Stanford at USC

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 12, 1951, page 14

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  Stanford Surge Boosts Taylor For ‘Couch-of- Year Honors SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. IL Stanford’s Indians were peering into the Rose Bowl today after writing the most spectacular chap ter in all the football history of the university. The 27–⁠20 come-from-b behind victory over the favored Southern California Trojans last Saturday exceeded in thrills the 1920 tie with California back in 1924. Both feats were accomplished in the last 5 minutes of play, but in the latest eye-popper the Indians parlayed their efforts into a win. Coach Proves Fine Prophet. While unbeaten Stanford was hurdling its greatest obstacle of the season, Chuck Taylor, its boy iSh coach, was Tightening a claim to coach of the year honors. The 3l-year-old rookie mentor so far has done everything asked. In his first year as head man, he and his team have won eight games in row. What makes this record all the more remarkable is the fact that Taylor has predicted victory before each game this season. The former All-America guard of 1912 has led his alma mater to its greatest heights in a decade. Taylor was sophomore on Stanford’s championship team of 1910, the one that won the Rose Bowl game New Years Day of 1941. He returned to Stanford to coach after serving as line coach of the San Francisco Forty Miners last year. Stanford meets Oregon State this week end and Coach Taylor, without trace of ego. confidently predicts another win for his boys. If they continue to make a. prophet of their leader, he will forecast another victory in the seasonal finale with California. Matthias Sparks Stanford. OF all the spine e-tingling performances viewed by 96,180 fans in the Los Angeles Coliseum perhaps the greatest was provided by Stanford’s novice fullback, Bob Matthias. He’s known over the world as the Olympic decathlon champion, of course, but he is the football Inspiration of his school. In his

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Officially, USC leads 65–⁠34–⁠3; as played, 66–⁠33–⁠3 in the 102 games on file; the official count covers all 103 meetings, counting the 73 since this game.