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Ohio University split-T plays, run by the junior varsity, provided offensive opposition for the varsity eleven as it continued preparation for Saturday's game in the Stadium...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: JV, Varsity Elevens Stage Split-T Plays | 10/27/1954 | See Source »

Pure T. Len's choice of Purdue was a deliberate move on the part of a dedicated football player. Ardent alumni from other universities wooed him, and finally the choice narrowed down to Ohio State and Purdue. "I decided against Ohio State," says Dawson, "because they had the split-T working, and I wasn't anxious to get involved in that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Arm | 10/18/1954 | See Source »

...games, was a repeat performance; in 1950 Purdue won 28-14, after the Irish had survived 39 straight. Other notable results: Army bounced back from last week's whipping by South Carolina, overran the Michigan Wolverines, 26-7; U.C.L.A.'s single-wing overpowered Maryland's split...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Scoreboard, Oct. 11, 1954 | 10/11/1954 | See Source »

...last week completed eight out of sixteen passes for a total of 122 yards, will be only one of three UMass passers. Behind him on the bench will be junior Howie Burns and sophomore John Noble, who will both get a chance to direct the Redmen's straight-and split-T formations...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Redmen from U. of Mass. Seek Major Upset in Stadium, Relying on Strong Passing Attack, Heavy Line, and Depth | 10/2/1954 | See Source »

...weeks in Oklahoma's late-summer heat, Coach Bud Wilkinson had been driving his men to the ragged edge of exhaustion. Up each day before dawn, a leather-tough squad of 58 Sooners-including a nucleus of 20 veterans-had been busily belting each other groggy. The Wilkinson split-T breaks down into intricate offensive patterns, but the Wilkinson formula for success is simple: "Sweat, sweat, and more sweat." The Sooners sweated. Hour after hour. Quarterback Gene Calame pirouetted through a series of fakes to perfect his quick-opening handoffs, painstakingly practiced the famed Wilkinson option play...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Oklahoma, O.K.! | 9/27/1954 | See Source »

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