SEC Championship Post-Game Notes

Dec. 7, 2013

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This season's Tiger squad is the fourth team in the last seven years at Mizzou to reach double-digit victory totals, as the Tigers went 12-2 in 2007, 10-4 in 2008, 10-3 in 2010 and this year's 11-2 mark.
The remarkable comeback of junior TB Henry Josey continued with his 123 rushing yards vs. Auburn, pushing the Tiger past 1,000 rushing yards for the season (1,074).
Josey's night included a 65-yard rush to set up Mizzou's final touchdown of 3Q action, a James Franklin QB draw from five yards out. The rush was the fourth-longest run of Josey's career at Mizzou and also his seventh career rush of 50 or more yards.
Mizzou sophomore WR Dorial Green-Beckham set a new career-high in receiving yards with his 144 yards on 6 receptions. His previous career high was 105 yards (8 rec.) in the win at Indiana this season.
Mizzou extended its nation-leading streak of games forcing a takeaway to 43 games when junior DE Kony Ealy sacked Auburn QB Nick Marshall and stripped him of the football, giving MU the ball at 11:58 1Q. The forced fumble was the third of Ealy's career.
Ealy's next big play resulted in points for Mizzou, as he forced a second Marshall fumble on a designed run that was scooped up by senior CB E.J. Gaines and returned 11 yards to put Mizzou up 17-14 at 13:11 2Q. Ealy became the first Tiger to force two fumbles in a single game since senior DE Michael Sam accomplished the feat against Alabama in 2012. The score by Gaines was Mizzou's first fumble return for a touchdown since Sam scored on a fumble return from 21 yards out in the win at No. 7 Georgia on Oct. 12, 2013.
Mizzou has jumped on top of opposing teams on the scoreboard all season, only trailing at the half for the second time this season vs. Auburn. The Tigers overcame a 14-7 halftime deficit vs. No. 19 Texas A&M (Nov. 30) to win 28-21, clinching the SEC Eastern Division title.

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Players Mentioned

Kony Ealy

James Franklin

E.J. Gaines

Dorial Green-Beckham

Henry Josey

Michael Sam

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SEC Championship Post-Game Notes

Players Mentioned

Kony Ealy

James Franklin

E.J. Gaines

Dorial Green-Beckham

Henry Josey

Michael Sam

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