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Lincoln, Sunday Joiirnnl Stnr. Oct. 15. 1972 5 2 the former running back said. "Nebraska did a tremendous job.

It is a great football team offensively and defensively. "Th said "We used variations him we had him double covered and single covered. Rut you can't just look to Rodgers they have other good people." Onofrio was impressed by Rodgers and his offensive company, but he as more impressed with the Husker defense. By TOM VINT Missouri's starting quarterback John Cherry summed it up tins way, "It was just one of those days." The "it" was a 62 0 shellacking handed the Tigers by Nebraska, the worst ever for a Missouri team to Nebraska, before 76,511 fans Saturday in Memorial Stadium. All the cards were stacked against the Tigers, starling with arrival in Lincoln on Friday the 13th.

Six Missouri regulars didn't make the have, of course, Johnny but it comes down to things. They don't make They have an ability to with the big play and they with a lot of big plays Skit'! what makes a great fid Nebraska is definite I the "Thev defe; 60ne of Those Days' Says It AllforMizzou series, and thirdly and fourthly, Johnny Rodgers and David Human broke or tied Comliusker records. "There's not mudh we can say about the game except we played one heck of a Nebraska football team." Tiger Coach Al Onofrio said, thoroughly demoralized after his team dropped its second straight Big Eight cantiest. "I said before the game that this was probably the best defensive Nebraska team in recent years. I know that's hard to believe with some of the past teams but it is.

"And Humm and Rodgers in that offense make it just as potent as it eer was," Onofrio offered, his voice barely audible in the deathly quiet of the losers' Lcker room. Missouri couldn't stop it. "We knew what they were going to do and they just went out and did it." Oierry added of the Nebraska defense. "They have a good, tough defense one of the best we've faced to year. Oklahoma State had a pretty good one too." Cherry was unabie to get the Mizzou offense roiling.

He was intercepted once in six passing attempts, completing none. But the Tiger quarterback managed 34 yards on 11 attempts rushing. Cherry looked to Husker middle guard Rich Glover and defensive end Vnlie Harper as the main cogs blocking Missouri's offensive unit. "You can't say enough about them," he explained. "I think it has all been said before about those two." Split end Jack Rastable, who did the Tiger punting to the tune of II times, was equally amazed by the outcome of the game.

"What can you say when you lose couldn't even get off the ground. Saturday and persuaded a few more believers in tire Huskcrs on the Tiger football squad. First, the attendance figure was a new mark, secondly the total for Nebraska in the Missouri JflK Jam Missouri quarterback John Cherry (12) encounters trouble from both sides as defensive ends Willie Harper (81) and Steve Manstedt (82) converge to smother one of the few Tiger pass plays. Photographs By Bob Gorluim Willis Van Sickle Web Ray Harald Dreimanit Randy Hampton Nick Partsrh cad i uni at Cheering wasn't much fun for Missouri y( ers Saturday as they sported some fan forms but few happy faces during ac Memorial Stadium. Final Reward To Runty Backup quarterback Steve Runty (13) crashes into the end zone for the ninth and final touchdown of an all Cornhusker after jj; (A jm iilWT 1 i Jm mam An officials' red flag was in the air on this play as Nebraska's John Bell (66) grabs the face mask of Missouri's Jimmy Smith (2) while halting a third quarter kickoff return..