The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-03
ARMY GRIDDERS PROVIDE THRILL OF THE WEEKEND
Only Six of Ten Unbeaten Teams Have Chance for
 Perfect Season
BY JACK GUENTlHER

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 United Press Stan COrFeapondentl
 New York, Nov. 3e-(Up)-There are only 10 undefeated and untIed football teams left in all America today and no matter how long you study the statistics there's just one conclusion-that perfect seasons no longer are merely notable, they're downright miraculous.
 Six of the 10 are still eligible Co complete such miracles, despite c wave of lipsets which Hnired many another favored eleven in anlEle- deep mud over the weekend. The lucky half-dozen is Texas, Duke, Minnesota, Fordhaln, Duquesne and Texas Aggies.
 The other four teams which sur- vived are unbeaten but not united. They are Army, Navy, Notre Dame and Mississippi State. Although their records are slightly spotted they fared much better than an- other quartet which was up among them Q week ago.
 That group is Vanderbilt, Penn- sylvania, Temple and Texas Tech the major victims of the seasons sixth week. All tumbled from their lofty perches into the beaten ranks and lost any possible claim to the mythical national title.
 Call 1t an upset, a moral victory or what you will, the goose egg classic fought by the Army and the Irish in New York gave the nation It's biggest thrill. Both unbeaten and unbowed, they battled through the mud for full 60 minutes without Q decision--but what glory there was went to the out-manned, out- powered Cadets.
 Navy, not facing such great odds, did even better. The Middies knocked oh unbeaten Penn, 13-6, to retain their place among the bowl eligibles in the second big game of the day. In the west the Minne- sota juggernaut all but ciinched the Western Conference title by shad- ing Northwestern, 8-7, in the sec tion's epic.
 Texas Has 'Tt"
 Two prominent bowl contenders, Fordham and Duke, rolled on as ex- pected over Purdue and Georgia Tech and Stanford edged nearer the holy walls of Pasadena by smacking over Santa Clara by a lop- sided score. Texas earned it's right to the nations top position by blanking strong Southern Methodist $40, with ease and finesse.
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 The east-Twice beaten Boston College smashed Temple, 3l-0, and Duquesne remained on the honor roll by whipping Villanova, 7-O. Go. lumbia startled Cornell, TO, while Brown upset Yale and William & Mary gave the Ivy League further woe with a 80 verdict over Dart fouth. Colgate tied Holy Gross and Harvard nipped Princeton by the baseball score of 6-4. Pitt took an- other beating, this one from Ohio State, 21-14, Rutgers whipped Maryland and Penn State smashed NYU, APO.
 The midlands-Minnesota all but wrapped up the Western Conference title. Iowa rose up to smite Indiana, l3-7, and Michigan conquered H. hnois, 20-0. Out of the league, Wis consin lost to Syracuse. Oklahoma and Missouri remained tied for the Big Six leadership, the former de- feating Kansas in a conference game, 3S-0, and the latter whipping Michigan State out of the loop. Tn second conference game Kansas State contributed a Ghocker by de- feating Nebraska, 1926. Mississippi whipped Marquette, 12-6, and De- troit blanked Manhattan, i5-0.
 Alabama
 The south-Mississlppi State which drew Q breather in South western, took command of the Southeastern Conference race when Tulane deposed undefeated Van derbilt. 34-14, while Georgia shaded Auburn, TO, Tennessee whipped L s. U., l3-6, and Alabama romped over Kentucky, 30-O. Tn the South ern Conference William & Mary re. mained tied with Duke for the lead while North Carolina, VIII, Clem- son and South Carolina all wor conference matches. Miami knocked Texas Tech from the unbeater ranks. so. Virginia crushed VIP and Marshall upset Wake Forest.
 Stanford Stands Out
 The Southwest-Texas and Tex. as A. & M. continued neck and neck for the title. although the Aggies barely scraped past Arkansas. To Texas Christian gave Baylor ai' other bouncing, 2s-i2, and Rict coasted over Centenary, 54-0. Far. ther north, Denver tied the Colo. rado Aggies, Utah stunned Colo. rado, 46-0. and Brigham Younl whipped Utah State, 20s0.
 The Far West-Stanford. now un' disputed leader in the Pacific Coas Conference, defeated Santa Clara 2T-L Washington State surprised oregon, l3-O, and California shel lacked UCLA, 2T-7. Washington aIG Oregon 6taet fattened up at th' expense of Montana and Idaho 2i-0 and 33-0.