Texas A&M at Texas

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  The Daily Alaska empire, December 1, 1950, page 2 (results column)

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  FOOTBALL ROUNDUP AA’ttONAs’NSN. Oklahoma and Army, ranked as the nations two top college foot ball teams, lay their unbeaten streaks on the line again tomor- row. Oklahoma, seeking it’s 31st straight victory, tangles with its arch rival, Oklahoma A. and M., before 10000 at Saltwater. Okla. Army, seeking to extend it’s un- beaten string to 29 straight, meets Navy in the annual service classic before 100000 at Philadelphia’s Mu- nicipal Stadium. These two games highlight spare national program that includes such traditional tits as the Tennessee Vanderbilt fray at Memphis and the Notre Dame-Southern Califor- mia clash at Los Angeles. The Miami (Fla) vs Missouri game tonight at Miami starts off the weekend &C., tivities following Texas 17–⁠0 vic- tory over the Texas Aggies yester- day. Oklahoma, already tapped for the Sugar Bowl and Army, which pre- fers not to play post season games, are heavy favorites. But Sooner Coach Bud Wilkinson and Earl Blaik of West Point are taking nothing for granted victory for Oklahoma over the Aggies, followed by a Sugar Bowl triumph over Kentucky, would give the Sooners 32 straight, within hail. ing distance of the all-time streak of 34 set by Pennsylvania back in the gaslight era of the 1890’s. Ten nessee won 35 straight regular sea son games back in the 1930’s, but lost two post-season games. Two years ago the underdog Mid shipmen tied the Cadets, 21–⁠21, and five years ago dropped 21–⁠1S thriller. As a rule, past records mean nothing in an Army–Navy struggle. Tennessee, the nations fourth ranked team and headed for a Cot ton Bowl clash with Texas, similarly may run into trouble against Van derbilt The Vols, fresh from their slight upset of Kentucky last week, are favored by two touchdowns. The Pitt-Penn State game, orig inally scheduled last Saturday at Pittsburgh, but postponed because of storm conditions, is on tap to- morrow along with other sectionally important tussles. These include Auburn Alabama, Georgia Tech Georgia, Holy Cross-Boston Col lege, Louisiana State-Tulane, Mis- sissippi State Mississippi, North Carolina Virginia, Rice Baylor, Texas Christian Southern Metho-‘ dist, Maryland-Virginia Tech and Syracuse -Fordham. Four minor bowl tilts also are scheduled They include the Orange Blossom at Miami between Florida A. and M. and Wilberforce State; and the Potato Bowl at Bakersfield, Calf, between Olympic J. c. of Bremerton, Wash, and Bakersfield J. c.

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Officially, Texas leads 78–⁠37–⁠5; as played, 71–⁠37–⁠5 in the 113 games on file; the official count covers all 120 meetings, counting the 63 since this game.