Nebraska at Missouri

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 25, 1953, page 68

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  Missouri Rally Beats Cornhuskers, 23–⁠7 COLUMBIA, Mo-, Oct. “a The University of Missouri Tigers found themselves in the last half of their Big Seven Conference football game with the Nebraska Cornhuskers today and rolled to a 23–⁠7 victory. The Nebraskans started out like they meant business, scoring a touchdown in the first four minutes. but that was all. Left Halfback Bob Schoonmaker scored all three of the Tiger touchdowns from short range. Tackle Harold Burnine blocked Quarterback John Bordogna’s punt behind the Nebraska goal-line. The ball bounding out of the end zone for an automatic safety in the final period. Nebraska scored its touchdown when Tackle Jerry Minnick recovered a tumble on MiSsouri’s %. After the Nebraskans worked the pigskin up to on short gains, Bob Smith went off right tackle for the touchdown. Nebraska “ O z o. z Missouri o 7 ID S-o3 Nebraska scoring: Touchdown-Smith. Conversion-Novak Missouri scoring: Touchdowns- Scnoonmaker (3). Conversions-Merriield t3). Safety-Burnine

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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 57 since this game.