Iowa Pre-Flight at Indiana

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  Imperial Valley press, California, November 2, 1942, page 4 (results column)

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  ONLY four TEAMS WITHIN NATIONS UNBEATEN CLASS NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-UP0- Only four teams Boston college, Georgia, Georgia Tech and Cali fornia -flight-remained in the ranks of the country’s undefeated and united college football teams today as the season headed into the home stretch. Wisconsin, which upset favored Ohio State By a 1T count, has its record marred only by a tie with Notre Dame. Six clubs which previously had perfect records-Alabama Detroit, Ohio State, TC.U., Army and Syracuse-all were knocked off while once-tied Penn State was defeated for the first time. Detroit lost to Marquette, 100 yesterday Georgias Bulldogs gained the major share of week -end glory when they rallied to thump Ala bamas Crimson Tide, 21–⁠10. Led by All-American frankie Sinkwich, Georgia poured on all it’s points in the last period to win. Georgia Tech, the South’s other undefeated and united eleven, also came from behind to smash Dukes Blue Devils, 26–⁠7 Georgia took the Southeastern Conference lead with four victories following its triumph over the Tide while in other circuit battles Mississippi State edged past Auburn, 60: Tennessee trimmed L.S.U., 26–⁠0, and Tulane shaded Wander bilt, 1921. North Carolina State upset favored North Carolina, 21–⁠14, and Wake Forest defeated Glenn son. 1876. The Horned Frogs of T.C.U., suffered their first setback when they dropped a 10–⁠7 decision that push ed the Baylor Bears into the Southwest Conference lead with Texas. The Longhorns clipped SM.U., 21–⁠7, as the Texas Aggies whipped Arkansas with the ease of old, 41–⁠0. Wisconsin took over the West ern Conference lead on the strength of its victory over the Buckeyes, as Iowa defeated Purdue, 1877, Michigan mauled Il linois, 28–⁠14, and Minnesota stop ped Northwestern, 1877. Navy gave Notre Dam a stiff fight before drop ping a 80 decision, while Great Lakes hammered Missouri’s favored forces, ITO, and Iowa pre-flight halted Indiana, 26–⁠6. Nebraska walked out front in the Big Six race with a 14–⁠7 triumph over Kan sas and Oklahoma toppled Iowa State, AT. Il Boston college dominated the | East as it trounced a strong defenSive Georgetown team, 40 Pennsylvania took command in the Ivy League as it handed Army its first setback, whaling the Ca diets, 1910, and Yale beat Brown, 27–⁠0. Harvard toppled favored Princeton, 1914, and Columbia nosed out Cornell, 14–⁠13.

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Iowa Pre-Flight leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.