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Motion Picture MP2006-11

1948 MU Football Team Plays Navy and Meets the Truman Family

Administrative Information

Footage
444 feet
Running Time
12 minutes 20 seconds
Film Gauge
16mm
Tape Format
VHS
Betacam SP
Sound
silent
Color
Color
Produced by
University of Missouri-Columbia
Restrictions
Restricted
Description
University of Missouri Tigers football team plays the Naval Academy, wins, then travels to the White House to meet President Truman and his family.
Date(s)
October 16, 1948

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Moving Image Type
Motion Picture

Shot List

    Reel 1
00:00 The film begins with scenes of the 1948 University of Missouri-Columbia football team at practice. Players pose individually before the camera and run through plays. Players highlighted include numbers 45, 40, 77, 83, 71, 54, 65, 63, 66 and 86. Number 40 has been identified as Rollie Oakes.
01:39 The Missouri Tigers prepare to play against the team from the Navy Academy at the Babe Ruth Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. Naval Academy cadet formations are shown on the field, followed by both teams’ pre-game warm-ups.
03:29 The game begins. The footage shows major plays, mainly focusing on when Missouri has possession of the ball. Navy does not score until the fourth quarter. The final score is shown as Missouri…35 – Navy… 14.
09:27 The film now shows the Missouri football team’s visit to the White House. Young team members wear suits and ties. Some of them sport MU letter jackets. The group gathers outside the White House for group photos with Harry S. Truman, his wife, Bess Truman, and daughter, Margaret Truman.