth
UTA
Amon Carter
Steve Judy
Rebels
LSC Opens Season with Stars Across Matchups
The Lone Star Conference launches its 36th football season with Texas A & I favored to win a fourth straight title. Notable players include Karl Douglas and Dwight Harrison drawing pro scouts, while East Texas State, Sam Houston, and Angelo State tout top talent. Opening games feature Texas Lutheran at Southwest Texas and McMurry hosting Prairie View A&M among others.
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Associated Press
Lone Star Conference
Southwest Texas
Texas Lutheran
McMurry
Prairie View A&m Sam Houston
Troy Ala
East Texas State
McNeese la
Texas A & I
LSC
Gil Steinke
Karl Douglas
Steinke
Dwight Harrison
Harrison
Eldridge Small
Texas State
Dwight White
Sam Houston
Chuck Hill
Texas
Prairie View A & M
Troy
Ala
Howard Payne
Abilene Christian
State
S. F. Austin
Tarleton
Angleo
Sul Ross
Baseball Scores and Schedule Highlights Today
The AP reports AL East games with Milwaukee, Oakland, Chicago, New York, Boston and Washington in action plus weekend and Sunday schedules. NL standings show New York leading with 76 wins, Pittsburgh tied at 76, Chicago 75 and St. Louis 68. Notable matchups include Morton vs Gibson and Seaver vs Morton in late games.
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Downing
California
Bradley
Oakland
Segai
Kansas City
Bunker
Chicago
Johnson
Minnesota
Zepp
New York
Peterson
Cleveland
Paul
Boston
Peters
Baltimore
Palmer
Washinton Gogolewski
Detroit
Niekro
Washington
Detoit
W. L. Pet
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Philaphia
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Atlanta
Houston
San Diego
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Gibson
Seaver
Nash
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