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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, November 13, 1968
Photo by Greg Sorber
Typical intramural football action
Two players rip through the line to try to block a punt in an intramural tournament game. The ball, however, sailed past the lineman who seems to be touching the ball with his elbow. Beta Theta Pi won both the "A" and "B" league Hill championships Monday.
OU could spoil MU's bowl plans
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (UPI)—Oklahoma's belated drive to successfully defend its Big Eight football championship not only tarnished Kansas' bowl hopes but now threatens to diminish Missouri's.
The Sooners' stunning 27-23 upset over the previously unbeaten Jayhawks last Saturday had far reaching effects on the Big Eight bowl picture.
Kansas had been a prime contender for an Orange Bowl bid but its loss to Oklahoma unquestionably dimmed Jayhawk hopes for a New Year's in Miami. It also may have hurt Kansas' chance of landing a Sugar Bowl berth, although New Orleans officials said Monday the Jayhawks were still in the running.
Missouri, now 7-1 overall and 5-0 in the conference and reportedly leading contender for the Cotton Bowl, ventures to Oklahoma next Saturday where another Sooner upset would make the Tigers an extremely doubtful starter in either the Cotton or Sugar classics.
If Oklahoma's upset over Kansas did anything worthy regarding the conference's bowl picture, it helped Missouri. Should the Tigers whip Oklahoma Saturday, they're virtually in somewhere on New Year's Day.
Now is his 11th season at Mizzou, Devine has taken four other Tiger teams to post-season bowls—the Orange twice, the Sugar once and the Bluebonnet once.
A Missouri victory over Oklahoma next Saturday would clinch a Big Eight title tie for Tigers, assuring either the Sugar,
Cotton, or possibly an Orange Bowl invitation when bids are extended next Monday.
If Kansas whips Kansas State, as expected, and Missouri beats Oklahoma, the Jayhawks would have to defeat the Tigers Nov. 23 at Columbia to gain a share of the championship.
Still a possibility is a Gator or Bluebonnet bowl bid if Missouri or Kansas or both are wiped out of Sugar, Cotton or Orange bowl appearances by this late-season Sooner surge.
NEW YORK (UPI)—Topranked Southern California was listed as a 6½-point favorite for its big Pacific Eight leadership battle against Oregon State.
Sooners favored to defeat Mizzou
Michigan (No. 4) was an unlisted favorite over winless Wisconsin. Georgia (No. 5) was a slim 2½-point choice over upset specialist Auburn, and sixth-ranked Missouri was a surprising one-point underdog to Oklahoma.
Ohio State, the nation's No. 2 ranked team, was a huge 18-point choice over Iowa while third-ranked Penn State was listed as a whopping 20-point pick over Maryland.
Kansas (No. 7) was made a 15-point favorite over Kansas State, Texas (No. 8) was given 14 points over Texas Christian, and 10th-ranked Tennessee was a seven-point pick over Mississippi.
In other major games Saturday, Notre Dame is an off-the-board choice over Georgia Tech, as is Houston over small college Idaho. Arkansas is $7\frac{1}{2}$ over Southern Methodist, Purdue $6\frac{1}{2}$ over Michigan State, Alabama and Miami of Florida rated evenly, Yale $13\frac{1}{2}$ over Princeton, and Texas Tech 10 over Baylor.
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