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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 12, 1949
O.U. 6th In Rushing,15th In Offense
Led by Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa State, and Kansas State. Big Seven representatives rank high in the offensive team and individual statistics released today by the National Collegiate Athletic bureau.
The mighty Sooners, winners of 13 straight games and the third ranking team in this week's Associated Press poll, are the number six team in the country in rushing. O. U. is only 1-yard short of 900 yards on rushing in its first three games, almost 300 a game. They have run off 164 plays, and have gained an average of 5.42 yards a play.
K-State Ninth in Rushing
The rankings are based purely upon total vardage, with the strength of the opposition not taken into account. Kansas State is ninth with a 289 average, while Iowa State is 13th with 266.8. Texas Western leads with a 357 average, followed by Rutgers, Wyoming, Virginia, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and Notre Dame.
In total offense (rushing plus passing) Iowa State is seventh with 412.5. Missouri's versatile Tigers are following closely with 410.7. Oklahoma is 16th with 378.3, and leads Stanford, Oklahoma A.A.M., Michigan State, and Notre Dame. Nevada leads with 455, followed by Ohio State, Drake, Texas, Navy, and Denver.
Missouri ranks third in forward passing with a 194.3 yards a game average, trailing only Denver (237-7), and Oklahoma A.M. (195). George Washington, K.U.'s only victim so far this season, is 10th in passing with a 170.7 average. Oklahoma's team punting average is 19th best with an average of 40.1 yards on 14 punts. North Carolina leads with a remarkable 46.4 on 23 punts.
**Weeks Fifth in Offense**
In the individual totals, Iowa State's Bill Chauncey ranks fifth in rushing with 345 yards. The rankings are based only on total yardage. Dick Braznell of Missouri is 16th with 300 yards. Bill Weeks, Iowa State, is fifth in total offense with 567 yards, slightly behind Andy Davis of George Washington who has has 578 in one less game. Bright of Drake leads both in rushing (536) and total offence (976).
Weeks is 15th in pass completions
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He has 27 completions in 60 attempts. Davis of George Washington is 22nd with 23 completions, one
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