Missouri at Kansas

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  Evening star, November 23, 1947, page 45

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  Touchdown by Kansas In Last Minute TOPS Missouri, 2O-14 LAWRENCE, Kans., Nov. o. Rif1ing Ray Evans climaXed a brilliant Big Six football career today by passing and running the Uni versity of Kansas JavhaWks to q 20–⁠14 victory over the Missouri Tigers and half interest in The conference title Oklahoma. Kansas partner in the Big Six crown last wear, again won half the banner with 14–⁠13 victory over Nebraska at Lincoln The largest crowd ever to see a Big Six conference game. 40.043 persons, sat in on the wild proceedings here on cold, clear day. Fullback Forrest Griffith scored the winning touchdown one minute before the games end on desperate 2-yard, fourth down leap over center. The ancient rivals battled on al most even terms through the first three quarters, with Missouri leading 14–⁠13 as they squared off for the final period Then, repeating the one-man show he had staged to win the JayhaWk- Tiger final last year. Evans spearheaded a 94-yard drive that won for the Kansans in the waning minutes. Evans passed for the first Kan sas touchdown, scored the second and set up the third. The JayhaWks victory, which marked their first undefeated season in Big Six play, came after Kansas had stopped two Missouri threats in the fourth quarter, the second only yards from touch down. Evans handled the ball five times In the 94-yard winning drive. His 28-yard pass to End Otto Schnellbacher on the Missouri set the stage for the four cracks at center by Griffith that netted touchdown. Defensively, Evans play was superb. Three times the 190-pound fullback nailed Missouri runners en- route to the Jayhawk goal.

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Officially, Missouri leads 59–⁠54–⁠9 by Missouri’s count and 58–⁠55–⁠9 by Kansas’s (the 1960 game is disputed); as played, 56–⁠48–⁠8 in the 112 games on file; the official count covers all 122 meetings, counting the 66 since this game.