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It was a week when the first coach (Mather of Kansas) tossed in the towel, ex-halfback Eisenhower saw Army play and Bud Wilkinson won his 100th game at Oklahoma
November 11, 1957
THE EAST
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November 11, 1957

It Was A Week When The First Coach (mather Of Kansas) Tossed In The Towel, Ex-halfback Eisenhower Saw Army Play And Bud Wilkinson Won His 100th Game At Oklahoma

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Notre Dame fans, who had begun to nurse a giddy dream, sat bolt upright as Navy thrashed the Irish 20-6. Fullback Ray Wellborn was the bad news; he scored all three Middie touchdowns (see page 42).

THE SOUTHWEST

Halfback John Crow, who is about as easy to tackle as a horse, ran wild through the Ozarks to lead Texas A&M over Arkansas 7-6. Crow played like a surefire All-America, rushing for 116 yards and a touchdown against a superb Razorback line and in the last minute intercepted an Arkansas pass at his own goal.

Texas had trouble hanging on to the ball, lost costly fumbles to SMU and suffered its first Southwest Conference setback 19-12. Mustang Quarterback Don Meredith, starting for the first time, tossed two touchdown passes and scored once himself. Texas' designs to beat A&M to the Cotton Bowl are dim now indeed. It still must play Baylor and Texas Christian, as well as the Aggies.

THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
Utah Quarterback Lee Grosscup put on an astonishing show, threw 13 passes into a swirling blizzard, completed 12 of them as the Utes demolished Colorado State 55-0. Utah thus held its claim as King of the Mountains.

THE FAR WEST

Oregon, which 37 years ago suffered a 7-6 Rose Bowl nipping at the hands of Harvard, virtually insured itself something of a worse fate next January by beating Stanford 27-26. In a near-perfect ball game—no fumbles, no interceptions—the Webfoots won on the strength of Jack Morris' three points after touchdown (see page 43).

Hung on the ropes by two straight losses, Oregon State bounced up to throw a knockout punch at Washington State 39-25. Oregon State spiced its well-grounded attack with a few timely passes which more than offset the brilliant passing of Cougar Quarterback Bob Newman. Newman completed 17 of 25 for 243 yards. But that wasn't enough.

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