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October 4, 2008 Week 6 · Regular Season Belt defended

Missouri defends the belt, 52–17, on the road at Nebraska.

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Recap

Missouri's defense forced a critical interception late in the second quarter when Brock Christopher returned a Joe Ganz pass for a touchdown, extending the Tigers' lead to 24-7 at halftime. The Tigers' offense was efficient throughout, with Chase Daniel connecting on multiple scoring passes including a 58-yard touchdown to Jeremy Maclin on the game's opening drive and a 7-yard touchdown to Derrick Washington in the third quarter. Nebraska's passing attack moved the ball effectively at times, but two turnovers and Missouri's defensive pressure proved too much to overcome. Missouri's balanced offensive attack, combining Daniel's passing with rushing touchdowns from Derrick Washington and Jimmy Jackson, overwhelmed the Cornhuskers in a dominant belt-retention victory.

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score
 NebraskaMissouri
Total yards369462
Rushing yards76201
Passing yards308261
First downs2124
3rd down conv.12/197/9
Turnovers20
Penalties–yards14–1011–15
Time of possession20:1015:57

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play
WhenTeamYardsPlay
Q1 14:01Missouri+58 ydChase Daniel pass complete to Jeremy Maclin for 58 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 14:01Missouri+0 ydJeff Wolfert extra point GOOD.
Q1 9:55Nebraska+20 ydJoe Ganz pass complete to Nate Swift for 20 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 13:13Nebraska+27 ydJoe Ganz pass complete to Roy Helu Jr. for 27 yards to the Misso 22 for a 1ST down.
Q1 9:55Nebraska+0 ydAlex Henery extra point GOOD.
Q1 6:53Missouri+3 ydDerrick Washington rush for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 6:53Missouri+0 ydJeff Wolfert extra point GOOD.
Q1 6:53Nebraska+22 ydJoe Ganz pass complete to Todd Peterson for 22 yards to the Misso 42 for a 1ST down.
Q2 13:26Missouri+23 ydChase Daniel pass complete to Chase Coffman for 23 yards to the Neb 31 for a 1ST down.
Q2 10:54Missouri+48 ydJeff Wolfert 48 yard field goal GOOD.
Q2 10:15Nebraska+21 ydJoe Ganz pass complete to Menelik Holt for 21 yards to the Neb 43 for a 1ST down.
Q2 8:18Missouri+26 ydChase Daniel pass complete to Chase Coffman for 26 yards to the Neb 35 for a 1ST down.
Q2 4:08Missouri+0 ydJeff Wolfert extra point GOOD.
Q2 4:08Missouri+1 ydJimmy Jackson rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 2:59Nebraska+17 ydJoe Ganz pass intercepted by Brock Christopher at the Neb 17, returned for 17 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 2:59Missouri+31 ydJeff Wolfert kickoff for 70 yards returned by Niles Paul for 31 yards to the Neb 31.
Q2 2:59Missouri+0 ydJeff Wolfert extra point GOOD.
Q2 0:00Nebraska+22 ydAdi Kunalic kickoff for 57 yards returned by Jeremy Maclin for 22 yards to the Neb 30, Nebraska penalty 5 yard offside defense accepted.
Q2 0:22Nebraska+28 ydAlex Henery 28 yard field goal GOOD.
Q2 0:00Missouri+59 ydJeff Wolfert 59 yard field goal MISSED.
Q3 15:00Missouri+21 ydJeff Wolfert kickoff for 68 yards returned by Niles Paul for 21 yards to the Neb 23.
Q3 7:16Missouri+7 ydChase Daniel pass complete to Derrick Washington for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 7:16Missouri+36 ydJeff Wolfert kickoff for 68 yards returned by Niles Paul for 36 yards to the Neb 38.
Q3 7:16Missouri+0 ydJeff Wolfert extra point GOOD.
Q3 9:36Missouri+29 ydDerrick Washington rush for 29 yards to the Neb 10 for a 1ST down.
Q3 3:44Missouri+20 ydChase Daniel pass complete to Danario Alexander for 20 yards to the Misso 48 for a 1ST down.
Q3 2:24Missouri+43 ydDerrick Washington rush for 43 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 2:24Missouri+0 ydJeff Wolfert extra point GOOD.
Q3 1:32Missouri+26 ydChase Daniel pass complete to Danario Alexander for 26 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 1:32Missouri+0 ydJeff Wolfert extra point GOOD.

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Joe GanzNebraska27/392937.52166.6
Chase DanielMissouri18/2325311.03096.7
Chase PattonMissouri1/188.00075.1

Rushing

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Marlon LuckyNebraska14463.309
Quentin CastilleNebraska12262.206
Roy Helu Jr.Nebraska5112.207
Joe GanzNebraska3-7-2.308
Derrick WashingtonMissouri141399.9243
De'Vion MooreMissouri7344.9016
Jeremy MaclinMissouri3155.006
Jimmy JacksonMissouri8111.416
Chase PattonMissouri122.002
Chase DanielMissouri100.000

Receiving

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Todd PetersonNebraska78111.6022
Menelik HoltNebraska56713.4121
Roy Helu Jr.Nebraska44711.8027
Nate SwiftNebraska5459.0120
Mike McNeillNebraska23718.5024
Dreu YoungNebraska11010.0010
Niles PaulNebraska133.003
Ryan HillNebraska231.502
Jeremy MaclinMissouri58917.8158
Chase CoffmanMissouri57114.2026
Danario AlexanderMissouri24623.0126
Tommy SaundersMissouri3217.0011
Derrick WashingtonMissouri2136.517
Jared PerryMissouri11313.0013
Andrew JonesMissouri188.008
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Interceptions

PlayerINTYDSTD
Brock ChristopherMissouri1171

Kicking

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Alex HeneryNebraska1/1100.0282/25
Jeff WolfertMissouri1/250.0487/710

Punt Returns

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Tommy SaundersMissouri100.000
Jeremy MaclinMissouri200.000

Punting

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Dan TitchenerNebraska37023.30037
Jake WeschNebraska14040.00040

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back.