No. 25 Missouri trounces No. 8 Florida 45-17 to snap 9-game skid against Top 25 opponents
Austin Simmons threw for 340 yards and two touchdowns, and Jamal Roberts ran for 211 yards and three scores as Missouri piled up 560 yards.
- On Saturday, the 25th-ranked Missouri Tigers defeated the 8th-ranked Florida Gators 45-17 at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri, snapping a nine-game losing streak against ranked opponents.
- Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz secured his first regular-season win over a top-10 team in 11 attempts, while Florida entered ranked eighth after dismantling Ole Miss the previous week.
- Quarterback Austin Simmons threw for 340 yards and two touchdowns, while running back Jamal Roberts added 211 rushing yards and three scores; Missouri's defense held Florida running back Jadan Baugh to 13 yards on 12 carries.
- The Tigers outgained the Gators 560 yards to 325 and converted 7-of-13 third-down attempts, dominating time of possession as Florida struggled to sustain offensive drives.
- Florida faces South Carolina next week with kickoff set for noon or 12:45 p.m., while Missouri improves to 1-1 in SEC play heading into conference competition.
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Santa Maria Times
Georgia, Notre Dame and Alabama remain unbeaten and mostly untested; Florida falters at Mizzou
Georgia, Notre Dame and Alabama remained unbeaten — and mostly untested. No. 8 Florida came out flat and never recovered, getting drubbed 45-17 at 25th-ranked Missouri a week after dismantling then-No. 4 Mississippi 52-28. It was a huge letdown for…
No. 25 Missouri crushes No. 8 Florida 45-17 as Drinkwitz shrugs off 'noise' about Top 25 record
Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz wasn't interested in discussing the Tigers' past struggles against ranked teams on Saturday. Not after the Tigers dominated eighth-ranked Florida 45-17 . Austin Simmons threw for 340 yards and two touchdowns while Jamal Roberts rushed for…
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Bismarck TribuneNo. 25 Missouri romps over No. 8 Florida, 45-17
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The No. 25-ranked Missouri Tigers played their best football game of the season on homecoming Saturday, upsetting the No. 8 Florida Gators, 45-17. Mizzou forced the second-best offense in all of FBS to play its worst game…
Jon Sumrall Sends Brutal Message to His Team After Mizzou Ends Florida’s Unbeaten Streak: “It Makes Me Sick”
Jon Sumrall is more than angry. He’s livid. Florida walked into Faurot Field carrying the kind of confidence that can get dangerous in a hurry. The Gators were ranked No. 8, unbeaten at 4-0 and coming off a statement win over then-No. 4 Ole Miss. Then Missouri turned the afternoon into a wrecking job. The […]
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