Mizzou Football Trounces Troy, 42-10, For Fourth Straight Win

Saturday, October 5

Columbia, Mo.

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Troy

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Mizzou Football Trounces Troy, 42-10, For Fourth Straight Win

10/5/2019 7:55:00 PM | Football

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Garrett's two INTs key another dominant defensive performance

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Football extended its winning streak to four games with a 42-10 win over Troy, Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Senior QB Kelly Bryant and senior LB Cale Garrett shined for Mizzou in the game, as Bryant accounted for four touchdowns for the first time in his career, and Garrett found the end zone for the third-consecutive game. Mizzou extended its streak of scoring 30+ points to 10-straight games, the second-longest active streak in the nation, behind only Oklahoma with 15.

With the win, Mizzou moves to 4-1 on the season while Troy drops to 2-3. Mizzou will wrap up its five-game homestand next weekend with homecoming, as the Tigers host Ole Miss on Saturday, Oct. 12, at Memorial Stadium, at 6 p.m. CT.

Top Performers

Senior QB Kelly Bryant had an efficient day, as he went 12-19 for 221 yards with three TDs through the air, while adding a rushing TD. His QB rating of 213.0 was a career high and ranks 11^th all-time in program history for a single game.
Senior LB Cale Garrett improved his career interception total to six, picking off a pair of passes in the second quarter of the game, including returning one to the endzone for his third-straight game with a score. He becomes just the second player in program history to record three defensive touchdowns in a season, joining Erik McMillan, who had three pick-sixes in 1987. Garrett also had five tackles, two for a loss, and two QB hurries in the game.
RS junior TE Albert Okwuegbunam hauled in his 22^nd career TD reception, moving him into a tie for second place in career TD reception in program history. He matches Mizzou legends Jeremy Maclin and Danario Alexander.
Sophomore WR Kam Scott had a career-high five receptions for 88 yards in the game. Scott's 49-yard reception in the first quarter was his sixth-career reception of 30+ yards.
Junior RB Larry Rountree III rushed for 56 yards on only nine carries, scoring once.

A Quick Recap

After a game-opening touchdown drive from Troy, Mizzou took control of the game, scoring 42 unanswered points to take a 42-7 lead into the locker room at halftime. The onslaught began with a five-play, 55 yard scoring drive that resulted in a one-yard touchdown run from junior RB Larry Rountree III, his fifth TD of the season. Sophomore WR Kam Scott provided the big play to set up Mizzou's first score, as he nearly took his first catch to the house, resulting in a 49-yard reception down to the two-yard line. On Mizzou's next drive, senior QB Kelly Bryant gave the Tigers the lead for the first time in the game, as he scrambled in for a three-yard score to finish a 10-play 85-yard drive.

After a quick three-and-out from Mizzou's defensive, the Tigers struck quick on its next drive, as Bryant found RS senior Jonathan Nance for a 64-yard catch-and-run for a touchdown.

Mizzou's defense shined in the second quarter, as senior LB Cale Garrett recorded two interceptions, giving him three on the season. Garrett returned his first interception to the one yard line, and two plays later Bryant found RS junior Albert Okwuegbunam for his 22nd-career TD, tying him for second all-time in Mizzou history.

Garrett wouldn't be stopped short on his second pick, as he returned his sixth career INT all the way to the end zone for his third touchdown in as many weeks. With the score, Garrett matches Erik McMillan (1987) as the only players in Mizzou history with three defensive touchdowns in one season. It was also the fourth-consecutive week Mizzou scored a defensive touchdown, the first time since 2007-08 Mizzou has scored touchdowns in four straight games. Mizzou would add one more score before halftime, as Bryant found sophomore WR Jalen Knox for a six-yard score right before the half, making the score 42-7.

Team Notes

Mizzou has scored at least 31 points in 10-consecutive games, dating back to last season. The Tigers last accomplished this feat in 2007 when they had a 14-game streak (Nov. 25, 2006 - Dec. 1, 2007). The streak is the second-longest in the nation, behind only Oklahoma's 14.
With two Cale Garrett interceptions in the second quarter, the Tigers now have 55 points off of turnovers this season, while their opponents have just 24.
Mizzou's defense has now forced at least three turnovers in three-of-their-five games this season (also doing so against West Virginia on Sept. 7 and South Carolina on Sept. 21).
Missouri has now outscored its last three opponents by a combined score of 164-31
Mizzou has outscored its opponents 79-7 in first quarters this season, and 95-14 since Nov. 10, 2018.
Mizzou extended its win streak against Sun Belt opponents to six. The Tigers have outscored the opposing teams (274-108) in those games.
Barry Odom is off to his best start as the head coach of Mizzou- going 4-1 over the first five games.
Mizzou snapped Troy's two-game winning streak against Power 5 opponents. The Trojans beat Nebraska in 2018 and LSU in 2017.
The Tigers have now recorded receiving touchdowns in four consecutive games for the first time since 2017 (snagged receiving touchdowns in five-straight games).
Mizzou's 42 points in the first half are the most of any half this season, and the most since the Tigers scored 48 in the first half against Memphis last year.
Mizzou improves to 3-1 in the all-time series against Troy. The Tigers won at home in 2002 and split a home-and-home with the Trojans in 2004-05, with each team winning the home game.

Offensive Notes

Senior QB Kelly Bryant recorded his first rushing touchdown as a Missouri Tiger when he powered into the endzone for a three-yard score midway through the first quarter. It was Bryant's first rushing touchdown since Dec. 2, 2017 (while at Clemson, Bryant ran for an 11-yard score in the 2017 ACC Championship game, in which Clemson defeated Miami, 38-3).
Bryant's three passing touchdowns boosted him to double-digit passing touchdowns for the season (11). For the first time in his career, Bryant accounted for four offensive touchdowns (three passing TDs and one rushing TD).
Bryant's 213.0 QB rating on the day is a career high and ranks 11th all-time for a single game at Mizzou.
Sophomore WR Kam Scott's 49-yard reception in the first quarter was the second-longest grab of his career. Scott's five receptions and 88 receiving yards in the game both mark new career highs.
Scott now has 16 career receptions, with seven of those catches gaining 29+ yards.
Junior RB Larry Rountree III recorded his fifth rushing touchdown of the season with a one-yard push into the endzone in the first quarter. Rountree III has rushed for a touchdown in four of the Tigers' five games this season.
With his 64-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter, senior WR Jonathan Nance now leads all Mizzou WRs in touchdown grabs this season (three). The catch was the longest of Nance's collegiate career (previous long was at Arkansas; Nance snagged a 54-yard reception on Nov. 4, 2017 when the Razorbacks beat Coastal Carolina, 39-38).
Nance's 81 receiving yards on the day are a new Mizzou career high for the senior. It was Nance's most receiving yards since Oct. 7, 2017 (while at Arkansas, he recorded 116 receiving yards on eight receptions in a 48-22 loss to South Carolina).
Sophomore WR Jalen Knox grabbed his first receiving touchdown of the season with a six-yard pass from Bryant in the second quarter. It was Knox's first touchdown reception since Oct. 20, 2018 (snagged a 44-yard score in a 65-33 Mizzou victory over Memphis).
Junior TE Albert Okwuegbunam's 16-yard touchdown snag in the second quarter was the 22nd of his career, moving him into a tie for second place in Mizzou history (tied with former Tiger receivers Danario Alexander and Jeremy Maclin). Okwuegbunam trails only Chase Coffman (30 receiving TDs) in all-time Mizzou touchdown receptions.
Okwuegbunam is the first Tiger to record receiving touchdowns in four consecutive games since Jonathan Johnson did so in 2017-2018 (recorded at least one receiving touchdown from the 2017 Texas Bowl through the first three games of the 2018 season).
Freshman TE Niko Hea hauled in his first career reception with a six-yard catch in the third quarter.
Redshirt Sophomore QB Taylor Powell's six completions were a career high.

Defensive Notes

The Tigers recorded a defensive score for the fourth-straight game this season. The last time Mizzou recorded defensive scores in four consecutive games was the first four weeks of the 2008 season (against Illinois, Southeast Missouri State, Nevada and Buffalo).
Mizzou's four-consecutive games with a defensive touchdown marks the first time the Tigers have done so since the 2007 Cotton Bowl and the first three games of the 2008 season.
Mizzou held Troy to their lowest total yards (211) since they gained 154 against Georgia Southern on Oct. 30, 2014.
Sophomore DB Jarvis Ware set a career high in tackles with five, all of which were solo.
The Tigers' red-hot defense has given up just 220 total yards in the first quarter this season through five games, an average of 44 yards per game.
Mizzou held Troy to their lowest point total (10) since Nov. 24, 2018 against Appalachian State.
Senior LB Cale Garrett recorded a turnover for the third-consecutive game on Saturday with a pair second-quarter interceptions, including one for a touchdown.
Garrett is the first player in program history to record a defensive touchdown in three-consecutive games. He is the first player to score three defensive touchdowns in a season for Mizzou since Erik McMillan had three interceptions returned for touchdowns in 1987.
Garrett's three interceptions on the season set a new career high for the senior.
Mizzou's fifth defensive score on the season matches a program record, tying the 2005 and 2008 teams.
Sophomore LB Cameron Wilkins secured his first career fumble recovery on a second quarter kick-off.
Wilkins also matched a career-high with five tackles.
Junior DL Kobie Whiteside matched a career high with two sacks on Saturday. He recorded two sacks in Mizzou's previous game against South Carolina on Sept. 21.
Whiteside is the first Missouri player to record 2.0 sacks in consecutive games since Charles Harris did so in 2016 (Oct. 5 vs. South Carolina and Oct. 12 vs. Vanderbilt).
Junior S Joshuah Bledsoe became the first Mizzou player to break up a pair of passes in back-to-back games since Aarion Penton did so in weeks two and three of the 2016 season.
By allowing only 61 yards on the ground, Mizzou has now held their last four opponents under 70 yards rushing.

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