The Week

With ACC leader Maryland idle and Duke beaten by Florida, the rest of the ACC was at war. Wake Forest, a cellar dweller the last three years, guaranteed itself a higher spot in this year's conference standings by routing Virginia 66-21. North Carolina State belted Clemson 45-7 and East Carolina walloped North Carolina 38-17.

1. Alabama (6-1)
2. Florida (6-1)
3. Georgia (5-2)

EAST

Favored by a couple of touchdowns, Pittsburgh anticipated a happy homecoming against Navy. True, the Middies had yielded an average of only 178 yards a game but, as Panther fans rightly figured, Navy's was a statistic accumulated against opponents offensively inferior to Pitt. Instead of cheers, what the Panthers got was a lesson that good, proved offense does not always beat good, unproved defense, as Navy limited them to 223 total yards and held doggedly on a fourth-and-goal to win 17-0.

Playing with a broken thumb, Navy Roverback Chet Moeller personally shut off two Pitt scoring threats, recovering a Tony Dorsett fumble on his own 16 in the first quarter and then intercepting a pass at the Navy 17 while the Panthers struggled to come back in the last quarter. Navy scored its touchdowns on a pair of long drives, Bob Jackson plunging over from the three and Gerry Goodwin, who had 109 yards, from the two. Dorsett finished with 122 yards to become the eighth leading rusher in collegiate history. "I don't care," said Navy Coach George Welsh. "Just so he didn't score a touchdown."

Temple showed signs of life, drubbing Delaware 45-0. So did Syracuse. Trailing 12-14 with 1:29 to go, Dave Jacobs kicked an 18-yard field goal and 47 seconds later, teammate Larry King scored on a 35-yard pass interception as the Orangemen upset Boston College 22-14.

Harvard gained sole possession of first place in the Ivy League by whipping Dartmouth 24-10 while Penn, a 10-point underdog, knocked off Princeton with a 24-20 victory. Crimson Quarterback Jim Kubacki threw TD passes of five, 14 and nine yards to Bob McDermott and ran for another 107 yards. Yale's 55-yard, fourth-quarter drive dumped Cornell 20-14 while Brown and Columbia each suffered non-conference setbacks, the Bruins 21-20 to Holy Cross and the Lions 41-0 to Rutgers.

Penn State rolled over Army 31-0 despite four fumbles inside the Cadet 10-yard line. "We're playing defense as well as any team we've had since 1969," said Coach Joe Paterno. Representatives of the Cotton and Sugar bowls, on hand for the game, did not need to be told.

West Virginia ended a two-game losing streak by nipping Virginia Tech 10-7.

1. Penn State (7-1)
2. West Virginia (5-2)
3. Navy (5-2)