Mizzou Football Falls to Tennessee on Senior Night

Saturday, November 23

Columbia, Mo.

6:30 p.m.

University of Missouri

5-6 , 2-5

Tennessee

6-5 , 4-3

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Tennessee

Mizzou Tigers

11/23/2019 10:28:00 PM | Football

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Sophomore RB Badie records first career multi-touchdown game

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Football dropped its final home game of the season to Tennessee, 24-20, on Saturday night at Memorial Stadium. Mizzou held leads in the first and second quarter, but was unable to end with the victory on Senior Night.

With the loss, Mizzou falls to 5-6 on the season and 2-5 in SEC play, while Tennessee improves to 6-5 and 4-3 in the SEC. Mizzou will close its 2019 regular season on Friday, Nov. 29, against Arkansas in Little Rock, Ark.

TOP PERFORMERS

With two TD receptions, sophomore RB Tyler Badie had the first multi-touchdown game of his career. Badie now ranks second on the team in TD receptions with five. Badie also had 35 rushing yards on 9 attempts.
Sophomore LB Nick Bolton led the team in tackles for the sixth consecutive game, recording 10 tackles. It marked Bolton's fifth game this season with 10 or more tackles.
RS sophomore WR Barrett Banister led the team in receptions and receiving yards, posting career highs with 5 catches for 46 yards.

A QUICK RECAP

After halting Tennessee on the game's opening drive, Mizzou proceeded to march down the field and convert a 30-yard field goal from senior K Tucker McCann to take a 3-0 lead. RS sophomore WR Barrett Banister provided two key receptions on the drive, including a season-long 23 yard reception which set Mizzou up in Tennessee territory.

Early in the second quarter, Tennessee scored a touchdown to take a 7-3 lead, but Mizzou was able to respond with a touchdown of its own, as senior QB Kelly Bryant found sophomore RB Tyler Badie for a 7-yard TD to cap a 9-play, 75-yard drive for the Tigers. On the drive, Badie and sophomore WR Jalen Knox combined for 67 yards.

In the third quarter, Badie found the end zone once again, this time on a trick play. Junior WR Micah Wilson took a backwards pass from Bryant and found a wide open Badie in the end zone for a 15-yard TD. Badie's second touchdown of the night tied the game at 17-17.

A McCann field goal in the fourth quarter pulled Mizzou with four points at 24-20, but the Tigers were unable to take the lead on its final drive of the game.

TEAM NOTES

A 30-yard field goal from senior K Tucker McCann gave Mizzou its first opening drive points since McCann opened their scoring in the same fashion against Ole Miss (Oct. 12).
After adding another field goal in the fourth, McCann has now made multiple field goals in five games this season.
The two field goals give McCann 60 career field goals, moving him to sole possession of second place all-time at Mizzou, as he passes Jeff Wolfert (2006-08).
Junior DL Kobie Whiteside blocked Tennessee's 34-yard field goal attempt in the first quarter, the first time the Tigers have blocked a field goal since Walter Palmore did so last season against Georgia (Sept. 22, 2018)
Mizzou blocked another field goal in the third quarter, marking the first time Mizzou has blocked two kicks in a single game since 2015 (Sept. 19 vs. UConn).
A Devin Nicholson forced fumble in the third quarter was recovered by Whiteside. This was Mizzou's first turnover forced since Kentucky (Oct. 26).

OFFENSIVE NOTES

Redshirt sophomore TE Logan Christopherson made his first career start for the Tigers.
On the Tiger's opening drive, redshirt sophomore WR Barrett Banister pulled in a season-long 23-yard reception. His previous high of 22 yards came earlier this season against SEMO (Sept. 14).
Banister pulled in a career high 46 yards on a career high five receptions.
Freshman TE Niko Hea hauled in a 16-yard reception in the first quarter, a career long on just his second reception of the season.
Sophomore RB Tyler Badie caught two touchdowns on the night, marking the first time in his career he has scored multiple touchdowns in a single game.
Redshirt junior WR and former QB Micah Wilson connected with Badie on a 15-yard reception, Wilson's first career touchdown pass.

DEFENSIVE NOTES

Freshman LB Devin Nicholson recorded his first career tackle for loss on the opening drive of the game.
Nicholson was all over the field and tied his career-high in tackles on the night with six. He also forced the first fumble of his career in the third quarter.
Sophomore CB Jarvis Ware broke up a pass for the fourth time this season and the first time since Oct. 5 against Troy.
Junior CB Adam Sparks recorded multiple tackles for the third time this season and the first since Mizzou faced SEMO (Sept. 14).
Sparks set a new season-high in tackles with six on the night. It is the fifth time in his career that Sparks has reached six tackles in a game.
RS junior CB Christian Holmes has now recorded three or more solo tackles in three straight contests. This is the first time in his career that he has had such a stretch.
The five tackles on the night for Holmes match the season high that he set a week ago against Florida.
Sophomore LB Nick Bolton has now recorded six or more solo tackles in six different games this season. He has recorded double-digit total tackles on seven different occasions. The linebacker has led the team in tackles in six consecutive games.
Bolton has now broken up a pass in two consecutive games. With two on the night, he brings his season total to seven.
Junior S Joshuah Bledsoe now has four games this year with multiple pass break ups.
Graduate S Khalil Oliver has now tallied four solo tackles in three consecutive games.
Redshirt junior DT Jordan Elliott came up with a timely sack in the fourth quarter. It was his second consecutive game with a sack and he officially recorded a tackle for loss in every home game this season.
Elliott remains on a tear and has now recorded three or more tackles in seven consecutive games.
Joining Elliott on the sack was junior DT Kobie Whiteside. Whiteside leads the team with 6.5 sacks on the year.
Whiteside was busy all night, setting a new season-high in tackles with five. The five tackles match a career-best set in 2017 against Auburn (Sept. 23).

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