Georgia Tech at USC

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, September 23, 1961, page 12 (results column)

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  MISS, IN Lne CeleVlSeQ game Washington over WMAL-7 at 4::30 pm. Georgia Tech opened the weekend action last night by shocking Southern Cal, 27–⁠7. at Los Angeles. The Engineers put the game away with three touchdowns in the second quarter. All of the preseason top 10 except Iowa and Ohio State open their seasons today. Syracuse, an Eastern powerhouSe and ranked No. 10 before the season, Journeys to Portland, Greg. to take on Oregon State. Purdue Tests Champs Purdue tests Washington’s defending Big Five and Rose Bowl champions in Seattle. North Carolina State. the At lantic Coast Conference favor ite, is at Wyoming and Tulane is at Stanford, which failed to win a game last year. Kansas, rated best OF the Big Eight, tangles with Texas Christian while Louisiana State throws it’s tremendous defense at Rice, co-choice with Texas for the Southwest crown. Both games are at night. Wake Forest of the ACC is at Baylor, also at night. Washington State travels to play defending Big Eight champion Missouri while Utah, a 400 winner over Colorado State last week, plays WiSconsin of the Big Ten. Army entert&ins Richmond and Navy is at Penn State to top a slim Eastern slate. Virginia Military, last years Southern Conference winner, is at Villanova. Alabama, picked third before the season, opens against a tough Georgia team. Duke meets South Carolina in night game. Mildly Surprising The Georgia Tech victory over Southern Cal was a mild upset. The Ramblin’ Wrecks, in their first appearance in Los Angeles since posting an 81 Rose Bowl victory over Cali fornia in 1929, quickly dispelled the one-point favoritism beslowed on the Trojans. Second = string Quarterback Billy Lothridge started the Tech scoring with a 35-yard field goal in the first quarter and ended it with a 27-yarder in the fourth. Dave Watson recovered a Trojan tumble by Ernie Jones to set up Techs first touch down on the use 10. Halfback Billy Williamson ran for 6, and Gam, going 8 yards and l yard, scored the touchdown. 1t took the Engineers four plays to go So yards for the next touchdown, Gam con- Meeting with Williamson for 81 yards and the six points. tumble Leads to Tally Another Southern Cal FUN BILE, this one by Alan Shields on the Georgia Tech AZ, set up the third touchdown. Lothridge concluded a 58-yard parade with 30-yard scoring strike to reserve Halfback Joe Auer. Southern Cal finally scored a touchdown in the third quarter. Georgia Tech repulsed the Trojans on the two but South ern Cal charged back for 46 yards in nine plays, with Pete Beathard scoring from the two. Key plays were Beathards passes to Sophomore Back Will lie Brown for 27 and IA yards. The widely heralded Brown was held to little gain on the ground but caught eight passes for 81 yards. So. cALiFoRNIA – Q Q I % Tech-FG, Lothridge (35) Tech-Gann l, run Uothridge kick. TechIWilliamson 81 pass from Gam TechwAuer 80, pass from Lothridge UscwBeathard :. run (skvarna kick). Tech-FG, Lothridge (2O. Attendance. 36950.

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Tied 2–⁠2 in four meetings, counting the three since this game.