Monday, October 15, 1934
Daily Nobraskan
Husker defensive pressure sacks Missouri
Pago 8
By Jim Itasmusscn
Daily Nebraifcan Senior Reporter
Missouri's quarterbacks had to
deal with pressure Saturday after
noon, and the pressure got to
them.
That pressure was supplied by
Nebraska's defensive line, as the
Huskers sacked Tiger quarter
backs Marlon Adlcr and Warren
Seitz six times in a 33-23 Nebraska
football victory.
The Huskers' third sack may
have been the game's turning
point, as Husker middle guard
Ken Graeber dumped Adler for a
safety with 6:11 left in the first
half. The safety gave Nebraska a
9-7 lead, and the Huskers never
trailed again.
After Shane Swanson re
turned the Missouri free kick to
the Tiger 48, Nebraska solidified
its lead. Doug DuBose shot
through a big hole in the line and
burned through the Missouri sec
ondary for a touchdown. Nebra
ska was on top, 16-7.
After Adler left the game with
an 'injury later in the quarter,
Seitz went the rest of the way at
quarterback. Seitz didn't find the
going any easier. He was sacked
three times, and had to run from
pressure all afternoon.
After the game, Nebraska line
backer Mark Daum said he
thought the sacks put some doubt
in the Tiger quarterbacks' minds.
"You've got to give the defen
sive line credit," Daum said. "I
think those sacks may have made
their quarterbacks a little ner
vous, and they may have thrown
a few balls up for grabs."
Sophomore linebacker Mark
Munford did the grabbing for Ne
braska. He intercepted two Seitz
aerials, returning one 57 yards
for a touchdown that put the
Huskers up, 23-10 with 11:41 left
in the third quarter. Munford
had an excellent day overall, mak
ing 1& tackles and breaking up
another pass.
Luckily for the Huskers Mun
ford was out of position on his
touchdown play.
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their guards pull the opposite
way" Munford said. "I was actu
ally supposed to be on the tight
end, but I was caught half and
half between covering him and
rushing the passer."
Seitz underthrew the ball, and
it landed right in Munford's hands.
The Husker linebacker sailed into
the end zone untouched.
Munford's interception was a
big play, but the big plays weren't
confined to the defense. Nebras
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DuBose's touchdown was one
of those big plays. The sopho
more I-back, who blitzed the Tig
ers for 162 yard3 on 23 carries,
said, he knew he had to "turn it
on" once he broke into the clear.
"The line blew a nice hole,"
DuBose siad. "I followed fullback
Tom Rathman's block, and then I
got into the secondary and just
outran some people,"
DuBose played most ofthe game
in place of Jeff Smith, who con
tinued to have problems with a
sore ankle. Smith played in the
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first half, gaining 52 yards on
eight carries. Smith scored the
Huskers' first touchdown, a 21
yard run that tied the game at
7-7.
Smith said the touchdown came
on Nebraska's bread-and-butter
running play, the 41 pitch.
Nebraska coach Tom Osborne
said he was pleased with his
team's effort against Missouri
"I thought the offense got un
tracked some," he said. "I was
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tte third qsarter.
Loss to Nebraska
disheartens Tigers
By Mike Rellley
Daily Nebwian StAff lepoiter
After Missouri suffered its sixth
straight loss to Nebraska, 33-23,
Tiger coach Warren Powers was
asked where his team was headed.
"Back to Columbia" Powers
snapped.
Once they return to the friendly
confines of Faurot Field, Powers
said it will be time for the Tigers
to lick their wounds and start
working.
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"We've got half the season ahead
of us," Powers said. "It's a heartr
breaker, and it will be tough to
get over it, but we will get over it."
The loss was particularly dis
heartening to the Tiger players,
who had never defeated the Ccrn
huskers. Among the most disap
pointed was linebacker Tracey
Mack.
Nebraska is the only team we
haven't beaten since I've been
here," Mack said. "It's my third
time here. I thought the third
time was a charm, but it didnt
workout"
Turnovers, bad breaks and a
strong Husker pass rush sank
Missouri's hopes for its first win
in Lincoln since 1978.
Quarterback Warren Seitz threw
two interceptions and Tiger run
ning backs coughed up two fum
bles. Despite the Missouri bum
bles, Powers said Nebraska played
well enough to win.
"You have to credit Nebraska,"
Powers said. "They took advan
tage of our mistakes."
Fullback Eric Drain agreed with
Powers.
"Nebraska got some ofthe bet
ter breaks," Drain said. "We just
couldn't make some of the big
plays they did."
The Nebraska sack exchange
canned Missouri quarterbacks six
times. Right tackle Jim Skow reg
istered two sacks to lead the
Husker charge.
Middle guard Ken Graeber
sacked Marlon Adler in the end
zone with six minutes remaining
in the second quarter to give
Nebraska the lead it never relin
quished. Left end Bill Weber was not
part ofthe sack attack, but he did
his share to damage to Adler.
Adler suffered a concussion after
Weber slammed him to th turf
late in the first half.
"The rush was there all the
time," Powers said. "They came
up with some good blitzes and we
didn't read them."
"They blitzed a lot, their pass
rush hurt us," Drain said.
. I-back Doub DuBose ripped the
Tigers for 162 yards rushing.
Drain credited part of Nebraska's
win to its stable of running backs.
They were impr essive. They
ran," Drain said. "They have qual
ity backs, but so do we."
Drain led all Tiger rushers with
93 yards.
Mack said the loss was an emo
tional strain.
"It's like drinking cod liver ell,"
Mack said. "It doesnX taste too
good."
' Drain said the HgsrewSlbounce
back next week r-ainst Kansas
State.