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Know when we last beat 0U @ 0U
Posted on: January 27, 2025 at 11:54:31 CT
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pretty sure it was 1966. 10-7 Winning there would be epic.
Against a fast, attacking defense--probably the fastest Mizzou had faced since UCLA--Mizzou rushed for 212 yards (and passed for 0), much higher than the 149 they had been averaging for the season, and combined with a swarming defense of their own, they once against dominated the field position battle.
For once, though, this one did not start well enough. Shaky after losing the last eight quarters by a combined 61-0, Missouri fumbled four times in the first half, losing two. Danny Sharp also threw a pick in his only pass of the game. However, OU gave the Tigers life with two turnovers of their own, and the first half ended at 0-0.
Early in the second half, Mizzou would finally strike. Backup fullback Mike Ewing, of all people, raced 49 yards to the OU 25. Bob Powell scored from four yards out to cap a 5-play, 74-yard touchdown drive, Mizzou's first in over ten quarters. After a Rich Bersen interception near midfield, Mizzou could not advance the ball much, and Dan Devine sent Bill Bates onto the field for a 52-yard field goal. Did he have the leg? Would the gamble backfire and set OU up near midfield?
Bang. Bates's boot, the longest in Mizzou history at the time, gave Mizzou a shocking 10-0 lead midway through the third quarter.
OU would respond, however. Riding a series of misdirection plays, the Sooners would orchestrate a nine-play touchdown drive, with quarterback Bob Warmack scoring from ten yards out. Mizzou's lead was suddenly precarious at just 10-7. Mizzou followed with an untimely three-and-out, but Bates, who had been pinning OU deep all day, boomed a punt that was mishandled by Eddie Hinton. Mizzou drove to the OU 1 before a Ray Thorpe fumble, but OU couldn't move the ball again. Thanks to the run (Charlie Brown had 93 yards, Ewing 72), the pass defense (Jim Whitaker nabbed two of Mizzou's three INTs), and Bill Bates's leg, Mizzou had salvaged their season and clinched a winning record. Plus, they had managed to move from fifth to third in the standings. Nowadays that would mean a move from the Independence Bowl to the Holiday Bowl!
Against a fast, attacking defense--probably the fastest Mizzou had faced since UCLA--Mizzou rushed for 212 yards (and passed for 0), much higher than the 149 they had been averaging for the season, and combined with a swarming defense of their own, they once against dominated the field position battle.
For once, though, this one did not start well enough. Shaky after losing the last eight quarters by a combined 61-0, Missouri fumbled four times in the first half, losing two. Danny Sharp also threw a pick in his only pass of the game. However, OU gave the Tigers life with two turnovers of their own, and the first half ended at 0-0.
Early in the second half, Mizzou would finally strike. Backup fullback Mike Ewing, of all people, raced 49 yards to the OU 25. Bob Powell scored from four yards out to cap a 5-play, 74-yard touchdown drive, Mizzou's first in over ten quarters. After a Rich Bersen interception near midfield, Mizzou could not advance the ball much, and Dan Devine sent Bill Bates onto the field for a 52-yard field goal. Did he have the leg? Would the gamble backfire and set OU up near midfield?
Bang. Bates's boot, the longest in Mizzou history at the time, gave Mizzou a shocking 10-0 lead midway through the third quarter.
OU would respond, however. Riding a series of misdirection plays, the Sooners would orchestrate a nine-play touchdown drive, with quarterback Bob Warmack scoring from ten yards out. Mizzou's lead was suddenly precarious at just 10-7. Mizzou followed with an untimely three-and-out, but Bates, who had been pinning OU deep all day, boomed a punt that was mishandled by Eddie Hinton. Mizzou drove to the OU 1 before a Ray Thorpe fumble, but OU couldn't move the ball again. Thanks to the run (Charlie Brown had 93 yards, Ewing 72), the pass defense (Jim Whitaker nabbed two of Mizzou's three INTs), and Bill Bates's leg, Mizzou had salvaged their season and clinched a winning record. Plus, they had managed to move from fifth to third in the standings. Nowadays that would mean a move from the Independence Bowl to the Holiday Bowl!
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