No. 14 Missouri Football vs No. 13 Tennessee: Live Game Updates

In the Missouri Tigers' finest performance of the 2023 season, they rolled through the Tennessee Volunteers, 36-7. 

It was a dominant offensive and defensive performance, led by running back Cody Schrader's 321 total yards. Schrader's performance will go down as an all-time great one for the Missouri football program, becoming the first player in school history to have 90+ yards rushing and receiving in the same game – which was completed in the first half. 

Here are the game updates from tonight.

First Quarter

• Brady Cook finds Cody Schrader deep for a 37-yard gain. An electric way to open up this game. 
• Cook targeted Luther Burden III and misses right into the Tennessee defense. The 4th quarter troubles against Georgia continued on that play. 
• Lots of quality short passes to open Missouri receivers. The Tigers are finding the gap. 
• END OF 1ST: Tennessee 0 - Missouri 0
• A lot of possession time during the quarter for Missouri, having 13:15 compared to Tennessee's 1:45. Offense looked strong outside of the interception. 

Second Quarter

• 14:16: The Tigers' 20-play drive ends with a Mevis field goal from 31-yards. Tennessee 0 - Missouri 3. 
• Dont'e Thornton Jr.'s 46-yard catch stands, an unbelievable sliding catch that puts the Volunteers up 7-3.
• SO many injuries in this game. I recall five or six in the first 20 minutes of the game already. 
• Schrader has three pass catches for 93-yards. The running back is pretty good at football.
• 10:33: Schrader brings home a 7-yard touchdown to put the Tigers up 10-7. An unbelievable half for the senior. 
• Cook has a fantastic ability to get out of the pocket and carry the football. The dives are always scary, though. 
• Huge forced fumble with 20 seconds left in the quarter. Big time stop that will prevent Tennessee from going ahead before halftime. 
• END OF 2ND: Tennessee 7 - Missouri 13
• A strong first half for the Tigers. Schrader gained a total of 198 yards in the half, including the longest catch of his career at 43-yards. 

Third Quarter

• Insane catch and throw from Cook to Marquise Johnson. Don't know how Johnson was able to catch that. 
• Cook's fake pitch does the trick and Missouri scores once again. It's a 19-7 game here in Columbia, with all of the momentum going towards the Tigers.
• Milton throws the ball with immeasurable speed. It's not always on target, but you can hardly see the ball leave his hands at times. 
• Schrader has more yards than the entire Tennessee offense...
• The Missouri defense has played incredible today, but quite a few missed pick opportunities.
• The Volunteers are elite at punting.
• END OF 3RD: Tennessee 7 - Missouri 22

Fourth Quarter

• Dylan Sampson inadvertently knocked the ball out of Joe Milton's hands on a throw attempt, resulting in a fumble. Missouri recovers for a massive play. 
• 10:57: 31-yard rush from Schrader. His dominance tonight continues.
• 6:21: Burden takes home his first touchdown of the night. Missouri is up 29-7, game is pretty much over. 
• To rub the loss in even more, Daylan Carnell just picked off Milton, putting the Tigers ahead 35-7. Faurot Field is rocking.
• FINAL: Tennessee 7 - Missouri 36
• Talk about bouncing back from a loss. Missouri came back home for the first time since Homecoming and completely dismantled Tennessee, putting itself firmly in second place of the SEC East.