Northwestern at Notre Dame

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, November 20, 1946, page 3

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  H ::,I Q G :. 1|1 7IIss 3 ez 5 A1 syasSSz5y sIa,E 1z 9s < N &kAs- -&AtzGs 1Yz& FOOTBALL LEADERS NEW YORK. Nov 20-The best of fensive record in college football is owned today by the all-victorious Bruins of UCLA, who stake their claim to the Pacific Coast con- ference championship and their hopes for a Rose Bowl berth on Saturdays struggle with Southern California. Statistics announced by the Ma ticnal Collegiate Athletic Bureau show that the Bruins jumped from third to first place among the na ticn’s offensive leaders by rolling up a combined total of 562 yards in their 61–⁠7 rout of Montana last week, 387 O. them on the ground Tn brushing aside eight opponents so far this season, UCLA has cov- cred a tctal c1 3.279 yards on both running plays and forward passes for an average gain of 4099 yards per game. Notre Dame, which last week shared the top spot with Boston College, slipped to second place with an average of 399.6 yards per game, although the Irish piled up AIS yards in their 27–⁠0 triumph over Northwestern. These figures from the officials Service Bureau of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in dicate busy times ahead for the Trojans of Southern Cal, who run smack into NoIre Dame a week after their UCLA engagement Ii UCLA, which sports the of fensive lead for the first time this year, can protect it through the season, it will be the first Pacific coast team in the Bureaus history 10 win that honor Although Notre Dame lest ground in the battle for total offensive honois, the Irish regained the lead III the rushing department moving up from second position to replace Detroit, which dropped to third after Hard.n-Simmons. The Irish have averaged 302.3 yards per game on their running plays in seven contests. Army, sii. unbeaten and recog- nized as the nations No. team, ic So bettcr than taf1fh in hot h rushing ana total offense. Nevada continues to top the for- ward passing teams, ranked on the average yaIdage gained.

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, November 20, 1946, page 1

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  South Carolina Clings Ia Third Place Despite Duke Trouncing NEW YORK, Nov. 10 - (P) = Penn State. which downed Navy, 12–⁠7. last Saturday, held the unhappv Middies TO net gains totaling 154 yards. thus protecting the best defensive record in college football this season, the National Collegiate Athletic Bureau disclosed Tuesday. Figures from the bureau, which keeps the gridiron statistics for The National Collegiate Athletic AS ISOLATION. show that in seven games the Nittany Lions have yielded q DIAL of 97 yards to both ground and aerial attacks, an average of 1895 yards per game. Notre Dame. meanwhile, moved INTO second place among the ma lion defensive leaders by holding Northwestern to a net of only 70 yards in the 27–⁠0 triumph over the Wildcats. The Irish jumped from sixth place with an average yield ii 1879 yards per game for seven contests. South Carolina chung to the third

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Notre Dame leads 37–⁠9–⁠2 in 48 meetings, counting the 23 since this game.