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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 1994)
• ; By Mitch Sherman Senior Reporter COLUMBIA. Mo. — The Ne braska defense continued to roll along Saturday, and after a one-week hia tus. the Cornhuskcr offense bounced back to life. Despite a scoreless first quarter, in which the Huskcrs gained only 16 yards, Nebraska caught fire and rolled to a 42-7 victory over Missouri * _• in front of a crowd of 50.537 at Faurot Field Hampered by a still tenuous left lung. Nebraska quarterback Brook Berringcr did not take full advantage of the Huskcr arsenal, but he man aged to muster 175 yards of total of fense and three touchdoyvn passes. Nebraska coach Tom Osborne said Berringcr was under doctor's orders to avoid contact if at all possible. At times. Osborne said, that may have limited the effectiveness of the of fense “It's a lot more like a pro offense.” Osborne said of the Huskcr attack without its trademark option plays. ”1 feel like you're fighting with one hand lied behind vour back We have stood there like a pro team and haven't run any options. But that w ill change.” Dormant for the game's first 15 minutes, the Huskcr offense finally 9r registered a first down on a 13-yard Berringcr scramble with 14:52 to go in the second quarter. Twelve plays and 73 yards later, l-back Lawrence Phillips found the end /.one on a 5 “It was all just a part of a clay's work. You have just got to go out and get the thing recovered and get the hall in the hands of our offense and let them get going." ED STEWART o NU linebacker yard run to give Nebraska a 7-0 lead. “I wasn't sure if we were ever go ing to get untrackcd," Osborne said “I couldn't find anything that would work to start with " Osborne said Phillips, who ran for 110 yards — his eighth consecutive game of more than 100 yards — was practically playing with only one arm. He injured his thumb on his left hand last week against Kansas State and was limited all week in practice Behind the running of Damon Benning and Jeff Makovicka. the Huskers stmek pay dirt again to go ahead 14-0 with eight minutes left in the half. The Nebraska defense, which held its fourth straight opponent to less than 50 yards rushing, has allowed 576 yards and 16 points to three Big Eight opponents. After taking a 14-0 lead into the locker room at halftime, the Huskers almost let the Tigers back into the game On the second play of the third quarter, Berringer lost control of a pitch to Phillips, and Missouri corncrback Clayton Baker recovered the ball at the Tiger 10-yard line. But on a sccond-and-goal play from the I-yard line, Nebraska's Barron Miles jarred the ball loose from Missouri tailback Joe Freeman, and Ed Stewart recovered it in the end zone for a touchback. “We were just looking to stop them." Miles said “We wanted to get a Held goal or a turnover. It just so happened that we got a turnover. I believe it was mv helmet (that knocked the ball loosd) He went out side. and I was the last man there for the tackle." Stewart said his recovery was a w major momentum swing in Nebraska's favor. “The ball came loose, and I was able to get over there and fall on it.' See MISSOURI on 8 I . . .- ■ Nebraska middle linebacker Phil Ellis hits Missouri running back Joe Freeman for a 1-yard loss In the second quarter. Ellis had six tackles, Including a quarterback sack, In the game. t Photos by Damon Lee/DN Nebraska l-back Damon Banning tries to escape from Missouri’s catching a Brook Barringer pass In the second quarter. Banning rushed for 39 yards against Missouri. Nebraska quarterback Matt Turman winces In pain as he Is help tors Pat Clare and Robert Dugas. Turman bruised his right sh quarter.
