[17][19] In front of a record crowd at Faurot Field, Nebraska advanced to the Missouri 11-yard line in the first quarter before being turned away.
Missouri's one touchdown handed them the win, marked the 100th Cornhusker loss in program history, and returned the Missouri-Nebraska Bell to the Tigers.
[17][19] Stunned by the first back-to-back losses since 1938, the Cornhuskers managed just a single first-quarter touchdown against the Wildcats before going flat and allowing two answering scores before the halftime break.
Although Nebraska was able to keep Kansas State off the board in the second half, with no points of their own they were unable to prevent the Wildcats from snapping their five-game losing streak against the Cornhuskers.
[17][20] The university's yearbook praised the Cornhusker squad for inspired play and described the team for reaching "glorious heights", but the result of their efforts was not enough to prevent the powerhouse Minnesota Golden Gophers from shutting them completely out.
Carrying the tie through much of the rest of the game, Pittsburgh managed to snag an interception in the last minute of play, returning it for the go-ahead touchdown.
More importantly, however, they handed Nebraska the new dubious record of five consecutive losses for the first time in the history of the Cornhusker football program.
Finally, in the fourth quarter, Nebraska punched in the tying score, and then followed it with a successful place kick to go up by one and snap their losing streak at five.
Oklahoma found the scoreboard very early on, but just before the halftime break the Cornhuskers picked off a Sooner pass and returned it for a score.
The dark mood over the nation brought by the expansion of World War II was soon made manifest when Japan carried out the attack on Pearl Harbor just a week after the end of the season.