K-State then drove 80 yards for a touchdown, regained the ball on a trick onside-kick, and scored on the next play, a yard pass by Dickey — , Mizzou two point conversions were not K-State's forte. The Wildcats held the Tigers on their next possession and scored on their own, another yard drive — , Kansas State.
McMillan took his turn with a bomb of his own to Henley to set up a yard pass to Staggers and a one-yard plunge by McBride — , Mizzou. Missouri held, Staggers returned a punt 40 yards to the five-yard-line, and McMillan ran it in on fourth-and-one — , Mizzou. Dickey completed his fourth touchdown pass with left against an exhausted Missouri defense — , Mizzou. The Tiger defense finally sucked it up and forced a fumble, then picked off their third interception of the day, this one by Jerry Boyd with less than a minute to play — , Mizzou.
Dickey threw for yards in the game, which produced over a thousand yards total offense between the two teams. Brought in my girlfriend from St. There was no time to sit back and enjoy the moment, since 20th-ranked Oklahoma was due in the next week with that year's Heisman Trophy winner, All American Steve Owens.
Owens carried the ball times for 1, yards and 23 touchdowns in , but he would not be able to run over the Tiger defense. The Sooners jumped out to an early lead, the Tigers then responded by smashing the visitors from Oklahoma for 44 unanswered points. McMillan threw for yards and Gray caught six passes for yards and two touchdowns. I got him in on a general admission ticket and then brought him over to the student section to sit with the guys from our floor.
Boy, did he get an education in a short amount of time! He was squashed between me and my roommates girlfriend, who was drunk by halftime. He was on an aircraft carrier during WWII, and told me those sailors couldn't hold a candle to what he saw and heard that afternoon. He enjoyed the game, though. It was the only college football game he ever attended, and the Tiger defense put Steve Owens in his place that afternoon.
The final two games of the season would be on the road, but that was no problem. The Tigers swept past Iowa State before going into Lawrence and humiliating the jaybirds by a score. This time it was the Tigers who would be heading to the Orange Bowl, while the beakers would be sitting at home.
Both teams were strong offensively and defensively, but the game that New Years Day was chess rather than checkers, strategy rather than action, defense rather than offense. Missouri missed an early field goal, and Penn State countered with a successful attempt for a lead.
One play later, Joe Moore fumbled after an eight-yard pickup and, after the recovery, the Nittany Lions responded with a yard touchdown pass on the next play for a lead. The Tigers consistently moved into scoring territory only to turn the ball over. They were able to salvage a lone field goal out of five successful drives.
Trailing at halftime, the Tigers continued to have turnover problems — they lost two fumbles and had seven interceptions. On the last drive of the day, the Tigers were still facing a possible tie as they worked their way down to the Penn State yard-line. It was not to be, however, as reserve quarterback Chuck Roper was intercepted at the two-yard-line with less than 30 seconds in the game.
The Tigers came just a few yards short in a couple of games from having the season every fan craves. But it was not to be. It is not the disappointment of what might have been that keeps alive in my memory, however. Joe Shy. Julie Effinger. Wes Roper. Craig Ruby. Jerome Sally. Nikki Thole. Morris Towns. Dianne Berg. Christian Cantwell. Conrad Goode. Charles Henke. Charles Jacobson. Joann Rutherford. Ann Marie Brooks.
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With the Cardinals, Wehrli was a seven-time pro bowler and six-time All-Pro player — five of those were first-team All-Pros. Wehrli did damage throughout the s in the NFL. He arguable was the greatest cornerback that decade. Wehrli helped the Cardinals make the postseason for the first time in 26 years in They made the playoffs two other times why Wehrli was there but failed to make it past the Divisional Round.
Wehrli retired after the season, wrapping up a year career in the NFL. For the next 14 years, Wehrli erased opposing wide receivers from games. It took 25 years, but Wehrli got the call he was waiting for from the Hall.
That solidified his pro career. Just a few years before that, he was named to the College Football Hall of Fame in That solidified his college career. And now, one publication puts him as one of the 10 best ever to play at his position. And he did so at a time when you only could suit up for games after your freshman season.
He was the only player listed at cornerback who played college football prior to To be mentioned with talented players like Woodson and Sanders is quite the honor. A deserving honor for one of the greatest Tigers to ever play.
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