No. 20 @MizzouFootball Faces UConn in Tiger Stripe Game Saturday
9/14/2015 11:30:00 AM | Football
| Opponent | Location | Day/Time | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn Buy Tickets | Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium | Saturday, Sept. 19 11 a.m. | TV: ESPN Radio: Tiger Network, Sirius 115, XM 191 Online: WatchESPN | Live Audio | Live Stats Game Notes |
- The #22/#20 Missouri Tigers (2-0 overall) return to the friendly confines of The Zou this Saturday, where they will host the Connecticut Huskies (2-0) in a nationally-televised game on ESPN set for an 11 a.m. (central time) kickoff. Saturday will mark the first-ever meeting in football between the schools.
- Saturday will mark the renewal of the tradition at Memorial Stadium known as the Tiger Stripe Game, where fans are asked to wear either black or gold, in order to "stripe" the stadium. Less than 1,000 tickets remain available for the contest, as athletic officials are anticipating a capacity or near-capacity crowd
- Mizzou is coming off of a gritty 27-20 comeback road win at upset-minded Arkansas State Saturday evening. The Tigers won their program-best 11th-straight road game, as they overcame a 17-10 3rd-quarter deficit thanks to a stifling performance by its defense, combined with a resilient offense which posted consecutive TD drives in the 3rd quarter to give MU a lead it wouldn't relinquish the rest of the way.
- UConn makes its first-ever appearance in Columbia fresh off a 22-17 win Saturday against Army. The Huskies trailed 10-3 midway through the 2nd quarter, but scored 19 unanswered points to take a 22-10 lead as they held on for the victory. UConn opened its 2015 season with a 20-15 home win over Villanova.
- We'll detail the many exploits of the Mizzou defense and its effort which keyed MU's road win at Arkansas State Saturday night, but one stat line just jumps out in a major way. Mizzou allowed only 37 yards of total offense to the Red Wolves in the second half, on 29 snaps – an average of just 1.3 yards per play.
- To put that in perspective, 37 yards equals 111 feet, and that means if this was baseball, the Tiger defense allowed Arkansas State to reach just 21 feet beyond first base (bases are 90 feet apart) in the entire second half combined!
- Arkansas State ended the night with just 217 yards of total offense in all, one week after the Red Wolves put up over 400 yards at Southern Cal (ranked sixth in this week's AP poll). ASU had just one offensive snap of 20 yards or more (a 23-yard pass), and the Tiger defense was spending all game in the backfield, as it registered 15 tackles for loss (the most by MU since 2002) and 2.0 QB sacks.
As Mizzou prepares to play its third of four nonconference games on the schedule in 2014, it's time to take a look at how RS junior QB Maty Mauk has fared in his career against nonconference foes.In 11 career nonconference games, Mauk has completed 137 of 243 passes for 1,726 yards (7.1 yards per attempt) with 23 TDs, good for a 139.9 rating. He has also added 291 rushing yards on 70 carries (4.2 avg.) with two TDs. - Saturday's game also marks the final nonconference home game of the season for Mizzou (only a neutral site clash with BYU in November remains following Saturday). Under head coach Gary Pinkel, Mizzou has compiled a 30-4 overall record in nonconference games played at Memorial Stadium.
Mizzou senior LB Kentrell Brothers was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week following his outing at Arkansas State. He leads the nation in tackling, matching a career-high with 16 tackles in each of Mizzou's first two games. He also had a pair of 4th-quarter INTs last week and blocked a punt in the opener vs. SEMO. - Through two weeks, Mizzou leads the SEC in scoring defense, allowing only 23 points (11.5 per game).
- Mizzou also leads the SEC in total defense, yielding only 418 total yards, good for an average of 209 yards per game and 3.0 yards per play. The next closest team in the SEC is Arkansas at 261 yards per game and 4.5 yards per play.
- Mizzou leads the SEC in passing defense by a wide margin, giving up only 180 yards through the air over the first two weeks. Second-place Texas A&M has yielded 160 passing yards per game while the Tigers are only giving up 90 passing yards per contest.
- Mizzou is tied for second in the SEC in opponent first downs, having allowed only 28 thus far. LSU leads the league with 27 while Arkansas and Florida have also only given up 28.
- Mizzou held Arkansas St. to only 217 total yards on Saturday and just 37 total yards after halftime.
- The 15 tackles for loss by Mizzou last Saturday at Arkansas State are the most in a single game since 2002 (16 vs. Texas A&M that year).
- Mizzou leads the nation in tackles for loss with 25 on the year - highlighted by Charles Harris' 6.0 this season. Harris is second in the nation in TFLs. Harris had the most TFLs by a Tiger since 2007 last Saturday vs. Arkansas State.
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