COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri football returns to Faurot Field on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022 to face No. 24 Kentucky. The Tigers will celebrate Military Appreciation Day and Ag Day in a game which kicks off at 11 a.m. CT and airs on SEC Network and the Tiger Radio Network.
Saturday marks the 13th meeting in a series which dates to 1965. Kentucky leads 8-4 all-time with Mizzou’s 20-10 win in Columbia 2020 snapping a five-game UK streak. The Wildcats won a close one in Lexington a year ago, 35-28.
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MISSOURI TIGERS (4-4, 2-3 SEC)
Head Coach: Eliah Drinkwitz (3rd)
Career/Mizzou Record: 27-17 (4th) • 15-16 (3rd)
KENTUCKY WILDCATS (5-3, 2-3 SEC)
Head Coach: Mark Stoops (10th)
Career/School Record: 64-55 (10th) • Same
GAME INFORMATION
Facility Memorial Stadium / Faurot Field (62,621)
TV SECN (Jay Alter-pxp, Dustin Fox-ana, Lauren Sisler-sl)
Online WatchESPN.com / ESPN App
Radio Tiger Radio Network: 1580 AM / 105.1 FM / XM 109 or 304
• Mike Kelly-pxp, Howard Richards-ana, Chris Gervino-sl
LAST TIME OUT: MIZZOU
• Three long first-half drives, another stout performance by the defense, and two second-half field goals by Harrison Mevis sent Mizzou to a 23-10 victory over No. 25 South Carolina.
• The Tigers retained the Mayor’s Cup for the fourth-straight year in the Battle for Columbia.
• In the first half, quarterback Brady Cook directed drives of 96, 84 and 72 yards to get the Tigers out to a 17-0 lead. He scored the first touchdown on a three-yard run. On the second drive, he completed a 57-yard pass to Dominic Lovett that led to a one-yard TD plunge by Cody Schrader, and Lovett opened the third drive with a 21-yard catch-and-run and Cook gained 23 yards on a third down that led to a 20-yard field goal by Mevis.
• The Gamecocks closed the score to 17-10 in the third quarter, but Missouri came right back. A 34-yard pass down the right sideline to Lovett put Mevis in position for a 50-yard field goal extending his MU record to 10 FGs of 50 yards or more. Lovett had career highs with 10 receptions for 148 yards.
• The Tigers defense then stopped South Carolina for losses on three straight plays, the third a 9-yard sack by Isaiah McGuire, and after a punt, Cook hit Schrader for a 29-yard…
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