Utah State at Denver

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  Evening star, November 17, 1940, page 35 (results column)

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  Fall of sh Corne Close Call Resound Among Grid Shocks Aee on Army, worst defeat an Army team ever suffered. Navy gained plenty of ground but was lucky to get a scoreless tie with Columbia when Len Wills try for a Columbia field goal just missed. Bob Sandbach’s fourth-quarter field goal gave Princeton a 1877 victory over Yale as Harvard’s fast-improving forces took Brown over the jumps, 40. Indian Bill Geyer’s 55-yard touchdown run and the ensuing extra point enabled Colgate to trip Syracuse, 7–⁠6 while Holy Cross surprised by getting a SIS draw with Tenn Pile. Villanova won over Man haitian, 1876, and williams, routing Amherst, 1876. won the Little Three crown. In the far West, Washington kept its slim championship hopes alive by whipping Southern Cali fornia, 40; California stopped Oregon, 14–⁠6, and U. C. L. A. finally won after seven straight defeats, beating Washington State, 1926. Gonzaga surprised Detroit, 1871. In the Big Seven, Colorado whipped Brigham Young. 49,; Denver beat Utah State, 34–⁠6. and Utah won over Colorado State, 27-o.

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Denver leads 19–⁠13–⁠3 in 35 meetings, counting the 18 since this game.