Georgia Tech at Vanderbilt

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  The Tacoma times, Tacoma, Wash., October 20, 1941, page 10 (results column)

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  Eight Upseis Topple Teams Northwestern And Nebraska Downed NeDIOSkQ DOWne0 NEW YORk-The simple summary Of footballs fourth BIZ week. end. based as always on the sur vivsl Of the fittest. is that only Is major elevens remain on tire perfect record honor roll today. All but two Of the teams which celebrated last New Years day in the bowls are conspicuous BY their absence Squads still eligible for the mythical national title were Fast -Fordham, Penn. Army. Navy. Temple and Villanova. Midwest Minnesota. Michigan. Ohio state and Notrs Dame: South-Duke. Clemson and Vanderbilt. South west-Texss and Texas A. 4 NJ; Far Nest-Ssnta Clara. Eight ely-heralded squads found the going too rough last weekend. The biggest down fall was that ~ Nebraska. the Esst’s Rose bowl representa- tive, which succumbed 10 thrice-beaten Indiana. Ellis. Among other reversals suffered by previously undefeated teams were the beatings Northwestern took from Michigan. Cornell from Navy Texas Christian from Texas A. r. =. Rice from LSU. Column bia from Georgia. Dartmouth from Harvard and Baylor from UNDER rated Villanova. MICHIGAN VS.. MINNESOTA Michigan’s 14–⁠7 victory over Northwestern will be followed this week by the meeting of the VOL verines and Minnesota in a battle which might determine the West ern conference championship. Northwestern will get a chance at another title sspirsnt. Ohio State, which shaded Purdue. Here’s the situation by sections: The East-Penn, one of the two teams in history to whip Yale. Harvard and Princeton in the same season, holds a clear lead in the Ivy league and now is favored TO defend its title success fully. Army and Navy kept their states clean by whipping Yale and Cor nell. Fordham remains atop the independents with three triumphs. although Temple, which blsnked Penn State, l4–⁠0, shows surprising strength. The East suffered it’s worst week In intersectional play Columbia lost to Georgia, Holy Cross to Mississippi, Carnegie to Notre Dame, Pitt to Minnesota and only one -Villanova-came through with a victory. The Midwest-Michigans victory paced the Western conference. in which the Wolverines. Minnesota and Ohio State now are tied for the lead. Minnesota BANKED Pitt, 800, while Ohio shaded Purdue, 1914. Wisconsin humbled Iowa, $50, and Illinois walloped Drake. This week in minor battles Indiana meets Wisconsin. Iowa takes on Purdue and Illinois faces the Irish. The Big SKIS big game matches Nebraska and Missouri and Iowa State engages Kansas. Nebraska and Missouri each have two VIC tories and no defeats in the conference. Southwest – Texas and Texas A. 4 NJ. lead the league. although Rice and Baylor are undefeated in the conference and s. NJ. L. has not played conference game. The Texas–Rice battle is the hishheht this week. Arkansas faces Detroit and Baylor meets the Aggies. South-Nsnderbilt, anbeaten and united, has sndisputed claim TO the Southeastern title after defeat ing Georgia Tech, 14–⁠7, and meets Princeton this week. Mississippi state, unbeaten but lied. takes on Union while Tulane seeks to continue its comeback against Mississippi, Georgia Tech meets Auburn. and Georgia tries Alabama. which defeated Tennessee. L. S. U. goes against Florida and Tennessee tackles Cincinnati. In the South ern conference Duke and Clemson. the stalmated leaders. play Pitt and South Carolina. North Carolima meets Wake Forest and Fur man tackles Davidson. The Far West – Santa Clara meets Oklahoma in an intersectional battle while the Coast conference rolls merrily along. Ore gon. Oregon State. Stanford. U. s. c. and Washington all escaped defeat last weekend. This week Stanford and Washington collide. I. s. c. plays California. Oregon meets l. c. L. A. and Oregon State engages Washington State.

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Georgia Tech leads 20–⁠15–⁠3 in 38 meetings, counting the 14 since this game.