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December 6, 1945
The Ypsilanti Daily Press
Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan
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In a pivotal football game, California's muffed punt turned into an 85-yard touchdown by Jack LeRond after a recovery by Ed Welch, defeating U.C.L.A. 6-0 and knocking them out of the Rose Bowl; deemed the season's oddity.
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Muffed Punt Upsets Game
New York, Dec. 6-AP-When California converted its own backward punt into an 85-yard touchdown run that knocked U.C.L.A. out of the Rose Bowl, coaches and writers participating in the Associated Press season-end poll agreed they had found the oddity of the football year.
California had the ball on its own 33. Left end Jack LeRond had been called back to punt but the slippery ball slithered off the side of his foot and went back over his head, bouncing to his own 15. His blocking back, quarterback Ed Welch, scooped up the ball and ran 45 yards to the U.C.L.A. 40 and lateralled to LeRond who went the rest of the way for the only score of a 6-0 game.
New York, Dec. 6-AP-When California converted its own backward punt into an 85-yard touchdown run that knocked U.C.L.A. out of the Rose Bowl, coaches and writers participating in the Associated Press season-end poll agreed they had found the oddity of the football year.
California had the ball on its own 33. Left end Jack LeRond had been called back to punt but the slippery ball slithered off the side of his foot and went back over his head, bouncing to his own 15. His blocking back, quarterback Ed Welch, scooped up the ball and ran 45 yards to the U.C.L.A. 40 and lateralled to LeRond who went the rest of the way for the only score of a 6-0 game.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Extraordinary Event
What themes does it cover?
Fortune Reversal
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Muffed Punt
Backward Punt
Touchdown Run
Football Oddity
California Victory
What entities or persons were involved?
Jack Lerond
Ed Welch
Where did it happen?
California Vs. U.C.L.A. Game
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Key Persons
Jack Lerond
Ed Welch
Location
California Vs. U.C.L.A. Game
Story Details
California's Jack LeRond muffed a punt, but quarterback Ed Welch recovered the ball and lateralled to LeRond, who ran 85 yards for a touchdown, securing a 6-0 victory over U.C.L.A. and eliminating them from the Rose Bowl.