Kentucky at Mississippi State

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 14, 1950, page 19 (results column)

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  Ohio State al Top In AP Poll, Followed By Oklahoma, Army NEW YORK. Nov. 14.-Ohio State tops the Nations college football teams in. the weekly AS ;ociated Press poll after a tight five-club battle. For the second week in sue cession, the point system determined the winner with both Ohio State and Oklahoma squeezing past Army, last weeks win ner. Army received most first-place votes, 70, but lost out in the point system tabulation Of the 308 bal lots from football writer’s and sportscasters. Ohio State had 66 f1rsts and Oklahoma So. According to the established scoring system, a f1rst-place vote counts 10 points. A second counts nine. And SO on down to one point for a 10th-place ballot. AS “a result, the Buckeyes finished with 2,412 points; Oklahoma, 1881, and Army, 2.272. Closest Finish of Year. Bunched behind the top three came California and Kentucky. All the first five received at least 1000 points. It was the closest finish of the year involving sew eral teams. Apparently Ohio State lost no prestige in its tight winning bat tie with Wisconsin, 1914. The Buckeyes (6-D face another test Saturday in eighth-rated Illinois (6-H. Oklahoma, too, had to struggle to keep its perfect record intact. Kansas led the Sooners into the last quarter before Oklahoma blasted out its 28th straight VIC tory. 1918. They play Missouri this week. Army called its shots in romp over New Mexico, 51–⁠0. The Cadets get a chance to show their worth against Pacific Coast Conference eleven Saturday when they visit the West to play Stanford. California whipped UCLA, $50, IN what was supposed to have been a crucial test. AS a result, the Bears moved up two positions to fourth. San Francisco is their next opponent. Kentucky Drops to Fifth Despite a 48–⁠21 triumph over Mississippi State for SO record, Kentucky dropped a peg to fifth place in the standings with 43 f1rsts as compared to SO for Cali fornia. Kentucky has two to go, North Dakota and ninth-rated Tennessee. Texas (6-D had q close call with Baylor. 27–⁠20, and also slid down one position to sixth. Perhaps Southern Methodist’s loss to Texas Aggies had something to do with 1t. However. 10 writers voted Texas first in the nation. Princeton (7–⁠0) massacred Harward, 63–⁠26, and moved UP to seventh. With Yale and Dart mouth to go. the Tigers are favor ed to finish perfect season. Illinois warmed up” for Ohio State by winning from Iowa, 21–⁠7. Tennessee polished of Tennessee Tech. 48–⁠14, in its latest start, to make its record I’ll. The Vols play three more, Mississippi, Ken lucky and Vanderbilt. in order. Michigan State Moves Up. Michigan State CID. beaten only by Maryland. moved up to its finale with Pitt by smothering Minnesota. 27–⁠0. Maryland did not get a vote for the first time this season. Tennessee and Michigan State were the only additions to the top 10 with SMU and Miami dropping out. SMU fell from 7th to 14th after losing to Texas Aggies, $500, and the 1913 tie with Louisville dumped Miami from 9th to 18th place. Saturdays Ohio State Illinois clash is the only game involving two teams from the top 10. The leaders, with first-place votes in parentheScs, follow: TOP TEA

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Officially, Kentucky leads 26–⁠25; as played, 26–⁠25 in 51 meetings, counting the 45 since this game.