Missouri at Kansas

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  Omaha daily bee, Omaha [Neb.], December 1, 1916, page 9

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  JAYHAWKS FALL BEFORE MISSOURI Powerful Kansas Eleven Help less Against Invaders From Show Me State. SCORE THIRTEEN TO ZERO Lawrence, Kan. Nov. 50--All claims OF the University of Kansas loot ball team to the Missouri Valley conference championship were elm mated today when they went down to defeat before the invading Missouri university team, IS to 0. The line which held the Nebraskans and caused the greatest upset in the Val ley this year was helpless before the charging of the Missourians. The Tigers tore great holes in the Kan sas line and Stankowski, Collins, Rider and Mcmillan carried the ball through for gains, some as high as fifteen yards. The first score was made in the sec ond period after five plays had placed the ball on Kansas two-yard line. Stankowski went over for the touch down, but Collins missed goal. Kansas fumbled frequently throughout the first half and penalties also added to the advantage of the Missourians. The third period was scoreless, but the playing showed that Kansas was out classed. The Tigers opened the fourth quarter with rush. Collins, Mcmillan, Stankowski and Rider altcrnated in the gains through the line and around the ends. Two unsuccessful forward passes and 6ve-yard penalty for the Jayhawkcrs left the ball in Missouri’s possession on the Kansas twenty-eight yard line, Six plays placed the ball within three yards of the second touchdown and Collins went over. Lansing kicked goal and the 1916 sea son in the Missouri Valley was closed for the two teams. The lineup:

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  Bisbee daily review, Arizona, December 1, 1916, page 1

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  LAWRENCE, Kan, Nov. 90. - All claims of the University of Kansas football team to the Missouri Valley conference championship were elimi- mated today when they went down to defeat before the invading Missouri University team 13 to 0. The line which held the Nebraskans and caus- ed the greatest upset in the valley this year was helpless before the charging of the Missourians. The Tigers tore great holes in the Kansas line and Stankowk, Collins, Rider and McMillan carried the ball through for gains, some as high as fifteen yards. The first score was made in the sec ond period after five plays had placed the ball on Kansas two yard line. Stankowki went over for the touch down. but Collins missed goal Kan

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  Norwich bulletin, Connecticut, December 1, 1916, page 3

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  KANSAS UNABLE TO HOLD MISSOURI. Missourians’ Rackfield Made Consistent Gains-Score 13 to 0. Lawrence, Kas., Nov. 30.-Tne Mis- souri university football team triumph ed over the University of Kansas sas line was unable to hold the Mis- souri backfeld, and McMillan. Stran- kowski, Rider and Collins made con- sistent gains throughout the game. The first score was made in the sec- ond pericd when Quarterback Stran- kowsk went over for d touchdown. In the fourth period Collins, right half, made a touchdown, and Lansing, cen- ter, kicked the goal.@

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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 96 since this game.