Mizzou Hosts Florida on Senior Day

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou football (5-5, 2-4 SEC) hosts Florida (5-5, 2-5 SEC) on Senior Day on Saturday, Oct. 20. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. CT on SEC Network with Dave Neal, Duece McAllister and Andraya Carter on the call.

Mike Kelly, Howard Richards and Chris Gervino will have the call on the Tiger Radio Network.

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GAMEDAY AT MIZZOU

8 AM - Parking Lots Open
12 PM - Tiger Town Opens | West Lawn of Hearnes Center
- Enjoy food trucks, drinks, tailgate games, a DJ and other football games from around the country
12 PM - MU Health Care Kid's Zone Opens | SE Corner of Stadium Blvd. & Mick Deaver Dr.
- Young Tigers can get ready for gameday with face painting, inflatables and more
12:30 PM - Tiger Walk | Intersection of Champions Dr. & Mick Deaver Dr.
1:30 PM - Memorial Stadium Gates Open
3 PM – Kickoff

SERIES vs. FLORIDA

The series between Missouri and Florida is tied at 5-5. Last time in CoMo, the Gators took a 23-6 win during the 2019 slate. The Tigers' last victory came in 2018, a 38-17 decision in Gainesville.

2020: MIZZOU AT FLORIDA

Mizzou dropped a 41-17 decision at No. 10/9 Florida, on Oct. 31, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. The Tigers got a pick-six score from Jarvis Ware but failed to get much going offensively. Junior LB Nick Bolton continued his All-SEC caliber season with 10 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss as he continues to lead the team in tackling this season. Sophomore LB Devin Nicholson posted a career-high 13 tackles as well, his second double-digit tackle outing this season.

LAST TIME OUT: MIZZOU

The season's best performance by the Tiger defense and the running of Tyler Badie propelled Missouri to a 31-28 SEC victory over the South Carolina Gamecocks. With their third straight victory over Carolina, the Tigers retained the Mayor's Cup. On the night, Badie ran 34 times for 209 yards – his fourth 200-yard game of the season, most in school history – and he climbed to fifth place on Missouri's single-season rushing chart. He now has 1,239 yards this season. The Tiger defenders forced three turnovers, sacked the quarterback three times and had three other tackles for loss and limited the Gamecocks to 250 total yards – the fewest USC has ever gained against Mizzou. That included just five yards in the third quarter when Mizzou scored a defensive touchdown and 57 rushing yards for the game.

LAST TIME OUT: FLORIDA

Quarterback Emory Jones passed for 464 yards and six touchdowns and smashed the UF single-game record for total offense with another 86 yards rushing and a score in leading the Gators from a two-touchdown first-half deficit to a wild victory in a shootout over FCS foe Samford at Spurrier/Florida Field. The story of the game was the Gators averting utter disaster against a 1-AA opponent that had not beaten a Southeastern Conference team since 1934. The Bulldogs, who came in with a 3-4 record in the Southern Conference (with a blowout loss of 55-13 against Tennessee-Chattanooga just three weeks ago), scored touchdowns on their first three possessions, and five of their first six during a first half when they broke a record for most points ever scored in a half against the Gators. Samford, behind quarterback Liam Welch's 400 yards and three touchdowns passing, plus a 98-yard kickoff return by Montrell Washington, had a 42-28 lead with less than three minutes to play in the first half. Jones' 45-yard touchdown pass to running back Nay'Quan Wright with 1:03 to go in the half cut the lead to seven. The Gators got the opening kickoff in the second half and went 70 yards in nine plays to tie the game at 42 and then, after a Mordecai McDaniel interception, took their first lead of the game, 49-42, on a seven-yard pass from Jones to Kemore Gamble.

BADIE IS A BAD MAN

Senior RB Tyler Badie ranks fourth nationally in rushing yards (1239), yards per game (123.9), fifth in total touchdowns (16) and 11th in total points (96). Each of those marks lead the SEC. Badie is also second in the SEC and 15th nationally in scoring (9.8 ppg) and 18th nationally and second in the SEC in rushing touchdowns (12).
With his 209-yard performance against South Carolina, Badie moved into fifth all-time at Mizzou in single-season rushing yards with 1,239 through 10 games this season. He needs just 62 yards to reach fourth (Brad Smith, '05), 73 for third (Joe Moore, '69) and 167 for second (Smith, '03). Badie needs 339 yards over the final two games to reach Devin West's record of 1,578 yards set in 1998.
Badie has rushed for over 200 yards on four different occasions this season (209 vs. South Carolina, 254 vs. Vanderbilt, 209 vs. North Texas, 203 vs. CMU). He is the only player in the country with four, 200-yard games this season and one of just three SEC players to complete the feat since 2000 (Leonard Fournette & Derrick Henry).
His 254-yard rushing performance at Vanderbilt marked the most by a Mizzou back in the SEC era (2012-pres.) and the fifth most in program history. He is the only Mizzou player to ever produce four, 200-yard rushing games in his career - let alone a single season.

McGUIRE SEC D-LINEMAN OF THE WEEK

Junior Isaiah McGuire picked up SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week honors after a stat-stuffing effort in Mizzou's win over South Carolina.
McGuire racked up a career-best six tackles, including two for loss. The two TFL set the Gamecocks back 17 yards.
One of the two TFL was a 13-yard sack of Jason Brown. It was McGuire's fifth-straight game with a TFL.
McGuire also forced and recovered a South Carolina fumble in the victory.

D THE DIFFERENCE

Mizzou scored 21 points off of three South Carolina turnovers in the Tigers' 31-28 win over the Gamecocks.
The Tigers produced a defensive score for the second time this season when Martez Manuel sacked Jason Brown and forced a fumble which was recovered in the end zone by Trajan Jeffcoat.
It was Mizzou's first fumble recovery for TD since 2018, also against the Gamecocks.
The Tigers added another fumble recovery courtesy of Isaiah McGuire and an INT from Kris Abrams-Draine. Mizzou also had two more INTs called back for penalties in the game.
Mizzou held SC to just 250 yards of total offense, the lowest total for the Gamecocks in series history.

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Players Mentioned

Kris Abrams-Draine

Tyler Badie

Nick Bolton

Trajan Jeffcoat

Martez Manuel

Isaiah McGuire

Devin Nicholson

Jarvis Ware

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