USC at Colorado

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, September 27, 1963, page 10 (results column)

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  The first of the really big ones for the country’s ranking college football teams comes ur tomorrow in the Oklahoma Southern California clash, a game that could have a major bearing on the 1868 national championship. The Trojans are defending national champions, currently hold the No. l spot in the country and have a l2-game winning string going. But in Oklahoma they face a rebound ing band of Sooners intent on reclaiming the lost supremacy OF a decade ago. They’re ranked third. The game in Los Angeles will be on national television (WTOP-9, 4:30 PM. Coach John Mckay OF Southern California and Bud Wilkinson Of Oklahoma were not particularly pleased with last weeks opening victories Southern Cal had to work hard for a 14–⁠0 decision over Colo RADIO, which didn’t do much to enhance Trojan prestige. The muddy going at Boulder, Colo, may have hampered the Trojan offense. TOngue-Lashing by Coach The Sooners opened with a 31–⁠14 triumph over Clemson, but trailed 14–⁠7 at the half and were treated to a rare tongue-lashing by Wilkinson at intermisSion. 1t was more than enough. The clash at Los Angeles is the first Of the season between ranked teams, but at least five others of the Top Ten could have their hands full. Fourth ranked Texas and seventh = ranked Northwestern, each 10, open conference play at home. Texas plays Texas Tech in a night game and Northwestern is host to Indiana to open the Big Ten champion ship campaign. Northwestern beat a good Missouri team, 1912, last week while Texas blanked Tulane, 21–⁠0. Texas Tech beat Washington State, 1877, and Indiana has not played. Sixth-ranked Wisconsin opened with a 41–⁠0 rout of Western Michigan, and tomor-

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USC leads 17–⁠0 in 17 meetings, counting the 15 since this game.