Oklahoma at Iowa State

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 7, 1954, page 64

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  NOTRE DAME AZ PENNSYLVANIA = Y Oklahoma Crushes Iowa State, 400, in 18th Straight Victory AMES, Iowa, Nov. okla homa crumpled Iowa States delenses today and took its 10th consecutive victory, 400. Gene Calame, the Sooners’ star quarterback, ran back John Breckenridge’s pass 54 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter after the Big Seven cham pions ground out a 200 halftime lead. Although the games other spectacular play, a 62-yard pass from Tommy Mcdonald to Bob Burris. did not go all the way for a touchdown, 1t did figure prominently in the Sooners’ 10 yard scoring march for their final score. Buddy Leake and Bob Herndon each scored twice. The Cyclones got inside Okla homa’s Is only twice, moving up to the tW1gpn one occasion before the sooner line, backed by Kurt Rurris. smothered the threats. Leake got both his touchdowns on Short plunges after marches of 50 and SO yards in the first and fourth quarters. He also added three extra points, missing on two occasions. Herndon provided the Sooners with their 200 halftime margin with two second-period touch downs. f 2a3shG sRssst.-------5 - ! l q 9 Oklahoma scoring: Touchdowns – Leake 2. Herndon @. Calame, Mcdonald. C0nVergiOnS-,IHakA q J. Harris

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Oklahoma leads 80–⁠7–⁠2 in 89 meetings, counting the 62 since this game.