Lincoln Journal Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • 30

v' Villi. TTTTTT 4G Oct. 14, 1973, Lincoln, Sunday Journal and Star JFin Over Big Red Greater Than Over Notre Dame 'What a Day9 Exclaims Onof rio Columbia Mo "What a might be at the end of the year if and had great punt coverage. All senior be a game 1 11 game last week, but it ifaul Min pnaph A1 Onnfrin 11 me3m ltle COflierence Cnam- pnasS UI uur MlMUB 8w ncC signed by tf)e teami was CompanSOn 10 uhc, nnch Snnrt." He S31U. was asirH hnw manv smit is a eood football team.

exc aimed as he sat down to n-i iwiMBlirrc meet writers for a post-game in- JSSSi Onofrio insisted it was im- tprvipu, Rnhirrtau "what a rtavl" detense ana Uie KICKing game as InHiviHual Stan. game balls that would be. Nebraska is a great football team," claimed Onofrio. "I ilnn't Irnnur." hp smiled. 1 nninn tn With that he took off on an bem8 the dlfference bmy' douls.

"I think hen review Sii m. exuberant monologue. "We've had a lot of teams in gratulated. It contained them lot of fine plays at different the past play as hard as they and stopped them when it had times by different people," he knew how. this team to.

It's really difficult to defense said. There were numerous com- season. We had to do everything ments about the intensity of the right to beat them and play as hara as we anew uu, nlaved harHer than we thoimht it ana ctnn Mohratta he sniii. That's what Tieer co-caDtain eame. could.

It was a great thrill," he "Also, we returned all the John Moseley thought, too. He "It was a hard hitting football added The Tigers did more than that. game. We had a hard hitting beamed. kickoffs for good field position suggested that each Missouri ST hiP ''rjBlockedb mm wh i i j0f 4 1 I N-Hummk-.

mM 4 w-. Mil if If I It: far If? I VVV; 1 That prompted the obvious question. Was this win bigger than Missouri's startling 30-26 upset of Notre Dame last year just a week after the Tigers had been annihilated, 62-0, by Nebraska? "Right now it is!" Onofrio said smiling. "They're two great victories, but different types. I'll never forget that Notre Dame game, but this is technically a greater victory.

It's over a much better team than we beat at South Bend," he emphasized. Onofrio paused at that point as a couple of jed-coated visitors pressed forward to offer congratulations. "That was a great victory. go all the way now!" said University of Nebraska President D. B.

Varner. Regent Ed Schwartzkopf added, "You've done a great job since our game last year." "Did the 62-0 score last year make a difference today?" a writer asked. "I didn't mention it one single time myself. I'm sure it was one incentive, but no one really used it as such. We just tried to prepare ourselves to play a great football team," Onofrio said.

His players agreed. "It was demoralizing last year, but it didn't have that much bearing on today's game. We were off to a good start this year and nobody thought too much about last year," claimed safety Tony Gillick. It was Gillick who sealed Nebraska's fate by intercepting David Humm's pass as the Cornhuskers went for a deciding two-point conversion in the final minute. Gillick got an assist from end Bob McRoberts, who partially deflected the pass.

"I thought it was a sweep at first. My responsibility on a pass is to drop off. I was kind of in between. it was just a lucky tap." offered McRoberts. The try for two points didn't surprise the Tigers.

"We would have done the same thing." said Gillick. Onofrio confirmed it. "I think anybody would go for two at this stage of the season. We would have. A tie proves nothing." said Onofrio.

"The only time you would try for a tie Rich Sanger (43) barely had the chance to get his foot on the ball on this field goal attempt before Missouri's Herris Butler (67) was there to block it and thwart a Nebraska scoring opportunity. The NU holder is quarterback Dave Huram (12). 1 Missouri's tiger-like defense was trouble most tackle of two Mizzou defenders while two of the time for Big Red quarterback Dave more guard the play. Humm (12). Humm goes down beneath the fF Jhfci' lXn hH Hi Photos By Hob Corham Web Uay Frank Varga am sz'J Fumble ii I w8 vT.

Dejected Frosty A SO ao.iiY0oaojraMMflt64AeML. '4IMM6Y'' Ritch Bahe (24) leaps to grab a Dave Humm pass inside the Missouri 10-yard line. Bahe carried the reception for Nebraska's last-ditch touchdown. But victory was out of reach when a two-point conversion failed. im i iA jL i Mistakes such as this one caused the wingback Ritch Buhe (24) 'collide in their own Cornhuskers offense to sputter at times backfield.

The play resulted in a Nebraska Saturday. Quarterback Dave Humm (12) and fumble recovered by Missouri. f' 4 1 llSilIlll WfTtkfiVlWii i "m'. A swarming Nebraska defense puts plenty of sting into quarterback John Cherry (12). Making the play for the Cornhuskers are John Bell (66), Bob Nelson (57), Tom Ituud (45) and Randy Borg (19).

1 1 vrfj The discouraging turn of events on the field and a shoulder injury made the final three quarters a painful experience for Frosty Anderson who wa.tched the action in street clothes after being injured early in the first quarter. 4 Following his sccond-ijuarter pass interception Randy Corg (19) corralled by an unidentified Missouri Tiger. Borg intercepted two passes. l-lMHlHt i-i --inrif-.