Offense comes out hot, special teams still not
SAN ANTONIO — Before we get to the second-half action, here are some key first-half statistics.
Total offense: NU-204 yards, Mizzou-136
Punt returns: NU-1 for 0 yards, Mizzou-1 for 75 yards and a touchdown
Turnovers: NU-0, Mizzou-2
Penalties: NU- 0 for 0 yards, MIzzou- 4 for 17 yards
Daniel: 14-20, 95 yards, 0 TD, 2 INT/ Maclin: 2 rushes, 16 yards/ Maclin: 5 catches, 57 yards
Bacher: 14-22, 146 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT/ Sutton: 18 rushes, 71 yards/ Peterman: 4 catches, 50 yards, 1 TD
And on to the second half, with the score tied at 10. NU gets the ball first and starts on its own 20. Bacher hits his first three passes on the drive, and then Sutton picked up four yards and a first down to the Mizzou 46-yard line. With Mizzou putting nine defenders in the box, Rasheed Ward was one-on-one against Carl Gettis and burned the Tigers’ cornerback. Bacher threw a perfect pass to Ward on the go route, and the result was a 46-yard touchdown. However, Amado Villarreal’s extra point, bounced off the upright and was no good.
On the ensuing possession, Missouri marched right down the field and scored on 12 plays, converting a fourth-and-1 along the way when Daniel audibled and ran a quarterback draw. He then hit Danario Alexander for an 11-yard touchdown on third-and-10. Unlike his counterpart, Jeff Wolfert converted the extra point, giving Mizzou a one-point lead with 7:20 left in the third quarter.
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