Evening star., 1941-11-15
Unbeaten Duquesne
Wins, 16 10 0, Over
Mississippi State
Dukes End Perfect
Season as Gottlieb,
Condo, Rokisky Score
By the Associated Press.

BY inc Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Nov. l5-Duquesne
University completed a perfect sea-
son today by rolling to 1910 tri-
umph over previously unbeaten Mis-
sisslppi State before a crowd of ap-
proXimately 10000 persons.
George Gonda scored DuqueSne's s
first touchdown on an I8-yard sprint
in the first period John Rokisky
booted third-period field goal from
the State Is and Joseph Gottlieb
plunged over for the final score
from the State l in the last quarter.
First Quarter.
Duquesne received but was unable
to gain and after an exchange Of
punts the first sco'ng threat de-
veloped when Black carried Gonda' s
punt back 10 yards to the Maroon S
48-yard line.
Black raced wide around left end
for l3 yards and first down on the
Duquesne 80 Craig broke through
lett tackle for IA and another first
down on the Dukes a Black spun
off tackle 13 yards but fumbled and
Demao recovered fol Duquesne on
the Dukes IL
Duquesne was unable to gain and
Gonda punted out on the Maroon
IS. The Maroons were stopped cold
and Black punted out on the
DuQuesne 10.
From here the Dukes unloosed an
81-yard drive for touchdown.
Gonda covered 40 yards in a sweep
ing run off the hidden ball play
to the Maroons' IS. Gottheb &C
counted for a first down on the 16
in four plays. After Gottieb fun
bled and recovered for a three-yard
loss, Gonda broke over left end for
l9 yards and touchdown.
Rokisky'S try for extra point was
wide.
The Maroons were stopped and
Black punted to the Duquesne 27
and the quarter ended after two
plays game da yard. Score: Du-
quesne, 6; Mississippi State, 0.
Second Quarter.
Duquesne and Mississippi State
both sent in their second teams to
open the second period.
After an exchange of punts. the
Dukes started to roll again from
their own 26, with Gottlieb and
AhWesh carrying the brunt of the
work. Duquesne notched two success
sive first downs to reach its AZ but
the drive sputtered out in a series
of incompleted passes.
Another exchange of kicks and a
15-yard penalty against the Maroons
gave the Dukes a first down on the
Mississippi Al. Three running plays
moved it to the 81 and a first down
but on the next play Ahwesh was
thrown for a 10-yard loss on an
attempted pass.
The Dukes were penalized 5 yards
for delaying the game. On third
down Semes legged it IA yards to
the Mississippi State %. Rokisky
tried d field goal but it was low and
short and Murphy returned the boot
to the State 26.
A pass off a reverse. Blount to
Davis, gained 80 yards and a first
down on the Duquesne 43. Murphy
gained 6 but on the next play Gott-
lieb intercepted Blount's pass on the
Duquesne 81. Ahwesh shot a pass to
Squires for % yards and first down
on the State Al but the Maroons
braced here and Ahwesh punted to
Black, who was doWned on the
State 7.
The Maroons bagged first down
on their own 20 in three plays as
the half ended. Score: Duquesne, 6;
Mississippi State, 0.
Third Quarter.
Rokisky kicked off to Black. who
returned to the State 20. Black S
poor punt rolled out on the State %.
State put the ball in play on its
own 20.
On second down, Black attempted
to pass and Gonda intercepted on
the State 30, returning to the "a.
Three plays gained only eight yards
and Rokisky kicked a field goal
from the State 16. Score: Duquesne,
10; Mississippi State, 0.
Mississippi was unable to gain
and Black punted to the Duquesne
40. A penalty helped the Dukes to
first down on the State 40. On
third down Semes ran 18 yards for
a first down on the Maroon "a.
Gottlieb drove to another first
down on the l3. Gottlieb drove to