« Game 7 | Nov. 3, 1962 | Lincoln, NE »
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Defensive battle
brings
season’s
first defeat
With 36,000 Homecoming fans on hand, Nebraska made its bid for the Big 8 leadership against the rugged Missouri Tigers. But the Cornhuskers didn’t have enough magic to master the potent Bengals, dropping their first decision of the year, 16-7.
There was consolation in scoring against Mizzou for the first time in four years — Noel Martin’s 88-yard pass interception return — and holding the Tigers to 38 yards rushing in the second half. But Missouri had a Gibraltar defense of its own, and the Tigers adeptly capitalized on Husker miscues — three lost fumbles and three intercepted passes.
A Dennis Claridge fumble set up MU's opening TD, a 46-yard Johnny Roland run. Martin's interception return tied the game in the second quarter. After Mizzou went ahead on a third-quarter field goal, the Tigers' victory was sealed when Dave Theisen fumbled a punt and Mizzou recovered at the NU 26, setting up MU quarterback Jim Johnson's 10-yard TD run early in the fourth period.
 Mizzou's Paul Underhill
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This was the first game of the home sellout streak that continues today. See a ticket stub, program cover and program roster from every game of the streak through 2010 here. Image used by permission of UNL Libraries |
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Summary
Missouri 7 0 3 6 - 16
Nebraska 0 7 0 0 - 7
First quarter
MU - Johnny Roland 46 run (Bill Leistritz
kick) 1:06
Second quarter
NU - Noel Martin 88 pass interception
(John Faiman kick) 5:00 
Third quarter
MU - Leistritz 45 field goal, 8:12
Fourth quarter
MU - Jim Johnson 1 run (kick blocked) 14:26
MU NU
First downs ........... 10 8
Rushing yards ..... 57-199 34-141
Passing yards ......... 33 7
Comp-Att-Int ..... 1-5-1 2-14-3
Total offense ..... 62-232 48-148
Punts ............... 7-31 7-39
Fumbles lost ........... 0 3
Yards penalized ....... 15 15
RUSHING
MU: Roland 14-95; Underhill 11-52;
Hinkley 11-19; Otto 4-9; Johnson 9-7;
Weber 1-6; Turner 2-5; Russsell 2-4;
Tobin 3-2.
NU: Thornton 7-46; Claridge 12-41; Ross
5-31; Powers 1-11; Young 1-5; Johnson
2-5; Stuewe 3-4; Martin 1-2;
McCloughan 1-minus-1; Theisen
1-minus-3.
PASSING
MU: Weber 1-3-0 33; Johnson 0-1-0 0;
Roland 0-1-1 0.
NU: Claridge 2-13-3 7; Theisen 0-1-0 0.
RECEIVING
MU: Roland 1-33.
NU: McCloughan 2-7.
PUNT RETURNS
MU: Krugman 1-5; Roland 2-3; Johnson 1-4.
NU: Theisen 3-11; McCloughan 1-0.
PASS INTERCEPTIONS
MU: Russell 2-5; Hitchier 1-0.
NU: Martin 1-88.
Attendance: 36,501
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