Nebraska at Oklahoma

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 25, 1956, page 78

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  OKLAHOMA NEBRASKA Oklahoma OverPowers Nebraska, $40, for 18th NORMAN. Okla, Nov. “a tP1. Unbeatable Oklahoma methodically rolled to its 39th straight football victory today. overpowering Nebraska, 54–⁠6. with an eight-touchdown as sault that closed out a decade of Big Seven Conference dominaton. The No. 1-ranked Sooners lacked some Of the razor edged sharpness that beat Missouri, 67–⁠14, for the Big Seven title last week, but team speed and a crushing line shattered the Corn huskers Of Pete Elliott, who was an assistant at Oklahoma last year. For the record book, the 39th consecutive victory tied the all time college record of Washing ton back in 1908-l914. Since 1947, when Bud Wilkinson took over as Oklahoma head coach, the Sooners have not lost a league game. The Sooners, with SIS boys playing. scored in every quarter, going through the air and on the ground on long gains as they

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Oklahoma leads 47–⁠38–⁠3 in 88 meetings, counting the 52 since this game.