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AROUND THE COUNTRY
Don Parker
November 12, 1956
Remember Dorando in the 1908 Olympic marathon? Far in front, he collapsed just 10 yards short of the finish line in one of the most fantastic foldups in sporting records. Last week the nation's front-running football teams were beginning to show signs of fatigue reminiscent of Dorando while running the final few laps of the 1956 college gridiron race, with the rich bids awaiting just the other side of the finish line. Georgia Tech, for instance, retained its untied and undefeated status by the barest of margins as an inspired Duke team outplayed the Engineers on the ground and in the air. Tennessee, also unmarred in six battles, kept its clean slate against a weak North Carolina team, but by no means as convincingly as had been expected. Tech and Tennessee meet this Saturday in a game that must mar the aspirations of one of them. The outcome will decide which team will be most sought after by the Cotton and Sugar Bowls. Oklahoma, ineligible for a bowl but determined to nail down its second consecutive national championship, faltered dangerously against Colorado and had to erase a two-touchdown half-time deficit before winning by a mere eight points—its poorest showing of the season (see page 18). Iowa, until Saturday the only team in the Big Ten with a perfect record, bowed to Michigan and saw its Rose Bowl hopes diminished, while sturdy Ohio State took over the Big Ten lead with a lucky hairline victory over downtrodden Northwestern.
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November 12, 1956

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Miami ( Ohio) 7, Bowl. Green 7
Ohio U. 27, W. Mich. 7
Kent State 52, Toledo 6
Wabash 34, Wash. and Lee 0
Akron 40, Oberlin 14
Denison 73, Ohio Northern 0
Wash. (St. L.) 26, S. Ill. 0
Bradley 53, William Jewell 14
Lawrence 20, Cornell ( Iowa) 0
John Carroll 44, W. Reserve 14
S. Dak. 20, Iowa Teachers 19

THE SOUTHWEST

Texas A&M found fog and cold to its liking and turned the well-ballyhooed ground-power duel with Arkansas into a 27-0 rout. A&M, now 3-0 in the Southwest Conference, will almost surely play host at this year's Cotton Bowl game if the NCAA lets them off probation when the case is considered this month. SMU, unbeaten in SWC play, thanks to two extra-point conversions in its two games, scored 20 points in the first half against an inept Texas eleven, then had to hold on in the last half to withstand a fired-up 19-point assault by the Longhorns.

TCU, hoping to see A&M tripped up, knocked off Baylor 7-6 on a fourth-quarter touchdown march. Rice scored three times on passes and once on the ground to throttle visiting Utah 27-0 as End Buddy Dial caught five passes.

In the Border Conference, Texas Western posted double digits in each quarter to rout Hardin-Simmons 51-13. West Texas State, riding a five-game winning streak (2-0 in conference play), was tripped by Arizona 20-13, while Arizona State went outside the league to bedevil San Diego State 61-0 for its seventh straight. Other scores:

Howard Payne 19, McMurry 7
Trinity 7, North Texas St. 7
Steph. F. Austin 9, Sul Ross 7
Texas A&I 27, E. Texas St. 14
Ark. A&M 19, Ark. St. Tchrs. 14
Corpus Christi 20, Austin 14

THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS

A winterized Wyoming team virtually clinched the Skyline Conference championship Saturday by trouncing Utah State 21-0 at Logan. Jim Crawford, the nation's leading ground-gainer, rolled up 132 yards in 15 carries for the Cowboys to win individual honors and run his season total to 912 yards. In the only other Skyline game Brigham Young rolled over New Mexico 33-12 for its first win in 14 outings. Despite snow and cold, the BYU Cougars completed 22 of 43 passes for 206 yards. Montana state College , which had already clinched the Rocky Mountain title, walloped rival Montana University, their Skyline neighbor, 33-14.

The unbeaten Air Force Academy kept its slate clean with a 21-0 win over Colorado State College. The Falcons have now rolled up 251 points to 40 in their second football season. Other scores:

Idaho St. 27, Colorado Mines 6
West. State 21, Col. Coll. 14
Highlands 20, Westminster 14
E. New Mex. 59, Adams St. 14

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