Nebraska at Kansas

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 24, 1948, page 42

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  Kansas Retains Big ! Lead With Easy 1T Win Over Nebraska LAWRENCE, Kans., Oct. 49, Strong-armed Dick Gilman threw three touchdowns passes today as the Kansas Jayhawks surged to a 27–⁠7 Big Seven conference football victory over the Nebraska Corn huskers. The Kansans were almost com. pletely bottled up on the ground, and a homecoming crowd of 36,500 might have been disappointed II it hadn’t been for Gilman’s great throwing In the clutches. The 18l-pound junior, who spent most Of last season on the bench as fourth-string halfback, brought his touchdown passes to an even dozen for the season.. One OF his pitches-to Bryan Sperry-clicked OF 80 yards for a score in the third period. The bullseye toss went SO yards and Sperry hustled A more to the goal line. The victory kept Kansas on top in the league standings with q so record. 1t was Kansas tenth VIC tory In the league since its last defeat-16-14 by Nebraska In 1916. The loss was the worst shellack. ing Nebraska has taken at the hands OF Kansas since its $500 beating in 1899. Seorasks ---------- Q O@7 Nebras ska scoring. .Touchdowns-Collopy Point after touchdown-Costeilo lpiacs. ment). Kansas scoring: Touchdowns-McDons .; Sperry, Darrell Norris, Grifhth. Points menD.

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Officially, Nebraska leads 91–⁠23–⁠3; as played, 88–⁠18–⁠3 in the 109 games on file; the official count covers all 117 meetings, counting the 62 since this game.