UCLA at Illinois

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, September 30, 1951, page 39

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  Swift 0ffense Gives Illinois II 10 Is Victory Over UCLA CHAMPAIGN, H., Sept. 90 Illinois unleashed a whirlwind at tack featuring Johnny Karras, Bill Tate and Don Stevens today that swept aside UCLA, q to 13 The game was viewed by 53,256 cheering fans-the largest crowd ever to see an Illini home football opener. The running of this trio of backs combined with passing by Sopho- more Tom O’Connell and Senior Don Engle kept the Illini ahead from the start and more than compensated for weakness in the defensive line. What defense Illinois could muster came from the bruising Iline-backing of Chuck Boerio Ellie Popa and Herb Neathery. Karras, the 170-pound halfback, who is bidding for All-America honors, scored three times. twice on one yard plunges and again on an 11-yard stampede. Stevens, the 170-pound twin terror at half Irocketed So yards for the other Illini touchdown in the longest and most sensational gain of the game. The victory set up Illinois as a Big Ten little contender when it opens the conference chase against Wisconsin next Saturday. The defeat was the Bruins Sec ond of the 1851 season. They lost 81 to IA to Texas A. g. M. a week ago. UCLA -------------- : 0 8-l; Illinois scoring: Touchdowns-Karra, | 3. Stevens. Conversions--Rebecca g. UCLA scoring; Touchdowns-smith

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Tied 6–⁠6 in 12 meetings, counting the nine since this game.