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Lock throws for 5 TDs as Missouri routs UConn 52-12
STORRS, Conn. (AP) Missouri earned its first road win and is on its first winning streak in more than two years. That has the Tigers thinking about bigger things.
''We're trying to finish out the season and we're trying to finish 6-0 and we're trying to make a bowl game right now,'' said running back Ish Witter.
Quarterback Drew Lock threw for 377 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Tigers in a rout of Connecticut, 52-12 on Saturday night.
The junior, who played just under three quarters, picked apart the nation's worst pass defense, finishing with a career-high 31 completions on 37 attempts.
''We're talking about our outside guys being able to run by anybody,'' Lock said. ''And then being able to take the hitches all night made my job a lot easier, because you get 6 or 7 on those, miss a tackle and you get a first down on those as well. That just allowed us to get in our shots a little more.''
Missouri (3-5) gave up a safety after an errant snap on the opening drive, but scored on its next five possessions to lead 31-5 at halftime.
Lock completed 14 of 15 passes in the first quarter, three of them for touchdowns, including two to freshman tight end Albert Okwuegbunam.
He also hit J'Mon Moore for two scores and hooked up with Johnathon Johnson for a 72-yard catch and run in the third quarter.
The Tigers had 583 yards of offense, 408 through the air.
Johnson had five catches for 128 yards. Moore caught eight balls for 96 yards. Witter ran for 73 yards in place of Damarea Crockett, who had what could be season-ending surgery on his right shoulder last week after suffering an injury in the Tigers Oct. 14 loss to Georgia
''I think when the offense is going that spreads throughout the entire team and sideline,'' said head coach Barry Odom. ''(Drew)'s got a really high skill set and receivers are catching the ball well.''
Bryant Shirreffs completed 19 of 39 passes for 202 yards for UConn (3-5), but was sacked five times. The Tigers also had nine tackles for loss.
''We're not going to show this film to these guys,'' UConn coach Randy Edsall said. ''We're going to move forward and just make sure we have the right guys out there.''
THE TAKEAWAY
Missouri: Lock becomes the first Missouri quarterback to throw for at least five touchdowns five times. He has 7,298 yards passing and now trails only Brad Smith (8,799 yards) and Chase Daniel (12,515 yards) on Missouri's all-time passing list.
''That's really cool to me, growing up a huge Missouri Tiger fan, watching all those guys,'' Lock said. ''Putting my name with those guys, that's the biggest part,'' `cause that's the coolest thing to me.''
Over his last five games, Lock is 114-for-166 passing for 1,668 yards. He has thrown 20 touchdowns and just three interceptions.
UConn: The Huskies were coming off back-to-back wins over Temple and Tulsa, but have not won win three in a row since 2015. UConn has now given up more than 350 yards passing to six of its eight opponents.
STREAKING
The Tigers, who beat Idaho 68-21 last Saturday, had not won two straight since beating Southeast Missouri ad Arkansas State to start the 2015 season. The win at Arkansas State also was the team's last road win.
EJECTED BY COACH
UConn safety Jamar Summers intercepted Missouri backup Micah Wilson near the end of the third quarter, but was then flagged for taunting with his team down 45-12 and found himself in the locker room for the rest of the game.
''I sent him off,'' said Edsall. ''Not going to disrespect the game that way and play in this program.''
UP NEXT
Missouri: The Tigers return home to resume SEC play by hosting Florida next Saturday.
UConn: The Huskies begin the toughest stretch of their schedule by hosting No. 17 South Florida next week in a game rescheduled from September because of Hurricane Irma. The Bulls are coming off their first loss of the season. The Huskies then travel to the sunshine state to face No. 18 UCF.
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Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | 0 | 0 |
Passing | 0 | 0 |
Penalty | 0 | 0 |
3rd Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Total Net Yards | 0 | 0 |
Total Plays | 0 | 0 |
Avg Gain | 0 | 0 |
Net Yards Rushing | 0 | 0 |
Rush Attempts | 0 | 0 |
Avg Rush Yards | 0 | 0 |
Yards Passing | 0 | 0 |
Comp. - Att. | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Yards Per Pass | 0 | 0 |
Penalties - Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Touchdowns | ||
Rushing TDs | 0 | 0 |
Passing TDs | 0 | 0 |
Other | ||
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 |
Punts - Avg | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Return Yards | ||
Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
I. WitterĀ
21 RB
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I. Witter | 10 | 73 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L. Rountree IIIĀ
33 RB
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L. Rountree III | 6 | 60 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. DowningĀ
22 RB
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D. Downing | 10 | 60 | 0 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. WilsonĀ
2 QB
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M. Wilson | 3 | 14 | 1 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. UtseyĀ
90 DL
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M. Utsey | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. LockĀ
3 QB
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D. Lock | 3 | -7 | 0 | 10 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
J. JohnsonĀ
12 WR
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J. Johnson | 0 | 5 | 128 | 1 | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. MooreĀ
6 WR
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J. Moore | 0 | 8 | 96 | 2 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. FloydĀ
17 WR
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R. Floyd | 0 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
E. HallĀ
84 WR
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E. Hall | 0 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. OkwuegbunamĀ
81 TE
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A. Okwuegbunam | 0 | 4 | 34 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. CollinsĀ
18 WR
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D. Collins | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I. WitterĀ
21 RB
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I. Witter | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
N. BrownĀ
7 WR
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N. Brown | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L. Rountree IIIĀ
33 RB
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L. Rountree III | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
C. GarrettĀ
47 LB
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C. Garrett | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Beckner Jr.Ā
5 DL
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T. Beckner Jr. | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L. CheadleĀ
28 DB
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L. Cheadle | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. WarrenĀ
2 LB
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T. Warren | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. FrazierĀ
16 DL
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M. Frazier | 0-2 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
F. Stribling IVĀ
31 S
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F. Stribling IV | 0-1 | 0.5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. LeeĀ
4 LB
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B. Lee | 0-1 | 0.5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. SherrilsĀ
22 S
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A. Sherrils | 0-1 | 0.5 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
T. McCannĀ
19 K
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T. McCann | 1/1 | 37 | 7/7 | 10 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
C. FatonyĀ
26 P
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C. Fatony | 3 | 43.7 | 2 | 47 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
L. Rountree IIIĀ
33 RB
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L. Rountree III | 2 | 14.0 | 28 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
R. FloydĀ 17 WR
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R. Floyd | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
D. CollinsĀ 18 WR
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D. Collins | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
B. ShirreffsĀ
4 QB
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B. Shirreffs | 19/39 | 202 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
D. PindellĀ
5 QB
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D. Pindell | 3/12 | 31 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q. SkanesĀ
19 WR
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Q. Skanes | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
K. MensahĀ
34 RB
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K. Mensah | 16 | 64 | 1 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. ShirreffsĀ
4 QB
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B. Shirreffs | 15 | 23 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. ThompsonĀ
48 RB
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J. Thompson | 3 | 17 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N. HopkinsĀ
11 RB
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N. Hopkins | 5 | 12 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. PindellĀ
5 QB
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D. Pindell | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
H. MayalaĀ
1 WR
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H. Mayala | 0 | 9 | 116 | 0 | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Q. SkanesĀ
19 WR
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Q. Skanes | 0 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. McLeanĀ
8 WR
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A. McLean | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. BealsĀ
2 WR
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T. Beals | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. MensahĀ
34 RB
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K. Mensah | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. DonaldsonĀ
82 WR
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M. Donaldson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. DixonĀ
23 WR
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K. Dixon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. BloomĀ
86 TE
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A. Bloom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
L. CarrezolaĀ
15 DL
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L. Carrezola | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. JosephĀ
11 LB
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J. Joseph | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. SummersĀ
21 DB
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J. Summers | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
M. TarbuttĀ
40 K
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M. Tarbutt | 1/2 | 30 | 1/1 | 4 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
B. GrahamĀ
81 P
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B. Graham | 8 | 40.0 | 2 | 52 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Q. SkanesĀ
19 WR
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Q. Skanes | 3 | 18.3 | 23 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Q. SkanesĀ 19 WR
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Q. Skanes | 1 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |