Texas Tech at Tulsa

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  Evening star, November 15, 1953, page 67

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  1O1-Yard Run Starts Texas Tech Rampage TULSA, Okla, Nov. IA. = Quarterback Jack Kirkpatrick of Texas Tech ran 101 yards for a touchdown with the opening kickoff today to set the pattern for the bowl bidding Red Raid ers’ 49–⁠7 rout of over-matched Tulsa. Kirkpatrick’s dash gave his team momentum for two more firSt-half touchdownS and dealt Tulsa a blow from which it did not recover. 1t was the worst Tulsa defeat since Nevada’S 65–⁠14 runaway in 1948 and wiped out Texas Techs memories of 1877 loss to the Hurricane in 1850. TEXAS Tech “a IA 14–⁠49 Tulsa q o o. E Texas scoring: Observation-Disclosures r’”S Erwin. CaVaZoS, White f2l. James Wilson Observation-Disclosures (3l EDinkS (3l. Hill Tulsa scoripc Observation-Disclosures C0nversion-Miner

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Tulsa leads 12–⁠11 in 23 meetings, counting the 11 since this game.