¶Before college football’s game of the week, Coach Murray Warmath of second-ranked Minnesota was banking on his massive but agile line to force the flashy backfield stars of Iowa, first-ranked in the nation, into making costly errors. Said Warmath: “If they make more mistakes than we do, they’ll lose. That’s as sure as taxes.” The plan worked perfectly. Warmath’s undefeated team turned two Iowa fumbles and a bobbled punt into touchdowns, steamrollered to a 27-10 victory that capped its startling come-back from last year’s 2-7 record and recalled the Saturdays before World War II when Minnesota’s power football ruled the Big Ten.
¶In other key games, alert Army defeated fading Syracuse, 9-6. Spotting Navy ten points, Duke rallied in the second half to spoil the undefeated record of the midshipmen 19-10. In the Big Eight, Iowa State continued the revolt against long-time champion Oklahoma (TIME, Nov. 7) by winning 10-6 for its first victory over the Sooners since 1931.
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