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Try 'ryryf rTTTf TTT'yT ryyryvfrrr NTJVFMBER1.19B7 SUNDAY JOURNAL-STAR BUSKERS Missouri rolls dicej but comes un short 'itX n.iliHIMlMI lllllllllini- I -illinmnMMMfWMMMJr'Ti 1f rWttflliT Jt, IMi capable of dissecting you." Widenhofer said Missouri's defensive plan was decided upon despite watching Taylor cut up UCLA through the air in a game earlier this season. "I must have watched the Nebraska-1 UCLA film 15 times," Widenhofer said: "Our defensive coaches also felt our best chance was to force them to throw. We thought we might come up with a couple of interceptions, or Taylor would over; -throw some receivers. But he didn't He was on the mark most of the day. He did exactly to us what he did to UCLA." Widenhofer said the plan put a lot of pressure on his secondary.

"We thought our secondary people could cover some of those guys one-on: one. That realy weakened our pass coverage and they took advantage of it Nebraska is very well coached. They didn't let us slip by when we overloaded up front as some other teams might have done. They did a great job. That's why they are a highly-ranked football team." One crucial play, in that regard; Widenhofer said, came when Taylor was almost sacked but got away to throw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Dana Brinson -to make the score 21-0.

iT "That play was a direct result of what happened to us last week against Okla-' noma State," the Mizzou coach said. "We got called for a late hit on the back. This time, Taylor's momentum'' was completely stopped. He was in the, of Kevin White, but Kevin either slipped off or let him go and he com- pleted a touchdown pass. That hurt." By Virgil Parker COLUMBIA, Mo.

Missouri Coach Woody Widenhofer said Nebraska is by far the best team his Tigers have played this year. "Whether or not they win a national championship is yet to be seen because they've got to play Oklahoma and a few others," Widenhofer said after his team lost to the Huskers 42-7 Saturday. "That' Nebraska-Oklahoma game ought to one great battle. The thing Nebraska has going for it is that they can throw the football so much better than they have been able to do in the past That's what probably makes them a cut above most of the other teams around the country." 4 Widenhofer said his Tigers gambled on defense in order to try to pull off an upset "Instead, we were humbled for the first time this season," he said. "But," Widenhofer added, "gambling on defense was our only chance.

We may have been able to hold the score down by doing something different but we thought if we hoped to win, we would have to stop the run with' an eight-or nine-man front and force them to pass. "You've got to go into a game against Nebraska with a plan to beat them, not to just play them close. If you don't go in with the idea of taking something away from them, they're just going to ramble through you Mizzou's defensive plan backfired because of Nebraska quarterback Steve Taylor's pinpoint passing. "He was just able to throw the football too well for us," Widenhofer said of Taylor. "They've got great tight ends and receivers and a quarterback who is Missouri's Adrian Jones flies across behind Richard Bell, Nebraska's intended receiver, on this first-quarter pass that was incomplete.

Tiger notes, quotes I Coach Woody Widenhofer: "I don't know who is really in contention for the Heisman Trophy, but I'm sure Steve Taylor has to be considered." Quarterback John Stollenwerck: "This was the worst game of my life. My fumble just before the end of the first half hurt us the most. Some guy (Charles Fryar) just slapped the ball; away. We could have gone into the dressing room with a 28-14 score, but when I screwed up, it was, still 28-7." Cornerback Pat Ray on blocking a Nebraska punf: "(Defensive end) Ben Corl cleared out the guard and opened things up for me. We had the ball on their 3-yard line.

Any time you have the ball in that position, you've just got to score." Cornerback Adrian Jones: "We felt we could compete with Nebraska. I thought it would go down to the wire. But their quarterback (Steve Taylor) is a good scrambler. He kept breaking away from the pressure we put on him. 0.

and make them go to the air. We did it but they made the big plays and once they got started, we couldn't stop them." Linebacker Ron Walters: "Nebraska's linemen were big and very strong. You have to give their offensive line a lot of credit, although they have some super-quick running backs, especially Keith Jones." Defensive end Jeff Cross: "We didn't give ourselves a chance. Needless to say, we haven't played a team like Nebraska all year. But this is also the worst we played all year." Nebraska's Dana Brlnson scores on a 29-yard pass in the second qjjarler for NU's third touchdown.

Tr rtff9EMfck He's the best quarterback we've faced this year. "I think we are a better team than we showed today. We wanted to stop the run There's a man in his helmet. Missouri student Tim Chase reads a newspaper in Missouri's Helmet Car on the sidelines. Scoring Time left NU-MU How scored Parker- From page ID 7-0 4xa ft 14-0 avo" 28-0 FIRST QUARTER Mlllikon 54 pass from Taylor 3:55 Drive: 54 yards in two plays.

Set up after Mizzou failed on fake punt attempt. Conversion: Drennan kick. SECOND QUARTER Banderas 9 pass from Taylor 12:47 Drive: 80 yards in 11 plays. Highlighted by Taylor 19 run, Jones 7 run on fourth-and-1 and Hawkins 16 pass from Taylor. Con- version: Drennan kick.

Brinson 29 pass from Taylor 11:22 Drive: 42 yards In two plays. Set up by Hicks' 19-yard interception return to MU 42. Highlighted by Carpenter 13 run. Conversion: Drennan kick. Banderas 4 pass from Taylor 4:46 Drive: 78 yards in 13 Plays.

Highlighted by Carpenter 20 run, Tavlor 11 run on thlrd-and-10, AAllllkan 9 pass from Taylor. Conversion: Drennan kick. Delplno 1 run 1:56 Drive: 80 yards In six plays. Highlighted by Stollenwerck 43 pass to Stowers, 25 pass to Lommers. Conversion: Whellhan kick.

THIRD QUARTER Taylor 22 run 7:14 Drive: 53 yards In six plays. Set up bv Brinson punt return to NU 47. Highlighted bv Tavlor 14 run. Conversion: Drennan kick. FOURTH QUARTER Banderas 4 pass from Blakemon 4:48 Drive: 43 yards in three plays.

Highlighted b.v Carpenter 39 run. Conversion: Drennan kick. less successful NU's Neil Smith intercepted. "The first pass was tipped and the one Smith intercepted was underthrown," Widenhofer said. "I guess we can say the pitch play worked, thanks to the fact that Nebraska had 12 guys on the field." MU's Whelihan added some more drama to the day while punting from his end zone.

When brushed by NU defensive end Mike Croel, Whelihan did a triple spin before falling dramatically to the ground. He should have, earned an Academy Award for his performance. But it did draw a roughing the punter flag to give Mizzou a first down. Nebraska's performance was more impressive, however. Next up is Iowa State, which despite an expected Osborne protest that every foe is dangerous, should pose no problem.

Then, after a week off to prepare, comes Oklahoma. Tighten your seat belt. That ought to be a dandy. 28-7 35-7 42-7 Cornhusker notes, quotes Missouri backup quarterback Ronnie Cameron (15) manages to escape this toe hold by Husker tackle Nell Smith in the second half. knee strain; defensive end Jeff Mills, shoulder strain; I-back Jon Kelley, shoulder strain; offensive tackle Bob Sledge, poked in the eye; defensive end Broderick Thomas, strained I' The Nebraska Injury report was lengthy, but not seri- Center Jake Young had a knee sprain, "that doesn't appear serious at all," NU team doctor Dr.

Pat Clare said. "It'll take a few days, but there's no laxity." Qlher injuries include: tight end Todd Millikan, strained abdominal muscle; safety Mark Blazek, knee strain; -wide receiver Hendley Hawkins, shoulder strain; I-back Ken Clark, Statistics Yds. 64 25 7, Ave. 45.4. Ave.

9.0 4.4 5.4 5.3 6.4 7.0 4.0 1.8 PI 1 0 83 24 finger; and linebacker LeRoy Ktienne, strained linger. Nebraska right guard John McCormlck on the Missouri defensive line: "I thought they were big and strong and a couple of times their eight-man line stopped the runs. But it didn't stop everything all the time and that was the difference." On the four touchdown passes to tight ends: "Well score on the run or the pass every time on that play if we do it right. Today, we did it right But when you're in the middle of the. line, it's hard to tell anything about the game.

I'll have to watch a highlight show to see if I need excuses for the Monday game-film meetings." 1 Nebraska center John Nichols, who played two series in the first half and then took over for the injured Young in the second half, said he was ready for the assignment. "We switch off a lot and I get in a lot of plays, so it's not like I was new to the situation," he said. "And actually, we had such a big lead, the pressure was off. That plus the fact we won the kicking game. Look at our field position.

It was good almost all day." McCormick said that Nichols filled in the center position welL "He picked it right up and I don't think we lost a step," McCormick said. Reserve fullback Bryan Carpenter, the leading rusher in the game with 90 yards oh 10 carries, said blocking was the key to his sifccess. "I should have made it into the end zone on that one run (a 20-yard burst to the MU 4-yard line) and I think I can do better," he said. "I think they were playing for our runs to the outside so much that we were able to get some yards up the middle." Missouri's touchdown against Nebraska 'was the first one scored on the NU defense in the Big Eight season. It also snapped a string of 14 consecutive quarters without a touchdown by NU foes, dating back to the South Carolina game.

5 Tom Osborne tied former Oklahoma Coach Bud Wilkinson for the most victories by a Big Eight coach with 145. Osborne is 145-32-2. Oklahoma's Barry Swltzer also won his 145th game Saturday. TT 14 10 12. Defense Tackles UT AT TT Etlenne 2 8 10 Forch S- 5 10 N.

Smith 2 6 8 Frvar 3 2 5 2 2 4 Welnlak 0 4 4 Jobman 0 4 4 Thomas 0 4 4 Rother 0 3 3 Jacksoff 1 2 3 2 1 3 Murray 0 2 2 Jamrog 0 2 2 Croel 1 1 2 Tomiack 0 2 2 Mills 0 2 2 Sanders 0 1 Washington 0 1 Pete 0 1 1 Ferguson 1 0 1 Griffin 0 1 1 Missouri Offense Rushing No. Yds. Ave. Delplno 8 30 3.8 Wallace 6 .16 2.7 Stowers 5 14 2.8 M. Jones.

3 13 4.3 Cockrell 2 5 2.5 S. Moore 1 4 4.0 Cameron ....2 3 1.5 VanZant 3 1 0.3 Stollenwerck 3 -11 Passing No. Yds PI Stollenwerck 17 7 101 1 Cameron 10 0 0 Hennlngsen 5 0 0 1 Receiving No. Stowers 3 Lommers. Wallace f.

2 M.Jones 1 Punting No. Yds. Whelihan .....8 363 Punt returns No. Klckoff returns VanZant 5 Elmore 1 Cockrell. 1 Interception return V.Moore 1 Defense Tackles UT AT MacDonald 1 13 3 7 0 12 A.

Jones 4 5 Murphy 2 2 7 Ekern 1 7 Vandegrlft 2 6 Means 3 5 Cross 3 5 Darling 15 White 1 4 Fletcher 1 3 Holmes 2 1 Ray 1 1 King. 1 1 Corl -1 1 R.Johnson 1 1 Bollaux 1 1 Moore. 0 1 May 0 1 B. 0 1 Wilson -If Whelihan 0 1 Russell 0, .1 Nebraska Offense Rushing No. Yds.

Carpenter .10 90 K. Jones 19 84 Taylor ,14 75 Clark 7 37 Helbel 5 32 Brinson 4 28 Gdowskl 2 8 Knox 4 7 Passing No. Co. Yds 13 8 139 Blokeman 2 2 17 Receiving No. Millikan 2 Brinson 2 Banderas 3 Hawkins 1 R.

Smith ...1 Neubert 1 Punting No. Yds. Kroeker 1 28 Team 1 0 Punt returns No. Brinson 3 R. Smith.

2 Bell 1 Klckoff returns No. Brinson 2 Interception returns No. Hicks 1 N. Smith 1 Yds. 63 33 17 16 14 13 Ave.

28.0 0 iyf xy; .,1. I II iii lWWr I 't 1 1 1 I --V 1 1111 I Yds. 25 '7 13 Yds. 63 Yds. 19 Ahh som NtTdefensive coordinator Charlie McBrlde plots some strategy on the sidelines..