Mizzou rushes into halftime lead
Mizzou leads 14-0 at the half. They’ve done it on the ground, and they’ve done it with strong defense against Arkansas’ usually prolific offense.
The numbers tell the story of the half:
- Mizzou’s Tony Temple now has 13 carries for a season-high 159 yards and two touchdowns. Something about bowl games brings out the best in him (remember his Sun Bowl performance, anyone?).
- On the flipside, Arkansas has 82 yards rushing. The Tiger defense has stopped them in crucial situations and forced two field goal attempts by Alex Tejada, both of which have failed.
- Despite an offensive attack skewed toward running (a change from the norm), Chase Daniel also is eight for 13 passing for 78 yards. Martin Rucker leads receivers with three catches, and Will Franklin has the most receiving yardage with 34.
- Brock Christopher has stopped Darren McFadden on several big plays and has eight total tackles. Ziggy Hood has two sacks. The Arkansas offense has 148 yards to Mizzou’s 231.
Mizzou gets the ball to start the second half. Mizzou has scored more than 50 percent of the time on their opening drive of the second half this season.
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