Running back Ahmad Hardy looks for running room during Mizzou’s game at Oklahoma on Saturday. (Photo: Ellie Parker)
| NCAA Football | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 22 Mizzou (7-4, 3-4) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| No. 8 Oklahoma (9-2, 5-2) | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
NORMAN, OK — A blocked field goal, followed by a long pass for a touchdown the other way, midway through the second quarter, changed the complexion of the game and allowed No. 8 Oklahoma to ride its fierce and highly ranked defense to a 17-6 victory over No. 22 Missouri, in a key Southeastern Conference game, Saturday afternoon at Gaylord Memorial Stadium.
Missouri controlled the action for most of the first quarter and a half, but with the Tigers ahead 3-0, the host Sooners blocked a Mizzou field goal, then scored a long touchdown a few plays later to take the lead. And that seemed to be all the momentum OU needed, as it controlled the action the rest of the day.
“Our operation time for the kicker was too slow,” Mizzou head coach Eli Drinkwitz said. “We saw it on the first one that snuck in. We told (Meyer) to speed it up. He didn’t, and it got blocked.”
On Missouri’s next possession, they went backwards. Two flags, for false start and holding, turned a potential 3rd-and-6 into 2nd-and-22. The Tigers threw incomplete on second down and fumbled the snap on third, resulting in 4th-and-31.
Mizzou QB Beau Pribula looks for someone to throw to during the Tigers’ game against Oklahoma on Saturday. (Photo: Ellie Parker)
Weselman had to punt out of his own end zone. Earlier in the game, he pinned Oklahoma inside its own 5-yard line, a great kick and great coverage. But he sent this one only 31 yards, giving Oklahoma 1st-and-10 on Missouri’s 35-yard line.
Seven plays later, the Sooners scored again. Mateer ran for 15 to convert a 3rd-and-10, then hit Javonnie Gibson for an 8-yard score.
“We missed a few punts,” Drinkwitz said. “We went three-and-backwards, and ended up having a really bad punt, which allowed them to score again right before half before we went down and got the field goal. We can’t have that full momentum swing right there in big games.”
Mizzou responded by scoring a field goal before half. Drinkwitz had had enough of Meyer’s slow-kicking operation, so Oliver Robbins hit a 21-yard field goal to cap a 10-play, 77-yard drive, which made it 14-6 at halftime.
Mizzou DB Antonio Pride knocks away a pass during the Tigers’ game against Oklahoma on Saturday. (Photo: Ellie Parker)
Neither offense got much done in the second half. The only score was a field goal by Oklahoma in the third quarter.
Mizzou had a good drive into the OU red zone in the fourth quarter, but on a fourth-down play that looked like it might be a touchdown, receiver Kevin Coleman failed to haul in a pass from quarterback Beau Pribula and the Tigers turned the ball over on downs.
That was Mizzou’s best scoring chance the rest of the game.
“Disappointing result as well as we played at times defensively and as well as we started offensively,” Drinkwitz said. “There were four third downs in the second quarter defensively that we gave up a big play, and then two in the red area. Then offensively our inability to score touchdowns in the red zone or have any type of conversions in the third quarter. Defense gave us every chance in the world. Just didn’t get it done.”
Mizzou DE Damon Wilson rushes the Oklahoma passer during Saturday’s SEC football game in Norman, Okla. (Photo: Ellie Parker)
Mizzou’s record fell to 7-4 overall and 3-4 in SEC play. The Tigers will conclude the regular season with their annual “Battle Line Rivalry” game against Arkansas, on Saturday, November 29. Kickoff at Arkansas’ Razorback Stadium is set for 2:30 p.m., and the game will be televised live on the SEC Network.
SCORING SUMMARY
| Qtr | Team | Time | Description | MIZ | OU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MIZ | 06:37 | MIZ – Meyer,Robert 39 yd field goal 14 plays, 54 yards, TOP 08:23 | 3 | 0 |
| 2nd | OU | 06:45 | OKL – Sategna III,Isaiah 87 yd pass from Mateer,John (Sandell,Tate kick) 3 plays, 90 yards, TOP 00:52 | 3 | 7 |
| 2nd | OU | 02:22 | OKL – Gibson,Javonnie 8 yd pass from Mateer,John (Sandell,Tate kick) 7 plays, 35 yards, TOP 02:22 | 3 | 14 |
| 2nd | MIZ | 00:17 | MIZ – Robbins,Oliver 21 yd field goal 10 plays, 77 yards, TOP 02:02 | 6 | 14 |
| 3rd | OU | 11:36 | OKL – Sandell,Tate 45 yd field goal 8 plays, 47 yards, TOP 03:24 | 6 | 17 |
2025 MIZZOU TIGERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | TV | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 28, 2025 (Thursday) | 6:30 pm | Home | Central Arkansas | Faurot Field |  | W, 61-6 (1-0) |
| September 6, 2025 (Saturday) | 2:30 pm | Home | Kansas | Faurot Field |  | W, 42-31 (2-0) |
| September 13, 2025 (Saturday) | 12 pm | Home | Louisiana | Faurot Field |  | W, 52-10 (3-0) |
| September 20, 2025 (Saturday) | 6 pm | Home | South Carolina | Faurot Field |  | W, 29-20 (4-0) |
| September 27, 2025 (Saturday) | 6:30 pm | Home | Massachusetts | Faurot Field |  | W, 42-6 (5-0) |
| October 11, 2025 (Saturday) | 11 am | Home | #8 Alabama | Faurot Field |  | L, 27-24 (5-1) |
| October 18, 2025 (Saturday) | 6:45 pm | Away | Auburn | Auburn, Ala. / Jordan-Hare Stadium | | W, 23-17 2OT (6-1) |
| October 25, 2025 (Saturday) | 2:30 pm | Away | #14 Vanderbilt | Nashville, Tenn. / FirstBank Stadium | | L, 17-19 (6-2) |
| November 8, 2025 (Saturday) | 2:30 pm | Home | #3 Texas A&M | Faurot Field | | L, 38-17 (6-3) |
| November 15, 2025 (Saturday) | 6:45 pm | Home | Mississippi State | Faurot Field | | W, 49-27 (7-3) |
| November 22, 2025 (Saturday) | 11 am | Away | #8 Oklahoma | Norman, Okla. / Memorial Stadium | | L, 17-6 (7-4) |
| November 29, 2025 (Saturday) | 2:30 pm | Away | Arkansas | Fayetteville, Ark. / Razorback Stadium | |