Football's 10th Week

THE WEST

Battered and beaten nine times last year and regarded as little more than a bare threat for honors in the dying PCC, California's Golden Bears squinched past Stanford 16-15 to complete the greatest turnabout since the British won at El Alamein. With victory went the conference title and a berth in the Rose Bowl. California's Joe Kapp, making only sparing use of his favorite weapon, the pass, twice sent Halfback Jack Hart hurtling over from the one-yard line and tossed to Wayne Crow for the final two points. Stanford, in a last ditch attempt to overhaul the Bears, scored on a 21-yard pass from Dick Norman to Joel Freis with 1:30 to play and elected to go for two points and a win. But Hart smacked down the Indians' Skip Pace short of the goal (see page 52) to protect the Bear triumph.

Washington State got two quick scores in the first quarter, then fell behind Washington 14-12 before pulling itself together to win 18-14 on Dave Wilson's seven-yard pass to End Don Ellersick. Pointing to his team's 7-3 record, Captain Don Ellingsen of WSC announced: "We want a bowl game, any bowl, and we'll go any place to play—even China."

Meanwhile, the other PCC teams were playing out the string of their unpredictable season. UCLA had USC all but beaten 15-7 when Luther Hayes, a long-legged defensive end, ran back a kickoff 74 yards and Quarterback Tom Maudlin struggled through the Bruin defense for two points and a 15-15 tie. Oregon Fullback Dave Powell churned through the Oregon State line for two touchdowns in a 20-0 victory.

Gaining momentum in the second half, the Air Force Falcons battered defenseless New Mexico 45-7. Quarterback Rich Mayo provided the air lift with 18 completions in 27 passes for 219 yards and three touchdowns, one to Halfback Mike Quinlan who also sprinted for three scores, one on a 62-yard punt return. With only fading Colorado, upset by Colorado State 15-14, to beat, the bowl-minded Falcons are a good bet to go undefeated in their first year of big-time football. Predicted Colorado Coach Dal Ward: "They'll probably beat the hell out of us."

In other games, Wyoming made up a 14-point deficit to beat Brigham Young 22-14 for the Skyline Conference championship and a Sun Bowl bid; Arizona State trounced Arizona 47-0 but couldn't stop Dave Hibbert from snaring seven passes to bring his total to 61, a new NCAA record; COP'S Dick Bass ran for six touchdowns and 191 yards to clinch the NCAA rushing crown in a 68-17 win over San Diego State The top three:

1. AIR FORCE (8-0-1)
2. CALIFORNIA (7-3-0)
3. WASHINGTON STATE (7-3-0)

THE EAST

Dartmouth and Princeton went at it for 60 bruising minutes as if the very fate of the world depended upon the outcome. And indeed it did, the Ivy League world that is. For when the last cheer peeled across Palmer Stadium, it was the Dartmouth Indians who wore the Ivy League crown. But not until Princeton Tailbacks Dan Sachs and Hugh Scott, running and passing the Tigers to a 12-6 lead, had worried the Indians nearly to death. Dartmouth struck back on the accurate pitching (9 for 14) of Quarterback Bill Gundy, the steady hammering of Halfback John Crouthamel, a provoking figure most of the day (see page 54), and crunching line play to wear down the Tigers and make off with a 21-12 victory.

Harvard and Yale, with nothing more at stake than The Game, bumbled and fumbled their way through most of a lackluster first half until nervy Quarterback Charlie Ravenel, a mighty mite whose enthusiasm inspires his teammates, picked up the Harvards and made them play decent football. Rolling out on option plays, thrusting and darting through and around the Eli forwards, Ravenel lugged Harvard all the way to the seven-yard line, from which point he scored on the last play of the second quarter. In the second half, Ravenel lit the fuse for scoring runs of 20 and 17 yards by Chet Boulris and Larry Repscher. With the gates wide open, Albie Cullen went over from the two-yard line to complete a 28-0 rout of the poor Elis.