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Lock's 5 TD's Lead Mizzou to 61-21 Win Over Eastern Michigan
9/10/2016 10:49:00 PM | Football
Odom earns first win as Tigers' head coach
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Drew Lock threw for a career-high 450 yards and tied a school record with five touchdown passes, and Barry Odom earned his first victory as the Tigers' head coach as Mizzou cruised to a 61-21 win over Eastern Michigan in the 2016 home-opener.
Lock completed 24-of-37 passes in posting the third-highest passing yardage in school history – and the most in a win – trailing only the 480 yards from Jeff Handy vs. Oklahoma State in 1992, and the 468 yards by Blaine Gabbert in 2009 vs. Baylor. Lock's throws went to nine different receivers, and for the first time in school history, five different Tigers caught a touchdown in the same game.
Drew Lock is absolutely slinging it right now! 18 completions for 414 yds and not even the 4th quarter… #ShowMe #MIZ
— Chase Daniel (@ChaseDaniel) September 11, 2016
The sophomore started the game's scoring with a nice 36-yard pass to Emanuel Hall just 91 seconds into the game, and Johnathon Johnson ended the first quarter with an electrifying 54-yard punt return for a score to make it 14-0. The redshirt freshman's jaunt was Mizzou's first punt return TD since Marcus Murphy in 2014. Johnson later followed up in the second quarter with an 87-yard TD reception, making him the first FBS player with a punt return TD, receiving TD and 100 receiving yards in an FBS game since 2001, according to data from Sports-Reference.com.
For the second straight week, the Tigers had a pair of 100-yard receivers, the first time in school history that has happened. A week after J'Mon Moore and Chris Black each finished at the century mark, Ray Wingo (game-high 125 yards and a TD on three catches) and Johnson (115 on five catches and the TD) equaled the feat.
In all, the Mizzou offense put up 33 points in the first half – the most points Mizzou has scored in an opening half since Sept. 17, 2011, when the Tigers scored 42 points. Mizzou's 61 points was the Tigers' highest scoring output since hitting 62 vs. Southeastern Louisiana in 2012.
Mizzou continues its three-game homestand next Saturday night for the SEC opener vs. Georgia. Tickets remain available for the 6:30 p.m. kickoff. For all the latest on Mizzou Football, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Team Stats
EMU 0, MU 7
MU - Hall, Emanuel 36 yd pass from Lock, Drew (Adams, Turner kick) 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:31
EMU 0, MU 14
MU - Johnson, J 54 yd punt return (Adams, Turner kick)
EMU 7, MU 14
EMU - ERIKSEN, Ian 1 yd run (FRICANO, Paul kick), 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:09
EMU 7, MU 20
MU - Witter, Ish 1 yd run (Adams, Turner kickfailed), 12 plays, 86 yards, TOP 2:40
EMU 7, MU 26
MU - Johnson, J 87 yd pass from Lock, Drew (McCann, Tucker kickfailed) 1 plays, 87 yards, TOP 0:15
EMU 7, MU 33
MU - Reese, Jason 19 yd pass from Lock, Drew (McCann, Tucker kick) 3 plays, 82 yards, TOP 0:21
EMU 14, MU 33
EMU - BAILEY, Sergio 5 yd pass from PORTER, Todd (FRICANO, Paul kick) 7 plays, 45 yards, TOP 3:03
EMU 14, MU 40
MU - Wingo, Ray 52 yd pass from Lock, Drew (McCann, Tucker kick) 6 plays, 78 yards, TOP 1:33
EMU 14, MU 47
MU - Blanton, K 13 yd pass from Lock, Drew (McCann, Tucker kick) 7 plays, 76 yards, TOP 1:36
EMU 21, MU 47
EMU - PORTER, Todd 4 yd run (FRICANO, Paul kick), 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:43
EMU 21, MU 54
MU - Crockett, D 26 yd run (McCann, Tucker kick), 14 plays, 86 yards, TOP 3:25
EMU 21, MU 61
MU - Burkett, Joey 1 yd interception (McCann, Tucker kick)
