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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Missouri 23, Middle Tennessee 19
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 9, 2023
Where: Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium, Columbia, Missouri
Temperature: 76°
Head Official: David Smith
Attendance: 57645

Brady Cook completed 14-of-19 passes for 204 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score as Missouri held off Middle Tennessee 23-19 on Saturday in Columbia, Mo.

Nathaniel Peat caught a 49-yard touchdown pass and rushed for 51 yards for Missouri (2-0).

Luther Burden caught eight passes for 117 yards for the Tigers and Cody Schrader gained 84 yards on 23 carries.

Nicholas Vattiato completed 22-of-36 passes for 214 yards and two touchdowns for Middle Tennessee (0-2).

Missouri broke the scoreless tie on its third possession of the game. Peat rushed for 45 yards on five carries and Harrison Mevis hit a 38-yard field goal for a 3-0 lead.

Middle Tennessee marched 86 yards on 14 plays to move ahead 7-3 in the second quarter. Frank Peasant's 25-yard run was the key play, and Vattiato's 3-yard touchdown pass to Kalani Norris capped the drive.

The Tigers responded with a 16-play, 71-yard drive to take a 10-7 lead with 24 seconds left in the half. Cook got the possession rolling with a 9-yard pass to Burden, then he capped it with a 1-yard quarterback sneak.

The Blue Raiders opened the second half by moving 68 yards to set up Zeke Rankin's game-tying 25-yard field goal.

Cook hit Burden on a 44-yard pass play to propel Missouri to an 80-yard drive. Theo Wease caught a 5-yard touchdown pass to put the Tigers up 16-10, but Mevis missed the extra point.

Peat capped an 82-yard drive with a 49-yard touchdown catch and run as the Tigers expanded their lead to 23-10 with 14:53 left to play.

Middle Tennessee cut its deficit to 23-17 with an 84-yard drive, capped by Vattiato's 13-yard touchdown pass to Justin Olson.

The Blue Raiders got two points closer when Sam Brumfield hit Cook and forced his fumble the through the Missouri end zone for a safety with 6:07 left to play.

Middle Tennessee got the ball with the chance to take the lead, but the Blue Raiders turned the ball over on downs after reaching the Missouri 42.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Middle Tennessee   Missouri
Frank Peasant Player Cody Schrader
12 Attempts 23
35 Yards 84
2.9 Avg Yards 3.6
0 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Receiving
Middle Tennessee   Missouri
Elijah Metcalf Player Luther Burden III
5 Receptions 8
70 Yards 117
14.0 Avg Yards 14.6
0 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Middle Tennessee 285 66 219 2 1 0 4.0 1
Missouri 316 112 204 3 1 0 4.0 0