RB Marcus Carroll scored three touchdowns in Mizzou’s 45-3 win over UMass last week. (Photo courtesy: Mizzou Athletics)

Mizzou Football – Gameday Info
Game No. 7 – Auburn Tigers (2-5, 0-3) at #19 Missouri Tigers (4-1)
Date/Time – October 19, 2024 – 11 am
Location – Faurot Field — Columbia, MO
Watch – ESPN
Listen — Learfield Sports/KTRS 550 AM
Live Stats – Mizzou Stat Broadcast

Terrance Williams
Staff Writer

COLUMBIA, MO — After taking a quick break away from Southeastern Conference play to smash UMass 45-3 last week, the University of Missouri football team will be back at Faurot Field on Saturday to host its 2024 Homecoming Game against Auburn.

No. 19 Missouri is hoping is whooping of UMass last week is just what the team needed to right its ship before it got back to SEC play. Mizzou is 5-1 on the year and 1-1 in the SEC.

Auburn is 2-4 overall, 0-3 in league play, and coming off a bye week following a 31-13 loss to Georgia two weeks ago. The Tigers won two of their first three, but have lost three straight since winning their own Homecoming game against New Mexico on September 14.

Auburn is 3-1 all-time against Mizzou, including a win in 2017 in the only other meeting between the schools in Columbia.

Mizzou WRs Theo Wease, Jr. and Luther Burden III have combined for 62 catches, 805 yards, and five receiving touchdowns this season. (Photo: Thomas Grove)

Players to Watch: MU’s offense has converted 24-of-25 (.960) red zone opportunities into points this season, which leads the SEC and ranks ninth nationally; the Tigers have scored on 80-of-81 (.988) combined trips to the red zone since the start of the 2023 season.

QB Brady Cook (7,822) ranks fourth on the Tigers’ all-time passing yardage list and fifth on MU’s career touchdown passes chart (45); he enters Saturday’s game 977 yards behind Brad Smith in the No. 3 spot and six TD tosses shy of James Franklin in the No. 4 position, respectively, on those two charts.

K Blake Craig leads the SEC in field goals (13) and ranks 12th nationally in scoring (61 points).

WR Luther Burden III broke off a career-best 61-yard scoring run on the second play from scrimmage and reeled in five catches for 59 yards last week at UMass, extending his streak of games with at least one reception to 28 in a row.

Burden III ran his career total to 1,978 receiving yards, leaving the junior just 22 yards away from becoming the 12th Tiger receiver to top the 2,000-yard mark.

Mizzou’s defense ranks 12th in the nation in total defense (270.8 ypg) and seventh in passing defense (154.5).

LB Corey Flagg, Jr., leads the Tigers with 29 total tackles and 15 solo stops. S Marvin Burks, Jr., has 27 tackles, and DL Chris McClellan has 23 tackles and boasts team-bests 5.0 tackles for loss and 2.5 quarterback sacks.

Mizzou LB Corey Flagg, Jr., leads the Tigers with 29 tackles this season. (Photo courtesy: Mizzou Athletics)

Auburn QB Payton Thorne has 1,238 passing yards and 10 touchdown passes. WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith has been the top target. He leads the tea mwith 24 catches for 510 yards and six touchdowns.

RB Jarquez Hunter leads the team with 528 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.

The Auburn defense features LB Dorian Mausi, who has 31 tackles and four tackles for loss this season. DL Keldric Faulk leads Auburn with 5 quarterback sacks.

Probable Starters
Auburn Offense                                  Auburn Defense
QB – 1 Payton Thorne – Sr.                DE – 15 Keldric Faulk – So.
RB – 27 Jarquez Hunter – Sr.            NT – 99 Jayson Jones – Sr.
WR – 5 KeAndre Lambert-Smith – Sr. DT – 96 Philip Blidi – Sr.
WR – 8 Cam Coleman – Fr.                 DE – 35 Jalen McLeod – Sr.
WR – 14 Robert Lewis – Sr.                LB – 23 Jalen Stewart – Sr.
LT – 73 Percy Lewis IV – Sr.               LB – 12 Dorian Mausi – Sr.
LG – 52 Dylan Wade – Jr.                   LB – 0 Keionte Scott – Sr.
C – 75 Connor Lew – So.                    CB – 4 Kayin Lee – So.
RG – 77 Jeremiah Wright – Jr.           FS – 21 Caleb Wooden – Jr.
RT – 72 Izayvion Miller – Sr.              SS – 1 Jerrin Thompson – Sr.
TE – 13 Rivaldo Fairweather – Sr.      CB – 8 Antonio Kite – So.
PK – 38 Alex McPherson – So.             P – 91 Oscar Chapman – Sr.

Missouri Offense                               Missouri Defense
QB – 12 Brady Cook – Sr.                 DE – 9 Zion Young – Jr.
RB – 9 Marcus Carroll – Sr.              DT – 5 Kristian Williams – Gr.
WR – 1 Theo Wease, Jr. – Sr.            DT – 7 Chris McClellan – Jr.
WR – 3 Luther Burden III – Gr.         DE – 15 Johnny Walker, Jr. – Gr.
WR – 5 Mookie Cooper – Sr.             LB – 14 Triston Newson – Gr.
LT – 52 Marcus Bryant – Sr.             LB – 11 Corey Flagg, Jr. – Jr.
LG – 70 Cayden Green – So.              CB – 2 Toriano Pride, Jr. – Jr.
C – 55 Connor Tollison – Jr.             S – 1 Marvin Burks, Jr. – So.
RG – 74 Cam’ron Johnson – Gr.        S – 13 Daylan Carnell – Jr.
RT – 79 Armand Membou – Jr.         S – 28 Joseph Charleston – Gr.
TE – 87 Brett Norfleet – So.            CB – 12 Dreyden Norwood – Jr.
PK – 19 Blake Craig – Fr.                  P – 93 Luke Bauer – Gr.

Up Next: Mizzou will be back down in Tuscaloosa next Saturday, for a matchup with No. 7 Alabama.

Game time and broadcast location will be determined after this weekend’s games are concluded. The SEC did announce this week that next week’s game will kickoff at either 2:30 p.m., 3:15 p.m., or 6:30 p.m., and that it will be televised on either ABC or the SEC Network.

MISSOURI TIGERS 2024 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

DateTimeAtOpponentLocationTVRadio
October 19, 2024 (Saturday)11 amHomeAuburnColumbia, Mo. / Faurot FieldTiger Radio Network
October 26, 2024 (Saturday)TBAAway#7 AlabamaTuscaloosa, Ala.Tiger Radio Network
November 9, 2024 (Saturday)TBAHomeOklahomaColumbia, Mo. / Faurot FieldTiger Radio Network
November 16, 2024 (Saturday)TBAAwaySouth CarolinaColumbia, S.C.Tiger Radio Network
November 23, 2024 (Saturday)TBAAwayMississippi StateStarkville, Miss.Tiger Radio Network
November 30, 2024 (Saturday)TBAHomeArkansasColumbia, Mo. / Faurot FieldTiger Radio Network