Oklahoma at Kansas

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  Evening star, October 17, 1954, page 67

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  Ohio State Beats Iowa 2o4 Oklahoma Cushes Kansas 650 Gophers Grind Up IIIini With Powerful Ground Attack, 1916 MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. l6.-Unbeaten Minnesota, marching back to oldtime grandeur under a new regime. smashed punch less Illinois 1876, with merciless ground attack today for its fourth straight victory. The loss, Illinois fourth straight, plunged the defending champions to q new low over the last decade and marked the first time in 65 years Of football that the Illini lost their first four games. Minnesota, 1lth ranked in the Nation. ran rampant against a bewildered Illinois line that never solved the power plays of Bob Mcnamara, John Baumgartner and reserve Fullback Ken Yackel. Operating Coach Murray Warmath’s split T with eff cheney, Minnesota sent Bob Nc Namara over from the three in the first quarter, Darrell Cochrane from the one in the second, and Baumgartner from the 10 in the third. Illinois offense, in a season. long paralysis, came to life only once, in the third quarter when j. C. Caroline banged over from the 8 to top q 73-yard march. The Gophers found the glaring Illini weakness at the tackles early. There was moth ing spectacular about the Min nesota offensive. Quarterback Geno Cappelletti sent first Nc Namara, then either Baumgartner or Yackel crashing off tackle and between the guards in plays that rarely failed to produce 4 or 5 yards at a clip. 1lIinOis Min0nso,. s,--------- 9 9 9 “a Illinois scoring: Touchdown-caroline. Minnesota scoring: Touchdown Bob Mcnamara, Cochran. Baumgartner. ConVerSion--Soltau.

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Oklahoma leads 80–⁠28–⁠6 in 114 meetings, counting the 62 since this game.