Sublime Weekend For The Underdogs

The other Big Eight challenger, Kansas, was upset 17-14 by IOWA STATE on Dick Limerick's field goal in the last 80 seconds. Kansas State put up a fight before bending to MISSOURI 21-11, and COLORADO whipped Oklahoma State 25-0.

THE SOUTHWEST

THE TOP THREE:
1. TEXAS (4-0)
2. TCU (3-1)
3. RICE (2-1)

There was no doubt about it. The big football weekend was indeed in big D. What made it seem even bigger was the way SMU treated Navy. SMU, to almost everyone's amazement, won, 32-28, despite another magnificent performance by Roger Staubach. But SMU's John Roderick, a slight, quick-legged sprinter who had been just ordinary in two earlier games, was better than that. He raced through and around the bewildered Middies for two touchdowns. The Mustangs' line blocking was so good, Roderick said later, "I had only backs to dodge." For all his artful weaving, with 2:05 to go Navy was ahead 28-26 on Fred Marlin's 25-yard field goal. Then the Middies, who were penalized 107 yards, got careless. They were called for pass interference on their two, and Billy Gannon slammed over for the winning touchdown.

Dallas was not the only place where outlanders were treated shabbily. In Houston RICE made up for frequent blunders by scoring 10 points in 46 seconds to beat Stanford 23-13. At College Station TEXAS A&M'S big line finally found someone it could hold, and the Aggies mangled Houston 23-13.

Inside the conference BAYLOR Quarterback Don Trull and Flanker Back Larry Elkins pulled off the upset of the year against Arkansas. Trull completed 21 of 34 passes for 241 yards and two touchdowns, both by Elkins, and the Hogs went down, 14-10. Coach Frank Broyles's explanation was painfully accurate: "We tried to rush Trull but couldn't get him down. We had two men on Elkins, but we couldn't stop him." TCU bumbled and fumbled dreadfully, but the Frogs had Tommy Crutcher, and he led them past Texas Tech 35-3.

THE WEST

THE TOP THREE:
1. OREGON (3-1)
2. USC (2-2)
3. OREGON STATE (3-1)

Washington's Jim Owens, desperate enough after three losses to turn to almost anything, came up with a variety of unpleasantries for Oregon State. He moved Al Libke, 6-foot-5, second-string quarterback, to end, and the Husky passing game, under surly criticism by local patriots, suddenly produced nine completions in 12 attempts, good for two touchdowns. Red-dogging Linebacker Rick Redmond put teeth into the pass defense and Gordon Queen, Oregon State's good passer, was held scoreless. Then, just for kicks, little sophomore Scatback Steve Bramwell returned a punt 92 yards. The Huskies won 34-7.

Duke, with Billy Futrell and Scotty Glacken throwing, Jay Wilkinson catching and practically everybody running, rolled up 487 yards and 31 first downs against CALIFORNIA. But all the Blue Devils got for their trouble was a 22-22 tie when Cal's Craig Morton and Jack Schraub, who have been playing catch in their home town of Campbell, Calif, since they were four years old, teamed up on a 32-yard alley-oop pass. Schraub's description of the play: "Craig threw hard, just at the tips of the defense's outstretched hands. I waited for the ball to be tipped and then caught it." A likely story.