Nebraska 36Missouri 0
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | F | ||
| Nebraska | 0 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 36 | |
| Missouri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Second Quarter NU: Jeff Kinney 1 run (Rich Sanger kick) 8:42 NU: Safety (Monte Johnson blocked Missouri punt) 4:47 NU: Kinney 3 run (Sanger kick) 1:13 Third Quarter NU: Johnny Rodgers 28 pass from Jerry Tagge (Sanger kick) 7:57NU: Tagge 1 run (Sanger kick) 0:01 Fourth Quarter NU: Jeff Hughes 9 run (Sanger kick failed) 5:04 NU MU First Downs .............. 28 7 Rushing, Net ......... 73-334 23-9 Passing, Net ............ 269 104 Att.-Comp.-Int. ... 35-21-0 25-9-3 Total Offense ....... 108-603 48-113 Return yards ............ 112 92 Yards penalized .......... 53 42 Punts-average .......... 3-36 10-36 Fumbles lost .............. 1 0 RUSHING NU: Kinney 23-88; Tagge 9-85; Olds 13-66; Damkroger 6-36; Dixon 12-30; Rodgers 3-11; Hughes 1-9; Garson 1-7; Carstens 1-2; Butts 1-2; Brownson 3-minus-2. MU: Mauser 2-11; Johndrow 6-4; Bastable 10-2; Johnson 2-1; Nichols 1-mimus-3; Roper 2-minus-6. PASSING NU: Tagge 28-16-0 234; Brownson 7-5-0 35. MU: Roper 6-2-1 24. RECEIVING NU: Rodgers 5-106; Kinney 4-62; Cox 3-32; Longwell 2-18; List 2-15; Olds 2-11; Garson 1-19; F.Anderson 1-5; Carstens 1-1. MU: Henley 3-28; Kelsey 2-28; Fink 2-24; Link 1-15; Johnson 1-9. MORE INDIVIDUAL STATS ATTENDANCE: 61,200
#TBT Willie Harper leads a marauding bunch of Black Shirts in 1971 pic.twitter.com/NjuafIucez
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#TBT 35-Jeff Kinney from McCook, Nebraska pic.twitter.com/DyU4SZgqwj
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#TBT My favorite Nebraska team, 1971…Outland Trophy winner, Larry Jacobson applying pressure pic.twitter.com/TbBvPW3AvO
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Recap
Blackshirts stifle Mizzou for first ’71 shutout
Missouri shut out Nebraska in the first quarter — something no one else could do — but the Cornhuskers caught fire for a 36-0 shutout victory before a sellout crowd of 61,200.
Early in the second quarter, the Huskers drove 67 yards in 14 plays to break the deadlock, with Jeff Kinney getting the TD. Midway through the quarter, Monte Johnson blocked a Tiger quick kick for a safety, and the Huskers added a 55-yard drive and another Kinney TD before halftime for a 16-0 lead.
Nebraska made it 30-0 after three quarters, thanks to a six-play, 72-yard drive climaxed by a 28-yard Jerry Tagge to Johnny Rodgers pass, and an 80-yard drive which saw Tagge score from the one. Husker reserves added a final TD in the fourth quarter.
It was an awesome showing by the Huskers. They rushed for 334 yards, passed for 269 and had a total offense of 603 yards. Meanwhile, the Black Shirts were tremendous, holding Missouri to only nine yards rushing and 104 yards passing for a total of 113 yards.
It was Nebraska’s 24th game without defeat and 15th straight victory.
Recap source: 1971 media guide
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Pregame & team info
1971 schedule
| 05/08 | Reds 64, Whites 21 | |
| 09/11 | Oregon | W 34-7 |
| 09/18 | Minnesota | W 35-7 |
| 09/25 | Texas A&M | W 34-7 |
| 10/02 | Utah St. | W 42-6 |
| 10/09 | @ Missouri | W 36-0 |
| 10/16 | Kansas | W 55-0 |
| 10/23 | @ Oklahoma St. | W 41-13 |
| 10/30 | Colorado | W 31-7 |
| 11/06 | Iowa St. | W 37-0 |
| 11/13 | @ Kansas St. | W 44-17 |
| 11/25 | @ Oklahoma | W 35-31 |
| 12/04 | @ Hawaii | W 45-3 |
| 01/01 | Alabama | W 38-6 |