Mizzou/Kansas State Post-Game Notes
11/13/2010 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 13, 2010
- Missouri improved to 8-2 on the season and snapped a two-game losing streak with its 38-28 win over Kansas State. The Tigers have now won six consecutive Senior Day games, with two of those victories coming against Kansas State.
- Missouri has won at least eight games for five consecutive years. The Tigers won eight games last season as well, but the five consecutive years with eight or more wins is a program best.
- Missouri's senior class, which of course played its final home game at Faurot Field, is now tied with the 2009 senior class as the winningest class in school history. The group has now won 38 games.
- Missouri won its fifth consecutive game vs. Kansas State. All five of those wins have been by double figures for the Tigers, including today's 10-point win. Missouri is 60-31-5 all-time vs. the Wildcats. The 60 wins vs. K-State is the most vs. any single opponent for the Tigers. Missouri has won 59 vs. Iowa State.
- Mizzou continued its strong play vs. Big 12 North opponents. The Tigers are 15-3 vs. the likes of Nebraska, Kansas State, Iowa State, Colorado and Kansas since 2007. That's the best winning percentage vs. the Division by any Big 12 school during that stretch.
- Mizzou flashed great balance offensively in Saturday's win. The Tigers threw for 208 yards and two scores and rushed for 232 yards and two TDs en route to 440 total yards of offense. Over the last two games Missouri has rushed for a combined 492 yards, including a season best 260 yards last week at Texas Tech.
- The Tigers have now eclipsed the 200-yard rushing barrier three times this year. Missouri ran for 236 yards vs. Miami (Ohio) earlier this year as well.
- Missouri's defense made some big plays on Saturday, recovering three fumbles, including one for a score. The Tigers also had an interception, recorded four sacks and seven total tackles for loss.
- Blaine Gabbert accounted for three more scores on Saturday with two TD throws and a rushing TD. Gabbert's 32-yard TD run was a season long. His previous best was 29 yards. Gabbert's 89 yards on the ground was a season high. In fact coming into Saturday's game his season rushing total was just 82 total yards. Gabbert's career high running the football came last season vs. Kansas at Arrowhead Stadium when he carried for 94 yards.
- He was very efficient throwing the ball as well, hitting 17-of-25 throws for 208 yards and two TDs. Gabbert now has 14 TD passes with just five interceptions in 2010. He was credited with an interception today, but that pass was deflected.
- T.J. Moe enjoyed the first multi-TD game of his young career. Moe caught scores of 25 yards (first quarter) and four yards (fourth quarter) and now has six TDs on the year, tops on the club.
- Jacquies Smith scored his third career touchdown. Smith returned a K-State fumble 53 yards in the third quarter to help break open the contest. Smith scored two TDs in 2009. He returned an interception 43 yards vs. Furman and then recorded a 24-yard TD reception on a fake field goal vs. Colorado. Smith had two total fumble recoveries on the day and now has three for his career.
- Carl Gettis recovered his fifth career fumble. He forced that fumble as well and has three career fumbles forced.
- Brad Madison added to his team-leading sack total with 1.5 QB stops. He now has 6.5 sacks on the year, just ahead of Aldon Smith. Smith had 1.5 sacks as well and now has 4.5 sacks on the year. The Tigers now have 30 total sacks this season after having 31 all of last year.
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