Missouri 24, Mississippi 10
When: 7:45 PM ET, Saturday, November 23, 2013
Where: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, Mississippi
Temperature:
37°
Head Official:
Penn Wagers
Attendance:
61168
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No. 8 Missouri 24, Mississippi 10: Henry Josey rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns as the visiting Tigers snapped the Rebels' four-game winning streak.
James Franklin went 12-of-19 for 142 yards for Missouri (10-1, 6-1 SEC) in his return from an Oct. 12 shoulder injury. Marcus Murphy added 67 yards and a touchdown on the ground while Bud Sasser had two catches for 72 yards.
Bo Wallace went 26-of-42 for 244 yards for Mississippi (7-4, 3-4). Donte Moncrief had six catches for 115 yards for the Rebels and I'Tavius Mathers added 66 rushing yards.
Franklin started the game 8-of-8 and led two scoring drives in the first half as Josey and Murphy found the end zone for a 17-3 halftime lead. Ole Miss had a chance for more points but an 18-play drive ended with a goal-line stand and Josh Augusta blocked the ensuing field goal early in the second quarter.
Ole Miss scored just four plays after halftime on Mathers' 45-yard run but the Tigers pushed the lead back to two scores on Josey's 11-yard touchdown with 6:56 left in the third quarter. Ole Miss punted three times before turning the ball over on downs with 8:08 left and never got the ball back.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Missouri coach Gary Pinkel won his 100th game with the Tigers, moving within a game of tying Don Faurot's school record of 101 victories. ... Ole Miss scored three points in three trips into the red zone, having a field goal blocked and a fourth-down pass fail. ... Missouri has recorded a special-teams block in back-to-back games and DT Harold Brantley rushed for 26 yards on a fake punt.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
Missouri |
|
Mississippi |
Bud Sasser
| Player |
Donte Moncrief
|
2 |
Receptions |
6 |
72 |
Yards |
115 |
36.0 |
Avg Yards |
19.2 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Missouri
|
485 |
260 |
225 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
Mississippi
|
378 |
126 |
252 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2.0 |
1 |