Monday, Nov. 15, 1948
Upset Saturday
Elections might not be sure things any longer, but Notre Dame, Michigan and Army seemed to be. They had no trouble getting past another Saturday unbeaten. But a few really big toes were stepped on last week, relieving the monotony of what threatened to be a cut & dried football year.
Georgia Tech's pony backfield slipped and slithered in the mud at Atlanta, and fell before Tennessee, 13-6. It was Tech's first 1948 defeat. In a drizzling rain, North Carolina's undefeated Tar Heels (rated No. 3 in the nation) were held to a 7-7 tie by underdog William & Mary.
In Sacramento, Calif., Governor Earl Warren, participant in one of the week's big upsets, sat through another one: unbeaten little Nevada lost, 14-0, to Santa Clara. A fortnight ago, Nevada's star quarterback, 190-lb. Stan Heath, set a new intercollegiate forward-passing record, has now gained 1,758 yards by passing this season. But Santa Clara rushed him so hard that he had trouble getting his passes off. Even so, Quarterback Heath, son of an old big-league catcher, is regarded by pro teams as one of the prize catches of the 1948 season.
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