From: kevin@traffic.den.mmc.com (Kevin Rodgers)
Subject: Re: Big 8 Review(10-13-92)
Organization: Buffalo Stampede
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 17:59:46 GMT

In article <1992Oct13.073941@mccall.com> scott@mccall.com (Scott D. Davis) writes:
>Colorado 6	Missouri 0
>
>It was a very windy and wet night in Columbia.  As defenses were
>aided by the weather.  The field didn't seem to be a factor.  CU
>kicked one FG in each half.

[Better late than never, right?]

CU was ranked 8th nationally in scoring (35.8 points/game), but finished
the game without a TD for the first time since the 6-0 loss at Nebraska
in 1988 (Flanagan fumbles in the open field!).  The last time they had
won without scoring a TD was a 12-0 victory at Washington State in 1982,
and the last time they won without scoring at least 10 points was a 6-0
victory vs. Kansas State in 1962.  Between that KSU win and Thursday's
MU win, CU was 0-59-1 when scoring less than 10 points.  Their total
point production was just two FGs, despite reaching the Mizzou 35 yard
line 8 times.

The offensive line, where Craig Anderson was weakened and Clint Moore
was coming off a sprained knee to replace Roger Ivey, played well,
yielding just one sack (in the second half).  Anderson and Moore played
every down, helping to preserve true freshman Heath Irwin's redshirt;
however, Moore's knee stiffened after the game after he slammed it into
the turf on the first series.

At running back, Lamont Warren bruised his left shoulder and was
replaced by James Hill in the second half.  Hill responded, running hard
for 64 yards on 20 carries; Warren had started off well, but finished
very tentatively -- he even looked like he gave up on plays where the
hole was plugged, falling down in front of the QB rather than trying to
bounce outside.

Once again, the receivers dominated the game statistically, although
T.J. Cunningham only grabbed two balls in his first start at flanker
over Erik Mitchell.  Charles Johnson and Michael Westbrook (3rd
nationally in receiving yards) again both topped 100 yards in catches.
Westbrook made two mental errors on 3rd- (and a 4th-, I think) down
plays when he ran his route short of the 1st-down marker.

Despite PK Pat Blottiaux's misses from 48 and 32 yards, he was really
the player of the game, making a career-best 52-yarder with 1:02 left in
the first half and a 32-yarder in the fourth quarter.  Both misses were
against the wind and both FGs were with it, but all the kicks were made
with a terrible cross-wind blowing.  (MU's only FG attempt was blocked
by Leonard Renfro.)

The competition at the right ILB spot remains tight: sophomore Ted
Johnson reclaimed the starting spot after junior John Katsovich started
against Minnesota and Iowa.

>No stats.

			CU		MU
1st downs		 19		 11
rushes-yards	     37-123	     33- 58
passing yards		335		129
total offense		458		187
passing		    24-45-2	    12-30-2
punts-average	     4-47.3	     9-32.3
fumbles-lost		3-2		4-2
penalties-yards	       9-75	        1-5


		Rushing
CU				MU

Hill	20-64  (3.2)		Kayhill		 6-26  (4.3)
Warren	12-46  (3.8)		Freeman		16-23  (1.4)
Stewart	 5-13  (2.6)		Sallee	 	 2- 7  (3.5)
				Jackson	 	 2- 5  (2.5)
				A. Johnson	 1- 0  (0.0)
				P. Johnson	 6--3 (-0.5)


		Passing
CU				MU

Stewart	24-45-2 (335)		P. Johnson	11-28-2 (126)
				Sallee		 1- 2-0   (3)


		Receiving
CU				MU

C. Johnson	11-168		Sallee	 3- 35
Westbrook	 8-128		Bailey	 2- 35
Cunningham	 2- 11		Holly	 2- 17
Fauria		 1- 12		Kayhill	 2- 17
Mitchell	 1-  8		Gardner	 1- 14
Warren		 1-  8		Freeman	 1-  9
				Ofodile	 1-  2

Attendance: 37,183
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