@ FOOTBALL GAME NOTES GAME Columbia, Mo. ESPNU 6:30 p.m. (CT) Tiger Radio Network Memorial Stadium (71,168) mizzoustats.com 1-2 0-1 2-1 0-0 VS AP rank: - - CP rank: - - AP rank:15 CP rank:16 Head Coach: Barry Odom (5-10/2nd year) Head Coach: Gus Malzahn (46-22/6th year) 2017 SCHEDULE TIGERS VS. TIGERS Date Time Opponent TV/SCORE ^ The Missouri Tigers (1-2 overall, 0-1 in Southeastern Conference play) conclude their four-game season-opening homestand this Sept. 2 11 a.m. Missouri State W, 72-43 Sept. 9 6 p.m. South Carolina L, 31-13 Saturday evening as they play host to the #15/#16 Auburn Tigers (2-1, 0-0) at Faurot Field/Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is set for Sept. 16 3 p.m. Purdue L, 35-3 6:30 p.m. (central time), with the game being televised on ESPNU. Sept. 23 6:30 p.m. Auburn ESPNU ^ Mizzou is looking to break a two-game losing skid coming in, after beginning the season with a 72-43 win over Missouri State. Oct. 7 TBD at Kentucky TBD Oct. 14 TBD at Georgia TBD Since the win, the Tigers have dropped games to South Carolina (31-13) and Purdue (35-3). Last Saturday saw Purdue take the Oct. 21 TBD Idaho TBD game’s opening possession and drive for a touchdown and a quick 7-0 lead, and it never looked back as the Tiger offense couldn’t Oct. 28 TBD at UConn TBD find its footing. Mizzou was held to a season-low 203 yards of offense on the day, as the Boilermakers outgained Mizzou 477- Nov. 4 TBD vs. Florida TBD Nov. 11 TBD vs. Tennessee TBD to-203, and owned a time of possession advantage of 43:43-to-16:17. The Tigers were just 2-of-11 on third down conversions, Nov. 18 TBD at Vanderbilt TBD and lost the turnover battle by a 3-to-1 margin. Nov. 24 1:30 p.m. at Arkansas CBS ^ Auburn comes to Columbia for the first time ever riding a 24-10 home win last Saturday over Mercer of the Football Championship *bold, italic - denotes home game Subdivision. The Tigers held a 17-3 lead into the fourth quarter before Mercer drove for a score to tighten things up at 17-10 with 13:48 to play, but Auburn responded with a touchdown drive of its own, scoring with 4:50 left to ice the game. Auburn dominated the stat sheet, outgaining Mercer by a 510-to-246 margin, but it committed five turnovers (four fumbles, one interception) that helped keep the game close. Tailback Kamryn Pettway ran for 128 yards and three touchdowns to lead the charge, while QB Jarrett Stidham was efficient with a 32-of-37 passing day for 364 yards, with one interception. Auburn opened its season with a 41-7 home win over Georgia Southern, before dropping a 14-6 decision at #3 Clemson in week two. Sophomore LB Cale Garrett ^ Led Mizzou with 12 tackles last week against Purdue, a new career-high and the most by a Tiger this season. ^ Also tallied his first career sack in the game, going for a 10- ON THE AIR yard loss. ^ Leads Mizzou in tackles (28) through the first three games ESPNU with 18 of his 28 being of the solo variety CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS ^ Has a pair of TFLs, a fumble recovery and a sack as well PBP: Mark Neely COLOR: Ray Bentley TIGER RADIO NETWORK SIRIUS: 138 XM: 191 PBP: Mike Kelly COLOR: Howard Richards SIDELINE: Chris Gervino WEEK 4 STORYLINES TALE OF THE TAPE ^ Mizzou is hosting Auburn for the first ever time in Columbia. The two storied programs have Mizzou Auburn met just twice over the years, but never on either campus as both meetings came in neutral Head Coach _______ Barry Odom (MU, ‘99) Head Coach _________________Gus Malzahn settings. The first was a 34-17 Mizzou win in the 1973 Sun Bowl and the next meeting came Season Record ________ 1-2 (2nd Season) (Henderson State, ‘90) in 2013 when Auburn defeated Mizzou, 59-42, in the SEC Championship Game, the first of Career Record _________5-10 (2nd Season) Season Record _________2-1 (5th Season) th back-to-back appearances for Mizzou. Record vs. Auburn _______________ 0-0 Career Record ________ 46-22 (6 Season) th ^ Saturday marks Mizzou’s first meeting with an SEC West foe in 2017. Since joining the Record at Auburn ____ 37-19 (5 Season) league in 2012, Mizzou is 5-7 against the SEC West with two of those seven losses coming Mizzou vs. Auburn ____________Tied, 1-1 in the SEC Championship Game (2013 to Auburn and 2014 to Alabama). Mizzou is 5-5 Last meeting ____________Auburn, 59-42 MIZ STAT AUB against the SEC West in regular season action. _ Dec. 7, 2013 in Atlanta (SEC Championship) 29.3 Points Per Game 23.7 36.3 Points Allowed 10.3 ^ Saturday’s game will mark the final contest of a four-game homestand for the Tigers, which In Columbia ____________________ 0-0 180.7 Rush Yards 178.3 is the first-ever four-game homestand to open the season in school history. In Auburn ______________________ 0-0 172.0 Rush Yards Allowed 88.7 ^ Mizzou enters the week ranked ninth nationally in sacks allowed (0.67 per game), a mark Neutral Site ____________________ 1-1 299.7 Passing Yards 209.0 that ranks second in the SEC. The Tigers also check in at fourth nationally in tackles for 270.7 Passing Yards Allowed 113.0 loss allowed (2.67 per game), a mark that leads the SEC as well. Mizzou led the nation in 480.3 Total Yards 387.3 that stat last year with the lowest mark in all of FBS since the NCAA began archiving the 442.7 Total Yards Allowed 201.7 statistic in 2005. 20:08 Time of Possession 30:16 ^ Mizzou is fourth in the nation in net punting thanks to golden-toed junior P Corey Fatony 15-for-37 Third Down 24-for-51 who ranks second nationally, averaging 49.9 yards per punt. 8-for-10 Red Zone 10-for-12 #ShowMe // 1 @MIZZOUFOOTBALL 2 Sept. 2 vs. Missouri St. Columbia, Mo. SEC Network 11 a.m. (CT) W, 72-43 Mizzou sets school record for total offense Mizzou (2-0) Memorial Stadium Lock sets school records for passing yards, TDs Sept. 9 vs. South Carolina Columbia, Mo. ESPN2 6:00 p.m. (CT) L, 31-13 Mistakes on special teams plague Tigers post Tied (4-4) Memorial Stadium total yards but for just 5-for-14 on third down Sept. 16 vs. Purdue Columbia, Mo. SEC Network 3:00 p.m. (CT) L, 35-3 Mizzou musters just 203 yards of total offense Purdue (7-2) Memorial Stadium and just 16:17 time of posession in loss Sept. 23 vs. Auburn Columbia, Mo. ESPNU 6:30 p.m. (CT) Auburn makes first trip to Columbia as two teams Series tied (1-1) Memorial Stadium meet for first time since 2013 SEC Championship Oct. 1 at Kentucky Lexington, Ky. TBA TBA Mizzou is 1-2 all-time vs. Kentucky in Lexington UK (4-3) Kroger Field and 3-2 vs. the Cats since joining SEC Oct. 15 at Georgia Athens, Ga. TBA TBA Mizzou is making third trip to Athens and is UGA (5-1) Sanford Stadium 1-1 against the Dawgs at Sanford Stadium Oct. 22 vs. Idaho Columbia, Mo. TBA TBA Mizzou hosts Idaho on Homecoming, the third Mizzou (2-0) Memorial Stadium meeting between the two and first since 1963 Oct. 29 at UConn Storrs, Conn. TBA TBA Mizzou pays return trip to UConn after topping Mizzou (1-0) Pratt & Whitney Stadium Huskies, 9-6, in 2015 Nov. 5 vs. Florida Columbia, Mo. TBA TBA Mizzou and Florida have split the two meetings Tied (3-3) Memorial Stadium played in Columbia; Gators have won last two Nov. 12 vs. Tennessee Columbia, Mo. TBA TBA Tennessee has won two straight in the series Mizzou (3-2) Memorial Stadium after Mizzou won the first three Nov. 19 at Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. TBA TBA Mizzou is 1-1 all-time in Nashville Mizzou (5-3-1) Vanderbilt Stadium Tigers claimed 2016 meeting, 26-17 Nov. 25 at Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. CBS 1:30 p.m. (CT) Arkansas and Mizzou renew annual Battle Line Mizzou (5-3) David W. Reynolds Stadium Rivalry, Tigers have won two of first three in SEC LIMITING NEGATIVE PLAYS Sophomore RG Senior LT ^ Through three weeks of play, Mizzou’s offense again is doing Tre’Vour Simms Tyler Howell a fine job of limiting negative plays, despite playing a pair of Power 5 teams through the first two weeks. ^ Mizzou ranks fourth nationally in tackles for loss allowed at just 2.67 per game while its 0.67 sacks allowed per game average ranks ninth nationally. Mizzou ranks first and second in the SEC in each category, respectively. MIZZOU AGAIN LIMITING NEGATIVE PLAYS second-best three-year total in school history if he did LOOK BACK AT LOCK’S CAREER DAY ^ Mizzou led the nation in tackles for loss allowed last that, trailing only Daniel. Daniel threw for 8,180 yards in ^ In Mizzou’s season-opener against Missouri State, QB season, allowing just 2.92 per game, the lowest mark in his first three seasons. Below is a breakdown. Drew Lock threw for 521 and seven touchdowns, both FBS since the NCAA began archiving the stat.