Red River Shootout

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20050668

Description

The Red River Shootout game between the University of Oklahoma and the University of Texas is being held at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. The rivalry began in 1900 and has been running since. The 1941 contest is all Longhorns despite an injury to their quarterback Pete Layden. R. L. Harkins came into the game in the third quarter, replacing the injured quarterback. Harkins faked to fullback Jack Crain, 44, before throwing an eighteen yard touchdown pass to end Noble Doss, 11. Doss out-maneuvered Sooner defender Jack Jacobs (27) before fielding the throw and scoring the Longhorn's fifth touchdown. Harkins is show at the far left, being swarmed by three late-arriving Sooner defenders. The Longhorns went on to win the game 40-7. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, October 13, 1941.

Archival Date

1941-10-11

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1414

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

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Subjects

Red River Rivalry; Texas Longhorns (Football Team); Football; Football players; Referees; Oklahoma Sooners (Football team); Athletic fields; Cotton Bowl (Football game); Sports spectators