Oklahoma vs. Texas

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  Evening star, October 14, 1951, page 46

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  Texas Defeats Oklahoma, 81, Turns BobbIe Into Touchdown Texas attack, his quarterbacking, passing and running leading to the Longhorn touchdown and al most getting two more. In the fourth period, after Texas drive of 80 yards stalled on the Oklahoma two. Oklahoma tried a pass from behind it’s goal line. Billy Vessels caught it but was hit on the one and so badly injured he was carried from the field on a stretcher. At the same time Eddie Crowder, Oklahoma quarterback, ran into a goal post and hurt himself slightly. The goal post was knocked down. All the scoring was in the first half with the safety coming early in the opening period. Bobby Dill Ion knocked Frank Silva down in the end zone as the Sooner back tried to run out wild backward pass from Crowder. tumble Sets up Score. A recovered Oklahoma tumble set up a Texas touchdown later in the first period. Joe Mcdonald pounced on the ball when Silva dropped it on the Oklahoma 81. A 16-yard sprint by T Jones set up the score. made when Carl Mayes bulled over from two feet (See TEXAS. Page B-4.)

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Officially, Texas leads 65–⁠52–⁠5; as played, 62–⁠52–⁠5 in the 119 games on file; the official count covers all 122 meetings, counting the 76 since this game.