No. 7 Texas pulls away in fourth to beat No. 18 Missouri 34-20
Arch Manning threw for 297 yards and three touchdowns and Texas scored 14 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to beat Missouri 34-20 in Columbia.
No. 7 Texas left Memorial Stadium with a 34-20 SEC win over No. 18 Missouri on Saturday, and the final quarter told the story. The Longhorns, tied 10-10 with the Tigers at halftime, put up 14 points in the fourth while holding the Tigers scoreless in that period and in the second. Manning finished 28-of-38 for 297 yards and three touchdowns without an interception.
Manning spread the work through the air, with Emmett Mosley V catching five passes for 85 yards. Raleek Brown carried 17 times for 85 yards and a touchdown, while Texas finished with 76 rushing yards on 31 attempts as a team. Derek Williams Jr. made six tackles and Colton Vasek recorded a sack.
Missouri led 10-7 after the first quarter, Texas scored three in the second to even it at 10, and the teams traded 10-point third quarters to stay tied at 20 entering the final period. The Tigers' offense stalled on the down that mattered most: Missouri converted just 3 of 16 third-down attempts and went 1-for-2 on fourth down.
Austin Simmons threw often and finished 23-of-43 for 252 yards and two touchdowns. Jamal Roberts ran 19 times for 66 yards, and Naeshaun Montgomery turned two catches into 81 yards and a score. Nicholas Rodriguez led the Missouri defense with 12 tackles and Darris Smith had a sack.
Texas outgained Missouri 373-336, but the Longhorns hurt themselves with seven penalties for 65 yards and two lost fumbles. Missouri finished with one turnover, a lost fumble, and was flagged five times for 45 yards.
The win moves Texas to 7-2 on the season. Missouri drops to 6-3.