"Missouri can hold its own with anybody in the country. This team has a helluva defense."
The biggest surprise was the flop of Nebraska's passing attack.
It netted only seven yards the first half and was a complete washout the final two periods.
Quarterback Denny Claridge couldn't have had much more trouble trying to throw from the deep end of a swimming pool.
He was persistently hounded by enemies such as Conrad Ritchler, the big, crashing end; Jerry Wallach, Jimmie Vermillion, Gene Oliver and Roger Phillips.
Meanwhile, the Tigers' defensive secondary followed Nebraska's receivers with a tenacity that would have made Scotland Yard's. best men jealous.
As a result, Claridge threw hurriedly and extra hard.
He usually was close to the target; even then his frantic fielders had trouble grabbing the ball and when they did they couldn't control it.
