Missouri Rebounds With Win Over Abilene Christian

The Missouri Tigers are back in the win column after their Week 3 win over Abilene Christian.

Matt Galatzan | Sep 17, 2022

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Following their disappointing Week 2 blowout loss to Kansas State, the Missouri Tigers are back in the win column, taking down the Abilene Christian Wildcats 34-17 at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium in Columbia.

The Tigers got off to a great start on Saturday, with freshman star Luther Burden III taking back a punt return 78-yards for a score on his first touch of the game to give the Tigers a 7-0 lead.

After that, however, the Tigers struggled with inconsistencies on offense through the remainder of the first half, taking a 17-3 lead into the locker room.

Thankfully for the Tigers, Burden was able to return late in the first half and make his presence known throughout the rest of the game, kickstarting the Tigers' offense.

Burden ended the afternoon catching six passes for a career-high 58 yards and running back four punts for 111 total yards, while his quarterback, Brady Cook, completed 21 of 30 passes for 294 yards and three touchdowns.

Dominic Lovett also had a career day, catching seven passes for 132 yards and two touchdowns, including a 79-yard touchdown pass in the first half.

As a team, the Tigers largely struggled offensively in the first half, but picked it up in the second half, amassing 487 total yards.

Things were particularly rough in the run game, with Mizzou rushing 41 times for 193 yards - 77 came on just three carries. Outside of those runs, the Tigers averaged just 3.0 yards per carry.

Defensively, the Tigers were able to hold court for the offense, holding the Wildcats to just 17 points and forcing two turnovers. While the Tigers did total 487 yards of offense they were unable able to get anything going consistently with the football.

Following the win, the Tigers hit the road as they move forward into SEC play against the Auburn Tigers next weekend at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama.

Since entering the SEC, Mizzou is 0-2 against Auburn in their only two conference meetings.

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Published Sep 17, 2022

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of MizzouSportsTalk.com, AllAggies.com and LonghornsCountry.com, as well as the Editor-In-Chief of InsideTheBears.com, TheGroveReport.com, RamDigest.com, AllSeahawks.com, and TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels. For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com