Nevada at Tulsa

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  Evening star, October 27, 1948, page 47

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  Nevada Retains Biq Edge Among College Teams in Yardage NEW YORK. Oct. 27.-California, Notre Dame and Army have strengthened their positions among the leading offensive teams on the Nations collegiate gridirons but they still have q long way to 60 If they are to overtake high-fiying Nevada. The Nevada Wolfpack. with the help Of q great passer and a so-so schedule. rolled merrily along at the head of the offensive standings released today by the National Col legiate Athletic Bureau. leading all ether teams in both forward pass ing and total offense. Chnging to second place In the ratings based on both rushing and passing was little Miami U. of OK ford, Ohio, unbeaten but once-tied. And following them in order were California, Notre Dame and Army all moving up a notch from the previous week. Nevada maintained its lofty positon on the spectacular passing of Stan Heath, who virtually is certain to rewrite the record books with his aerial game before the season ends. Averages 49S Yards q Game. In winning all five of its games to date, Nevada has piled up 2,940 yards by rushing and passing, an average Of 498 yards a game. of that total. 1,43s of Nevada’s yards have come through the air. Miami has averaged 422.6 yards game, California 40l, Notre Dame 1852 and Army 3ss. A pair Of noticeable absentees in the top Is offensive teams are Michigan and North Carolina, ranked first and third in the AS sociated Press weekly pool. Michigan was the offensive leader in the country last year. At this point in the 1947 season. the Wolverines were averaging 1855 yards q game. To date this season they have aver aged 1854. although their won-lost record Is the same. Nevada Is followed in the passing department by Georgia Tech. Will liam and Mary, Columbia and Navy. But Georgia Techs average of 1908 yards game Is far behind the Nevada average of 1918. The Wolfpack not only is the passingest team in the country, but its 65–⁠14 shellacking of Tulsa last Saturday set new high in aerial performance. Together, the two teams threw 81 passes, a college record for a single game. Nevada’s S total Of Is completed passes also was a mark, as was the total of A competitions by two teams. Meanwhile, Texas Mines pushed into first place in the rushing department, dropping Army to second place, with Notre Dame third, Okla homa fourth and California fifth. The Texans are averaging 343 yards a game on the ground, compared with Army’s 340.6 yards. Irish Threaten to Climb. Although Notre Dame didn’t move up, the Irish threaten to do so if they keep up the pace of their last three games. Against Michigan State. Nebraska and Iowa, Notre Dame piled up 1,275 yards on the ground. an average of 425 yards a game. The Irish have a five-game aver age Of $50 yards a game, while Okla homa is averaging exactly 800 and California 1855. The ten leaders in each depart ment: Total offense (gains rushing and passing)-Nevada, 498 yards aver age per game; Miami (Ohio. 422!6; California. 40l; Notre Dame, 1852: Army, $3.50; Maryland, 1888; Texas Mines. 1886; Missouri, 375.8; La fayette, 375.6; Oklahoma, 370.2. Rushing offense – Texas mines, 343 yards average per game; Army, 340.6; Notre Dame. $50: Oklahoma, 300; California, 1855; Maryland, 291.8; Missouri, 2706; Lafayette, 1852; wyoming, 260.8; Michigan State, 1908. Passing offense – Nevada, 2878 yards average per game; Georgia Tech, 1908; William and Mary, 1883: Columbia, 171s; Navy, 1902; Michigan, 1884; Tulsa, 1877: South ern Methodist, 1858; Miami (Ohio), 1644; San Francisco, 1885.

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Nevada leads 4–⁠2 in six meetings, counting the three since this game.