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Missouri-C Jones 21-60, Olivo 11-42, Blackwell 9-30, West 3-13, Janes 2-8. </p><p>PASSING: Nebraska-Frost 11-24-2-175. Missouri-C Jones 12-20-1-233. </p><p>RECEIVING: Nebraska-Cheatham 5-54, Green 2-48, Newcombe 1-33, S Jackson 1-15, Warfield 1-13, Davison 1-12. Missouri-Brooks 3-64, Ross 2-51, Olivo 2-45, Layman 2-19, Murchison 1-28, Coleman 1-18, Blackwell 1-8. </p><p>Att: 66,846</p></font> </td></table><img src="../../images/trans.gif" width="436" height="1" border="0" alt=""> </td> <td width="14" background="../../images/rule.gif"><img src="../../images/trans.gif" width="14" height="1" border="0"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <font face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="4">Coverage</font> <font face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"> <br><big><b>•</b></big> <a href="../../stats/1997/missouri.htm">Complete stats</a> <br><big><b>•</b></big> <a href="http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1264766">Huskers.com</a> <br><big><b>•</b></big> <a href="http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/page/covers/football/nov97/nebraska110897.htm">CBS SportsLine</a> <br><big><b>•</b></big> <a href="http://www.cnnsi.com/features/1997/weekly/971117/cf1117/a.html">Sports Illustrated</a> <br><big><b>•</b></big> <a href="http://www.theindependent.com/Huskers97/Stories/Gameday/Missouri/cover.html"></a><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19981206084314/http://www.theindependent.com/Huskers97/Stories/Gameday/Missouri/cover.html">Gr. 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