First Quarter
MU: Jeff Jacke 25 field goal, 1:03
Second Quarter
MU: Jacke 32 field goal, 7:35
Third Quarter
MU: Jacke 19 field goal, 11:04
NU: Todd Millikan 82 pass from Steve Taylor (Chris Drennan kick) 10:04.
NU: Tyreese Knox 1 run (Drennan kick) 6:32
MU: Michael Jones 3 run (Corey Welch run failed) 4:10
NU: Drennan 29 field goal, 1:37
Fourth Quarter
MU: Jacke 51 field goal, 10:43
NU: Bryan Carpenter 49 run (Ken Clark run failed) 8:24
NU: Drennan 23 field goal, 2:15
A-76,316.
MUNU
First downs ............. 14 9
Rushes-yards ........ 55-156 52-116
Passing yards ........... 97 153
Comp-Att-Int ...... 6-15-2 3-9-0
Total offense ....... 70-253 61-269
Returns-yards ......... 4-15 6-21
Sacks by .............. 6-53 6-33
Punts-avg. ............ 7-37 7-41
Fumbles-lost ........... 5-3 7-3
Penalties-yards ....... 3-26 7-47
Possession time ...... 31:02 28:58
Third-down conv. ...... 4/19 3/13
Fourth-down conv. ...... 2/2 0/1
INDIVIDUAL LEADERSRushing
MU: Michael Jones 14-62, Tommie Stowers 14-49, Welch 20-44.
NU: Carpenter 12-96, Clark 23-57.
Passing
MU: Welch 6-14-1-97.
NU: Taylor 3-9-0-153.
Receiving
MU: Stowers 2-40, Craig Lammers 2-21.
NU: Millikan 1-82, Nate Turner 1-59.
Missed field goals: none.
Interceptions
MU: none.
NU: Mike Croel 1-9, Chris Caliendo 1-2, Charles Fryar 1-0.
Tackles (UT-AT-TT)
MU: Ron Walters 7-3-10, Otis Smith 6-4-10, Darren MacDonald 5-4-9.
NU: Caliendo 10-2-12, Lawrence Pete 5-5-10, Fryar 9-0-9, Broderick Thomas 5-4-9.
Sacks
MU: Sharron Washington 3-26, Smith 2-16, Ben Corl 1-10.
NU: Pete 3-17, Thomas 1-9, Willie Griffin 1-6, Caliendo 1-1.
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Chris Caliendo led the Husker defense with 10 solo tackles, including a sack of quarterback Corey Welch, plus an interception. | Courtesy of Nebraska Athletics
Stifled early,
Huskers rally
to victory
Stifled early, Huskers rally to victory
Fifth-ranked Nebraska had just 17 total-offense yards and one first down in the first half, and just 8 rushing yards through three quarters, but big plays by quarterback Steve Taylor and a rock-ribbed defense brought the Huskers back.
Missouri’s blitzing defense held Taylor to three of nine passing, but he threw an 82-yard touchdown pass to Todd Millikan on third-and-22, and had a 59-yard pass to Nate Turner on third-and-14 to set up a field goal. He also had a 24-yard scramble to the MU 1, setting up a touchdown.
Nebraska didn’t take the lead for good until Bryan Carpenter’s 49-yard run with 8:24 left.