Split ena d renaan Holbein’s 14 yard touchdown reception in the first quarter Saturday marked the third season in a row that the se nior has scored against the Tigers. ‘1 don’t know what it is,” Holbein said. “My dad keeps telling me it's because my mom and dad are alumni of Missouri.” ■ Saturday marked the first home game this season in which NU did not score in the last two minutes of the first half. The Huskers had scored three touchdowns and one field goal in their previous four games at Memorial Stadium. ■ Sophomore Ahman Green needs 307 yards to reach 1,000few the sea son. Currently at 593 yards, Green has two games—possibly three if Nebraska qualifies for the Big 12 championship game— to reach the mark. If Green does not reach 1,000 yards, this would be the first year since 1990 that Nebraska did not have a 1,000-yard rusher. ■ is Nebraska’s first-team defense has not allowed a touchdown in 26 quartos, dating back to Sept. 28, when Colorado State quarterback Moses Moreno hit Geoff Turner for a 32-yard strike in the second quar ter of NU’s 65-9 victory. The Blackshirts have allowed two field goals in those 26 quarters, one against Texas Tech and one against Kansas State. For the sea son, the first-team has surrendered three touchdowns, one to Michigan State, Arizona State and CSU. ■ Injury report: Rush end Chad Kelsay suffered a left knee sprain and is listed as questionable for Saturday’s game at Iowa State. Tight end Tim Carpenter braised his knee and is also questionable for Saturday. Rost suffered a braise to his right knee on the third play .of the game and should practice Mon day. The status of comerbackMike Fullman, who has missed the last two games, was unknown Sunday. I iLl .• \ -*;> ■ Tennessee, previously ranked No. 6, lost 21-17 to Memphis Sat urday, and Michigan, which was ranked ninth last week, was beaten 9-3 by Purdue. The Vols fell six spots and Michigan dropped seven spots. Top-ranked Florida also re ceiveda scare, defeating Vanderbilt 28-21. The top five in The Associ ated Press poll remained un changed. Colorado, which downed Iowa State 49-42 in Boulder, and North Carolina, are tied for the No. 6spot Notebook compiled by staff reporters David Wilson and Sam a a . rr_ MCmWOIL Scott Bkuhn/DN m*.. By David Wilson Staff Report# ' The Nebraska defense teams stole the show moi Stadiu'fnv^ readmg*'the Con a 51 soun. |Th|^|ck^ points,intercepted two passe blocked ft pants, recovered two fumbles, and held the Tigers to one touchdown on 170 yards before crowd of 75,13! me victory was - ; fifth-ranked NU’s 35th straight at home and 29th-consecutive confer ence win. • . “Ever since I can remember,” safety Erie Warfield said, “we’ve been depending on the offense to win our gardes. It’s really different this year. “The defense is doing a lot for the offense. We’re giving diem good field position, and we’re getting them a lot of turnovers. We’ve been scoring quite a bit, too.” Rush end Grant Wisdom said the Husker defense could become,even more dominant by the end of the sea son. - % ; “I don’t think we’ve reacted our full potential yet,” Wisdom said. “The sky’s the limit for this defense. We’ve really got something special.” Nebraska (8-1 overall and 6-0 in the North Division of the Big 12) did not allow the Tigers (3-6 and 1-5) a drive of more than 20yards in the first half. But the Husker offense also started slow, scoring just once on its first five possessions. “Offensively, I thought we were a little sporadic at times,” NU Coach Tom Osborne said. “I would have liked to have seen us run the ball a little bet ter. Early in the game, we threw it fairly well, but I don’t like to rely on that exclusively. We’ll do it when we have to.” On their third drive of the game, the Huskers put the first points on the board when quarterback Scott Frost connected with split end Brendan Holbein for a 14-yard touchdown pass. Frost, who finished the game com pleting 9 of 14 passes for 114 yards, on third play of the ras brought down by Missouri free safety DeMontie Cross. Frost said he landed with all his weight on his knee, which became stiffer as it swelled up. V. " “It’s a little bruised up,” Frost said. “But I was able to play on it I’m sore in a few places, but that’s football. You have to ignore die pain sometimes.” The NU defense struck next just minutes into die second quarter. Mis snap, and the ball was knocked out of the end zone byWill linebacker Tfenell Farley, resulting in a safety and a 9-6 Huskerlead. “We have a defense that disrupts Please see HU ■. * .- - " ,’ '■? -■••. * '"• '"; . - " '■ - • •; V ... J ’ ■ • -- . - '