Michigan State at Pittsburgh

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  Evening star, November 19, 1950, page 57

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  Michigan State Wins lover Punch|ess Pitt On Passes, 10 10 0 PITTSBURGH, Nov. 1s.-Mich. igan State unveiled a sparkling passing attack today to hammer out a 1870 victory over a Pitts burgh team which was stopped cold on the ground and bottled up in the air. The visiting Spartans closed their 1850 season with Sunny Grandelius, showing 26,679 fans his speed and and prowess. AL though Grandelius led the Spar tans’ running attack he left all the Michigan State scoring to his teammates. AL Dorow of Michigan State outshone Pitts quarterback and passing star. Bobby Bestwick. Spartans Score Quickly. The Spartans scored with dramatte suddenness on the first play of the second quarter on “a yard forward pass from Dorow to end Henry Minarek. Dick Panin, fullback, scored an other second quarter touchdown on a 12-yard run through the Pitt line. In the third quarter, Dorow passed % yards to Carey in the end zone for the last touchdown Carey made the only conversion OF the day when he place-kicked after the second score. DoroW overshadowed Grande- Illus with his two touchdown passes. but Grandelius showed Pittsburgh the form and power which has made him one of the Nations outstanding ball car riers. | Pitt Drives Peter Out. Pitt, winner of only one game this season, capitalized on three Michigan State fumbles in the first half to make scoring threats But every offensive petered out and the Spartans’ class brought scoring opportunities which they were quick to take. The statistics were revealing Michigan State. piled up 18 first downs to six for Pitt and gained 101 yards on passes to So for Pitt The Spartans gained a total OF 333 yards to a minus II for the PantherS. On the ground Pitt marked up minus SO yards to 232 yards for Michigan State. Grandelius accounted for “a yards to pass the 1,0OO-yard mark for the year. He already has passed the yardage mark set last year by Lynn Chandnois, former Spartan star now playing with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Michigan State leads 7–⁠0–⁠1 in eight meetings, counting the six since this game.