Texas at Purdue

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., September 30, 1951, page 1

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  Texas Whips Purdue, 14–⁠0, With First Half Ground Offensive LAFAYETTE, Ind, Sept. % The Texas Longhorns ground out two first-half touchdowns on straight power plays for a 14-O victory today over a Purdue team that couldn’t get Paul Williams and Jack Barton out of its way. Williams, 205 pounds of spring legged end, bounced on three Purdue fumbles. Center Barton was Ia stone post in the road Of Purdues second half drive which piled up heavy yardage too far from the goal line. Halfback Glib Dawson scored both Texas touchdowns and converified both extra points. Three or four yards at a crack was the Texas pace in its first half offensive and it was good enough. Without picking up an inch in the air, the Texans went 80 yards in eight plays for the first score. Dawson curved five yards around his own right end for the touchdown. Texas jabbed 81 yards in IL playes for the second score. Dawson crossed the goal line untouched, from the Purdue three. The rest of the way Texas spent most of the time on the defensive and looked more impressive in that phase of the game than il i did on its scoring rushes. Purdue wound up with 262 yards from scrimmage to Texas 215, anc II first downs to Texas 10.

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Texas leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings.