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KU Whips Mizzou 13-7 in Finale; 1st Big 7 Win
A festive Homecoming celebration got a shot in the arm Saturday when a spirited Kansas football team tamed Missouri's Tigers, 13 to 7, in the last game of the season for both squads.
A Memorial Stadium crowd of 30,000 watched the Big Seven's losingest team play as if the championship was at stake.
Kansas' winning touchdown came with 538 left in the third quarter after KU end Paul Smith broke through to knock down an MU pitchout and recover the ball on the MU 31-yard line. Five running plays, four by Dick Blowey, moved the ball to the 18 where Dave Preston fired a pass to Lynn McCarthy in the end zone for a touchdown
A staunch Kansas defense kept The Tigers at bay for the rest of the game, but not before there were some anxious moments. Near the end of the third quarter, Missouri moved the ball from its own 10 to the Kansas 18, but couldn't get any farther.
Kansas took over on downs and moved out to its 32, but a low pass from center on a fourth down扑unting situation was fumbled by Ted Rohde, and Mizzou again was knocking at the door, on the KU 14. Once again, the Jayhawker defense rose to the occasion and held, KU taking over on the 13-yard line.
An intercepted Kansas pass allowed the Tigers to penetrate KU territory again, but the outstanding KU defense stopped the threat at the 30-yard line. In the games waning minutes, Dave Doane of Missouri, the Big Seven's leading passer, succeeded in passing the Tigers as far as the 50, but the Jayhawkers took over and ran out the clock.
KU Takes Lead
By virtue of its triumph, Kansas went back out in front of Missouri in their 64-year-o'd series, 29 victories to 28. It was KU's third victory of the season as against six losses and one tie. The loss gave Missouri a season record of 1-9.
Coach Mather's men scored the first series they had the ball and almost on the first play of the game. Wally Strauch surprised the Tigers with a long pass that John Francisco dropped with an open field ahead.
However, with Strauch mixing up the plays brilliantly, the determined Jayhawkers moved 85 yards in 15 plays for a touch-down, the last 24 yards covered by a perfect pass from Strauch to Francisco. John Handley kicked the extra point.
The long drive featured the running of Dick Reich and Francisco, and Strauch's passing. Paul Smith, who played his best game of the season, offensively and defensively, kept the drive moving by leaping high to snare two of Strauch's bullet-like passes on key plays.
Hunter Scores For MU
Missouri fought back to tie the score with 7:06 left in the second quarter. After recovering a Kansas fumble on the KU 45, the Tigers moved for the touchdown in 12 plays, Jim Hunter going over from the one. Gene Roll converted to take it 7 to 7. MU threatened again in the second period on Hunter's sharp passing, but time ran out with MU in possession of the ball on the KU 10-yard line.
Final Big Seven Standings
| W | L | T |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Oklahoma | 6 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 5 | 1 |
| Colorado | 3 | 3 |
| Kansas State | 3 | 3 |
| Kansas | 1 | 4 |
| Iowa State | 1 | 4 |
| Missouri | 1 | 5 |
Saturday's Results
Saturday's Results
Kansas 13, Missouri
Oklahoma 10, Nebraska 0
Colorado 40, Iowa State 0
Arizona A&M 28, K-State 0
Bowl Contenders Almost All Picked
Rose Bowl—Michigan State and UCLA.
As of today the bowl picture looks like this;
Cotton Bowl—TCU and a team to be selected. It will be Navy if they beat Army next Saturday.
Orange Bowl—Oklahoma and Maryland, the two top ranking teams in the country.
Sugar Bowl—Mississippi, Georgia Tech, and Auburn are the leading contenders.
Faurot May Quit At MU
COLUMBIA, Mo. (U.P.)—Missouri Coach Don Faurot yesterday refused to confirm or deny published reports that he told his team before the Kansas game Saturday that he may quit.
"I won't deny I said it but I didn't say it for publication and I have no comment to make on it," Faurot said.
Monday, Nov. 21, 1955.
The story said he told the team that if he steps down it would not be because of alumni pressure but because he or some other persons might feel he has lost his touch.
Missouri ended its worst season since 1935 with a 1-9 mark.
The Green Bay Packers are the only team to win the National Football League championship three years in a row—1929, 1930 and 1931.
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