October 4, 2008 Week 6 · Regular Season Belt defended

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

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AP poll, week 6: Missouri No. 4 at Nebraska unranked · No. 1 that week: Wisconsin. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Missouri came in 277 days into reign #265, which began with a win over Arkansas, with 4 defenses already behind it; this was its 5th defense. It was the last defense: Oklahoma State took the belt in the very next belt game, on October 11, 2008.

For Nebraska this was its 9th shot at the belt; it had held the belt 3 times before.

It was the 2nd of 2 belt games between the two; going in, Nebraska led the belt series 1–0; all-time it is 1–1.

AI-Written

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.

Chase Daniel's 58-yard touchdown pass to Jeremy Maclin on Missouri's opening drive set the tone for the Tigers' offensive dominance
Brock Christopher's interception return for a touchdown late in the second quarter gave Missouri a commanding 24-7 halftime lead
Missouri's multiple rushing touchdowns from Derrick Washington and Jimmy Jackson controlled the line of scrimmage and wore down Nebraska's defense

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

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

Nebraska

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Joe Ganz	27/39	293	7.5	2	1	66.6

Missouri

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Chase Daniel	18/23	253	11.0	3	0	96.7
Chase Patton	1/1	8	8.0	0	0	75.1

Rushing

Nebraska

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Marlon Lucky	14	46	3.3	9
Quentin Castille	12	26	2.2	6
Roy Helu Jr.	5	11	2.2	7
Joe Ganz	3	-7	-2.3	8

Missouri

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Derrick Washington	14	139	9.9	2	43
De'Vion Moore	7	34	4.9	0	16
Jeremy Maclin	3	15	5.0	0	6
Jimmy Jackson	8	11	1.4	1	6
Chase Patton	1	2	2.0	0	2
Chase Daniel	1	0	0.0	0	0

Receiving

Nebraska

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Todd Peterson	7	81	11.6	0	22
Menelik Holt	5	67	13.4	1	21
Roy Helu Jr.	4	47	11.8	0	27
Nate Swift	5	45	9.0	1	20
Mike McNeill	2	37	18.5	0	24
Dreu Young	1	10	10.0	0	10
Niles Paul	1	3	3.0	0	3
Ryan Hill	2	3	1.5	0	2

Missouri

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jeremy Maclin	5	89	17.8	1	58
Chase Coffman	5	71	14.2	0	26
Danario Alexander	2	46	23.0	1	26
Tommy Saunders	3	21	7.0	0	11
Derrick Washington	2	13	6.5	1	7
Jared Perry	1	13	13.0	0	13
Andrew Jones	1	8	8.0	0	8

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Interceptions

Nebraska

No recorded stats in this category.

Missouri

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Brock Christopher	1	17	1

Kicking

Nebraska

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Alex Henery	1/1	100.0	28	2/2	5

Missouri

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jeff Wolfert	1/2	50.0	48	7/7	10

Punt Returns

Nebraska

No recorded stats in this category.

Missouri

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Tommy Saunders	1	0	0.0	0	0
Jeremy Maclin	2	0	0.0	0	0

Punting

Nebraska

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Dan Titchener	3	70	23.3	0	0	37
Jake Wesch	1	40	40.0	0	0	40

Missouri

No recorded stats in this category.

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data, split out by team. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back. Linked player names go to that player’s stat line in every other belt game they’ve appeared in.

Sources Box score at ESPN · Game record: College Football Data (id 282780158) · This game in the downloadable dataset

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