Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-17
STATISTICS

P PuISss intercepted by SO IS 1o-s5s
Fumbles lost 49, /
favorite. couldn't move against
the rockwell Notre Dame line
and the Sooners saw another
of their records streaks ended
scoring in 1913 consecutive
games.
The defeat was only the
ninth for Bud Wilkinson since
he became head coach at
Oklahoma in 1947 and virtually
ended any chance of the
Sooners getting a third straight
national championship.
SellOut Crowd Stunned
Although the partisan. SELL
out crowd of $4,000 came out
for a Roman holiday, the
Oklahoma fans were stunned
into silence as the Sooners we're
unable to pull their usual last
quarter winning touchdowns-
a Wilkinson team trademark.
AS the game ended when
Oklahoma's desperation passing
drive was cut of by an inter-
cepted aerial, the crowd rose as
one and suddenly gave the
Notre Dame team a rousing
cheer.
1t was a far cry from last
year when the Sooners ran over
Notre Dame, 400. The victory
gave the Irish a 81 margin
in the 5-year-old series dating
back to 1852.
The smashing, rocking Notre
Dame line didn't permit the
Sooners to get started either
on the ground or in the air.
Statistics Favor Irish
The Sooners were able to
make only SO yards on the
ground and just Al in the air.
Notre Dame. paced by its bril-
liant, 210-pound fullback. Nick
Pietrosante, rolled UP 1863. In
the air, the Irish gained 70
yards, hitting 9 of 20 passes,
with Bob Williams doing most
of the passing.
Notre Danes lone touch
down drive, biting off short
but consistent yardage against
the Sooners' alternate team,
carried from the 20 after an
Oklahoma punt went into the
end zone.
Time after time, Pietrosante
picked up the necessary yard
age when needed as the Irish
smashed through the Okla
homa line. Notre Dame moved
to the 8 and the Sooner first
team came in to try to make
its third goal-line stand of the
day.
Pietrosante smashed four
yards through center and Half
back Lynch was stopped for no
gain. On third down, Williams
went a yard through center.
Lynch Scores Around End
Then Lynch crossed up the
Sooners and rolled around his
right end to score standing up.
Monty Stickles converted to
give Notre Dame the upset and
end collegiate footballs longest
winning streak.
The closest Oklahoma could
get to Notre Danes goal was
in the first quarter when the
Sooners' alternate team moved
to the Is before being held on
downs.
In the third period, brilliant
punting by Halfback Clendon
Thomas and David Baker.
alternate quarterback, kept
Notre Dame back near its own
goal line, but the Sooners
couldn't capitalize.
Thomas set punts down on
the Notre Dame Is and 4 and
Baker put them down on the
3 and Z and waited for the
breaks that have come the
Sooners' way in the past to
help them keep up their streak
through AZ games.
Breaks No Factor
This time there were no
breaks as Notre Dame shook
off last weeks filters that saw
the Irish tumble away the ball
five times to let Michigan State
have an easy 34-6 victory.
Pietrosante accounted for al
most a third of Notre Danes
rushing yardage as he made 56
yards on II carries. Lynch was
only two yards behind with 81
in II carries. while the best an
Oklahoma player could muster
was So yards in 10 tries by
Thomas, the Sooners best
back.
Williams completed 8 of 10
passes for 70 yards. In Okla
homa's last-minute desperation
drive. a third-string quarter
back, Bennett Watts clicked on
2 of 3 for 81 yards.
Notre Dame ives the last
team to beat Oklahoma-at
the start Of the 1853 season on