[Husker] Mizzou holds Buffs to their first Big 12 shutout

[Steve Schmadeke]

As I recall, that 7-0 win against CU back in 1988 was aided by the  
J.J. Flannigan dropping the football after he had broken free around  
the 40 or so with nothing but green between him and the goal line.  
Otherwise, CU never really threatened.  The teams combined for three  
completed passes on the day.

Last night, it appears that CU could have attempted two field goals to  
break the shutout, once on the opening drive of the second half when  
they were already down 34-0 and again as time expired.  I respect Dan  
Hawkins' decision in the first case to play as if you had a shot to  
come back and the second case to make a meaningless kick.

On Oct 25, 2008, at 11:32 PM, Mike Nolan wrote:

> The last time Colorado was shut out, it was by the Huskers in 1988,  
> nearly
> 20 years ago.  Missouri broke a streak of 243 games without
> a shutout for CU.
> --
> Mike Nolan