Air Force at Oregon

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 18, 1959, page 43

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  Oregon S Speed Ends Falcon Streak, 20–⁠3 PORTLAND, Greg, Oct. II (APr.-Cleveland Jones, a S. foot-4, 145-pound speedster, scored on a 50-yard pass play for Oregon’s first touchdown today as the Ducks upset the favored Air Force Academy, 20–⁠3. The Air Force, unbeaten in IA previous games, simply couldn’t cope with Oregon’s speed. Oregon gobbled up four Air Force passes. got off the So yard scoring pass and made several long drives, two of them resulting in touchdowns. 1t made five straight victories for the Ducks, the only major unbeaten independent remain ing in the Far West. Halfback Phil Lane set up the only Air Force score with a 19-yard punt return early in the game. That put the ball on the Oregon “a. and the Falcons managed to punch to the 16 before Oregon stiffened. Fullback George Pupich kicked a field goal from the %. Thereafter the game was Oregon’s. Air Force stopped one Oregon drive in the first period, but the Ducks broke loose with two touchdownS in the second quarter. Jones raced behind the Air

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Oregon leads 8–⁠3–⁠1 in 12 meetings, counting the 11 since this game.