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Citadel Trips VMI, Cops SC Title; Gobblers Fall; UVA Wins, 28-20 Colorado 7 Michigan 28 Duke 14 Maryland Penn State (SeePage C-2V 21Georgia Tech 20 Texas 27 Ohio State 29 Alabama 24 SMU Olowa 13 Miss. State 0 (See Page C-3) (Set Page C-3) (See Page C-3) Clemson 21North Carolina 22 Tulane 6 Tennessee 21 (See Page C-2) I (See Page C-2) I Missouri 6 7 0 (See Page C-3) (See Page C-2) I (See Page C-3) Unbeaten FdllLSUShocM Two Stephens TD'sGetWin Stovall Keys Upset Victory On Long Run Mississippi LSTJ First Downs 21 10 Rushing YardaRe 17 207 Passing Yardage 146 6 Passes 14.25 I Passes Intercepted By 1 1 Punts Fumbles Lost 1 0 Yards Penalized 31 BATON ROUGE, La. () By Minnesota Michigan State Minnesota First Downs 18 17 Rushing Yardage lfil 201 fasstng Yaraagt 99 sz Passes US 5-10 Passes Intercepted by 0 I Punts 5-38 S-32 Fumbles Lost i Yards Penalized IS 17 MINNEAPOLIS Iff) In- pired Minnesota, with slick Jerry Stovall, a 193-pound starry-toed halfback, streaked quarterback Sandy Stephens directing a surprise unbalanced 57 yards to set up a touchdown and Louisiana State ine attack and hurling a 23- smashed Mississippi's dreams of a national championship yard touchdown pass, upset nationally top-ranked Michigan State, 13-0, in a crucial with a 10-7 victory over the Rebels Saturday night. Big Ten football game Saturday. Halfback Bill Munsey, benched StovalTs dart through the Rebel line came late in the third period and paved the way for a seven-yard touchdown run by halfback Wendell Harris.

Mississippi, ranked second in this week's Associated Press poll by injury the past three games, scored both Gopher touchdowns, one on a lateral from Stephens and the other on the 23-yard payoff toss by Stephens. The Gophers, stealing a page of the erstwhile unbeaten Spar to Michigan State, lost its bid to take over the No. 1 spot when the Spartans lost to Minnesota earlier tans, unveiled an unbalanced line for the first time this season and impressively punched over in the first and last quarters. in the day. LSU was ranxea sixth.

Michigan State, a seven-point favorite and suffering its first de This was the third straight year that LSU has wrecked a possibly unbeaten season for the Rebels. But Mississippi kept the 68,000 screaming fans tense until the final seconds when LSU end Gene Sykes recovered Rebel quarterback Glynn Griffing's feat after five victories, could do no better than pierce to the Minnesota 5 in the first quarter. It was Michigan State's first shutout defeat in 26 games. GOPHERS TALLY Minnesota scored the first time RICHMOND'S EARL STOUDT RUNS INTO IRGIN1A TECH STONE WALL 2 YARDS OUT The Gobblers' Ron Hawkins (24) Makes Jarri ng Tackle, But Brent Vann Scored 2 Plays Later CITADEL STAR EARLEY EASTBURN MAKES FOUR IN TEAM'S FIRST SCORING DRIVE VMI's Guard Doug Walker (65) Makes Stop At Keydets' Eight In 59-Yard Touchdown March it had the ball on a 71-yard march in Jl plays, Munsey racing 8 yards around Michigan State's right end on a smooth lateral RichmondDropsVPI, 1 1-0, Whaley Of Bulldogs Tops from Stephens. With about four minutes of the fumble on tne Tiger LSU moved out front midway in the first period when Harris booted a 37-yard field goal.

But Griffing and starting Rebel quarterback Doug Elmore opened up a passing attack and got Mississippi rolling just before half- Griffing tossed to end Wes Sul-livan for two yards and a touchdown and the intermission ended with the Rebels showing a 7-3 lead. A 22-vard field coal attempt by game left, Stephens wheeled his touchdown pass to Munsey, who grabbed the ball just inside the As Pratt's Punts Sparkle 14-8 Last-Quarter Victory back line of the end zone. Michigan State, which previous By CHARLES KARMOSKY Daily Press Sports Editor ly had yielded only one touch By BOB MOSKOWITZ Daily Press Sports Writer RICHMOND It is hard to imagine a happier homecoming game for Richmond Foot down and a total of u0 points rolling over Wisconsin, Stanford, LEXINGTON "We're gonna get the trophy." That's been a forlorn chant at The Cita ball Coach Ed Merrick than the one his defensivelv-superb team hacked out against Virginia del for two years, but it wasn't this Saturday afternoon as the Charleston, S.C., Bulldogs Sullivan at the halfway point of Michigan, Notre Dame end Indiana, never seemed able to cope HOW TOP TEN TEAMS FARED 1. Michigan State (5.1). lost to Minnesota 13-0.

2. Mississippi (6-1) lost to LSU. 10-7. 3. Texas (7-0), beat Southern Methodist 27-0.

4. Alabama (7-0), beat Mississippi State 24-0. 5. Ohio State (5-0-1), beat Iowa 29-13. 6.

LSU (6-1) beat Mississippi, 10-7. 7. Georgia Tech (6-1), beat Florida 20-0. 8. Colorado (6-0), beat Missouri 7-6.

9. Iowa (4-2), lost to Ohio State 29-13. 10. Missouri (5-1-1), lost to Colorado 7-6. the third stanza came just two nlav hefnre Stovall found a stormed 79 yards the final quarter to come from behind for a 14-8 decision over VM and nail down their first Southern Conference football championship in history.

Tech here Saturday before nearly 14,000 Richmond Stadium fans. A brutal and young forward wall plus the expert punting of Linky Pratt of Great Bridge produced the leading efforts in the 11-0 success, which was the first for Merrick over VPI weakness in the Mississippi line with the ferocity of Minnesota defensive play and sharp offense when the chips were down. Five hundred cadets and probably their commandant, too, Gen. Mark W. Clark, ren since he took command ot the opi-.

dered that cheer all afternoon out and scampered to the Rebel zs. Seven plays later, Harris circled left end behind a great block va. Teeb Richmend nine wnen the Franklin junior Citadel VMI ders in 1951. liant performer all afternoon for couldn't help wondering if the host 12 First Downs First Downs 14 16 Instead of the wide-open type just" did knife to the four. the Bulldogs, called for a fake Keydets wouldn't make them eat; by guard Monk Gulllot for the .121 88 Rushing Yardage Passing Yardage Passes A penalty and three cracks by field goal attempt and tried of contest many had expected, I this one was virtually devoid of those words again by rolling with S-19 Stoudt still left Richmond some 168 3ff 3-13 5-44 60 B2 18 3-10 3 1 77 Passes Intercepted By Rushing Yardage Passing Yardage Passes Passes Intercepted By Punts Fumbles Lost Yards Penalized 107 15(1 10-20 t-43 0 10 1 The victory clearly stamped Minnesota, last year's national and Big Ten champion, regarded in pre-season reckoning as a con-ference also-ran as a championship contender.

The Gophers, now victorious in five successive games since an game final score. This was LSU's sixth victory of the season, aealnst one set goalward pass. But, sophomore Keydet halfback Andy Tucker the second-half kickoff for 75 yards and a touchdown and made a two- See Spiders', Page C-2, Cols. 4-5 Punts Fumbles Lost Yards Penalized fl 30 the big play, although Virginia Tech's Tom Hawkins did run an intercepted pass back for 48 intercepted at the VMI 6. Virginia Tech.

Richmond 11 back, and it almost clinched at least a tie for the Southeastern But the relief was temporary, the Bulldogs made the denial RICH Vann 1 run (kick failed) yards in the scoreless first point conversion for an 8-7 lead. But, the Charleston Cadets revised their chant to "No you won't" after the VMI TD and The Bulldogs took the ensuing Conference championship. The RICH Safety Price tackled in end tone opening 6-0 loss to Missouri in stand up. H1CH KG btoudt 3o punt at their 41 and started goal Attendance 15,000. Even Merrick admitted "I Quarterback Bill Whaley.

who ward. In 10 plays they traversed thought we'd need three touch scored his team's first six-point 59 yards, aided greatly by a 15 yard penalty, and Whaley climax downs to win No, man figure we could shut them out. miserable weather, still have Iowa, Purdue and Wisconsin to face. SPARTANS UNIMPRESSIVE In the regionally-televised game Michigan State actually was dead at half time, following two long but unsuccessful first half drives ed the march from one yard out er, led the winning, 13-play onslaught and his mates stiffened defensively when the fighting Keydets drove 51 yards to The The one touchdown Richmond and end Bill Gilgo booted the ex tra point to provide the South did construct was a one-yard chopper by halfback Brent Vann Citadels 14 before losing mo Carolinians with a 7-0 lead. mentum.

However, Coach John McKen reaching Minnesota's 5 and 11- Bayou Bengals' only setback was to non-conference Rice in the season opener. With five minutes left in the game, Ole Miss saw two potential scoring drives fail. With the combination of Elmore to end Ralph Smith clicking for big gains, the Rebels probed deep into Tiger territory but defensive ace Steve Ward intercepted an Elmore pass at the LSU 16 to halt the march. Mississippi intercepted a toss by Tiger quarterback Lynn Ame-dee at the Rebel 34 to launch its final desperation bid for victory. Griffins directed this march with eight seconds leit tne first half.

Actually, VMI partisans jump na's Keydets, striving for their third SC crown in a row and ed and shouted deliriously with The third quarter was a stand fourth in five years, unleashed off and it appeared there might slightly more than a minute to play when veteran quarterback Bobby Mitchell hit Ken Reeder a jolting offensive after the sec be no more scoring until, a Pratt punt from midfield was taken in the end zone by quarterback ond-half kickoff and in it plays with what looked like a TD pass. with scrimmage at the 20 with 1:45 left in the first quarter and scrimmage at the 27 early in the second quarter. After Aster Sizemore's second attempt, however, Richmond was in complete control the rest of the half, with one brief exception. That occurred when end Kyle Albright intercepted Mel Ride-out's second pass attempt and scampered 17 yards to the Spiders' 36. On the very first shot, Norfolk's Tommy Walker fumbled, Richmond's standout tackle Don Thompson of Danville pounced on the ball, giving the Gobblers a fruitless scries.

Its final play was magnificent punt by Pratt that traveled 61 yards and put the Gobblers in a hole that was magnified when Price followed with a very weak punt. Richmond then took over 32 yards from a touchdown and cut a gruelling 11 -play path to the score by Vann, who had two "justs" in the series. The first came on fourth and three at the tore off 75 yards with Mitchell Warren Price, who had a totally pitching the final 8 to Reeder for but officials awarded it was caught behind the end zone and ruled it invalid. the TD. dismal day.

yard lines. In the third period, the Spartans had the ball only for seven scrimmage plays, and in the fourth period, they made a desperation drive to Minnesota's 24 with one end one half minutes left. But here, the brilliant Stephens intercepted a Spartan pass in the end zone for an automatic touchback. Minnesota's fourth Big Ten victory without defeat put the Gophers in a tie for first place in the Big Ten race with Ohio State Fullback Pat Morrison barged Price was promptly nailed by Earl Stoudt. the brilliant All- over right tackle for the two and it failed when the substitute Rebel quarterback was swamped under, fumbled and Sykes came Southern Conference halfback, pointer producing an 8-7 VMI advantage, but the Bulldodgers whose offensive ability was limit ed by a knee injury suffered up with the ball with just a shade more than one minute left.

Ole Miss had a big edge in weren't to be denied their first title since entering the SC in 1937 and which their hosts on The homecoming clash, a disappointment for the highly-partisan crowd of 9,000 at Wilson Field, was hard-fought affair and a thriller befitting this title-settling occasion, particularly after the opening quarter when neither team could venture outside its own territory. Before the scoreless deadlock was broken. The Citadel threat early in the battle. Stoudt later added the finish passing yardage with 106 yards See Mitchell, Page C-2, Cols. which scored a 2913 victory over to LSU'S 6.

ing touches to the scoring with a 35-yard field goal with 42 sec The Citadel VMI iT.Iowa. onds left in the game. PIT Wh.la 1 ntunna nilsn lrilrl 7 7 Mississippi LSU 10 VMI Reeder 8 pass from Mitchell tMop a a a a 111 rison run) I.KITFf; Harris 37 Breaks enabled Virginia Tech to maneuver into position for C1T Mura 22 nass from Whalev (Gilffo MINN Munsev I run (kick (ailed) ened by moving 35 yards to MISS Sullivan 2 pass from GriHing kick) MINN Munsey 23 past from Stephen field goal attempts that failed VMI's 36 where Whaley, a bril (Sullivan kick) LSU Harris 7 run (Harris Kick) Aiienoance imecnier sicsj SOUTH CAROLINA'S LINE YIELDS CONVERSION GAMBLE BACKFIRES Davidson Staves Off Rally In Last Period, Wins, 31-30 Thompson Leads Virginia's Backs To Shocker Triumph Davidson Coach Milt Drewer reserved most ing backfield berth in his final collegiate game against Wofford 17 1 i a of his praise for senior end Er completed five of eight passes for 75 yards and one touchdown and also sparkled on defense, es ISC I'VA First Downs 18 18 Rushing Yardage 140 IBS Passing Y'ardage 215 75 Passes 11-26 5-10 Passes Intercepted By I nie Phillips, who snagged two next Saturday. Hushing Ytting lg Pausing Yardage Passes 7'S The crowd of only 4.000 was scoring throws and generally pecially against the Gamecock 138 239 19-28 1 30.8 2 73 Coslen 181 yards in completing 10 of 25, and the running of halfback Billy Gambrell against a similar attack by Virginia. The Cavaliers called repeatedly on fullbacks Willis Williams and Douglas Thomson for line thrusts and quarterback Gary Cuozzo gave the best pass coachine per agog over the early passing of Punts passes.

Punts 4-M Fumbles Lost 2 0 Yards Penalized 15 30 2 92 formance of any of our players" Although Virginia took a 21-7 Yards Penalized this season. sophomore Henning and the fourth-period uprising engineered by Cox, a senior, but host lead into the halftime rest period the Gamecocks of Coach Marvin Henning completed the first By RAY LINKER Dailv Press Sports Writer By BILL IIIGDON Daily Press Sports Writer WHT.1AMSBURG In Bass came back strong in the seven passes he tossed and put in an early 7-0 lead with CHARLOTTESVILLE second half, scoring twice and Air Force Edges a quick flip of eight yards to Phillips standing in the end zone. consistent William and Mary rnmmcH 1 fi ftoilltS HltO 8 In one of the most hotly-contested football games seen here in many a day the Uni Colorado State In Fullbacks Spark Tulsa's 19-0 Win Over Cincinnati Cox then took command in his CHARLIE WEAVER BREAKS UP DAVIDSON PASS Intended Receiver Is Lou Zirkle As Barney Jones Watches (Bca Kopp Photo) final game on Cary Field and breath-catching four quarter rally, but the pass-filled bid 14-9 Comeback posted touchdown passes of 10 versity of Virginia broke a two-game losing famine and finally subdued South Carolina, 28-20, Saturday after DENVER Wl-The Air Force and 45 yards, and a vital two- TULSA, Okla. (AP Tulsa's marching to the Virginia 15 late in the game, where Costeo passes fell incomplete. Thomson gained 81 yards and Williams 51 to better a 54-yard production by Gambrell in 10 carries, which included one 8-yard TD run.

Costen hit end John Caskey on four passes that went for 102 yards and connected with halfback Henry Crosby for 58 yards on only three catches, two point conversion pass during the Falcons took advantage of a last West Virginia Throttles Colonials, 12-7, fullback power ground out a 19-0 wasn enougn to avert a plummet to the Southern Conference football basement Satur- n(larnnnn minute pass interference penalty Missouri Valley Conference vie fiery comeback. The two Indian quarterbacks ac Saturday and barely edged Col tory over Cincinnati Saturday to On Fred Colvard 2 Touchdown Aerials noon. The triumph, Virginia's first in four Atlantic Coast Conference Winning Davidson marshaled anH dammed into sen cumulated 239 yards on a 19-for-28 passing record, far outshining the give the Hurricane a third of the orado State University, 14-9, in a non-conference football game. Trailing 9-7 with three minutes r.w w.Va. league's runner-up spot.

Tribe's ground offensive of 160 First Downs in 12 Rushing Varrlase IU 18 of which were touchdown tosses. yards. na ior quarterback Calvin Cox to smother the crucial two-point conversion attempt and pressure Tulsa didn't get across the goal Passing Yardage .74 118 Thomson tallied twice for Vir Dave Lopp, who does the 100- remaining, Terry Isaacson lofted a long Air Force pass toward end Dick Brown which fell in ginia on a 16-yard scamper and line until Coy Stewart's two-yard plunge climaxed a 50-yard drive yard dash in just over 10 seconds, a wild 3130 victory wun umj Passes s- Passes Intercepted By 1 Punts M4.3 Fumbles Lost I Yards Penalized 50 25 once on a one-yard nlunue. Wil West Virginia scored its first touchdown early in the first quarter, on a 42-yard pass play from quarterback Fred Colvard to reserve halfback Jim Procopia. The score was set up by a 20 yard completion on the previous play from Colvard to halfback Glenn Holton.

streaked 61 yards for Davidson's See Sheffield, Page C-4, Cols. 2,3,4 midway in the second period. games this year, ended an 18-game ACC losing streak for the Cavaliers and gave them their first win over South Carolina since 1951. It was Virginia's third win in seven games this season and dropped South Carolina into a tie for fifth in the ACC. The Band Day and Commonwealth Day crowd of 18.000 spent much of the time under cloudy liams crossed the goal from the one, and halfback Tony Ulehla complete but interference was ruled on the play and the Falcons got the ball on CSU's 3.

Isaacson rammed over with the The Hurricane scored twice in Davidson 7 10 Davidson end Jerry Sheffield was switched to a halfback post by Coach Bill Dole to "provide The winners also proved adept at catching George Washington aerials, intercepting four. George Washington started the game with a drive from its 25 to the Mountaineer 27. Dick Drum-mond, the Colonials' All-America candidate, started the series with a 22-yard run around left end. A version of the Colonials' old Notre Dame box was unveiled, complete with a shift that drew West Virginia offside, the first See GW', Page C-2, Cols. 7-8 7 IS 3d William and Mary By CHICK KERLIN Daily Press Staff Writer took an 1 1-yard scoring pass from Cuozzo.

South Carolina took the open- WftM Phillips 7 pass from Henning (Barton kirk) clincher two plays later. a minute and 25 seconds of the third period. Fullback Bo Bolinger rammed over from the 1 after a WASHINGTON West Virginia DAV Gibbs pass from. Cole (Usher combined a strong running attack See Page C-5, Col. 1 The Mountaineers got their kirk) DAV FG 'Isher It WkM Penkunas 5 run (Barton kirk) It was a smattering loss for the Rams from Fort Collins, who had fought back to take the lead with threatening skies watching several 40-yard march, then bulled over with an erratic but effective passing offense, and defeated George South Caroline Virginia i 14 i -zt DAV-Sheffield 12 -pass from Gibbs margin of victory in the third quarter when Colvard passed from the 50 to Holton.

who was stop again from a yard out after a only 4:45 left in tne game. long runs and many passes fill the air as the game went down kirk) (Usher kick) DAV-Uxin 61 ran (Usher kirk) i nomson is run (nnwiey A Williams 1 plunge (Rowley (nnwley Cincinnati fumble on the 1. Washington 12-7 Saturday at DiS' trict of Columbia Stadium. kick) 7 714 Air Forte more running power just ior uu and the 177-pound senior responded by chalking up 119 yards-more than any of his teammates while scoring the Wildcats' final go-ahead touchdown and returning two kickoffs into Indian territory. Sheffield also continued to bulwark Davidson at defensive end, and earned his right to a start SC Gambrell 7 run (Flndley kick) a ped on the GW 17.

Holton, who to the finish before victory was Colerad State tJ. DAV Lopp 1 pass from Cola (Usher kirk) WtM-Safety Cordle tackled In end IS 1 West Virginia George Washington 7 Cincinnati 1 s- AF A Simpson 32 pass from Bloodworth The Mountaineers completed assured the Cavaliers. gained 97 yards in 11 rushing at Tiilsa Ml) 0-19 zone WftM Phillips 10 pass from Cox (Cor lev nam from Cox) irarma kick CSU FO Kaanehe Jl CSU McFarlane 13 pass from Gutier VA Ulehla 11 pass from Cueue (Row. ley kick) SC Cmsby pas from Gambrell (Flndley kick) VA Thomas I plunge (Rowley kirk) SC-Crosby 41 paae from Coetea (pass failed) only five passes in 13 attempts, but three passes were enough to tempts, then carried to the seven and went in untouched one play WVaProcopia 41 pass from Colvard (kirk failed) OW Desimone run (Corbin kick) WVa Holton 7 run (run failed) Attendance 9. .195.

TUL-Stewart 2 run (run tailed) TUL Bolinger 1 run (Framel kirk) TUL Bolinger 2 run (pas failed) South Carolina, suffering its third loss in seven games matched the passing of quarterback Jim WM-Weaver 45 pass from Cox (kick defeat the Colonials. later. res tmcit iauea AFA Isaacson 2 run (Parma kick) faueo).