University of Missouri
Miami (Ohio)
Tigers Rout RedHawks, 51-13
9/25/2010 12:00:00 AM | Football
Sept. 25, 2010
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP)- Carl Gettis returned a fumble 19 yards for a score on the first play of the game and was among seven Missouri players getting a touchdown apiece in a 51-13 rout of Miami (Ohio) on Saturday.
Missouri (4-0) scored on runs of 39 yards by Kendial Lawrence and 28 yards by Henry Josey while going ahead 21-0 in the first quarter. Blaine Gabbert threw a touchdown pass and scored on a 1-yard sneak for the Tigers, who ended suspense immediately a week after needing a last-minute touchdown to beat underdog San Diego State.
Missouri finished its pre-Big 12 schedule unbeaten for the fifth straight year after polishing off Miami of Ohio (2-2) and will get a week off before opening conference play Oct. 9 at home against Colorado. The Tigers have won 21 straight non-conference games in the regular season since 2005 and won easily without top pass rusher Aldon Smith, out with a broken bone in his right leg.
The lone blemish was a missed extra point kick by Grant Ressel early in the third quarter, ending the school's string of 252 in a row since 2005 by three kickers. Ressel hit the right goalpost after Wes Kemp's 33-yard scoring reception for a 34-3 lead, but recovered quickly and hit a career-long 50-yard field later in the quarter.
Armand Robinson had 10 receptions for 99 yards for Miami of Ohio, which had three turnovers in the first half and had five fumbles, losing two of them. All three turnovers led to Missouri touchdowns, starting with Gettis' tightrope walk down the left sideline after Andrew Gachkar forced a fumble on a carry by Thomas Merriweather.
 Kendial Lawrence scores one of Mizzou's five rushing touchdowns Saturday.  |
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Trevor Cook had two field goals for the RedHawks, including a career-long 40-yarder in the third quarter. The lone touchdown came on a 12-yard reception by Jamal Rodgers with 1:40 to go.
Missouri had five carries of 10 yards or better in the first quarter, two each by Josey and Lawrence. Michael Sam's interception gave the school eight overall, matching last season's total. T.J. Moe had seven catches for 95 yards
Missouri had 236 yards rushing with an average gain of 6.2 yards per carry, including 63 on six carries by Lawrence, 54 yards on eight carries by Josey, 48 yards on four carries by backup Marcus Murphy and 39 yards on three attempts by De'Vion Moore.
