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Mizzou Treks to Vanderbilt for SEC Clash
10/27/2021 11:43:00 AM | Football
Tigers and Commodores meet in 2 p.m. kick on SEC Network
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Football (3-4, 0-3 SEC) heads to Nashville for an SEC matchup against Vanderbilt (2-6, 0-4 SEC) on Saturday, Oct. 30. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. CT at Dudley Field with the game airing on SEC Network.
Mike Kelly, Howard Richards and Chris Gervino will have the call on the Tiger Radio Network.
Series vs. VANDERBILT
Saturday marks the 14th meeting between the Tigers and the Commodores. Mizzou leads the series, 8-4-1. Since Mizzou joined the Southeastern Conference in 2012, the two teams have met every season. The Tigers lead the league series 6-3. Last time in Nashville, Vanderbilt captured a 21-14 decision.
2020: VANDERBILT AT MIZZOU
The Tigers defeated SEC East foe Vanderbilt, 41-0, on Nov. 28, 2020 at Memorial Stadium. Mizzou used a stout defensive effort, limiting Vanderbilt to 196 total yards, and a dominant rushing attack from Larry Rountree III and Tyler Badie who helped Mizzou rush for 223 yards on the ground in the win. Nick Bolton once again anchored a dominant defensive performance, posting nine tackles with 2.0 tackles for loss and one sack with a pass breakup. Rountree also rushed for a career-high three touchdowns and 160 yards on 21 carries to lead the offense. Thanks to the rushing attack, Mizzou never punted in the game.
LAST TIME OUT: MIZZOU
Prior to the Oct. 23 bye, a 21-point outburst in the first quarter by Texas A&M proved to be too much for the Missouri Tigers to overcome in a 35-14 Aggies victory on Faurot Field. Texas A&M opened the scoring with a two-yard touchdown pass from Zach Calzada to Ainias Smith after the Aggies got the ball at the Missouri 22-yard line following an interception by Jaylon Jones of a Connor Bazelak pass. After the first quarter, the Tigers played Texas A&M even, matching the Aggies on the scoreboard and outgaining them in total yards, 279-248.
Isaiah Spiller rushed 20 times for 168 yards and Devon Achane gained 124 yards on 16 carries. Tyler Badie scored Mizzou's first touchdown on a 32-yard run in the second quarter on a run where he just refused to go down, carrying a defender the final eight yards to the end zone. Missouri closed to within 28-14 in the third quarter when Bazelak led the Tigers on a 97-yard, 14-play drive that culminated with the first career touchdown by Dominic Lovett on a seven-yard misdirection run around the left end. During the drive, Tauskie Dove caught big passes of 24 and 26 yards, and Mizzou took advantage of a fourth-down pass interference penalty at midfield by Jones.
Badie was the workhorse for Missouri, rushing 22 times for 68 yards and catching seven passes for 53 yards. Bazelak completed 29 of 43 passes for 230 yards, with two interceptions. Defensively, Jaylon Carlies had a first-half pass interception at the goal line, his third pick of the season.
LAST TIME OUT: VANDERBILT
Visiting Mississippi State had five scoring drives of 10 plays or more and controlled the narrative from the outset in a 45-6 win over Vanderbilt at Vanderbilt Stadium. Bulldog quarterback Will Rogers threw for 386 yards and completed four touchdown passes – two to Makai Polk – and the Bulldogs had more than 39 minutes of possession. Vanderbilt mustered just 155 total yards of offense and was 1 of 11 on third down. It was the third time this season the Commodores failed to score a touchdown in a league game. Joseph Bulovas got Vanderbilt on the board with a 27-yard field goal on the first snap of the second quarter. Vandy scored the first points of the second half, a 41-yard Bulovas field goal, set up by a Dashaun Jerkins interception.
IN THE ZONE
• Mizzou leads the country in red zone efficiency, scoring on each of its 21 trips this season. The Tigers are one of three teams in the country with a perfect red zone mark.
• The Tigers have scored touchdowns on 81.2 percent of their trips to the red zone.
• Mizzou has nine rushing touchdowns and nine passing touchdowns inside the 20 this season.
MEVIS MAGIC
• Sophomore kicker Harrison Mevis has made 16 consecutive field goals, ranking second nationally and leading the SEC.
• Mevis started his season with a bang, drilling a 53-yard field goal in the waning seconds of the first half to give Mizzou a lead over Central Michigan. The kick was a then-career-long from Mevis and had plenty of leg to spare.
• He was equally impressive at Boston College, hitting a career-long 56-yard boot to send the game to overtime.
• Mevis is now 5-for-6 in his career from beyond 50 yards. His 56-yarder is tied for the longest in the country this season.
• He is one of just two Tigers in program history to make five or more kicks of 50+ yards, joining Tom Whelihan (6, 1984-87).
