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Tigers Fall To Rival Kansas, 21-0
10/23/1999 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 23, 1999
By DOUG TUCKER
AP Sports Writer
LAWRENCE, Kan. - After 108 years, the oldest football rivalry west of the Mississippi couldn't be closer. For Missouri it's rarely been this disappointing.
Moran Norris scored twice and Dylen Smith connected on a long touchdown pass Saturday, leading Kansas past the favored Tigers 21-0.
The win trimmed Missouri's series lead to 50-49-9 and handed the Tigers their first shutout against the Jayhawks since the 1937 game ended in a 0-0 tie.
Missouri dropped to 3-4 overall and 0-4 in the Big 12 and is now looking at a disastrous season in Larry Smith's sixth year as coach.
Fans ripped down both goalposts as Kansas (3-5, 1-3) snapped a five-game conference losing streak.
Missouri, which lost quarterback Kirk Farmer last week to a broken leg, missed three field goals in the game. Sophomore Jimmie Dougherty, who had been alternating with Farmer, was 13-of-30 for 173 yards.
Smith hit Harrison Hill with a 62-yard scoring pass in the first quarter for a 6-0 lead. The extra point was blocked.
Midway through the second quarter, the 245-pound Norris had a 31-yard run that set up his own 23-yard touchdown run. Smith hit Henri Childs for a 2-point conversion for a 14-0 lead.
Norris finished with 106 yards on 18 carries.
The Jayhawks scored their final touchdown on Norris' 6-yard run with 12:55 left in the game.
The Tigers had a chance to get on the board in the third quarter when they took over on their 20 and drove to the Kansas 27, but kicker Brad Hammerich missed a 47-yard field goal, his third miss of the day. In the first half, the Missouri sophomore was short on a 49-yard attempt and hit the crossbar while trying a 47-yarder.
Smith was 7-of-14 for 135 yards.
