Oct. 23, 2004

Recap |  Final Stats

• Senior linebacker Henry Sweat recorded his first career interception in the first quarter of play today. He returned the ball nine yards to the MU 25-yard line. The interception by Sweat marked the fifth time in seven games and fourth consecutive game this season that the Missouri defense has gotten a takeaway on its opponents' opening possession. (Sept. 9 vs Troy State-interception; Oct.2 vs. Colorado-interception; Oct. 9 vs Baylor, interception; Oct. 16 vs. Texas, fumble).
• Missouri closed out the first quarter of action with a four-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Brad Smith to redshirt freshman tight end Martin (T.) Rucker. The touchdown was Rucker's fourth of the season.
• In OSU's first possession of the second quarter, Missouri junior defensive lineman C.J. Mosley forced his second fumble of the season with junior defensive back Marcus King jumping on the ball for the MU recovery at the OSU 33-yard line. In all, Missouri totaled three takeaways in the game.
• Sophomore defensive lineman Xzavie Jackson recorded two sacks in the second quarter for a total of 16 yards lost. They were the first sacks of Jackson's career.  
• Junior quarterback Brad Smith threw his 39^th career touchdown pass, a three-yard toss to junior receiver Sean Coffey in the second quarter to give Missouri a 17-0 lead. The touchdown pass ties Smith with former Tiger great Jeff Handy for most Missouri career touchdowns. Smith entered the 2004 season fifth on the chart with 26 touchdowns.
• Totaling 58 rushing yards against Oklahoma State, junior quarterback Brad Smith moved to 10^th on the NCAA all-time rushing list for signal callers (2,845), passing former Big 12 foe Ell Roberson of Kansas State (2,818). Smith's longest rush of the game came in the third quarter for 16 yards.
• Junior Sean Coffey blocked the first kick of his career in the fourth quarter on Jason Ricks' 42-yard field goal. It is Missouri's second blocked kick of the season.  
• Senior Shirdonya Mitchell ran for a season-long kick return of 31 yards in the fourth quarter. Mitchell stands tied with teammate Alex Woodley for longest return on the season. Mitchell's previous long was 22 yards.
• Missouri's 20-17 loss was the Tigers' first loss in six games to Oklahoma State and stopped a nine-game home winning streak that began Sept. 13, 2003, against Eastern Illinois (37-0).
• The last time Missouri was scoreless in the second half of a game came on the road to Troy in the Tigers' 24-14 loss on Sept. 9.