Kansas at Oklahoma

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  Evening star, October 22, 1939, page 28

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  Oklahoma u. Crushes Tough Kansas, III, In Big Six Debut oS tHc ASSOCldleQ fIeSS. NORMAN. Okla, Oct. 21.-Oklahomas football powerhouse, with Scooter Beryl Clark in the drivers seat, rolled over a weaker but stub born Kansas team for 27-to-7 vic tory before 10000 Dads day” fans today to launch the defense of the Big Six title the Sooners won for the first time last year. Clark, fast as a greyhound and not much bigger, sparked the Sooners 77-yard drive to first-period touchdown, scored one more himself and passed to third, but he was not alone in catching the fancy of the fans. The Sooners uncovered a new sophomore sensation, Byron Power house” Potter, who entered the first college game of his life in the final period and split the Kansas line apart to lead the champions to the fourth tally. Kansas, last Big Six team to score on the Sooners back in 1887, opened up with desperate passing attack after slipping four touchdowns behind and scored in the final minute.

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Oklahoma leads 80–⁠28–⁠6 in 114 meetings, counting the 77 since this game.