Nebraska at Missouri

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 30, 1949, page 43

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  | Missouri N;ps | Nebraska inLost | Minutes, 27–⁠20 COLUMBIA, Mo-, Oct. %. - Lady Luck frowned on a heppedup Nebraska Cornhusker football team today as the sluggish Missouri, Tigers came from behind with two touchdowns in the last quarter for a 21–⁠20 Big Seven Conference victory. A four-touchdoWn underdog. Nebraska led, 20 to 7, going into the final quarter and had Just about convinced itself and a Missouri-homcoming crowd Of $4,000 that the Tigers were to become victims of a major upset. Missouri. scoring it’s fourth sue cessive victory. bounced back into the lead after end Fred Hulse had blocked a kick deep in Nebraska territory. Seven minutes remained in the rough but cleanly fought battle. when Hulse barreled through to block Ronald Clark’s fourth-d down punt. Substitute tackle Dave Milligan recovered for the Tigers on the Nebraska 14-yard line. -Four plays later Dick Braznell went the last yard for the touch down and Johnny Gloriso kicked the extra point.

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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 61 since this game.