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University Daily Kansan Friday, Nov. 7, 1958
46 Homecoming Games Marked By Many Upsets
Upsets, second half rallies and overly-excited crowds have marked the KU homecoming football games since their beginning in 1912.
Probably the game that is best remembered by most Kansas fans is last year's thriller with Missouri University. Then, with the clock showing the score 7-6 in favor of Missouri and only 48 seconds remaining in the game, Kansas had the ball on the Missouri 8-yard line. It was the fourth down, and Kansas seemed unable to move forward.
Coach Chuck Mather, directing his last game at Kansas, then sent in Ray Barnes, a 27-year-old sophomore, to try a field goal. No Kansas player had succeeded in a field goal attempt since Paul Turner's try defeated Oklahoma 16-13 in 1946.
The ball was snapped. Barnes kicked, and the crowd roared as the officials signaled the score. Seconds later, the field was filled with Jayhawker fans, jubilant over the 9-7 victory and the corresponding second-place in the Big Eight Conference.
The last time Nebraska was here for Homecoming in 1955 it put a light on KU's celebration by defeating the Jayhawkers 26-20.
The results of the Nebraska games in 1952 and 1954 were no better. Nebraska topped KU 14-13 in 1952 and 1954 ran wild to sink KU 41 to 20. In 1955 the festive gathering got a shot in the arm when Kansas dropped Missouri 13-7.
The Jayhawkers had a bright season in 1951 when they smashed Missouri 41-28. The victory left Kansas with an 8-2 record, their best since 1947.
Going back a little more uncovera a scoring circus in 1550. Bobby Reynolds and Frank Nagle showed the Nebraska Cornhuskers past KU 33 to 26.
The story was the same in 1949,
only this time 33 to 23 in favor of
Missouri. A near-record 40,500 fans
saw this one.
Back still another two years in the record books is the result of one of the all-time Homecoming thrillers This was 1947, the year Orange Bowl-bound Kansas, paced by All America Ray Evans, beat the Missouri Tigers 21 to 14.
Missouri was beaten by the Jayhawkers for the first time in nine years at the 1943 Homecoming. The Tigers, favored by five touchdowns, managed to score only six points while Kansas scored seven to win the game. ___
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Kansas football teams have been represented three times in the Annual College All Star game. In 1834, Pete Mehringer, a tackle, played in the game. The next KU player was George Dick, an end, in 1944. The last time KU was represented was in 1950 when Mike McCormack, also attackle, was a member of the team.
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