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rIl rs in irr R ft t Missouri By Ron Smith Missourian 1 Sports Writer Editors Editor's note This is the till second of a n nh part two h o analysis sis of the 1971 Missouri Tigers It n I happened h so S suddenly nobody knew how v to react They tried cheering but that didn't work They tried laughing lau hill it tt off Lit but again no results So there th was as only one course Conr e left and the Missouri football fans booed I It II wasn't a happy beginning for a ahead ahead 1 head coach who in 13 previous years rears as asa asa a tore more than capable assistant had pro pro- probably probably probably bably never Ill heard hc anything resembling a rebuke n But all at once he hI was i caught alight call ht in the middle and nothing he hlo did lid could generate g a 1 cheer It was a sad situation and nd most of the blame fell heavily iJ 1 on the inability of an offense to tn todo todo do anything but sputter r. r IT SPUTTERED in the beginning and it sputtered in the till end And sandwiched in between len there was US pity Instead of improving ln with every even l game the offense rolled roBed itself together after r its 11 third game g of the season and snowballed to its greatest heights of impotency Never er in one football season had Missouri fans seen anything like h 1 t It was like telling a depressed drunk to cheer up things could be bew w worse orSe So he h cheers heels up and sure enough things get worse In the Tigers Tigers' opener against Stan Stan- Stanford Stanford Stanford ford the offense didn't mount anything resembling a drive until late in the third thir quarter It didn't score a point in Fans Faus Can Call Only Loop Look Ahead the game Tame In the Ow season Cinalt against Kansas hansas another team loam of equal 1 in ineptitude in- in the Tiger lager offense mounted mount plenty of drives dl l S but turned the till ball over seven St times It didn't score StOIl a point in ill the game Only an intentional safety given by the up so 0 they wouldn't have to punt front from the till end 20 tune no late in the till game gante kept Missouri from rom the ultimate futility of a shutout But Hut that safety y couldn't j keep lP the till Tigers 1 lors and then their r no veteran head coach front from fr m the ultimate nit frustration frust ration of having in ha played pla ed the worst season Hason in to Missouri football history n it was vas more like a slap in the th face telling t till the Tiger Tig offense lust just how w bad it really was The 1111 only tiling thing that thaI saved ld the zany lII Missouri ll offensive l show from from complete starvation stara 1 tion lion was vas several record breaking performances per John Henley became the top receiver in Missouri l s i football history hi tor His 25 receptions ft gave gaye an him 85 for for his three three- year c career rel veer breaking the old record of f 75 set by hy Hank Burnine in MIKE FINK EINK Fl K a minor finished d the 1 season as IS the third best kickoff in the nation with 1 59 iota total yards a J average a Hi ill ii biggest big SI mo tao- moment ment of the season cane came with Ith the opening kickoff in the second nd half against Oklahoma State when he took the kick 8 R yards yard deep in the end zone and returned it for a touchdown wn The official yards ards he ht received for his hi efforts tied a Missouri record A junior place kicker named Greg Hill also reached the record books A A yard 53 boot against gain t Iowa 01 State broke the Ih former record of 52 yards set by bv Bill B ill Rates Bates Bat es in 1366 1 These Thes were Wl re the highlights highl the highlights the the rest bordered on the inane By losing eight consecutive c C games the 1971 Tigers tied the losing streaks of the 1933 19 3 and 1934 Missouri teams Their heir 93 total tal points for the fhe season was t the tIll worst offensive t output since 1937 H when I the till Tigers scored only 42 2 points pIntS m ut It 10 games gunes Their total offense figure of tf t it was the most anemic smut since the 1957 team leant ran up tip 2131 in 10 games git eS Their 1414 total rushing yards was w the worst rs since 1955 H 55 Their leading scorer was as Greg dreg Hill H lI with only 23 points Complementing 11 these depleted totals ere w 1 42 turnovers rs via 13 fumbles and in interceptions in- in interceptions There tl were also several ral blocked kicks one OtH of which resulted in inan inan an Oklahoma Ik 11 1111 touchdown Ed Johndrow Job in an about half a season St's threw 10 in in- Chuck Roper threw nine two Thirty tones times the till Tiger offense fumbled ld using losing 21 1 l. l And probably three three- fourths of n these turnovers came at Ht critical times when n it looked as if an offensive attack mad was vas being revived re d THE BEST offensive ol l day da for the Tigers TI er chine came in the I ill third game gaille m of the season Sl against SMI Sll The point 24 total looked like an offensive explosion The next highest IH totals were 17 Ii 16 12 l and so on Twice l' l the till Tigers were shut out and four hilt other ther tithes times they were held to six points or less Once they came within w thill one point po nt and once they the came within five fin of 01 winning Their next closest margin was 16 fi Its It's a acry very cry sad s picture to paint paid And Andone Andone one om must mu t resort to the old cliche theres always s next year ear Its It's much notch easier in this situation situation to look forward The running of fullback Don Johnson in the final three games of the season must have ha been encouraging Early in inthe inthe the year lar Johnson was W very Vf much a 1 apart apart part of of the Tigers Tigers' impotency But then he came around aroun He Hc began running with authority something the other Missouri l backs never did In Dl the final game at Lawrence l' l he became the only Tiger in 1971 to break brcak the yard bar bat barrier rier riel Also encouraging is the return next season S of almost an entire l rc offensive line A number of sophomores gained ga valuable experience the hard way tiny and md toward the thc end of the season even veterans Scotty Scott Bell Be 11 and Mickey l key Kephart were spelled frequently by b sophomores The return of sophomore quarterback quarterbackEd Ed Johndrow after a hurried learning session should bolster the offensive at at- at attack tack Johndrow had his bad moments in his first varsity season but shows promise of becoming one of the better quarterbacks in the conference ITS IT'S ALL OVER O NOW and most con con- concerned concerned concerned would rather not look back But somehow it all has some overriding ing meaning Next year Tiger fans can look forward to one of two things Either a winning tradition will be revived re the or Tigers will continue on the desolate road to collapse The year 1972 19 2 could be a most important season for Missouri football Y w xe v FORMER FOR CLASS S state all st center David reach Creach from r University High is working toward a t I starting assignment with the tilt Drury College Panthers P squad After a high school career in which he scored ored 1222 points and collected re re- re- re rebounds bounds Creach reach picked Drury from colleges and universities He lie is the son of Mr Ir and Mrs Irs Creach of Longfellow Lane I
Object Description
| Title | Columbia Missourian Newspaper 1971-11-28 |
| Description | 64th Year, No. 63 |
| Subject |
Columbia (Mo.) -- Newspapers Boone County (Mo.) -- Newspapers |
| Coverage | United States -- Missouri -- Boone County -- Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Date.Search | 1971-11-28 |
| Type |
Newspapers |
| Format | |
| Collection Name | Columbia Missourian Newspaper Collection |
| Publisher.Digital | University of Missouri Library Systems |
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| Contributing Institution |
State Historical Society of Missouri University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Journalism |
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| County |
Boone County (Mo.) |
Description
| Title | Columbia Missourian 1971-11-28 Tigers in Retrospect |
| Subject |
Columbia (Mo.) -- Newspapers Boone County (Mo.) -- Newspapers |
| Coverage | United States -- Missouri -- Boone County -- Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Date.Search | 1971-11-28 |
| Type | article |
| Format | |
| Collection Name | Is part of Columbia Missourian Collection |
| Publisher.Digital | University of Missouri Library Systems |
| Contributing Institution | State Historical Society of Missouri <br> University of Missouri School of Journalism |
| Copy Request | Contact the State Historical Society of Missouri at: (800) 747-6366 or (573) 882-7083 or email contact@shsmo.org. Some fees apply: http://shsmo.org/research/researchfees |
| Item.Transcript | rIl rs in irr R ft t Missouri By Ron Smith Missourian 1 Sports Writer Editors Editor's note This is the till second of a n nh part two h o analysis sis of the 1971 Missouri Tigers It n I happened h so S suddenly nobody knew how v to react They tried cheering but that didn't work They tried laughing lau hill it tt off Lit but again no results So there th was as only one course Conr e left and the Missouri football fans booed I It II wasn't a happy beginning for a ahead ahead 1 head coach who in 13 previous years rears as asa asa a tore more than capable assistant had pro pro- probably probably probably bably never Ill heard hc anything resembling a rebuke n But all at once he hI was i caught alight call ht in the middle and nothing he hlo did lid could generate g a 1 cheer It was a sad situation and nd most of the blame fell heavily iJ 1 on the inability of an offense to tn todo todo do anything but sputter r. r IT SPUTTERED in the beginning and it sputtered in the till end And sandwiched in between len there was US pity Instead of improving ln with every even l game the offense rolled roBed itself together after r its 11 third game g of the season and snowballed to its greatest heights of impotency Never er in one football season had Missouri fans seen anything like h 1 t It was like telling a depressed drunk to cheer up things could be bew w worse orSe So he h cheers heels up and sure enough things get worse In the Tigers Tigers' opener against Stan Stan- Stanford Stanford Stanford ford the offense didn't mount anything resembling a drive until late in the third thir quarter It didn't score a point in Fans Faus Can Call Only Loop Look Ahead the game Tame In the Ow season Cinalt against Kansas hansas another team loam of equal 1 in ineptitude in- in the Tiger lager offense mounted mount plenty of drives dl l S but turned the till ball over seven St times It didn't score StOIl a point in ill the game Only an intentional safety given by the up so 0 they wouldn't have to punt front from the till end 20 tune no late in the till game gante kept Missouri from rom the ultimate futility of a shutout But Hut that safety y couldn't j keep lP the till Tigers 1 lors and then their r no veteran head coach front from fr m the ultimate nit frustration frust ration of having in ha played pla ed the worst season Hason in to Missouri football history n it was vas more like a slap in the th face telling t till the Tiger Tig offense lust just how w bad it really was The 1111 only tiling thing that thaI saved ld the zany lII Missouri ll offensive l show from from complete starvation stara 1 tion lion was vas several record breaking performances per John Henley became the top receiver in Missouri l s i football history hi tor His 25 receptions ft gave gaye an him 85 for for his three three- year c career rel veer breaking the old record of f 75 set by hy Hank Burnine in MIKE FINK EINK Fl K a minor finished d the 1 season as IS the third best kickoff in the nation with 1 59 iota total yards a J average a Hi ill ii biggest big SI mo tao- moment ment of the season cane came with Ith the opening kickoff in the second nd half against Oklahoma State when he took the kick 8 R yards yard deep in the end zone and returned it for a touchdown wn The official yards ards he ht received for his hi efforts tied a Missouri record A junior place kicker named Greg Hill also reached the record books A A yard 53 boot against gain t Iowa 01 State broke the Ih former record of 52 yards set by bv Bill B ill Rates Bates Bat es in 1366 1 These Thes were Wl re the highlights highl the highlights the the rest bordered on the inane By losing eight consecutive c C games the 1971 Tigers tied the losing streaks of the 1933 19 3 and 1934 Missouri teams Their heir 93 total tal points for the fhe season was t the tIll worst offensive t output since 1937 H when I the till Tigers scored only 42 2 points pIntS m ut It 10 games gunes Their total offense figure of tf t it was the most anemic smut since the 1957 team leant ran up tip 2131 in 10 games git eS Their 1414 total rushing yards was w the worst rs since 1955 H 55 Their leading scorer was as Greg dreg Hill H lI with only 23 points Complementing 11 these depleted totals ere w 1 42 turnovers rs via 13 fumbles and in interceptions in- in interceptions There tl were also several ral blocked kicks one OtH of which resulted in inan inan an Oklahoma Ik 11 1111 touchdown Ed Johndrow Job in an about half a season St's threw 10 in in- Chuck Roper threw nine two Thirty tones times the till Tiger offense fumbled ld using losing 21 1 l. l And probably three three- fourths of n these turnovers came at Ht critical times when n it looked as if an offensive attack mad was vas being revived re d THE BEST offensive ol l day da for the Tigers TI er chine came in the I ill third game gaille m of the season Sl against SMI Sll The point 24 total looked like an offensive explosion The next highest IH totals were 17 Ii 16 12 l and so on Twice l' l the till Tigers were shut out and four hilt other ther tithes times they were held to six points or less Once they came within w thill one point po nt and once they the came within five fin of 01 winning Their next closest margin was 16 fi Its It's a acry very cry sad s picture to paint paid And Andone Andone one om must mu t resort to the old cliche theres always s next year ear Its It's much notch easier in this situation situation to look forward The running of fullback Don Johnson in the final three games of the season must have ha been encouraging Early in inthe inthe the year lar Johnson was W very Vf much a 1 apart apart part of of the Tigers Tigers' impotency But then he came around aroun He Hc began running with authority something the other Missouri l backs never did In Dl the final game at Lawrence l' l he became the only Tiger in 1971 to break brcak the yard bar bat barrier rier riel Also encouraging is the return next season S of almost an entire l rc offensive line A number of sophomores gained ga valuable experience the hard way tiny and md toward the thc end of the season even veterans Scotty Scott Bell Be 11 and Mickey l key Kephart were spelled frequently by b sophomores The return of sophomore quarterback quarterbackEd Ed Johndrow after a hurried learning session should bolster the offensive at at- at attack tack Johndrow had his bad moments in his first varsity season but shows promise of becoming one of the better quarterbacks in the conference ITS IT'S ALL OVER O NOW and most con con- concerned concerned concerned would rather not look back But somehow it all has some overriding ing meaning Next year Tiger fans can look forward to one of two things Either a winning tradition will be revived re the or Tigers will continue on the desolate road to collapse The year 1972 19 2 could be a most important season for Missouri football Y w xe v FORMER FOR CLASS S state all st center David reach Creach from r University High is working toward a t I starting assignment with the tilt Drury College Panthers P squad After a high school career in which he scored ored 1222 points and collected re re- re- re rebounds bounds Creach reach picked Drury from colleges and universities He lie is the son of Mr Ir and Mrs Irs Creach of Longfellow Lane I |
