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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Tuesday, November 12, 1968
Football poll
KU tumbles to 7, Tigers climb to 6
NEW YORK (UPI)—Southern California, successful in the first of its four big tests this month, stretched its leadership among college football teams to a season high yesterday as a series of upsets almost completely juggled the top 10.
The top-ranked Trojans received 27 first place votes and 340 points from the 35-member United Press International board of coaches to easily outdistance second place Ohio State (296) and retain their No.1 ranking.
Penn State moved into third, replacing Kansas, which fell to seventh after being upset by Oklahoma, and Michigan climbed to No. 4. Georgia took fifth after its crushing victory over Florida and Missouri, now leading the Big Eight Conference, advanced to sixth.
Texas took eighth, with upset specialist Auburn taking ninth and Tennessee, which fell victim to Auburn Saturday night dropping to 10th.
Notre Dame headed the second 10, followed by Houston, Arkansas and Oregon State. Purdue, another upset victim, plunged to 15th, just nosing out Alabama, Ohio University, Yale and Texas Tech, tied for 18th, and Southern Methodist.
Southern California, now 7-0 and due to meet Oregon State, UCLA and Notre Dame in its last three games, had little trouble solving California's highly regarded defense, romping to a 35-17 victory.
Missouri won its seventh game against one loss by tripping Iowa State 42-7 while Kansas suffered its first defeat in eight games in a
21-23 loss to Oklahoma. Texas won its first game against a loss and a tie by routing Baylor 47-26.
Notre Dame destroyed Pittsburgh 56-7 for its sixth victory in eight games while Houston beat Memphis State 27-7. Arkansas ripped Rice 46-21, Oregon State trounced UCLA 45-21 and Purdue lost to Minnesota 27-13. Alabama edged Louisiana State 16-7 and unbeaten Ohio University boosted its record to 8-0 with a 28-27 victory over Bowling Green.
Yale, also unbeaten, stretched its winning streak to 15 games, longest of any major college, by beating Pennsylvania 30-13, the Bulldogs' eighth victory of the year. Texas Tech beat Texas Christian 31-14 and Southern Methodist stopped Texas A&M 36-23.
The United Press International top 10 major college football teams with first place votes and won-lost-tied record in parentheses. Eighth week.
Points
1. Southern Cal (27) (7-0) 340
2. Ohio St. (7) (7-0) 296
3. Penn St. (1) (7-0) 278
4. Michigan (7-1) 180
5. Georgia (6-0-2) 171
6. Missouri (7-1) 164
7. Kansas (7-1) 121
8. Texas (6-1-1) 117
9. Auburn (6-1) 46
10. Tennessee (5-1-1) 45
Second 10-11. Notre Dame 36; 12. Houston 32; 13. Arkansas 28; 14. Oregon St. 27; 15. Purdue 10; 16. Alabama 6; 17. Ohio Univ. 5; 18. tie, Yale and Texas Tech 4; 20. Southern Methodist 2.
Betas do it again
Winning Hill championships in intramural football has almost become a tradition at the Beta Theta Pi house.
Yesterday the Betas of the "A" league and Beta No. 1 of the "B" league defeated their opponents to capture the two highest honors in KU intramural football.
The "A" team with its 27-6 victory over the Law team carried home its tenth first-place trophy in the last twelve years. Beta No. 1 blanked the Fraternal Union of College Kids 15-0 to record its sixth Hill Championship in the last nine years.
The Law team battled the "A"-league Betas to a 6-6 half-time score before faltering in the second half. Richard Slicker of the Betas intercepted a pass just before intermission to halt the last serious Law drive.
Toward the end of the game the Betas were threatening to score another touchdown but time ran out.
Mike Vineyard, Dwight Holm,
Dave Swift and Mike Michealis
all caught touchdown passes for
the Betas. Bill Tankersley
booted two extra points during
the game, which was the Betas'
ninth victory against no defeats.
Beta No. 1, which has yielded only three points all season, played another outstanding defensive game to shutout the College Kids, and post its eighth season victory in eight starts.
With the help of a devastating pass rush, the Betas tallied all their points in the first half. Quarterback John Nelson hurled two touchdown passes to Stan Pippin to give the Betas a 13-0 lead early in the game.
"They just have too much balance and their running backs scare you to death," is the way Iowa State's Johnny Majors describes Kansas.
"We made too many mistakes to beat a poor team or a good one, let alone a truly great one like Kansas," adds Majors.
The College Kids were trying to move the ball from deep in their own territory when a bad snap from center slipped through the quarterback's hands. Two Betas trapped him in the end zone for a safety.
Last year Phi Delta Theta vanquished the Law School for the "A" Hill championship. The Green 3's, an independent team, subdued Phi Gamma Delta's "B" team to capture the "B" Hill championship.
In the second half, the Betas blocked a College Kids' punt and marched toward the goal line. But Tom Brewster picked off a pass and stopped the only long drive for either team that half.
Enthusiastic fans braved nearfreezing temperatures to watch the two championship games. About 150 people huddled together along the sidelines attended the "A" game while 50 saw the "B" game.
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