Oregon State at Nebraska

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 30, 1947, page 45

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  |Gray’s Aeria|s Lead Pacific Coast Team To 27–⁠6 Triumph LINCOLN, Neb. Nov. “a remarkable exhibition Of passing by Dick Gray and excellent receiving by Substitute Backs Bob Laidlaw and Don Campbell broke Nebraska jinx today and Oregon State racked up resounding 27-to-6 victory before 10000 fans. The Pacific Coast Conference club started the scoring in the second t period when Gray. with the ball on the State 40, sailed a beautiful pass down field that Liadlaw gathered In with a fine catch. He made the catch on about the Nebraska 80 and sped over Sub Tackle Warren Simas kicked the point to make it Z to 0. q Nebraska’s Big Six then gave its only example of sustained offense. Bob Ackerman ran punt back 80 yards to the State IS, Nebraska rolling down to the II before Bill Mueller scored ION a wide end run. lie obdtc llllC cIIlOIAAClCO 1AAC W. 1oA point. Gray went back to work with less than a minute to play in the half. This time he shot a long pass to Campbell, the play covering from the State 20 to Nebraska where Campbell, his heel caught by div ing Nebraskan, fell. Gray scored two plays later. Gray’s third-quarter touchdown pass went to Laidlaw, who took it on about the IS and went on to score. In the last period, State marched goalward from the State 40 and Gray fired his third touchdown pass to Ralph Davis, who took the ball on the l and went over.

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, November 30, 1947, page 13

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  STATISTICS Orqecn State Passer Clicks For 27–⁠6 Win LINCOLN, Neb, Nov 20. - U.p – The sure-shot passing of little Dick Gray was responsible for four touchdowns as Oregon State flew to a 27–⁠6 victory over the University of Nebr aska to- |dav before crowd of 20, 900 fans shivering in % degree temper ature. Gray attempted 10 passes and nine of them were good. Three were for touchdowns. Another was for a gain of 78 yards, put ting the ball on the Nebraska two-yard line. Warren Simas, Oregon State tackle, kicked three extra points. Gray had a lot of help from guards Paul Evensen and Ray Crane. And backs Dick. Twenge, Ken Carpenter, Don Campbell, and Bob o;dlaw. The Pacific |Coast team gained POT yards by Gray’s passing, and 254 yards by rushing through Nebr raska’s line.

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  The Daily Alaska empire, December 1, 1947, page 3 (results column)

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  FOOTBALL SCORES Following a4e the final scores of leading football games played during the past weel1end: Navy 0, .irmy 2i. New York University IS; Ford ham IS. North Carolina State 0; Mor, loi ( o. Vanderti;t T; Tlrnessee 12 Kansas state 2; Fonda 25. West Virginia IT; Pi,r ?. Holy Cross 20; Boston College 6 Georgia o; Georgia Tech :. Virginia ‘; North Carolina 10 Southsrn Methodist 19; Teya’ Christian 19, tie. Oklahoma ARM 13; Oklahoma 2l Oregon State 27; Nebraska 6. Mississippi 33; Mississippi S II Texas Tech IA; Hardin-Sin,. mons 6. Baylor 6; Rice 34. West Texas State 28; New Mex. ico Is. Michigan State 58; Hawaii 19 Alabama 21; Miami G. Kansas 54; Arizona 28.

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Nebraska leads 9–⁠2 in 11 meetings, counting the five since this game.