Official recap
Perhaps stung by the suggestion that they hadn't been playing up to full potential, the Nebraska Cornhuskers unleashed a devastating attack against the Missouri Tigers and galloped to a 35-0 victory before 65,095 fans and a regional TV audience.
It was the Huskers' finest all-around performance of the season as they took command early and never let the Tigers gain a shot at contention.
The second time Nebraska got the ball, the Huskers drove for a touchdown, and the next time they gained possession they repeated — via a 16-yard run by Ben Gregory.
Following a 14-0 halftime lead, the Huskers blew the Tigers apart in the third quarter. It took just 13 plays on the ground for the Scarlets to take a 21-0 lead. Then Kaye Carstens intercepted a Tiger pass and returned the ball to the MU 8 to set up a 28-0 lead two plays later.
Nebraska reserves launched a 52-yard drive late in the third period and capped it with a Wayne Weber-to-Tom Smith TD pass with 11:34 left in the game.
The Huskers piled up a 336-107 offensive bulge on the Tigers, who gained only 59 yards on the ground and 48 via the air.
COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN
SERIES HISTORY
SEASON STATS | NU ROSTER
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Nebraska 35
Missouri 0
Oct. 29, 1966
Lincoln, NEMissouri ................ 0 0 0 0 — 0
Nebraska ................ 0 14 14 7 — 35
Second Quarter
NU — Pete Tatman 1 run (Larry Wachholtz kick) 14:30
NU — Ben Gregory 16 run (Wachholtz kick) 9:47
Third Quarter
NU — Bob Churchich 1 run (Wachholtz kick) 5:08
NU — Ben Gregory 8 run (Wachholtz kick) 2:37
Fourth Quarter
NU — Tom Smith 5 pass from Wayne Weber
(Wachholtz kick) 11:34
NU MU
First downs ............ 19 10
Rushing ............... 14 5
Passing ............... 4 2
Penalty ............... 1 3
Rushing net ............ 271 59
Attempts .............. 68 37
Yards gained .......... 291 113
Yards lost ............ 20 54
Passing net ............ 65 48
Att-comp-int ........ 12-5-0 3-19-2
Total offense .......... 336 107
Punts-average ...........5-36 7-38
Fumbles ....................2 3
RUSHING
NU: Tatman 17-78; Gregory 14-54; Wilson 10-53; Winters 5-24; Davis 6-23; Ziegler 4-18; Weber 3-10; Critchlow 2-5; Brunk 1-3; Churchich 6-3.
MU: Brown 7-24; Powell 7-19; Lischner 3-12; Thorpe 7-6; Denny 1-5; Sharp 6-2; Kombrink 6-minus-9.
PASSING
NU: Churchich 3/8, 52 yds; Weber 2/3, 13 yds; Sigler 0/1, 0 yds.
MU: Sharp 3/16, 48 yds; Kombrink 0/3, 0 yds.
RECEIVING
NU: Wilson 1-44; Kimmel 1-8; Smith 1-5; Penney 1-5; Gregory 1-3.
MU: Weber 2-23; Denny 1-25.
KICKOFF RETURNS
NU: Gregory 1-18.
MU: Brown 4-65; Thorpe 1-19; Denny 1-15.
PUNT RETURNS
NU: Wachholtz 1-9; Poggemeyer 2-4.
MU: Whittaker 2-19.
INT. RETURNS
NU: Wachholtz 1-11; Carstens 1-40.
MU: None
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