Article: THIS WEEK IN LOCAL HISTORY ; Tigers kept string of losses to top-ranked teams alive

10 years ago

From the Tribune Sept. 19, 1998

The No. 21 Missouri Tigers football team was no problem for No. 1 Ohio State in Columbus, losing to the Buckeyes, 35-14.

The game was the eighth time since 1971 that MU had played a No. 1 team, and MU was perfect - it had lost all eight.

Corby Jones was the leading Tiger rusher with 91 yards on 20 carries. He hit 6 of 11 passes good for only 20 yards. OSU rushed for 320 yards and passed for 211 more.

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In other football action, Westminster College quarterback Justin Peery completed 39 passes good for 563 yards and seven touchdowns as the Blue Jays beat Greenville College, 63-61, with a 2-point conversion.

In baseball, Mark McGwire moved ahead ...

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