Saturday, September 10
Columbia, Mo.
6:30 P.M.
University of Missouri
vs
Eastern Michigan
@MizzouFootball Opens Home Schedule With EMU
9/5/2016 12:55:00 PM | Football
| GAME 2: Mizzou (0-1) vs. Eastern Michigan (1-0) | GAME NOTES | DEPTH CHART | |||||
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| Date: Saturday, Sept. 10 |
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| Time: 6:30 p.m. CT | |||||
| City: Columbia, Mo. |
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| Site: Faurot Field / Memorial Stadium (71,168) | |||||
MIZZOU OPENS HOME SCHEDULE VS. EMU
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TALE OF THE TAPE |
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| Barry Odom | Head Coach | Chris Creighton |
| 0-1 (1st) | Career Rec. | 143-67 (20th) |
| 0-0 | Rec. vs. Opp. | 0-0 |
| Mizzou vs. EMU | 1-0 | |
| Last Meeting | W, 44-24 (Sept. 6,1997) | |
| In Columbia | 1-0 | |
- The University of Missouri Football team (0-1 overall), returns to the friendly confines of Faurot Field/Memorial Stadium for its 2016 home opener, set for a 6:30 p.m. (central time) kickoff against the Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-0). The game will be televised on the SEC Network (alternate channel – fans are encouraged to check listings to find the broadcast). Saturday's game will represent the first home game for new Head Coach Barry Odom, who will look to guide his troops into the winner's circle after his Tigers showed flashes of encouraging play, but not enough to overcome a challenging road test at West Virginia, where they fell last Saturday by a 26-11 score.
- Mizzou's youthful and new-look offense racked up 462 yards against the Mountaineers (more than any game in 2015, and the most by MU since going for 587 at Texas A&M in 2014), but just enough mistakes kept them from capitalizing, as they scored only twice in five redzone opportunities. Likewise, the defense held a potent WVU offense well below its typical output, but the Mountaineers took advantage of big plays, as they tallied nine plays from scrimmage of 20 yards or more, and kept Mizzou's vaunted front seven from recording any quarterback sacks on the day. Even with all of that working against the Tigers, they had a first-and-goal at the WVU six-yardline with less than two minutes left with a chance to make it a one-score game.
- Eastern Michigan, from the Mid-American Conference, rolls into Columbia fresh off a 61-14 dismantling of Mississippi Valley State on Sept. 2nd, where the Eagles were dominant in most every aspect of the game. EMU rolled to a quick 21-0 first quarter lead, and never looked back, finishing with 479 yards of offense, while holding the Delta Devils of the Football Championship Subdivision to just 169 yards in the game. The Eagles were a perfect 9-of-9 on redzone scoring opportunities, converting nicely with eight touchdowns and a field goal, on the way to rushing for 281 yards and throwing for 198 more.
WEEK 2 STORYLINES
- Mizzou holds a 91-31-4 all-time record (.733) in 125 previous home openers. Included in that figure is a mark of 60-27-3 (.683) in home openers since 1926, the year that Memorial Stadium opened. Since the field was named Faurot Field in 1972, Mizzou's home opener record is 33-11 (.750). The last time Mizzou lost a home opener at Memorial Stadium was 2005, a 45-35 defeat at the hands of New Mexico.
- In Mizzou's loss at West Virginia last Saturday, youth and newcomers were the theme. Mizzou played 11 first-time starters in the game and 25 players saw their first game action in a Mizzou uniform. Seven of the 11 first-year starters were on offense with the other four coming on defense. The breakdown of the 25 players who saw their first action as Mizzou Tigers is as follows:
14 on offense, nine on defense and two specialists. - Mizzou and Eastern Michigan have met just once in history, back in 1997 when Mizzou opened the season with the Eagles. Headed into the game with EMU, Mizzou had posted 13 consecutive losing seasons before the 44-24, season-opening win vaulted Mizzou to a 7-5 record and its first bowl game since 1983. Mizzou head coach Barry Odom was a sophomore on the 1997 team that defeated EMU. Odom finished second on the team with five tackles in that game, adding a pass deflection in the win.
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