Illinois at Iowa

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 9, 1949, page 46

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  IOWA CITY. Iowa. Oct. g. Underdog Illinois. led by sophomore speedster Johnny Karras. shocked Iowa, 20–⁠14. today in a Big Ten conference football game. The Illini, twice tied in previous contests, easily ran their vic tory to eight against Iowa u. as they thoroughly dominated a dis appointing Iowa team. Karas, once a State champion interscholastic 440 man. was the big gun in the Illinois attack. The 21-year-old Johnny romped to 174 of Illinois 1913 net yards by rushing. The sophomore star opened the scoring with 35-yard dash early in the second period and pulled the Illini into 1877 lead with a 63yard run in the third quarter. He wasn’t even touched on his second touchdown sprint. That sparkler broke a TT tie Iowa had gained after recovering

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Illinois leads 39–⁠38–⁠2 in 79 meetings, counting the 49 since this game.