Saturday, October 20
Columbia, Mo.
3 p.m.
University of Missouri
vs
Memphis
@MizzouFootball Hosts Memphis in 107th Homecoming Saturday at 3 p.m.
10/16/2018 8:51:00 AM | Football
Tigers return home for the first time in nearly a month
| Memphis Visits Mizzou for 107th Homecoming | |||||
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| OPPONENT | LOCATION | DAY | TIME (CT) | WATCH | STATS |
| vs. Memphis | Columbia, Mo. | Saturday, Oct. 20 | 3 PM | SEC Network | Stats |
#ShowMe Mizzou Game Notes
The Matchup
- Mizzou Football (3-3, 0-3 SEC) returns home for the first time in nearly a month as it hosts American Conference foe Memphis this Saturday (Oct. 20) for the school's 107th Homecoming. The game will kick at 3 p.m. on SEC Network with Mike Morgan, DJ Shockley and Dawn Davenport on the call.
HOMECOMING HISTORY
- Mizzou, which is the birthplace of Homecoming, is 61-40-5 all-time in Homecoming games. Legend says that the Homecoming tradition got its start at the University of Missouri in 1911, thanks to the vision and efforts of Chester L. Brewer, Mizzou's Director of Athletics at the time. Although Illinois staged a similar celebration in 1910, Missouri claims its 1911 effort as one of the first formal Homecoming celebrations surrounding a football game. That year, the Missouri-Kansas game was to be played on a college campus for the first time ever. Previously, the game had been played in either Kansas City or St. Joseph, Mo.
- Brewer wanted to add some spice to the season-ending game in Columbia, so he issued a plea to Mizzou alumni and especially to former Tiger football players to "Come Home" for the game. They did just that, with a record crowd of 9,000 overflowing old Rollins Field.
- With four minutes to play, and MU trailing by three, Tiger captain Glen Shuck booted a tying field goal from a difficult angle. Then, little Billy Blees caught a rampaging KU fullback in the open field in the final seconds to preserve the tie, and was carried off the field a hero. Hence, "Homecoming" was born.
- Mizzou has won 11 of its last 16 Homecoming games, including a landmark 36-27 win over BCS No. 1-ranked Oklahoma in 2010 (36-27). The Tigers also got their first-ever SEC win in the 2012 Homecoming tilt against Kentucky (a 33-10 Tiger victory). Mizzou won last year's Homecoming game, dominating Idaho in a 68-21 win.
ALL-TIME SERIES WITH MEMPHIS
- Mizzou and Memphis have met three times in history, but not once since the turn of the century. Mizzou holds a 2-1 lead in the all-time series and won the most recent meeting, 27-17, at Liberty Bowl Stadium in 1999. Memphis defeated Mizzou, 19-16, in its last meeting in Columbia during the 1996 season. The two teams first met in 1991 in Columbia with Mizzou earning a 31-21 win.
- The all-time series has featured three closely-contested games, with the average margin of victory at 7.7 points.
- Mizzou's last game against a team from the American Conference was a 52-12 at UConn on Oct. 28, 2017. Mizzou is 16-19-4 all-time against teams currently in the American Conference with most of those games coming against SMU (8-13-2 all-time). Against all other teams currently in the league, Mizzou is 8-6-2.
COACH ODOM'S BLUE SUEDE SHOE CONNECTION
- As Memphis comes to town Saturday, it is worth noting that Mizzou head coach Barry Odom, who has spent much of his career at Mizzou, did have a very successful coaching stop as Memphis from 2012-14. Serving as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for Justin Fuente's Memphis Tigers, Odom became one of the nation's more highly sought-after coordinators due to three stellar years directing Memphis' defense. His 2014 defense was a key component of Memphis' 10-3 season, as his unit finished the regular season ranked fifth nationally in scoring defense (17.1 avg.) and 22nd in total defense (343.3 avg.). That marked an impressive incremental improvement under Odom's watch, as Memphis ranked 117th nationally in total defense the season prior to his arrival. In his first season at Memphis, the defense improved to 50th nationally (383.6 avg.), followed by a jump to 39th in 2013 (370.7 avg.). Memphis earned a share of the 2014 American Athletic Conference title, giving it a conference championship for the first time since 1971.
RECAPPING LAST TIME OUT
- Mizzou Football lost to No. 1 Alabama, 39-10, last Saturday night (Oct. 13) at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mizzou and Alabama were locked in a close game at the end of the first quarter, with Mizzou trailing 13-10, but a 17-point second quarter helped Alabama to the win. Mizzou limited Alabama to a season-low 39 points.
- Despite a solid first quarter that saw Mizzou hang the most first-quarter points against the Tide this season while limiting the Tide to their fewest in an initial frame, things escalated quickly in the second quarter. After Mizzou QB Drew Lock found Jalen Knox for a 23-yard strike late in the first quarter, momentum seemed to be with the Tigers. Alabama then took the ball and went 75 yards in nine plays to take a 20-10 lead.
- On Mizzou's next possession, the Tigers faced a third-and-five deep in their own territory. Alabama's Isaiah Buggs broke through the line and sacked Lock, who fumbled on the play. The Tide recovered on the 19-yard line and scored a TD on the very next play to break the game open at 27-10.
- That was part of a 17-0 second quarter in favor of the Tide that gave them the separation needed to win the game.
RECAPPING MEMPHIS vs. UCF
- Memphis dropped a heartbreaker to No. 10 UCF, nearly ending the Knight's 18-game winning streak last Saturday. Memphis led, 30-17, at the half, but UCF scored touchdowns in both the third and fourth quarters and held Memphis off the board in the second half to complete the 14-point comeback. Memphis completed a pass into field goal range on its final drive, but the runner could not get out of bounds and time expired before the Tigers could attempt a potential game-winning field goal.
- Darrell Henderson rushed for 199 yards, surpassed 1,000 yards in a season and moved to No. 2 on the University of Memphis' career rushing list, but his efforts weren't enough to topple the nation's 10th-ranked team.
Henderson broke free for a 32-yard touchdown run with about six minutes left, but the play was negated by a holding penalty. Had the play stood, the Tigers would have led, 36-31. - Memphis fell to 4-3 overall and 1-3 in the American and saw its 12-game, regular-season home winning streak snapped. Memphis is averaging 275 yards per game on the ground and boasts the nation's No. 5 rushing offense. The Tigers hung 281 rushing yards on UCF last week.
LOCK LIVES AMONG SEC'S GREATNESS
- Mizzou senior QB Drew Lock's one TD pass last weekend at Alabama moved him one place closer to sole possession of fourth place all-time among SEC quarterbacks with 83 career passing TDs. He enters Saturday's game vs. Memphis just five shy of tying Florida's Tim Tebow (2006-09) and Chris Leak (2003-06) who both had 88 in their careers. Below is a list:
| Rank | TD Passes | Quarterback | School | Year |
| 1. | 121 | Aaron Murray | Georgia | 2010-13 |
| 2. | 114 | Danny Wuerrffel | Florida | 1993-96 |
| 3. | 89 | Peyton Manning | Tennessee | 1994-97 |
| 4. | 88 | Chris Leak | Florida | 2003-06 |
| 88 | Tim Tebow | Florida | 2006-09 | |
| 6. | 83 | Drew Lock | Mizzou | 2015-18 |
- Additionally, Lock now has 10,324 career passing yards, meaning he is just the 112th quarterback in college football history to do so. Only nine SEC quarterbacks have ever thrown for more than 10,000 yards in a career and before Lock, the last to do so was Georgia's Aaron Murray in 2013. Below is a list:
| Rank | Yards | Quarterback | School | Years |
| 1. | 13,166 | Aaron Murray | Georgia | 2010-13 |
| 2. | 11,528 | David Greene | Georgia | 2001-04 |
| 3. | 11,213 | Chris Leak | Florida | 2003-06 |
| 4. | 11,201 | Peyton Manning | Tennessee | 1994-97 |
| 5. | 11,153 | Eric Zeier | Georgia | 1991-94 |
| 6. | 10,875 | Dabby Wuerffel | Florida | 1993-96 |
| 7. | 10,345 | Jared Lorenzen | Kentucky | 2000-03 |
| 8. | 10,324 | Drew Lock | Mizzou | 2015-18 |
| 9. | 10,119 | Eli Manning | Ole Miss | 2000-03 |
- Among active FBS quarterbacks, Lock is third with his 10,324 career passing yards. Only Boise State's Brett Rypien (11,734) and Washington's Jake Browning (10,855) ) rank ahead of Lock.
- Lock is just the second Mizzou QB to throw for more than 10,000 yards, trailing only 2007 Heisman finalist Chase Daniel, who holds the school record of 12,515 from 2005-09. That, by the way, ranks 26th in FBS history.
- Lock now has 28 career games with 200+ passing yards, second in school history.
- Lock has thrown for 200+ yards in 23 of his last 25 games. He had a streak of 15 straight games doing so snapped last weekend at Alabama.
- With 375 yards at Purdue, Lock now has 12 career 300-yard games, second in school history behind only Daniel (20).
- Lock registered his 10th career game with four or more TDs vs. Wyoming - he has eight such games in his last 12.
- Lock now has 42 career TD passes of 20+ yards, the most in school history.
CROCKETT APPROACHING MILESTONE
- Mizzou junior RB Damarea Crockett enters Saturday's game with Memphis just 96 yards shy of eclipsing 2,000 in his career. He would be just the 17th Mizzou player to ever rush for 2,000 career yards, but what is even more impressive is that he would be the third-fastest ever to reach that mark in a career based on carries.
- Crockett has amassed his 1,904 career yards on just 310 carries, giving him a 6.1 yards per carry average. Only Henry Josey (eclipsed 2,000 on his 293rd carry) and Bob Stueber (281 carries) have reached 2.000 career yards faster.
- Crockett's 6.1 yards per carry average will rank him third among all Mizzou rushers who have reached 2,000 career yards. He would become the first Mizzou rusher to reach 2,000 career yards since Russell Hansbrough in 2015.
- Crockett was slowed last week vs. Alabama but when he takes the field vs. Memphis, he will be just two games removed from his seventh career 100-yard game at South Carolina.
YES, HE McCANN!
- Junior PK Tucker McCann has one of the nation's strongest legs, and he's put that on display the past couple of games. McCann, who is 14-of-19 on field goal tries this season through six contests (73.7%), has three makes of 43 yards or further in the last two games, including a 57-yarder at South Carolina with just 1:23 left in the game that temporarily gave Mizzou a 35-34 lead and would have stood as the game-winner had Carolina not rallied for the 37-35 win.
- McCann's 57-yarder (which cleared halfway up the uprights and likely would have been good from well over 60 yards, stands as the longest made field goal of the season in 2018, through games of Oct. 13. It was the second-longest kick in Mizzou history, trailing only a 62-yarder made by former Tiger barefoot kicker Tom Whelihan (1986 vs. Colorado). Here's a look at the longest field goals of the year so far:
| Length | Kicker | Opponent |
| 57 | Tucker McCann, Jr. (Mizzou) | South Carolina (Oct. 6) |
| 55 | Alex Kessman, So. (Pittsburgh) | Syracuse (Oct. 6) |
| 55 | Wyatt Bryan, Sr. (Colorado State) | Arkansas (Sept. 8) |
| 54 | Eight Tied With | NA |
- McCann, a preseason All-SEC second-team pick by league media, also booted a 43-yarder last Saturday at Alabama in his only attempt of the game. He stands third nationally coming into Homecoming with his 14 makes on the season, and he's 2-of-3 from 50 yards or further, which makes him one of only five Mizzou kickers to have made two or more 50 yarders in his career. The list:
| 50+ Makes | Kicker | Makes |
| 5 | Tom Whelihan (1984-87) | 62, 54, 53, 51, 50 |
| 4 | Jeff Jacke (1988-92) | 51, 51, 50, 50 |
| 2 | Tucker McCann (2016-18) | 57, 50 |
| 2 | Andrew Baggett (2012-15) | 52, 50 |
| 2 | Jeff Wolfert (2006-08) | 54, 51 |
- McCann ranks third nationally (second in the SEC) with his 2.33 field goal makes per game and he is 11th nationally (second in the SEC) in scoring per game, averaging 10.3 points per contest.
DEFENSE BOWS UP IN RED ZONE AT BAMA
- The Mizzou defense faced as stiff a test as they'll see all year last Saturday at No. 1 Alabama, and even though the Crimson Tide stayed undefeated, the 39-10 game definitely provided some positive signs from the defensive side of the ball for Mizzou. Here's a chart that shows where the Tiger defense was most effective (season numbers reflect Alabama's average coming into the game vs. MU):
| Alabama Offense | ||
| Category | Season Avg. (NCAA Rank) | vs. Mizzou |
| Scoring | 56.0 (1st) | 39 (season low) |
| Red Zone TD% | 73% (24-of-33) | 42% (3-of-7) (season low) |
| Yards Per Rush | 5.4 (20th) | 4.1 |
| Rushing TDs | 16 (13th) | 1 (season low) |
| Yards Per Play | 8.6 (2nd) | 7.5 |
LIMITING THE GROUND GAME
- As you can see above, Mizzou limited Alabama to just 4.1 yards per rush last Saturday, well below the Tide's season average. That is a trend that has been common with Mizzou's defense over the last 13 games. At South Carolina, Mizzou limited the Gamecocks to just 128 yards (2.7 avg.). The Tigers rank 25th nationally and fourth in the SEC, allowing just 120.2 yards per game on the ground. That mark will obviously be tested this week against the nation's No. 5 rush offense.
- That strong rush defense continues a trend that started last season. Since the beginning of the 2017 season, Mizzou is allowing just 3.8 yards per carry (2,796 yards on 728 attempts). Since allowing eventual national runner-up Georgia to rush for 370 on Oct. 14 a year ago, Mizzou has allowed just 1,459 yards on 486 carries over its last 13 games (3.00 average). For perspective, that 3.00 average would rank 12th nationally this season. It is no surprise that Mizzou has posted a 9-4 record in that span.
ALL-PURPOSE BADIE
- Mizzou true freshman RB Tyler Badie has been turning heads with his play over Mizzou's last four games. The Memphis, Tenn., native is now averaging 83.8 all-purpose yards per game this season after posting 62 at Alabama last time out.
- Badie is seventh nationally among all true freshman (fifth in Power 5) in all-purpose yards per game. His 88.2 average is also best among SEC freshmen. Below is a breakdown:
| Player | Team | All-Purpose Yards/Game |
| Rondale Moore | Purdue | 167.8 |
| Jemar Jefferson | Oregon State | 155.3 |
| Pooka Williams | Kansas | 147.6 |
| Jayden Reed | Western Michigan | 105.0 |
| Ra'veion Hargrove | Bowling Green | 90.8 |
| Stevie Scott | Indiana | 94.0 |
| Tyler Badie | Mizzou | 83.8 |
- Over his last four games, the freshman tailback is averaging 101.5 all-purpose yards. He scored his first collegiate touchdown against Georgia as part of a career-best 142 all-purpose yards.
- Mizzou's coaches have showed great trust in him late in games as well, specifically at Purdue. He came into the game for the final drive as Mizzou used the final 3:37 to go 68 yards over 10 plays for the game-winning FG as time expired. Badie accounted for 46 of those 68 yards.
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