Week one of the college football season went as smoothly as the Missouri Tigers could've hoped for. Missouri gained its first shutout win in a season-opener si
Missouri gained its first shutout win in a season-opener since defeating Bowling Green 37-0 in 1998, routing Murray State in a 51-point display. It jumped out to a 28-0 lead alone in the first quarter, which dedicated the eventual outcome. Along with that, it received a No. 9 placement in the latest AP rankings.
"There's plenty for us to work on," Drinkwitz said in his weekly press conference Tuesday, "plenty for us to be concerned with that we need to correct and we need to really do a good job.” Missouri was able to score early on in both the pass and run game against Murray State, but its lead truly got out of hand after cornerback Toriano Pride Jr. picked off the Racers at the 09:41 mark, bringing home a touchdown to make the score 21-0 after a successful field goal.
Out of the seven third downs which Missouri passed on, only three of them resulted in first downs. These drives may not have been needed given the shutout circumstances, but later in the season, letting those opportunities slide could be costly.
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