University of Missouri
3-0
Purdue
0-3 , 0-1
McCann’s Field Goal Lifts @MizzouFootball to 40-37 Victory over Purdue
9/15/2018 4:58:00 PM | Football
Lock moves into sixth in SEC history in career TD passes as Mizzou
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Mizzou Football improved to 3-0 for the first time since 2015 with a 40-37 road victory over Purdue Saturday. Junior K Tucker McCann connected on a 25-yard field as time expired to seal the win for Mizzou.
Senior QB Drew Lock threw for 375 yards and three touchdowns on the game, while sophomore RB Larry Rountree III and freshman WR Jalen Knox each recorded career-highs with 168 rushing yards and 110 receiving yards, respectively.
TURNING POINT
Saturday's game changed midway through the fourth quarter with Mizzou facing a third-and-10 deep in Purdue territory. The Boilermakers flushed Lock out of the pocket and forced him to move to his right. Lock tried to find a streaking RB Tyler Badie down the right sideline, but Dedrick Mackey picked off the pass to likely take points off the board. Purdue then took the ball on the ensuing drive and marched down the field for a methodical drive that ended with a 26-yard field goal to tie the game at 37-all with 3:28 remaining.
Lock then engineered a dynamic drive to regain the lead for good, as both senior WR Emanuel Hall and Badie made electric plays throughout the drive to set up the winning kick by McCann. On second-and-10 from the 25-yard line, Lock found Badie for a big 20-yard gain on a scramble after he was flushed from the pocket . Badie then ran for 16 yards on the next two plays before Lock found Hall for a big 25-yard gain down into field goal territory. Mizzou centered the ball and ran the clock down to three seconds. McCann came on and confidently knocked the game-winning 25-yard field goal. It is Mizzou's second straight walk-off road win, dating back to McCann's game-winner to close the Arkansas game in the 2017 regular season finale.
TOP TIGERS
- Senior QB Drew Lock moved into sixth place in SEC history in career passing TDs Saturday. He threw for 375 yards on 26-of-43 passing. He now has 82 career TD passes, moving ahead of Eli Manning (Ole Miss) for sixth in SEC history.
- Lock is now 9-1 in his last 10 starts, going 213-for-332 (64.1 percent) with 3,303 yards, 38 TDs and just seven INTs.
- Freshman WR Jalen Knox became the first Mizzou true freshman WR to post 100 yards as he hauled in five passes for 168 total yards.
- Sophomore RB Larry Rountree III rushed for 168 yards on 23 carries (7.3 avg.). It was his second career 100-yard game and first since Nov. 11, 2017, vs. Tennessee when he had 155.
- Freshman Tyler Badie ran for 61 yards on 12 carries (5.1 avg.) and caught one pass for 20 yards to finish with 81 all-purpose yards on 13 touches (6.2 avg).
NOTES
- The victory gives Mizzou its first 3-0 start since 2015.
- Mizzou has now won nine consecutive regular season games, and has scored 40 or more points in all nine wins.
- The victory was Mizzou's fourth straight road win dating back to a 52-12 win over UConn on Oct. 28, 2017.
- Complete game notes (PDF)
UP NEXT
Mizzou Football returns home next Saturday (Sept. 22) for an 11 a.m. kickoff vs. nationally ranked Georgia at Memorial Stadium. The game is set to air on ESPN. For all the latest on Mizzou Football, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on social media (Mizzou Football on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
Team Stats
MU 3, PUR 0
MU - McCann, Tucker 40 yd field goal 10 plays, 53 yards, TOP 2:46
MU 3, PUR 7
PUR - Terry Wright 12 yd pass from David Blough (Spencer Evans kick) 4 plays, 86 yards, TOP 1:18
MU 10, PUR 7
MU - Johnson, Johnat 21 yd pass from Lock, Drew (McCann, Tucker kick) 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:54
MU 13, PUR 7
MU - McCann, Tucker 29 yd field goal 9 plays, 47 yards, TOP 3:06
MU 13, PUR 10
PUR - Spencer Evans 33 yd field goal 7 plays, 52 yards, TOP 1:50
MU 20, PUR 10
MU - Knox, Jalen 59 yd pass from Lock, Drew (McCann, Tucker kick) 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:19
MU 27, PUR 10
MU - Okwuegbunam, Al 2 yd pass from Lock, Drew (McCann, Tucker kick) 9 plays, 94 yards, TOP 3:07
MU 27, PUR 17
PUR - David Blough 1 yd run (Spencer Evans kick), 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:28
MU 27, PUR 24
PUR - Brycen Hopkins 3 yd pass from David Blough (Spencer Evans kick) 4 plays, 68 yards, TOP 0:23
MU 27, PUR 27
PUR - Spencer Evans 29 yd field goal 14 plays, 63 yards, TOP 6:33
MU 34, PUR 27
MU - Lock, Drew 8 yd run (McCann, Tucker kick), 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:39
MU 37, PUR 27
MU - McCann, Tucker 31 yd field goal 5 plays, 38 yards, TOP 1:23
MU 37, PUR 34
PUR - Rondale Moore 7 yd pass from David Blough (Spencer Evans kick) 2 plays, 81 yards, TOP 0:48
MU 37, PUR 37
PUR - Spencer Evans 26 yd field goal 12 plays, 81 yards, TOP 3:51
MU 40, PUR 37
MU - McCann, Tucker 25 yd field goal 10 plays, 68 yards, TOP 3:28
