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October 1, 2006
Big XII Recap - Week 5
Missouri’s season so far has been a surprise, going 4-0 and leading the nation in team defense. They may have given up 373 yards against Colorado, but they kept that 0 in the loss column, beating the Buffaloes, 28-13. Sophomore quarterback Chase Daniel was solid once again, throwing for 251 yards and four touchdown passes. Daniel also threw two interceptions, but his offensive power was enough to lead the Tigers to victory.
While the win may seem like another against a so-so team, Colorado was actually ranked in the top ten in defense entering the game, despite their winless record. Missouri was still able to gain over 350 yards on the Buffs, proving that the early part of their season was no fluke. Missouri begins the season 5-0 for the first time since 1981, a year that finished with the Tigers winning the Tangerine Bowl. Missouri will be hoping that their bowl game this time is going to be a bit more high profile, and five wins to begin the season is a great start to guaranteeing just that.
Missouri will face another tough test next week when they take on Texas Tech. The Red Raiders needed a late touchdown pass to get a win over Texas A&M in their conference opener. Texas Tech was still recovering from a tough loss against TCU last week, and for a good portion of the second half, it looked like there was going to be a repeat performance. However, Graham Harrell found Robert Johnson in the corner with less than a minute to go for Johnson’s third score of the afternoon to clinch the win. The loss by the Aggies leaves Missouri as the only team without a loss in the conference.
Nebraska blew a 24-7 lead in their game against Kansas and needed overtime, but still came away with the victory to move to 1-0 in conference, and 4-1 overall. Baylor had no such issues in their game. The Bears led the entire game against Kansas State, winning 17-3.
In other action, Texas finished their non-conference slate with a 56-3 win over Sam Houston, and Iowa State survived Division 1-AA Northern Iowa, 28-27.
Ben Miraski writes for MRISports.com and is a featured blogger on FanIQ. His Big XII recap appears weekly on Blogcritics.org as part of their NCAA Tailgate Cleanup. Readers can contact Ben at bmiraski@mrisports.com
Posted by bmiraski at October 1, 2006 9:10 PM
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