Oklahoma vs. Texas

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  Evening star, October 13, 1946, page 34

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  Texas sIsHard Pressed But Tops Oklahoma On Passes, 70 10 13 Loyne’s AerioIs Provide Margin; Sooner Stor Makes 9o-Yurd Run DALLAS, Tex, Oct. 12.-Bobby Layne’s passing arm pitched Texas to q 20–⁠13 victory over Oklahoma today, but the hardbitten Sooners traded blow for blow with the mighty Longhorns and gave them many anxious moments in the 41st renewal Of this Southwestern foot ball rivalry. The rugged, battering line Okla homa threw at Texas was all II was cracked up to be and . State Fair crowd Of $1,000 that overfiowed the Cotton Bowl saw why the Soon ers gave Army’s great team such q tough game at the start Of the season. The Longhorns were superior, but nothing like the pre-game forecasts that gave Texas, the team that has been rated No. In the Nation, q margin of four touchdowns or more GoIdinx Sprints 50 yards. It was q battle Of passes and pass interceptions. Oklahoma gathered in six Longhorn throws and one o1 them brought sensational touch down when Joe Golding, whose runs kept Texas In hot water all after. noon, caught one of Layne’s throws and sprinted 80 yards untouched tx the score. It was this touchdown that almost gave Texas fans heart failure be. cause it brought the Sooners withir q point Of Texas with u minutes tt go. Texas, however, came righI back and In six plays after the kick Oh got another touchdown. Statistically Texas had a com Portable edge, making Is first down and 323 yards on the ground ant In the air. Oklahoma got a dozel E1irst downs and rolled up 229 yard; ~ Layne never had sosmnch troubl before on his passes, but at that | was his throws that put Texas ovel Texas Gets Early Scores. Texas marched to its first touch down midway Of the opening periot Layne completed six passes out Q seven in the drive which the bi Texas fullback cIimaxed BY crash ing over from the or1e-foot lins Frank Guess kicked the point. Guess who Is Layne’s underStudy sparked the next Texas touchdown drive. It was in the second perio’ and Texas swept 50 yards for tn score. Two throws from Guess t Dale Schwartzkopf brought tn touchdown after the Longhorns hal mixed plunges with short passe and laterals to drive to the Soone 80. !. Guess passed to Schwartzkop for IL, then tipped one over tn goal line to the big wingman for tn score. Guess kicked the extra poin and the crowd settled back expect ing Texas to win with ease. The SoonerS came roaring back An intercepted pass gave them tn opportunity to score. Dave Wallac caught Tommy Landry’s throw o. the Sooner A and In six plays Ok lahoma bounced to q touchdown Wallace first passed to Jim Owen on the Texas A, then combine, with LIE Roy Neher for 8 yards Il line smaShes. Again he passed + Owens, this time for q first dow on the Texas Il and his next throv went to Owens at the goal line, tn latter falling across for . touch down. Wallace missed the point. Interception Halts Threat The Sooners threatened again q the half ended, driving to the Texa is, but Jim Canady intercepted Dar rell Royals pass behind his goa line for q touchdown. Midway Of the third period Texa started a march that appeare touchdown bound. Down to tn Oklahoma 2-yard line the Long horns swept, but Ralph Ellswort lost 6 yards when he slipped an 4 ------T- - - fYyV-vyY a q nDUn n ~

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, October 14, 1946, page 3

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  Roundup, Football BY AUSTIN BEALMEAR NEW YORK, oct. 14-Ihat dWind- ling collection of unheatsn foot ball teams, thinned last Saturday by the fall of such stalwarts as Michigan Yale, Stanford and St. Mary’s is due for another redue- ton this week when some of the better all-vietorious outfits come to grips with each other. Having met and mastered Mich igan 20-l3, Army returns to West Point to find it’s bids for a 23rd consecutive victory challenged by a Columbia team that is making a habit of spelling perfect records. The Lions ran their own victory string to three games Saturday by Bounding Yale out of the unbeaten class, 28–⁠2O, just a week after they had put the first blotch Of the sea- son on Navys slate. Texas, which had all 1t could handle in turning back Oklahoma 20–⁠13 for it’s fourth win in a low. now must meet the invasion of an Arkansas team which blanked Bay Tor 13–⁠0 and is uubeaten in four starts, although once tied. Alabama and Tennessee. unde- feated fayorites in the Southeastern Conference. collide at Knoxville.

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Officially, Texas leads 65–⁠52–⁠5; as played, 62–⁠52–⁠5 in the 119 games on file; the official count covers all 122 meetings, counting the 81 since this game.