South Carolina 31, Missouri 21
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 5, 2016
Where: Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, South Carolina
Temperature:
69°
Head Official:
Ken Williamson
Attendance:
73817
By The Sports Xchange
South Carolina's freshmen tandem of quarterback Jake Bentley and running back Rico Dowdle had big games, and the Gamecocks beat struggling Missouri 31-21 in SEC play on Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C.
Bentley threw a pair of first-half touchdowns, and Dowdle rushed for 149 yards with a go-ahead touchdown late in the third quarter for the Gamecocks (5-4, 3-4), who have won three straight games.
Rashad Fenton had a momentum-shifting interception at the goal line, one play after Missouri had picked up a fourth-and-1 inside South Carolina territory. Bentley followed the pick by leading a nine-play, 98-yard drive, capped by a 20-yard highlight reel touchdown run by Dowdle. The Gamecocks led 28-21 heading into the fourth quarter.
Ish Witter and Damarea Crockett had touchdown runs for the Tigers, and quarterback Drew Lock threw a touchdown pass to Kendall Blanton early in the third quarter to tie the score at 21-21.
Lock completed 23 of 40 passes for 302 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions.
Bentley, in only his second career SEC start, completed 22 of 28 passes for 254 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions.
Missouri (2-7, 0-5) has lost five straight games.
South Carolina kicker Elliott Fry booted a 24-yard field goal and made all four of his extra-point attempts, setting the school record with 331 career points.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Missouri
|
465 |
163 |
302 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4.0 |
0 |
South Carolina
|
428 |
174 |
254 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
4.0 |
1 |