LINCOLN, NEB. ? After getting embarrassed in losses at Penn State and Iowa State, Nebraska’s defense finally has something about which to be proud.

The Cornhuskers held Missouri to less than half its offensive average Saturday in a 24-13 victory, Nebraska’s 24th straight over the Tigers.

“This is the first time all year I’ve seen the defense fly around like that. We were all over the place,” said Huskers cornerback DeJuan Groce, who returned a punt 89 yards for a touchdown. “It was fun out there.”

Nebraska was playing without defensive end Chris Kelsay, a senior co-captain who pulled a hamstring the week before in a win over McNeese State. Kelsay leads the team with 4 1/2 sacks, but his team did fine without him Saturday.

Nebraska (5-2, 1-1 Big 12) sacked Brad Smith four times and held him to 157 total yards. Smith had been averaging 332 yards per game. The Tigers (3-3, 0-2) gained just 28 yards in the second half and 220 for the game, 221.4 below their average.

“Today we put things together,” Nebraska defensive tackle Jon Clanton said. “We came out and put on a show.”

Smith ran 17 times for 34 yards and was 14-of-29 for 123 yards passing. His 157 yards of offense was his lowest output since gaining 281 against Ball State.

Jammal Lord ran for 98 yards and threw a touchdown pass and David Horne, playing in just his second game, scored his first career touchdown and rushed for 88 yards for the Cornhuskers.

Lord, making his second start since nearly losing his job, recovered nicely after fumbling the Huskers’ first snap of the game, which set up an easy touchdown for Missouri.

No. 19 Kansas State 44, Oklahoma State 9

Manhattan Ell Roberson threw two touchdown passes and ran for two more scores.

Nebraska's Aaron Golliday (99) and teammate A.J. Kincade celebrate Golliday's touchdown. The Huskers held off Missouri, 24-13, on Saturday in Lincoln, Neb.

Roberson’s touchdown runs covered 1 yard in the third quarter and 10 yards in the fourth. His TD passes went for 36 yards in the first quarter to Taco Wallace, who finished with 101 yards on four catches, and 47 yards to James Terry for the Wildcats’ final score.

Roberson completed nine of 17 passes for 202 yards and an interception and ran for 96 yards on 17 carries before being lifted for former starter Marc Dunn midway through the fourth quarter.

Darren Sproles rushed for 130 yards on 18 carries for Kansas State (5-1, 1-1 Big 12), including a juking, twisting 38-yard TD run in the first quarter for a 6-0 lead.

A week after giving up 483 yards in a 35-31 loss at Colorado, the Wildcats were solid on defense and occasionally spectacular on offense against the Cowboys (2-4, 0-2).

Kansas State held Oklahoma State to 184 yards, sacked Josh Fields three times and forced five turnovers.

While the Wildcats’ offense produced 499 total yards and four touchdown plays of 27 yards or more, Kansas State also had four turnovers and failed to convert after five of its seven touchdowns.

Texas A&M 41, Baylor 0

Waco, Texas Dustin Long and Reggie McNeal each threw two touchdown passes and the Aggies’ defense got back on track.

Texas A&M (4-2, 1-1 Big 12) bounced back from its highest-scoring loss ever, a 48-47 overtime loss to Texas Tech in which Long set a Big 12 record with seven TD passes and the defense allowed 544 yards.

The Aggies had five interceptions that led to 17 points and held Baylor (3-3, 1-1) to just 229 yards in A&M’s first shutout since a 24-0 win against the Bears two years ago.

Baylor’s second shutout loss this season came a week after the Bears ended their 29-game Big 12 losing streak with a 35-32 win over Kansas.

No. 11 Iowa State 31, Texas Tech 17

Ames, Iowa Lane Danielsen sprinted 79 yards for a touchdown on a reverse and Seneca Wallace scored on a spectacular 12-yard run.

Iowa State (6-1, 3-0 Big 12) frustrated a Texas Tech offense that had averaged 48.3 points over its last three games. Red Raiders quarterback Kliff Kingsbury, who had thrown for more than 400 yards in each of his two previous games, had just 272.

Texas Tech (4-3, 1-1) contained Wallace, the Big 12’s leader in passing efficiency, for 2 1/2 quarters, and the two teams were locked in a 3-all tie before the Cyclones took advantage of two Tech fumbles to break it open.

The Cyclones are off to their best start since winning their first seven games in 1938. It’s the first time Iowa State has been 3-0 in league play since 1949.