Duke at Ohio State

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  Evening star, October 17, 1955, page 42 (results column)

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  |3CoIIege Lead Battle for National Title MuyIond. Michigan And Okluhomu Tops; Navy, Duke Up There Out Of the rubbie Of fallen giants Of college football there emerged today three shining |lights--three teams that might fight 1t out for the nationall title. Michigan, Maryland and Oklahoma. all undefeated and ali powerful, could go all the way, Yet, with the season only half lover and most Of the big names dumped along the way. even these three are not invulnerahle. i Undefeated Navy and Duke also are still up there and both gained prestige by coming from behind as the Middies routed IPenn State. 34–⁠7, and the Blue Devils beat Ohio State, 20–⁠14 Another undefeated powerhouse Ills West Virginia. 1913 victor over william 6s Mary. 5 Biz Ten Opponents The wolverines still have a solid fiye-game Big Ten schedule Ito face. starting with Minnesota this week. After that they have Iowa. Illinois. Indiana ana Ohio state, any one OF which could rise up and whip them. Maryland heads northward this week for a game with fred lup Syracuse. the same Orange team that unceremoniously ltrounced Army, a three-touchdown fayorite. 1870, last Satilrday. Oklahoma, with q streak OF l23. goes against another undefeated OUTFIT this week Colo RADIO. Chances of another Biz Seven team beating Oklahoma seem impossible If Colorado can’t do 1t. But then look what happened ito Notre Dame, Georgia Tech Texas Christian. Washington and Princeton. ALI were favored at from one to three touchdowns land all had been undefeated When the blackest Saturday OF the football season was over, all had tumbled among the debris Iof fallen giants. Georgia Tech Halted | Notre Dame hadn’t even had Iits goal-line crossed until the Irish came on Michigan State. However, the Spartans not only Cracked Notre Danes l1-game winning skein. but did it en- Iphatically. 2l-7. Gerry Planutis the goat Of last years game when The missed two extra points in Ithe 20-l8 Irish triumph, was the big man for the Spartans. Georgia Tech.. the scourge OF the Southeastern Conference dropped a 14-l2 decision to Auburn, and its conference lead lalong with it. Auburn, unde- Ifeated but tied by Kentucky, moved into the conference lead and the favored spot for the Sugar Bowl plum. Texas Christian. boasting one OF its best teams in years, came a cropper at the hands Of q young Texas A6sM team. 1915. Bear Bryant. in his second year as head coach Of the Aggies. has deiveloped q club that almost certainly will be installed as confer fence favorite next year. Southwest Snarled Washington. still one Of the fayofites for the Pacific Coast conference championship, was beaten by Baylor, 1877, while Rice. another Southwest Confer ence powerhouse, was shut out by See COLLEGES, Page C-2 l----------------------------

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Ohio State leads 3–⁠1 in four meetings, counting the three since this game.