The Week

Navy Coach Rick Forzano behaved as if he was. going to have to walk the plank if the Midshipmen lost to favored, undefeated Air Force. Thanks to Quarterback Allen Glenny, the coach was spared. Glenny entered the game at the beginning of the second period with Navy behind 10-0 and sparked a comeback that reached its height with a dramatic 80-yard touchdown drive in the fourth quarter. En route Navy twice made good on fourth-down plays, once when it was fourth and two on the Air Force 37 and once when it was fourth and one at the Falcon 16. Dan Howard scored the go-ahead touchdown on a five-yard run with 31 seconds left, and Navy won 21-17.

Stanford's Rose Bowl hopes were pretty much ruined by surprising Oregon, which had a 1-5 record going into the game. The 17-point underducks beat the Cardinals 15-13 in Eugene. Oregon's only touchdown of the game came on an 85-yard run by sophomore Don Reynolds in the first quarter. Hugh Woodward added three field goals from 24, 27 and 45 yards. Quarterback Dan Fonts completed 16 of 34 passes despite suffering a pulled groin muscle in the first quarter.

Washington was missing Quarterback Sonny Sixkiller, and the Huskies lost for the eighth straight year to USC 34-7. Trojan sophomore Anthony Davis averaged 5.7 yards in 16 carries, including a fancy, sideline-hugging 44-yard run for the second USC touchdown. Washington was held to minus seven yards in the first half.

It now looks like the Pacific-Eight Rose Bowl representative will be decided Nov. 18 when USC plays UCLA. The Bruins continued unbeaten in the conference by romping over Cal 49-13, even though losing five of seven fumbles. Elsewhere on the Coast, Washington State slaughtered Oregon State 37-7 and San Diego State beat Bowling Green 35-19 as transfer Isaac Curtis starred.

In the WAC, Utah slogged past Wyoming 27-6 in a Laramie blizzard and enhanced its chances for the league title. Woody Green did not play, but Arizona State still racked up Brigham Young 49-17, Fullback Brent McClanahan carrying 22 times for 171 yards and catching one of Quarterback Danny White's four touchdown passes. Said BYU Coach La Veil Edwards, "All you hear about is Arizona State speed. And that's about all we did in the second half—hear it."