WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1950
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
PAGE FIVE
Along the JAYHAWKER trail
By BOB NELSON Daily Kansan Asst. Sports Editor
The latest National Collegiate Athletic Bureau official football statistics show Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Kansas monopolizing more than their share of team and individual offensive rankings among the nation's so-called "college football powers." These high ratings indicate the Big Seven is the country's No. 1 conference offensively, at least for the 1-2-3 ranking teams in any major conference.
These three teams rank among the nation's top 20 teams in this week's Associated Press poll compiled from the vote of football writers and radio sportscasters.
Oklahoma, proud owners of a 27-game record-breaking winning streak, are rated as the nation's third best team behind Army and Ohio State. Nebraska is 16th and Kansas is tied with U.C.L.A. and Lehigh for the 19th spot.
After looking over this weekend's major college football schedule, we've selected the Kansas-Oklahoma game as the country's No.1 game. The only contest that might be of more national interest is the Big Ten's feature attraction, Wisconsin at Ohio State.
The Ohio State-Wisconsin game has been selected as the "Game-of-the-Week" by one of the major
radio broadcasting systems. Nevertheless, don't be too surprised if one of the broadcasting systems decides to air the K.U.-O.U. game on a nation-wide hook-up between now and Saturday.
The following statistics will help back up our reasoning as to why we think the Kansas-Oklahoma game and the Big Seven conference's offensive marks rank so high nationally.
In total offense, Nebraska ranks seventh, Kansas ninth, and Oklahoma 11th in the nation, with averages of 411, 396, and 389 yards a game respectively. In rushing offense, Nebraska ranks third, Kansas fifth, and Oklahoma eighth with respective averages of 336, 318, and 277 yards a game. Nebraska has averaged 6.2 yards a carry, Kansas 6 yards, and Oklahoma 5 yards on each running play.
Kansas continues as the only team in the nation that has two players listed among the top 20 individual ball carriers. The Jayhawkers' sensational running halfbacks, Wade Stinson and Charlie Hoag have manufactured a combined total of 1423 yards.
Stinson's record-breaking 239 yards against Utah moved him into the No. 7 spot in the individual national rushing tables. He has 803 yards for a 7.2 yard average in 111 carries. His total against the Utes is thought to be an all-time high for a Big Seven conference player in a single game.
LEON HEATH
CLAUDE ARNOLD
Nebraska's Bobby Reynolds continues to "burn up the turf" with 1010 yards in 128 carries for an 8 yard average. This ranks him third in the nation. He also ranks 12th in total offense with 1052 yards in 135 plays. Iowa State's strong-arm quarterback, Bill Weeks, ranks fourth in pass completions and seventh in total offense.
His battery mates, the Cyclones' big ends, Doran and Sy Withelmi, rank fifth and 16th on 32 and 24 catches respectively.
Bud Wilkinson will start one of the nation's best balanced offensive backfields against the Jayhawkers Saturday.
In total defense, Oklahoma ranks among the top 10 and will suitely give Kansas' offense its severest test of the season. Oklahoma has allowed six opponents an average of 191 yards a game.
SINK THE SOONERS
Corbin And DG's Reach Women's Volleyball Finals
By MONA MILLIKAN Women's Sports Writer
Corbin Jays defeated Kappa Alpha Theta, 42 to 22, and Delta Gamma defeated Pi Beta Phi, 50 to 23, to advance to the finals in the women's intramural volleyball tournament Monday. The winners will play for the championship at 7:30 p.m. today.
Corbin's score doesn't indicate that they played their closest game of the season to beat the Theta's. Their playing was superior, but still looked definitely ragged at times. This is the team's last shot at a three-way crown in volleyball, basketball, and softball and they may be trying too hard.
Starring for the Corbin Jays were Betty Ozenberger with her spikes and Charlene Ward for her teamwork in setting up the ball for front-row players. Joyce Herschell also played for Thea's outstanding women Sydney Ashton, Susan Forney, Suzanne Neff, and Lorraine Thiessen.
Delta Gamma had a close call the first half which they ended with a 19 to 16 lead over the Pi Phi's. From the very beginning of the second period, however the D. G. scoring machine began clicking and rolled up 31 points in the last half to its opponent's 7.
Spiking by Nancee Bell and Jerre Mueller contributed much to the D. G. victory, and Sue Baldwin, Darlene Schindler, and Ada Hatfield starred in general play. Rita Carl, Janet Maloney, Marilyn Ringer, and Helene Steinbuchel sparked the Pi Phi soudi.
All four teams were division winners last year also. Corbin was champion last year and Delta Gamma was runnerup. They switched semi-finals opponents this year, allowed them almost the identical scores for last year's losers, but doubled their own winning margins. Corbin and the D. G.'s were also finalists in softball last year, Delta Gamma taking that title.
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