Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-28
STATISTICS


eunts, 5-4@.6 6-23
Yards penalized so 20
Michigan States 20-13 upset de-
feat by Illinois was announced,
for the twin happenings of today
undoubtedly were enough to
nudge Oklahoma from second
place to the Nations No. rank
ing in the upcoming weekly poll.
That was Oklahomas mission
today and it was handled with
dispatch as Notre Dame suffered
its fourth loss against one vic
tory. and got the horse collar for
the first time in 48 games since
1851.
Oklahoma's 35-game streak
sets a new collegiate record. The
Sooners last loss was to Notre
Dame. 1921, in 1858.
Irish Comeback Fails
The Irish fought back and
threatened to make a game Of
| it after Oklahoma drove SO yards
on 10 plays for its first touch
down. But Notre Danes coun-
ter-attack. launched the first
time 1t got the ball, was stopped
on the Sooner 20 after a 49-yard
advance.
Oklahoma's fast backs were a
constant threat. but Notre Dame
had only one real scoring chance
and was stopped two yards short
OF a touchdown. That was in the
second quarter after End Dick
Roger bounced on Dennit Nor
ris' tumble on Oklahoma's Az
yard line, and Quarterback Paul
Hornung began hitting his pass
ing targets. But with fourth
down on the 7-yard line and goal
to go. Hornung elected to run
with the ball and despite a good,
5-yard gain inside left tackle,
found himself one yard short
of first down.
The irish never seriously
threatened thereafter, although
they got as close as Oklahoma's
35 following a third quarter pass
interception. They reached the
%. after recovering another
tumble. in the fourth. But the
Sooners were in complete con-
troll Of the game from start to
finish.
Two Passes Backfire
! Oklahoma intercepted two
passes and returned them SIS and
SO yards for touchdowns. The
Sooners got their second touch
down after blocking a punt and
recovering on Notre Danes s.
yard stripe. Notre Dame was
saved further damage when an
other touchdown toss from Jay
ONeal to Carl Dodd, good for 81
yards, was nullified by a back
field-in-motion penalty.
/ If Oklahoma wasn't the Ma
tons No. team this afternoon.
ut wasn't second TO anybody.
Coach Bud wilkinson surprised
his opponents by using a double
ianker with the regular split-T,
a hitherto desperation measure
that hadn't been needed in the
last four or five years.
The Sooners threw only five
passes and completed four for 90
yards. Their first aerial. a strike
from Tommy Mcdonald TO Glen
don Thomas, was foot or so
out OF bounds and temporarily
delayed their first goalward drive
in the opening quarter. They
only tried one pass in the last
half. with the same combina-
ton on the dIspatchine and re-
ceiving end. and II was good for
a 49-yard gain that moved the
ball to Notre Danes "a and
paved the way for the Sooners'
fifth score
Full Of Tricks
The Sooners might not have
emptied their bag OF tricks 10
clinch the victory. their first in
three tries against Notre Dame.
but they couldn't have saved
much. They pulled two ou.sk
kicks, good for 50 and so yards,
alternated "squeegies' with reg
ular kickoffs, and In the closing
seconds Of the game. the ambl-
tious -stringers even tired
a reverse on the weary irish
Wilkinson alternated MS first
and second teams astutely IN the
first half, running up a 800 iesd
TO put half-nelson on a key
victory for his men. Not only was
the No. ] ranking AZ stake. but
there we're some who refused 10
accept Oklahomas record as bort
fide evidence Of q top-notch c!pb.
Some thought the Sooners' sched-
ile was not as exactinR as those
Of other major powers.
Oklahoma. therefore vas
charped with desire u Top the
47-i4 margin BIZ which MichIzsn
State sluggec Nolfc Dame 81
week and Il succeeded.
Mcdonald Okls hCnas Az
American quarterback flied
SOtre Dame supporters Nith sp-
prehension az he raced 10 yards
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