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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Missouri 45, New Mexico State 14
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, November 19, 2022
Where: Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium, Columbia, Missouri
Temperature: 26°
Head Official: Lee Hedrick
Attendance: 45231

Brady Cook threw three touchdown passes as Missouri kept its bowl hopes alive by beating New Mexico State 45-14 in a non-conference clash in Columbia, Mo.

Cook completed 19-of-27 passes for 251 yards for the Tigers (5-6). He also rushed seven times for 71 yards.

Missouri's rushing attack was paced by Cody Schrader, who ran for 70 yards and a pair of scores on 18 carries. Schrader also made four catches for 47 yards.

Gavin Frakes and Star Thomas scored rushing touchdowns for the Aggies (4-6), both in the second half.

Missouri scored on its first three possessions, building a 21-0 lead heading into halftime.

The second of those drives was a long and grinding one, as the Tigers covered 81 yards in 17 plays and chewed more than six minutes off the clock. It was capped by Schrader 2-yard scamper for a touchdown.

After the Aggies finally got on the board in the third quarter with Thomas' 10-yard touchdown run, the Tigers responded with two more touchdowns and a field goal.

The first touchdown came when Cook connected with Luther Burden III for a 14-yard score, and then redshirt freshman defensive back Daylan Carnell picked off New Mexico State and ran it back 40 yards for a pick-six.

A 43-yard field goal by Harold Mevis gave the Tigers their largest lead of the day at 45-7 with just under 10 minutes to play.

Burden also caught Cook's first touchdown pass, hurdling a defender to reach the end zone from 12 yards out.

Missouri converted 9-of-14 third downs and turned the ball over just once. The 31 points was the Tigers' largest margin in a victory this season.

The Tigers will need a victory next Saturday at home against Arkansas to get to six wins and bowl eligibility.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
New Mexico State   Missouri
Diego Pavia Player Brady Cook
9 Attempts 7
50 Yards 71
5.6 Avg Yards 10.1
0 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Receiving
New Mexico State   Missouri
J.J. Jones III Player Barrett Banister
2 Receptions 7
38 Yards 91
19.0 Avg Yards 13.0
0 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
New Mexico State 259 144 115 2 0 0 0.0 2
Missouri 443 182 261 6 1 2 2.0 0