[2][3] In N. Kerr Thompson's 16th year as head coach, the Rockets compiled a 6–3 record and outscored their opponents 93 to 70.
The team is most famous for a news story that circulated[citation needed] around the United States and used the transitive property to declare Slippery Rock the national champion.
[4] Slippery Rock made its case by beating the Westminster Titans, which defeated West Virginia Wesleyan, which beat Duquesne, which upset Pittsburgh, which beat Notre Dame, which upset former #1 Northwestern, which defeated Minnesota, who was crowned national champions by the Associated Press.
The humorous story was widely popular, and gave Slippery Rock college a good deal of notoriety.
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