Nebraska at Missouri

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  Evening star, November 2, 1947, page 43

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  Revenqefu| Tar Heels Nebraska Is Swamped Beat Tennessee, N-6By Missouri, al 10 6 COLUMBIA, Mo, Nov. IA yer. satile University of Missouri foot ball team, featuring vicious line play, scored in every period to wal lop Nebraska, Al to 6, today and take sole possession of first place in the Big Six Conference race. An estimated $4,000 fans watched Don Faurot’s Tigers administer the worst beating in this series since Nebraska’s 48–⁠0 victory in 1922. 1t was the biggest margin Missouri ever scored over the Cornhuskers, and the Tigers third Big Six win against no defeats. The Missouri scoring parade sent Halfback Bill Day across for two touchdowns and Back Bus Entsminger, Center Bob Fuchs, End Kenneth Bounds, and Backs Nick Carras and Al Roby once each. Bob Dawson kicked five points. The touchdowns ranged from l. yard plunges by Day and Roby to a 50-yard return of an intercepted pass by Fuchs. The Tigers scored once in the first quarter, twice In the second, once in the third and added three more In the fourth.

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Officially, Nebraska leads 65–⁠36–⁠3; as played, 60–⁠33–⁠3 in the 96 games on file; the official count covers all 104 meetings, counting the 63 since this game.