Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-20
College Football Season
Is Launched With Upset
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BY the Associated Press
A sprinkling of conference
games and intersectional con-
tests marked today's schedule
as the 1858 college football
season got underway in earnest.
The week end began on a
gusty note last night at Los
Angeles where Southern Cali
fornia, a one-touchdown I'M
derdog, upset Oregon State,
defending Pacific Coast Con-
ference champion, 2l-0. More
fireworks are promised today,
with the new optional point
after touchdown rule expected
to figure in the scoring.
Some Of the more important
games feature North Carolina
State at North Carolina, Geor-
gia Tech at Kentucky, Duke
at South Carolina, Georgia at
Texas, Arkansas at Baylor.
Penn State at Nebraska and
Rice at Louisiana State.
TeIevision Game Today
The slate today also includes
the first college football game
of the week on television which
pits Missouri against Wander
bilt at Columbia, Mo. (The
game can be seen in Washing
ton on WRC. Channel 4, at 5
PM
While today may give some
small appraisal Of what lies
ahead for the gridiron strate-
gists, not until next week will
all Of the college giants be in
action. 1t coud be quite a sea-
son, if Southern Calls triumph
is a barometer.
The Trojans went ahead at
the start, scoring all of their
points in the first half. They
didn't use the new rule allow
ing two points for rushing the
ball over after touchdown, but
were satisfied to settle for the
single allowed for place kicks.
Halfback Rex Johnston spear
headed Southern Calls first
goalward march with gains Of
l9 and 7 yards before plunging
over from the /. The drive COW
cred So yards on ten plays.
johnson kicked all the extra
points.
Willie Wood Helps
Willie Wood, former Wash
ington, D. c., schoolboy, un-
corked a surprise pass to End
Hillard Hill, good for SO yards,
for the second score. Hillard
took the ball ON the l0-yard
line and out-maneuvered De-
fensive Halfback Johnny Ho-
rillo.
Before the half ended the
Trojans swept SO yards on five
plays, with Tom Maudlin, re-
serve quarterback, passing %
yards to End Marlin McKeever
for the score.
Southern Cal rolled up 2lO
yards on the ground to 1853 for
the Beavers, and outgained
them through the air, SO yards
to 46.
Among the new head coaches
in action today will be Clay
Stapleton, who helped Tommy
Prothro at Oregon State last
year. Stapleton has taken over
at Iowa State, which plays
Drake.
Jim Myers, who was at Iowa
State last year, sends his new
Texas Ann club against Texas
Tech.
Other New Coaches
Other new coaches include
Jack Curtice at Stanford Tvs
Washington State), Dan Devine
at Missouri Tvs Vanderbilt),
George Dickerson at UCLA, who
took over for the late Red
Sanders Tvs Pitt in an impor-
tant intersectional game), Ray
Maggie at Utah Tvs Montana)
and Dick Voris at Virginia Tvs
CLEMSON.
In other games last night,
Detroit defeated George Wash
ington 21-6, and Catawba
downed Davidson 22-l7.
The remainder of today's
schedule:
EAST-Scranton at Boston
College, Springfield at Con-
necticut, Northeastern at Rhode
West Chester Teachers
At Villanova.
SOUTH-Newberry at the
Furman at Florida
State, Tulane at Florida, Mis-
;issippi at Memphis State, Duke
at South Carolina, Morehead
State at VMI, West Texas
State at Virginia Tech, Mary
and at Wake Forest.
MIDWEST-Butler at Brad
ey, Dayton at Cincinnati, Wy
1ming at Kansas State, South
Dakota State at Marquette,
Penn State at Nebraska, Mon
Jana State at North Dakota,
Bowling Green at Wichita, Kent
State at Xavier of Ohio.
SOUTHWEST - East Texas
State at Abilene Christian,
Texas Western at North Texas
State, Georgia at Texas, Hardin
at Tulsa.
FAR WEST-Utah State at
Fresno State at Brig
nam Young. College of the Pa
,ific at California, Idaho at
Oregon, San Jose State at
Washington.