Pittsburgh at Duke

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 23, 1955, page 1 (results column)

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  ITerps, Navy Win; Pitt Upsets Duke; Michigan Hos Score Maryland and Navy rolled on in Impressive fashion yesterday. but one college football power was upset and two others had king-size scares before winning. The Terps bowled over SYRIA cuse--Army’s conqueror q week ago-by q 34–⁠13 score at Syracuse: while Navy. using subs freely. toyed with Penn. $50. at Philadelphia. The big surprise Of the day toppled Duke from the unbeaten ranks. Duke, Maryland,s chief contender for an Orange Bowl bid, fell before Pittsburgh, 26–⁠7. after leading at halftime. The scares involved Michigan and Oklahoma, the country’s No. 4 and No. 8 teams. Minnesota grabbed a 13-point lead over Michigan before running out OF gas and losing 1913. Oklahoma watched Colorado zip into a two touchdown lead, then opened up with a terrific offense to win going away, 56–⁠2i. Notre Dame and Georgia Tech, two Of the powerhouses that suffered their first defeats a week ago. rebounded. The Irish whipped Purdue. 22–⁠7, and Tech crushed Florida State. $40. George Washington won its fourth game in five starts by defeating William and Mary. 1910, while hapless Virginia lost another, this time to VPI, 17–⁠13. Fort Belvoir lost to Fort Sill, go. while Boiling Air Force Base beat Fort Monmouth, 46–⁠7. “Details in Sports Section)

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Pittsburgh leads 17–⁠10 in 27 meetings, counting the 17 since this game.