UCLA at California

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Juneau, Alaska, November 8, 1948, page 3 (results column)

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  ONLY FIVE GRID TEAMS KEEP TOPS NEW YORK, Nov. 8.-iR- The unbeated-untied ranks of major college football teams, cut almost in half over the weekend, may be sliced near the middle again Saturday. Only five schools-Notre Dame, Michigan, Army, California and Clemson-still have perfect records. Both Army and Clemson face their toughest opponents of the season this week The Cadets have the unpleasant task Of meeting Pennsylvania at Philadelphia with Penn on the rebound from its 1870 licking by Penn state, Clemson tan giles with Wake Forest, 27–⁠20 conqueror of Duke, at Winston Salem, N. c. And then there’s the top game of the day-Northwestern VS.. Notre Dame, at South Bend. The Fighting Irish probably will win this one by several touchdowns, but the Wildcats definitely are above the average caliber Of Notre Dame opponents this year. Michigan and California shouldn’t have much trouble in maintaining their records. The wolverines enterrain Indiana, which was trounced 1875, by Notre Dame Saturday. California plays lost to Washing ton State Friday night. Four perfect marks were broken Saturday and Sunday. In addition to PENIS defeat, Georgia Tech lost to Tennessee, 1876; Nevada was downed by Santa Clara, l4-o, and William and Mary held North Carolima to a TT tie. One of the biggest surprises Saturday outside the unbeaten ranks was Oklahoma’s At massacre of Missouri,. The Sooners caught fire for % points in the third quarter after a TT first half. The victory made Oklahoma a good howl possibility and proba ely Big Seven champion, providing 1t can get past Kansas, which was idle Saturday. Southern Methodist took over first place in the Southwest Conference with an impressive 20–⁠14 decision over Texas A. e. M. while Texas dumped unbeaten but once tied Baylor, 1910. Army bolstered its claim that it was a powerful club as in the days of Glenn Davis and Doc Blanchard by smothering Stanford, 43–⁠0, in Kew York. In the South east Conference Georgia assumed the lead by defeating Florida, 20–⁠12, as Georgia Tech was stumbling before Tennessee Tulane, still IN the title pic ture, stopped VMI., 28–⁠7. oregon, which would like to win the nod over California as the West Coasts Rose Bowl representative, moved past Washington, 1877, while California had little trouble with UCLA, and won 28–⁠13. Northwestern, the probable big nine representative at Pasadena New Years Day since Michigan is ineligible and The Notre Dame game won’t count, whipped Wisconsin. 16- Z. Michigan sank the Navy, $50. In the East Columbia, which blew leads in the final minutes while losing to Penn, Princeton and Cor ell, tried to CO m e from behind against Dartmouth, but fell short, 1921. Princeton trampled Harvard, AT, and Canisus handed st. Bon adventure its first loss, 14–⁠6.

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Officially, UCLA leads 59–⁠34–⁠1; as played, 59–⁠35–⁠1 in 95 meetings, counting the 76 since this game.