One outstanding upset marked last week’s college football campaign. Fordham, Duke, Notre Dame, Minnesota—almost all the big teams* as far west as the Rockies—each rolled up another victory. But the biggest favorite west of the Rockies stumbled: Oregon State drubbed Stanford, 10-to-0.
This outcome did not necessarily mean that Coach Clark Shaughnessy’s Stanford Indians were slipping. Nor did it necessarily mean that Coach Alonzo Stiner’s Oregon State team had developed unexpected strength. The game was played in a downpour of rain—such a downpour that running, kicking, passing, handling the ball and above all the nice timing required for the operation of Stanford’s T formation, were all matters of luck. The stage for the Beaver touchdown was set by a Stanford fumble on the 14-yd. line.
But whether or not Stanford earned its defeat, its chances of running off with another Pacific Coast championship and Rose Bowl bid were damaged.
* Exception: Tulane, whose hopes of an unbeaten season were blasted by Rice, 10-to-9.
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