FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 3,1950
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN. LAWRENCE. KANSAS
PAGE FIVE
Along the JAYHAWKER trail
By RAY SOLDAN Daily Kansan Sports Editor
The greatest running team in Jayhawker history moves into November with a wholesale shattering of records in sight. If they continue their present pace, the Jayhawkers will set new school records for scoring, team rushing, first downs, and total offense.
Certain to fall is the team rushing mark. Through its first six games Kansas has gained 1848 yards along the ground--for the fifth best rushing average in the nation. The school record for 10 games was set by Kansas' 1947 Orange Bowl squad at 2153 yards.
The K.U. all-time season scoring record of 290 points was set by that same 1947 team. The Jayhawkers have scored 179 points so far this season, and at their current pace would finish with 298. Only six major college teams top Kansas in scoring this season—Wyoming (239), Ohio State (225), Texas A. and M. (224), Georgia Tech (209), S.M.U. (184), and Princeton (181).
The Jayhawkers this year have picked up where they left off in 1949 in scoring. No major team in the nation scored as often as Kansas in the last five games of 1949. The single-game scoring mark isn't in any danger at all against K.U.'s remaining foes—Utah, Oklahoma, Kansas State, and Missouri. The 1947 team established this record with an 86-point out-burst against out-classed South Dakota State. The Dakotans incidentally are staying within their class this year and doing right well—they're undefeated through eight games and have scored 300 points.
The other team marks in danger were also set by the 1947 team. In first downs, Kansas has 96 this year; the record is 143. In total offense, Kansas has 2292 yards; the record is 3365.
Two individual records have already been broken. Sophomore Charlie Hoag gained 140 yards rushing against Iowa State to better by two yards the previous high of 138 set in 1941 by Ray Niblo. Both Hoag and Wade Stinson topped Bud French's season individual rushing mark last Saturday. French's total was 510 yards, Stinson now has 564 and Hoag 542. Johnny Amberg may soon join the hard-running halfbacks in bettering French's yardage. Fullback Amberg is in easy striking distance with 347 yards.
Another all-time high held by French is within range of Hoag and Stinson. French scored 11 touchdowns for 66 points last season, a school record. Kansas' touchdown twins have each scored seven times so far this year.
The record for the longest run from scrimmage may be bettered by one of the Jayhawkers' break-away backs. It would have already been bettered if Hoag's 89-yard run against T.C.U. had counted. The present longest run is 80-yards by Bill Mowry against Warrensburg Teachers in 1944.
Kansas Will Pit Its Running Attack Against Unpredictable Utes' Passing
UTAH Wt. Pos. Wt. KANSAS
Don Peterson 180 LE 183 Lyn Smith
Joe Tangaro 225 LT 218 Bob Talkington
Lynn Cahoon 203 LG 207 George Mrkonic
Wes Gardner 205 C 190 Wint Winter
Jay Brown 190 RG 191 Dolph Simons
Guy Brunetti 200 RT 228 Mike McCormack
Jim Lassetter 185 RE 197 Bill Schaake
Dave Cunningham 165 QB 195 Chet Strehlow
Bob Matthews 200 LH 185 Charlie Hoag
Lowell Earl 190 RH 179 Wade Stinson
George Bean 160 FB 185 John Amberg
Kansas is a two-touchdown favorite over Utah Saturday in Salt Lake City. But Utah is a highly unpredictable team.
In George Bean, Lovell Earl, and Bob Matthews, the Utes have a trio of hard-driving backs. Quarterback Cunningham also joins in the running on sneak plays off Utah's "T" formation. Bean, a 160-pound full-back, is ninth on the national rushing tables, two notches ahead of Kansas' Wade Stinson and three ahead of Charlie Hoag.
To operate its aerial attack, Utah has Dave Cunningham, the nation's third leading passer. Cunningham specializes in short bullet passes, but he can also heave them long. His chief target is Don Peterson, lanky Ute end. Peterson has caught 24 passes for 235 yards and two touchdowns—the ninth best mark in the nation in this department.
The Utes were soundly beaten by Wyoming two weeks ago, but they recovered to tie strong Colorado, 20 to 20, last week. It was the third high-scoring tie in the last four games for the Utes. Their over-all record is one victory, two losses, and three ties.
The Utes will start an all-veteran line. The top man is center Wes Gardner, who is Utah's nomination for Skyline Six lineman of the year. Only a junior, the Utes are expecting all-American honors for Gardner next season.
Colorado, an 18-point favorite, had to come from behind and fight off three fourth-quarter Ute drives to gain the tie. Kansas barely defeated Colorado, 27 to 21, on a last quarter rally after trailing 21 to 0 at one time.
Utah's chief weapon is the pass and the Jayhawkers have had trouble all-season in stopping their opponents' passing. Kansas has been touched for five touchdown passes, and 33 per cent of its opponents' yardage has come through the air. The Jayhawker defense has permitted a 53 per cent completion average.
The Kansas team is making the trip in a chartered plane. Players on the traveling squad other than the starters are: Ends-Orbon Tice, Duane Unruh, Aubrey Linville,
Charles O'Neal, Ron White. Tackles — S. P. Garnett, Carl Sandefur, Oliver Spencer, Tom Nelson, Bill Mace, Guards—George Kennard, Jack Luschen, John Idoux, George Abel. Centers — Merlin Gish, Harold Stroud. Backs—Jack Rodgers, Fox Cashell, Archie Unruh, Dean Wells, Hal Callevering, Pat Murphy, Bob Brandeberry, Bud Laughlin, Galen Fale
WREN Will Carry Kansas-Utah Game
Students can hear a direct broadcast of the Kansas - Utah football game over radio station WREN. Game time is 3 p.m. C.S.T. WREN will go on the air at 2:45 p.m. with pre-game color.
Max Falkenstien, station sports director, will describe the action. Radio station WREN operates on a frequency of 1250 kilocyles. This station will broadcast all K.U. football games this year.
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