Texas tames Tigers
Shown is a program from the 1896 game in which Mizzou last won at Texas. C:31/00/2; Courtesy of University Archives, University of Missouri at Columbia.
Mizzou’s streak of losing in Austin, Texas, since 1896 was kept alive by the nation’s consensus No. 1 football team this weekend. The Longhorns beat the Tigers 56-31.
In the loss, senior tight end Chase Coffman set the school’s receiving touchdown record with the 24th of his career.
“I’d give them all back for a win,” Coffman said after the game. “We just didn’t show up in the first half, and that killed us.”
As Coffman said, Mizzou was slow out of the gate. However, the Tigers rebounded in the second half to outscore Texas 28-21, giving the team hope of a rematch in the Big 12 Title Game in Kansas City.
“The great thing about it is that we’ve still got five more regular games left to play,” wide receiver/return specialist Jeremy Maclin said following the game, indicating that mindset is the one the Tigers are taking. With four of those final five games against north division foes - and with a victory against Nebraska already - the team’s destiny is still in the players’ own hands.
Mizzou (5-2, 1-2 Big 12 Conference) looks to get back on track this Saturday when the Tigers host Colorado (4-3, 1-2) in Columbia. The homecoming game against the Buffaloes is scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m.
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