Oklahoma at Nebraska

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 23, 1947, page 44

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  Oklahoma Noses Out Nebraska, 14–⁠13 LINCOLN. Nebr., Nov. 22.-Okla- : homa and Kansas tied for the Big Six football title today, the Okla homans beating Nebraska here, IA to 13 and Kansas trimming Missouri, 20 to IA, to leave the pair dead locked at four conference wins and a tie each. Oklahoma capitalized on two Ne braska misplays for the Sooner vic tory. The Sooners’ kicked off short to open the second half. but Nebraska failed to cover the ball and substitute back George Thomas recovered on the Nebraska %. A penalty set the Huskers back 5 yards and five plays later Okla homa had the touchdown that was to prove the winning margin. Charles Saratt rambled to the ID. Ed Kreick pounded to the 2 in two smashes and Thomas piled into the end zone. Dave Wallace came in to try for the point. The kick was good, but the Huskers were holding. Oklahoma refused the penalty and took the point for a 14-to-6 lead. Nebraska came right back with a touchdown to slash that to IA to 13. Dick Hutton ran the kickoff back “a yards and a roughing penalty against Oklahoma on the play put the ball on the Sooner Al. The Huskers ran down to the q, then turned to a Dick Thompson-to- End Alex Cochrane pass for the touchdown. Sub Bob Patton kicked the point. Both the other scoring sorties were packed into the second period, Ne braska putting across the first punch for a 6 to lead. Fast, Shifty Cletus Fischer was the author of that touchdown. He grabbed a Darrell Royal Pass and scampered IS yards over the goal But Oklahoma wasted no time wiping out that lead. The Sooners took the kickoff and from their 26 powered over. Saratt, with a 30 yard run and Thomas with a 25yard sprint. led the way down to the IA. Two plays later Thomas shot through the line into the end zone on an 11-yard plunge. Wallace got the point and Oklahoma had a 7 to halftime lead.

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Oklahoma leads 47–⁠38–⁠3 in 88 meetings, counting the 61 since this game.