What was the name of the football game?

Q: What was the name of the football game?


A: The 1951 Central Missouri State vs. Southwestern football game.

Q: When was the game played?


A: September 14, 1951.

Q: Where was the game played?


A: Sonner Stadium in Winfield, Kansas.

Q: What is the game known for?


A: The team rejecting a touchdown awarded by the game officials.

Q: Who made this rejection?


A: Southwestern's head coach Harold Hunt ran out on the field to shout, "Southwestern rejects the touchdown!"

Q: How did Coach Hunt know that Johnson had stepped out of bounds?


A: A photo of the run later showed Coach Hunt was correct and it was published in the Winfield Daily Courier.

Q: What did Referee W. P. Astle say about this incident?



A He noted that there had been only three officials at the game instead of regulation four and said "If the fourth official had been present to cover what was impossible for me to cover ... I would never have discovered ‘biggest’ man I ever met."

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