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Mizzou Grabs Win, Dominates UT Martin in Season Opener
9/1/2018 6:40:00 PM | Football
Mizzou extends home-opener win streak to 13 games
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou football rolled to a 51-14 victory over UT Martin at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon in the opening game of the 2018 campaign. Senior QB Drew Lock (Lee's Summit, Mo) assembled an efficient performance, completing 19-of-25 passes for 289 yards and four touchdowns. Lock connected with senior WR Emanuel Hall (Franklin, Tenn.) for a handful of huge plays, as Hall totaled a career-high 171 yards and a pair of scores on four receptions.
Lock's performance moved him into second-place in Mizzou history in career passing yards as the senior has now totaled 8,984 yards during his time at Mizzou. Lock currently sits in second place behind Chase Daniel. Lock also posted his 24th career game with more than 200 yards passing and trails only Daniel, who posted 38 games with more than 200 yards passing.
TURNING POINT
Following a nine-yard score by junior RB Damarea Crockett (Little Rock, Ark.) on Mizzou's first drive, Lock connected with Hall on a 34-yard touchdown strike with 7:22 remaining in the first quarter. The play capped a quick three-play, 35-second drive and put the Tigers ahead by two scores in the early going.
While Mizzou's offensive attack was in full-stride early on, the Tigers defense followed suit, forcing three consecutive punts to start the ballgame before redshirt freshman CB Terry Petry (Missouri City, TX) forced a fumble that was scooped up by senior S Cam Hilton (St. Louis, Ill.) in UT Martin territory. Mizzou would end up building a 38-7 lead by the halftime break.
TOP TIGERS
- Senior Drew Lock threw for four scores, giving him nine games with four or more passing TDs in his career
- Senior WR Emanuel Hall hauled in four receptions for a career-high 171 yards and two scores
- Freshman WR Kam Scott scored the first touchdown of his career on his first career catch, a leaping snag in the middle of the field on a third quarter pass from Lock
- Junior LB Cale Garrett collected a team-high eight total tackles, six of which were solo, giving him eight career games with eight-plus takedowns
- Junior RB Damarea Crockett and Sophomore RB Larry Rountree III provided a strong one-two punch in the Mizzou backfield, both recording a rushing touchdown
- Crockett rushed 12 times for 42 yards while Rountree totaled 58 yards on 14 carries
GAME NOTES
- Mizzou extended its home opener win streak to 13 games against UT Martin. The Tigers have won those games by an average margin of 30.7 points
- Mizzou got its 93rd win ever in a home opener. The Tigers' record in such games is now 93-31-4
- Lock posted an incredible 225.9 passer rating, which was good for the sixth-best mark for a single game in Mizzou history. Lock also owns the third-best and fifth-best games in terms of passer rating in program history
- Emanuel Hall registered his seventh-career 100+ yard game after achieving the feat five times last season
- Scott scampered in, completing the 70-yard touchdown and became the first true freshman to score a receiving touchdown in his debut since Chase Coffman accomplished the feat in 2005 against Arkansas State (9/3/05)
UP NEXT
Mizzou takes on Wyoming next Saturday under the lights at Memorial Stadium. Tickets are The game is scheduled to be broadcasted on ESPN 2 and ESPN U. Tickets are still available to the highly anticipated matchup at MUTigers.com/fbtix or by calling 1-800-CAT-PAWS.
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Team Stats
UTM 0, MU 7
MU - Crockett, Damar 9 yd run (McCann, Tucker kick), 9 plays, 62 yards, TOP 2:58
UTM 0, MU 14
MU - Hall, Emanuel 34 yd pass from Lock, Drew (McCann, Tucker kick) 3 plays, 44 yards, TOP 0:35
UTM 0, MU 21
MU - Rountree, Larry 1 yd run (McCann, Tucker kick), 13 plays, 55 yards, TOP 4:33
UTM 0, MU 28
MU - Hall, Emanuel 31 yd pass from Lock, Drew (McCann, Tucker kick) 3 plays, 32 yards, TOP 1:17
UTM 7, MU 28
UTM - BOWE, Jaimiee 1 yd run (COURTRIGHT, Rya kick), 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:21
UTM 7, MU 31
MU - McCann, Tucker 27 yd field goal 6 plays, 67 yards, TOP 1:31
UTM 7, MU 38
MU - Johnson, Johnat 5 yd pass from Lock, Drew (McCann, Tucker kick) 11 plays, 68 yards, TOP 4:11
UTM 7, MU 45
MU - Scott, Kam 70 yd pass from Lock, Drew (McCann, Tucker kick) 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:46
UTM 7, MU 48
MU - McCann, Tucker 32 yd field goal 7 plays, 67 yards, TOP 3:00
UTM 14, MU 48
UTM - GALLOWAY, LaDar 51 yd pass from WINN, Dresser (COURTRIGHT, Rya kick) 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:27
UTM 14, MU 51
MU - Koetting, Sean 33 yd field goal 8 plays, 63 yards, TOP 3:07
