Sept. 27, 2014
Mizzou 21, No. 13 South Carolina 20
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| Mizzou | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| No. 13 South Carolina | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
Quick Stats |
MIZ |
USC |
| First Downs | 16 | 18 |
| Plays-Total Yards (Avg.) | 70-280 (4.0) | 79-338 (4.3) |
| Passing Yards | 132 | 219 |
| Rushing Yards | 148 | 119 |
| Penalties-Yards | 8-74 | 8-71 |
| 3rd Down Conv. | 2-16 | 8-21 |
| 4th Down Conv. | 3-3 | 0-2 |
| Kick Return Yards | 1-32 | 1-33 |
| Punt Return Yards | 3-46 | 2-33 |
| Punts-Avg. | 10-42.0 | 9-43.6 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of Possession | 24:05 | 35:55 |
| Stat Leaders | ||||
| Passing | Comp-Att | Yds | TD | Int |
| Mizzou - Mauk | 12-34 | 132 | 0 | 0 |
| South Carolina - Thompson | 21-37 | 219 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | Rush | Yds | TD | Long |
| Mizzou - Hansbrough | 10 | 43 | 3 | 18 |
| South Carolina - Davis | 22 | 104 | 1 | 17 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
| Mizzou - Sasser | 6 | 86 | 0 | 41 |
| South Carolina - Jones | 5 | 72 | 0 | 47 |
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Russell Hansbrough scored three touchdowns on the ground, the final with 96 seconds left, to lead Mizzou to a 21-20 upset over No. 13 South Carolina at Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday night.
With the win, the Tigers (4-1, 1-0 SEC) are the lone team in the SEC East without a conference loss, while the Gamecocks (3-2, 2-2 SEC) were handed their second home loss of the season.
Since both defenses dominated the game, it appeared the game was over when Pharoh Cooper scored on a 23-yard pass from Dylan Thompson with 7:25 left in the game to take a 20-7 lead. At that point in the game, South Carolina had 338 yards to Mizzou's 166, and had allowed just 49 yards in the second half.
Yet sophomore QB Maty Mauk went to work, and did so quickly. He heaved a ball to senior WR Bud Sasser down the left sideline on the first play back for 41 yards, then found junior WR Wesley Leftwich on a crossing pattern that the Columbia, Mo., native marched down to the Gamecock 1-yard-line. Hansbrough then had another highlight-reel reversal in getting the final yard for his second score of the game with 6:49 to go.
The defense continued its stellar play on the night, as it would not allow South Carolina to gain another yard the rest of the game, and with 4:40 left, Mauk brought the offense back out. A Hansbrough run came up a yard short of the sticks, so the Tigers went for it on 4th-and-1 from the USC 42. Mauk ran a play-action to sophomore TE Sean Culkin to move the chains, and following a pass-interference penalty, senior RB Marcus Murphy rumbled 22 yards down to the Gamecock 2.
Three runs, and three combined timeouts from the two sidelines later, 4th-and-goal from the USC 1-yard line – and the ballgame– hung in the balance. Hansbrough bulled through the line for his third score, and the Tigers had tied the game. After junior PK Andrew Baggett nailed the extra point, the Tigers had their first lead of the second half.
The Tigers now have their first bye week of the season, before returning to Faurot Field on Saturday, Oct. 11, for an East Division showdown with No. 12 Georgia. Tickets for that game are available at mutigers.com.