SMU at Missouri

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  Evening star, October 8, 1950, page 43

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  Mustangs Star Makes 7 Touchdowns in 21-O Rouf Of Missouri COLUMBIA. Mo-. Oct. Z. - Kyle Rote struck for two touch downs today to lead Southern Methodist University to q 21–⁠0 rout Of Missouri-their third Sue |cessive victory Of the season. The second largest home crowd In Missouri history, near $4,000, saw Rote score the first touch down with less than two minutes remaining In the first quarter. He went over from the sevenyard line climaxing q 79-yard drive. Halfback Hank Stollenwerck got the second touchdown In the second quarter by cracking II yards through the middle of Missouri’s line. The Mustangs marched SO yards for this one. Rote waited until the last quarter for his second touchdown. He got it on q short power smack over tackle after he had engineered the Mustangs In 62-yard Journey. Southern Methodist, which had knocked OF Georgia Tech and Ohio State. completed 20 of its 81 passes for 1914 yards, but at that had to depend heavily on the running Of Rote after three OF It’s top backs – Rusty Russell Stollenwerck and Johnny Champ ion – were lost by injuries in the first half. Rote picked up-a net 1os yard. on II rushes-rnore than one third OF his teams 283 total on the ground. ai:soun sin” n ---- ! ! Z SSee | g.M.U. scoYing-Touchdowns: Rote, 8 9toilenwerck. Conversions: Sullivan. ..

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Juneau, Alaska, October 9, 1950, page 3 (results column)

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  &alaS6ia9&f; N0TRE DAME IS BEATEN BY PURDUE NEW YORK, Oct. Modern footballs longest unbeaten skein lay in shambles today and possible dis aster doomed Immediately ahead for the two records that come close to matching it. Shattered at 80 games was Notre Danes four-year uninterrupted sweep-cracked by a Purdue team that fashioned a shocking 28–⁠14 upset Saturday at South Bend. That left Army and Oklahoma % carry on success streaks already past the 20 mark, but both of them face possible scissoring job next Saturday. Texas, idle last week, holds a 1926 victory over the Purdue team hat rocked Notre Danes fighting irish. Oklahoma, on the other hand, barely escapedfwith 1923 triumph over Texas A. and NJ, achieved in the fading minutes. The Wolverines from Ann Arbor ,o-champions of the Big Ten, fell before Michigan State in the open ng game but bounded back last Saturday to whip Dartmouth, 27–⁠7. Army, meanwhile, set down Penn State emphatically on Bob Blaiks passing, All. Michigan State, given No. 2 ma ional rating behind Notre Dame after its manhandling of Michigan ell before Maryland 34–⁠7 The other top Ten” teams came through without mishap. Southern Methodist, No. 3 just above Army md Oklahoma, turned Kyle Rote loose on Missouri to win, 21–⁠0 Ken lucky, No. 6, racked up its fourth straight shutout over harmless Day ton, 400. Stanford, No. g. crushed Oregon State, 21–⁠0, while California turned back Penn, 14–⁠7.

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SMU leads 13–⁠8–⁠2 in 23 meetings, counting the 15 since this game.