Official recap
For the second-straight week, top-ranked Nebraska struggled through the first half against a fired-up Big Eight foe, and the Huskers went into the fourth quarter at Missouri leading by just 20-13, but surged to a 34-13 win before the fifth-largest crowd in Faurot Field history (72,348) and a national television audience (ABC). The Huskers, who trailed twice in the first half, got 159 yards and two TDs on the ground from All-America I-back Mike Rozier, 14-of-18 passing for 151 yards and two TDs from quarterback Turner Gill, and seven receptions for 95 yards and two TDs from Wingback Irving Fryar—who sat out the second quarter with the flu, but was named player-of-the-game by ABC-Chevrolet. However, Nebraska needed a big defensive stand and a big Missouri fumble in the second half to pull out the win.
SERIES HISTORY
SEASON STATS | NU ROSTER
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Nebraska 34
Missouri 13
Oct. 15, 1983
Columbia, MONebraska 6 14 0 14 — 34
Missouri 7 6 0 0 — 13
First Quarter
MU — Marlon Adler 6 run (Brad Burditt kick), 10:16.
NU — Irving Fryar 38 pass from Turner Gill
(Dave Schneider kick failed), 12:19.
Second Quarter
MU — FG Burditt 29, 4:19.
NU — Mark Schellen 20 run (Scott Livingston kick), 7:54.
NU — Mike Rozier 60 run (Livingston kick), 10:09.
MU — FG Burditt 30, 14:59.
Fourth Quarter
NU — Fryar 4 pass from Gill (Livingston kick), 2:10.
NU — Rozier 9 run (Livingston kick), 6:34.
Attendance: 72,348.
NU MU
First downs 20 23
Rushes-yards 48-254 52-186
Passing yards 151 208
Return yards 34 2
Passes 14-19-0 15-21-2
Sacks by 5-29 1-5
Punts 5-41 4-37
Fumbles-lost 3-0 2-1
Penalties-yards 7-48 3-35
Time of possession 26:09 33:51
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing
Nebraska, Rozier 24-159, Schellen 10-56.
Missouri, Eric Drain 18-71, Ron Floyd 3-44.
Passing
Nebraska, Gill 14-18-0-151.
Missouri, Adler 12-17-2-179, Warren Seitz 3-4-0-29.
Receiving
Nebraska, Fryar 7-95, Ricky Simmons 2-19, Rozier 2-13.
Missouri, Craig White 5-93, George Shorthose 3-36, Andy Hill 2-22, Curtland Thomas 2-22.
Missed field goals
None.
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