Texas A&M at SMU

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  Roanoke Rapids daily herald, North Carolina, November 8, 1948, page 5 (results column)

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  , Only Five Major Teams Are Unbeaten view IoTk, NOV. 6-tH)- The unbeaten-untied ranks of ma ,or college football teams, cut al most in half over the weekend may be sliced near the middle sasain saturday. OnlE five schools – Notre Dame, Michigan, Army, CalTor- MIA and Clemson-still have perfeet records. Both Army and Clemson face their toughest opponents of the season this week. The Cadets have the unpleasant task of meeting Pennsylvania at Phil Aadelphia with Penn on the rebound from its 1870 licking by Penn State. Clemson tang,cs with Wake Forest, 27-.0 conqueror of Duke, at Winston. Salem. And then there’s the top game of the day-Northwestern VS.. Notre Dame at South Bend. The fighting Irish probably awill win this one by several touchdowns, but the Willcats definitely are above the aver age caliber of Notre Dame opponents this year. Michigan and California shouldn’t have much trouble in maintaining their records. The Wolverines entertain Indiana, which was trounced, 42–⁠6, by Notre Dame Saturday. Califor- MIA plays host to Washington Estate 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, l4–⁠0, and William and Mary held North Carolina to a TT tie. One of the biggest surprises Saturday outside the unbeaten ranks was Oklahoma’s AT mas Ssacree of Missouri. The Sconers caught fire for 20 points in the third quarter after a II first half. The victory made Oklahoma a good bowl possibility and prob ably Big Seven Champion, providins it can get past Kansas, which was idle Saturday. Southern Methodist took over first place in the SouthWesl | Conference with an unimprestsive 20–⁠14 decision over Texas A. and M. while Texas dumped unbeaten but once tied Baylor, 1910. Army bolstered its claim that I it has a powerful a club as in the days of Glenn Davis and Doc Blanchard by smothering Stanford, 43–⁠0, in New YORK. In the Southeast Conference Georgia assumed the lead by dekfeating Florida, 20-l2, as Georgia Tech was stumbling before Tennessee. Tulane, still in the title picture, stopped V.M.I, 2S-7. Oregon, which would like to win the nod over California as the West Coasts Rose Bowl repreventative, moved past Wash ington, 1877, while California had little trouble With U.CL.A. and won 26-l3 D 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, l6–⁠7. Michigan sank the Navy, $50. In the east Columbia, which blew leads in the final min utes while losing to Penn. Princeton and Cornell, tried to come from behind against Dart ynouth, but fell short, 1921 Princeton trampled Harvard Alt, and Canisius handed st Bonaventure its first loss, 1916.

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Texas A&M leads 45–⁠29–⁠7 in 81 meetings, counting the 50 since this game.