Colorado State at BYU

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 24, 1941, page 18 (results column)

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  Designation Of Various Bowl Contest Foes Now Chief Task Southeastern and Pacific Leagues Remain Most Needing Qualification NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-Except for the Army–Navy clash at Phlladelphia Saturday and some widely spaced games here and there not much Is left of the football season except allocating the various teams to the equally various bowls. OF the four unbeaten powers. Minnesota isn’t interested in a bowl invitation because of a Big Ten ruling. Except for that the Gophers, who haven’t lost since late IN 1899, probably could designate their own January l sojourning place. Texas A. & M. still has two major opponents to play although 1t clinched the Southwest Conference flag Saturday when Texas Chris tian, It’s only remaining rival, was tied. Duke and Duquesne, their schedules completed, are sitting about in nervous expectation. How Conferences Shape Up. Here’s how the various confer ences shape up with only one big week end left In the season: Big Ten: Minnesota retained its title by submerging Wisconsin, Al to 6, for its l7th triumph in a row. Michigan and Ohio State. participants In Saturdays 20-to-20 thrill er, likewise tied for second. Fourth place went to Northwestern, which closed Bob Zuppke’s career as coach Of the Illini with a 27-to-0 setback. By conference rule the season ends the Saturday before the last Thurs day In November and the teams are forbidden to compete In post-sesson games. Pacific Coast: Any one Of four teams, including Stanford, can become the coast team in the Rose Bowl. That delicate piece of mystery was engineered last Saturday by Oregon when it spilled Washing ton. 10 to 16. oregon and Oregon State meet Saturday and If the latter wins It’s almost a sure-shot choice for the big bowl. The Beavers whipped Montana, 27 to o, to get in shape for their big game this week end. Stanford has its climactic game with California. Ole Miss and State Clash. southeastern: Mississippi and Mississippi State will do much to clarity the picture in their meeting at oxford Saturday. Ole Miss trimmed Arkansas Saturday, while the Staters walloped little Millsaps, ~ TO 8, in warmups for the big game. Third-place Vanderbilt, after spilling Alabama, visits Ten nessee, victor over Kentucky, and Georgia Tech and Georgia collide to share interest with the annual L. S. U.-Tulane struggle. Missouri Valley: Tulsa retained the conference title by drubbing Drake, 20 tot Southern: Dukes unblemished record already assures it of title share, while William and Mary’s In dians can draw abreast of the Blue Devils this week by defeating North Carolina State, Dukes 56to-6 vic tim Saturday. South Carolina has only a tie to mar its loop record and meets Penn State this week. Other games find Wake Forest meet ing Texas Tech, Sewanee at The Citadel, Richmond at Virginia Tech and Clemson at Auburn. Utah Retains Its Title. Rocky Mountains Big Seven: Utah keeps the title with record of five wins and two ties. Ike Arm strong’s Utes, idle Saturday. backed into the title when Colorado State spilled Brigham Young. 22–⁠7. Big Six: Missouri’s bowl-hungry Tigers smashed Kansas, 46 to 6, with Harry Ice carrying the ball eight times for total gain of 240 yards. Nebraska beat Iowa, IA to 13, and Oklahoma whipped Marquette 81 to II. The two winners meet Saturday at Lincoln. with the Sooners needing vivctory for undisputed second place. The defending Huskers can gain a share of the runnerup spot If they win. East. Harvard is the Big Three Mig OCobiiIS 1 dlc. II W “, dS Vic clincher. The weeks card is topped by the Army–Navy clash, but also includes the traditional Fordham- New York University game. The Rams, winner over St. Mary’s, IS to 7, still are in the bowl limelight despite their loss to Pittsburgh. The Panthers tackle Carnegie Tech in another traditional squabble and Boston College meets Holy Cross. More Fireworks Seen. Southwest: The fireworks carry on here. The undefeated Aggies won a clear claim to the crown by resting Saturday when Texas Christian was tied by Rice, 0 to 0. Thursday. the Texas Turkey Day, the Aggies seek to avenge the 7-to-0 upset the Uni. versity Of Texas hung on them q year ago. With bowl rumors and possibili. ties thicker than a gulf fog, tn, topsy-turvy race also offers a Sat urday program of Rice VS.. Baylor and T. c. U. against Southern Meth.

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  Detroit evening times, Detroit, Mich, November 23, 1941, page 1 (results column)

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  COLGATE DEFEATS COLUMBIA, 3O-2I Auburn Scores Ma or Victory Over Wlonova Auburn scored its first ma jor victory of the season by downing Villanova, 1870 Monk Gafford, Auburn’s left half. was the star of the day. scoring both touch downs. He broke loose for 35yard tally in the first period and in the final stanZa he scored from the IS. ~ Mississippi States footballerS scored almost at will as they chalked up an easy victory over Millsaps, 42–⁠6 The only time the losers were able to score was in the second period when most of State second-stringerS were in the lineup. Colgate and Columbia. traditional rivals. put on a high scoring exhibition with The former winning out. 30–⁠2l. The Lions went on a scoring spree in the final period but could not over come the Colgate lead. An moderated Colorado State College eleven upset a favored Brigham Young squad. 22–⁠7. and also shattered the dreams of the BYU 10 share the championship of the big Seven” Conference for the first time in history. The defeat gave the conference crown “a an idle University of Utah team. Centenary College and South western u. battled TO scoreleSS tie on a rain-soaked field before less than 500 spectators. Centenairy outrushed and outpassed the Southwestern squad. but was un. able 10 score. Iowa State and Kansas State battled 10 1912 tie on d cold wind-swept field. Lohry, Iowa back. was the main gun in the Cyclones attack. He broke oveI center from the two for a score and later in the game picked w a Kansas State kickoff and rscec TO a touchdown. An aerial battle between Ten neSSee and Kentucky ended with Z win for the Vols, 20–⁠7. Kentuck, scored first. but Johnny Butler passed 20 Mulloy to tie the score An intercepted aerial brought { tally for Tennessee and il com lpleted the scoring with a pass from Bob Slater 10 Partin. Clemson University scored q

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BYU leads 40–⁠27–⁠3 in 70 meetings, counting the 60 since this game.