Nebraska 45Missouri 38
Nov. 8, 1997
Faurot Field •Columbia, MO
• ABC
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | F | ||
| Nebraska | 14 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 45 | |
| Missouri | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 38 |
First quarter
MU: Olivo 1 run (Knickman kick) 9:23
NU: Frost 16 run (K Brown kick) 5:09
NU: Frost 1 run (K Brown kick) 0:25
Second quarter
MU: Coleman 18 pass from C Jones (Knickman kick) 14:16
NU: Green 7 run (K Brown kick) 10:08
MU: FG Knickman 39, 5:26
MU: Olivo 34 pass from C Jones (Knickman kick) 3:29
Third quarter
NU: Frost 1 run (K Brown kick) 3:00
MU: Jones 7 run (Knickman kick) 0:43
Fourth quarter
NU: FG K Brown 44, 10:50
MU: Brooks 15 pass from C Jones (Knickman kick) 4:39
NU: Davison 12 pass from Frost (K Brown kick) 0:00
Overtime
NU: Frost 12 run (K Brown kick)
NU MU
First downs .......... 28 20
Rushing ............ 21 8
Passing ............. 7 10
Penalty ............. 0 2
Rushes-yards ..... 61-353 46-153
Passing yards ....... 175 233
Comp-Att-Int .. 11-24-2 12-20-1
Total offense .... 85-528 66-386
Sacked-yds lost ..... 0-0 5-38
Return yards ......... 17 48
Punts-Avg. ....... 2-35.0 4-27.0
Fumbles-lost ........ 2-1 0-0
Penalties-yards .... 5-45 2-10
Possession time ... 29:55 30:05
Third-Down Conv. .. 13/17 8/16
Fourth-Down Conv. ... 0/0 1/2
RUSHING
NU: Green 30-189, Frost 23-141, Makovicka 7-24, Buckhalter 1-(-1)
MU: Jones 21-60, Olivo 11-42, Blackwell 9-30, West 3-13, Janes 2-8
PASSING
NU: Frost 11-24-2-175
MU: Jones 12-20-1-233
RECEIVING
NU: Cheatham 5-54, Green 2-48, Newcombe 1-33, S Jackson 1-15, Warfield 1-13, Davison 1-12
MU: Brooks 3-64, Ross 2-51, Olivo 2-45, Layman 2-19, Murchison 1-28, Coleman 1-18, Blackwell 1-8
Att: 66,846
Colonel Mustard