First quarter
NU: Kevin Seibel 33 field goal, 5:24
Second quarter
MU: Andy Gibler 1 pass from Brad Perry (Todd Richmond kick) 11:34
NU: Seibel 23 field goal, 0:17
Third quarter
MU: Brad Burditt 23 field goal, 6:56
NU: Seibel 29 field goal, 1:50
Fourth quarter
MU: Burditt 51 field goal, 9:07
NU: Mark Schellen 1 run (Seibel kick) 4:46
NU: Bruce Mathison 16 run (Seibel kick) 2:36
MU: Gibler 24 pass from Mike Hyde (pass failed) 0:53
MUNU
First downs ........... 20 22
Rushes-yards ....... 40-86 54-319
Passing yards ........ 211 77
Comp-Att-Int.... 21-41-3 9-20-0
Total offense ..... 81-297 74-396
Return yards ........... 0 120
Punts ............. 6-45.0 3-38.3
Fumbles-lost ......... 0-0 4-3
Penalties-yards ..... 4-15 4-19
Possession time .... 31:16 28:44
Third-down conv. ... 10/21 9/17
Fourth-down conv. .... 1/1 0/0
INDIVIDUAL LEADERSRUSHING
MU: Wallace Snowden 11-48, Tracey Mack 13-36.
NU: Mike Rozier 17-139, Jeff Smith 8-52, Mathison 8-37, Turner Gill 7-35, Roger Craig 4-30.
PASSING
MU: Perry 34-18-3-150, Hyde 7-3-0-61.
NU: Gill 10-4-0-42, Mathison 10-5-0-35.
RECEIVING
MU: James Caver 7-90, Gibler 4-68, Snowden 4-21, Mack 4-5.
NU: Rozier 3-24, Jamie Williams 2-19, Irving Fryar 2-14.
ADDITIONAL STATSATTENDANCE: 76,406
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Bruce Mathison took over at QB after Turner Gill was knocked out of the game. The ABC color commentator called the hit on Gill “unnecessary.” | VIDEO | Photo courtesy of Nebraska Athletics
Huskers fend off upset threat from Tigers
When Husker quarterback Turner Gill left the game with a mild concussion late in the first half and Missouri leading, 7-6, Nebraska’s 122nd consecutive sellout crowd (76,406) and a regional ABC television audience sensed a strong possibility of an upset by the visiting Tigers.
That sensation was a little stronger six minutes into the fourth quarter when Mizzou’s Brad Burditt kicked a 51-yard field goal to give the Tigers a 13-9 lead. But seldom-used senior quarterback Bruce Mathison had his legs under him by that time and he took the Huskers 70 yards in 11 plays for a 16-13 lead with 4:45 left. After a Brent Evans interception, Mathison capped the Husker comeback by sprinting 16 yards to score at the 2:36 mark for an insurmountable 23-13 lead.
I-back Mike Rozier, not expected to play because of a painful hip pointer, came off the bench to rush for 139 yards and earned Big Eight player-of-the-week honors.