COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri football takes aim at a second consecutive unbeaten non-conference season Saturday, when the No. 21/18 Tigers travel to Amherst, Massachusetts, to meet the UMass Minutemen at McGuirk Alumni Stadium.
Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. CT, and the game will be broadcast live on the ESPN2 and Tiger Radio Network.
Saturday’s matchup will mark the first meeting between the Tigers and Minutemen.
Missouri has won at least four of its first five games for the second-straight year and the sixth time in the last 12 seasons.
Saturday’s ESPN2 broadcast will feature Roy Philpott, Sam Acho, and Taylor Davis on the call. The game can also be heard on the Tiger Radio Network from LEARFIELD through the Varsity Network mobile app and Sirius XM channel 82.
HOW TO FOLLOW
[21] Missouri (4-1) at Massachusetts (1-5)
Saturday, October 12, 2024 • 11 a.m. CT
Amherst, Mass. • McGuirk Alumni Stadium (17,000)
TELEVISION • ESPN2
RADIO • Tiger Radio Network from LEARFIELD
GAME NOTES • Missouri Notes • UMass Notes
LIVE STATS • UMassAthletics.com
TWITTER • @MizzouFootball
INTERVIEWS • Coach Drinkwitz Weekly Press Conference | LB Corey Flagg Jr. Pre-Practice Interview | C Connor Tollison Pre-Practice Interview
GAME NOTES
Mizzou is riding a string of 18 consecutive weeks ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll, marking its longest such streak in a decade.
MU will be looking to bounce back from a 41-10 SEC loss at No. 25 Texas A&M (Oct. 5) that ended the Tigers’ eight-game win streak which was the longest unbeaten stretch since 1960 and matched the second-longest streak in program history.
Mizzou’s defense ranks 15th in the nation in total defense (277.6 ypg) and 11th in passing defense (157.0 ypg).
MU’s offense has converted 20-of-21 (.952) red zone opportunities into points this season, ranking 13th nationally and third in the SEC; the Tigers have scored on 76-of-79 (.962) trips overall since the start of the 2023 season.
QB Brady Cook (7,610) ranks fourth on the Tigers’ all-time passing yardage list and fifth on MU’s career touchdown passes chart (43); he enters Saturday’s game 1,189 yards behind Brad Smith for the No. 3 spot and eight TD tosses shy of James Franklin in the No. 4 position, respectively, on the two charts.
WR Theo Wease Jr. recorded a pair of catches for 72…
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