Duke at Wake Forest

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 19, 1956, page 53 (results column)

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  Prospect LIST Expands Over Week End Instead Of thinning out. as they should at this late stage of the college football season, the ranks of contenders for the ma ljor postseason bowl games Iswelled a bit over the week end. Definitely bowl bound are, Colorado. headed for the Orange Bowl: Iowa and Oregon State. tagged for the Rose Bowl. and Tennessee. apparently able to pick either the Cotton or Sugar Bowls. And you probably can put Georgia Tech in that class. too. since a sixth consecutive bid seems assured for the Ramblin Wrecks. beaten only by Tennessee (6–⁠0). A Tech-Tennessee rematch in the Sugar Bowl would be a dandy. But beyond those five, the pic Iture is confused. Others in Picture Clemson was figured a sure bet to be the Atlantic Coast Confer lsnce’s Orange Bowl entry against Colorado. But with Clemson’s 2l-0 humping by Miami CFla.J South Carolina and Duke have popped into the picture as pos sibly the ACES most represent ative team” Clemson has lost only once, while being tied by Florida 60 20l and Maryland $3.50. The Tigers have beaten Presbyterian GID, North Carolina State tl3-D, Wake Forest Cl7-O), South Carolina (7–⁠0) and virginia Tech (21–⁠6). They play Virginia Saturday and Furman December /. South Carolina has beaten Duke (7–⁠0), Wofford (26–⁠13), North Carolina d4-O). Virginia GLIB, Furman 1886 and Maryland (13-O). The Came cocks have lost to Miami C14–⁠6) and N. c. State (14-D plus Clemson. Duke is a four-time loser, but in addition TO South Carolina the Blue Devils conquerors have been well-respected Tennessee 1920, Pitt (27–⁠14D and Georgia Tech (7–⁠0. They’ve tied Navy cd and whipped Virginia t40-D. Southern Methodist GA 81. N. c. State C42-O) and Wake Forest t26–⁠0). South Carolina finishes against Wake Fores Thursday and Duke Continued on Page ca, Col. q

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Officially, Duke leads 62–⁠41–⁠2; as played, 60–⁠40–⁠2 in the 102 games on file; the official count covers all 105 meetings, counting the 67 since this game.