Pittsburgh at Navy

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 28, 1963, page 18

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  NAVY It must have been bitter irony for John Nicholson, the Pittsburgh football coach, to watch Nays Jim Campbell haul In seven passes as the Middies scuttled Pitts undefeated season with a 24–⁠12 VIC tory at Annapolis Saturday. Bitter because Campbell had caught only six in Nays five previous games and was no considered especially adept al this sort Of thing. Bitter also because his own excellent corps of receivers players who had souped up the Panthers’ attack to a point where a pass was less than q shocking departure from form suddenly couldn’t catch the ball. Turning Point eff there was a turning point In the game” Wayne Hardin the Navy coach, said, sit was when they started dropping all those passes. 1t was Just one of those days for Pitt, just like it was one of those days fol Campbell. Those kids have made some fantastic catches this season, he said of such Pittsburgh re. ceivers as Bill Bodle, the flank er back; End Bill Howley, A Grigaliunas, John Jenkins ant Halfback Eric Crabtree. But when first Fred Mazurel

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  The Nome nugget, October 28, 1963, page 7 (results column)

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  { “The Sports Corner” Mig ghty Hath Fallen in Grid Scramble Here’s the big news in college football. Michigan State has upset Northwestern Navy has handed Pitt its first loss of the season and Dartmouth’s win ming has been ended. Sherman Lewis led Michigan State to surprising Is to 2 Big Ten victory over ninth-ranked Northwestern. Navy’s All American candidate, quarterback Roger Staubach, led the Middies to a 24 to 12 victory over previously unbeaten Pitt. Pets Liske’s passing and Junior PowelPs running led Penn State to 20 to 9 victory over West Vir- ginia. Tumble recoveries and three pass interceptions helped Syracuse whip Oregon State 31 to 8. Once-beaten Army won it’s fifth game of the season, and its fourth shutout, blanking Washington State B to O. Undefeated Princeton streaked to it’s fifth straight victory, a 5l to II romp over Cornell. Yale’s third string fullback Chuck Mercein had a big day as they ripped Colgate 31 to 0. Indiana cracked the victory col umn after four straight losses, de- feating Cincinnati 20 to 6. SecOnd-ranked Wisconsin, third ranked Pitt and ninth-rated North western were among the poWer- houses to be beaten. while Purdue and Oklahoma were among the winners. Ohio State turned in the upset over Wisconsin, beating the Bad gers 13 to 10. Pitt also tasted defeat for the first time, going under at the hands of Navy, “A to 12. Ninth-ranked Northwestern was beaten for the second time this season, losing to Michigan State Is to 2. Quarterback Ron Digravio did

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Pittsburgh leads 22–⁠15–⁠3 in 40 meetings, counting the 28 since this game.