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...fumbled the ball away on Missouri's goal line, had another touchdown nullified by a penalty, presented the Tigers with six free points on a blocked punt. It was quite a struggle until Quarterback Gary Beban engineered a 56-yd. scoring drive in the third quarter. After that, Halfback Mel Farr scooted for two TDs, and the Bruins won the game...
...against Syracuse, he plunged 4 yds. for one score, set up another with a 47-yd. pass, and threw 13 yds. for a third. Against Missouri last week, he completed eleven out of 20 passes, for 204 yds. Even so, he is hardly a one-man team. Halfback Farr is a legitimate All-America candidate who has aver aged 6 yds. per carry so far this season. Flanker Harold Busby is a threat to go all the way any time he gets his hands on one of Beban's passes-because he runs the 100-yd. dash...
Considering the 9-1 season that Notre Dame had in 1964, last year was practically a disaster. Quarterback John Huarte, the Heisman Trophy-winning passer, had graduated; so had All America End Jack Snow. The Fighting Irish had nothing left except a speedy halfback in Nick Eddy, a pile-driving fullback in Larry Conjar, and a rock'em, sock-'em offense that ground out the yardage but excited nobody. Notre Dame wound up with a 7-2-1 record, losing to Purdue and Michigan State, playing Miami...
This way, those who look like the best bets to be romping around Soldiers Field next season will be ready to go either way. Sophomore safety John Tyson played offensive halfback for Lamar last year, but Yovicsin needed help in the defensive secondary and Tyson had enough freshman experience there to move...
...clincher for Williams was a 20-yard drive by left halfback Ernst, a beautiful bullet that caught Richie Hammond by surprise...