Missouri at Kansas

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, December 2, 1951, page 62

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  Jayhawks’ Victory PIunges Tigers Info Big Seven Cellar LA w WfLEINIE,, Nails, OcC. L. Kansas alert Jayhawks took adj vantage of two Missouri bobbles in the opening period and finished with a sharp running game for Ia 41–⁠28 victory in the final Big Seven conference football game of the season today. 1t was Kansas first victory over Missouri in four years. The Kansas success before Homecoming Day crowd of $4,000 left Missouri in Iundisputed possession of the Big Seven cellar for the first time since Don Faurot became head coach lin 1885. 1t was as wild and woolly a match as ever was played in the 60-game series. Kansas, which finished the season in third place in the conference and an 8–⁠2 overall record, jumped to 14–⁠0 first quarter lead but at no point did it appear that the young Tigers would fold. | 30 furious ana determined was the Missouri effort that the Tigers, playing without the services of ace backs Junior Wren and Tony Scardino, outscored heavily favor ed Kansas in the second quarter and again in the fourth. Charlie Hoag led the Kansas scoring with two touchdowns. the same as scored by Missouri Quarterback Jim Hook who also passed ‘Ifor’ two. Missouri led in total offense 369 yards to 346 and picked UP 90 first downs to IA for the Jayhawks, i The score by periods: Kansas Ia AZ p, Missouri scoring: Touchdowns. FessIer, Hook 90. Wikening. Conversions. P. Fuchs. l(41. tplacements) ,s1zs Kansas as. scorips: Iouchdowns. BEande- Conversions, Konek (5l. (placementsJ.

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Officially, Missouri leads 59–⁠54–⁠9 by Missouri’s count and 58–⁠55–⁠9 by Kansas’s (the 1960 game is disputed); as played, 56–⁠48–⁠8 in the 112 games on file; the official count covers all 122 meetings, counting the 62 since this game.