Illinois 45 UCLA 14
Illinois (7-2) launches the Big Ten pact with the West by trouncing UCLA (10-0) in a 45-14 display of Midwest superiority that continues for more than a decade. "Orange" Julius Rykovich (107 yards) and Mr. Five by Five, Buddy Young (103 yards), lead the attack of Ray Eliot's team. Other Illini standouts are lineman Alex and Lou Agase, power runners Paul Patterson and Russ Steger and quarterback Perry Moss. Little Al Hoisch stands out for Bert LaBrucherie's Bruins with a record 102-yard touchdown return of a kickoff.