SEC Football Preview: Missouri at Georgia

Georgia-Missouri football preview

Missouri faces Georgia on Saturday in Athens. 14Powers.com previews this SEC football game and predicts the final score.

Rowan Rehbein, 14Powers.com SEC Football

TEAM SCHEDULES/RESULTS

Missouri

31-Aug vs. South Dakota W 35 – 10
9-Sep vs. Middle Tennessee W 23 – 19
16-Sep vs. Kansas State W 30 – 27
23-Sep vs. Memphis* W 34 – 27
30-Sep at Vanderbilt W 38 – 21
7-Oct vs. LSU L 39 – 49
14-Oct at Kentucky W 38 – 21
21-Oct vs. South Carolina W 34 – 12
4-Nov at Georgia
11-Nov vs. Tennessee
18-Nov vs. Florida
24-Nov at Arkansas

Georgia

2-Sep vs. UT Martin W 48 – 7
9-Sep vs. Ball State W 45 – 3
16-Sep vs. South Carolina W 24 – 14
23-Sep vs. UAB W 49 – 21
30-Sep at Auburn W 27 – 20
7-Oct vs. Kentucky W 51 – 13
14-Oct at Vanderbilt W 37 – 20
28-Oct vs. Florida* W 43 – 20
4-Nov vs. Missouri
11-Nov vs. Ole Miss
18-Nov at Tennessee
25-Nov at Georgia Tech

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RATINGS

Rating Missouri Georgia
ESPN FPI 24 6
Sagarin 31 4
Massey Composite 16 9
PiRate Ratings 26 2

KEY STATS

Statistic Team National
Rank
Conference
Rank
Value
3rd Down Conversion Pct Georgia
Missouri
3
62
2
6
0.563
0.415
3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense Georgia
Missouri
1
58
1
9
0.250
0.372
4th Down Conversion Pct Georgia
Missouri
4
83
1
9
0.833
0.444
4th Down Conversion Pct Defense Georgia
Missouri
65
95
8
12
0.500
0.571
Blocked Kicks Georgia
Missouri
34
34
6
6
1
1
Blocked Kicks Allowed Georgia
Missouri
1
62
1
10
0
1
Blocked Punts Georgia
Missouri
6
6
2
2
1
1
Blocked Punts Allowed Georgia
Missouri
1
1
1
1
0
0
Completion Percentage Georgia
Missouri
6
14
2
4
0.721
0.695
Defensive TDs Georgia 44 5 1
Fewest Penalties Georgia
Missouri
12
105
1
10
34
57
Fewest Penalties Per Game Georgia
Missouri
12
107
1
10
4.25
7.12
Fewest Penalty Yards Georgia
Missouri
15
78
1
10
305
445
Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game Georgia
Missouri
14
82
1
10
38.12
55.62
First Downs Defense Georgia
Missouri
7
47
2
8
119
150
First Downs Offense Georgia
Missouri
4
40
2
4
211
179
Fumbles Lost Missouri
Georgia
11
49
2
8
2
4
Fumbles Recovered Georgia
Missouri
122
122
12
12
1
1
Kickoff Return Defense Georgia
Missouri
45
56
5
6
17.93
19.00
Kickoff Returns Georgia
Missouri
25
63
5
9
23.67
20.00
Net Punting Georgia
Missouri
19
63
6
10
41.55
39.62
Passes Had Intercepted Missouri
Georgia
12
29
3
5
4
5
Passes Intercepted Georgia
Missouri
24
49
3
7
9
7
Passing Offense Georgia
Missouri
4
17
2
3
334.2
294.0
Passing Yards Allowed Georgia
Missouri
15
62
2
9
178.5
226.0
Passing Yards per Completion Missouri
Georgia
28
45
4
7
13.60
12.79
Punt Return Defense Georgia
Missouri
5
80
2
9
0.00
8.67
Punt Returns Georgia
Missouri
32
47
6
10
11.69
10.00
Red Zone Defense Missouri
Georgia
54
99
3
10
0.815
0.882
Red Zone Offense Missouri
Georgia
1
24
1
5
0.971
0.913
Rushing Defense Georgia
Missouri
11
26
1
5
93.6
112.2
Rushing Offense Georgia
Missouri
46
73
5
7
172.2
149.0
Sacks Allowed Georgia
Missouri
6
39
1
3
0.75
1.62
Scoring Defense Georgia
Missouri
7
52
1
9
14.8
23.2
Scoring Offense Georgia
Missouri
7
27
2
4
40.5
33.9
Tackles for Loss Allowed Georgia
Missouri
18
73
2
7
4.25
5.88
Team Passing Efficiency Missouri
Georgia
10
12
2
4
168.14
164.28
Team Passing Efficiency Defense Georgia
Missouri
10
68
1
7
106.99
132.71
Team Sacks Missouri
Georgia
17
77
5
9
3.00
2.00
Team Tackles for Loss Missouri
Georgia
51
79
7
11
6.0
5.5
Time of Possession Georgia
Missouri
5
77
1
7
33:36
29:44
Total Defense Georgia
Missouri
8
37
2
7
272.1
338.2
Total Offense Georgia
Missouri
4
30
2
5
506.5
443.0
Turnover Margin Missouri
Georgia
42
54
5
8
0.25
0.12
Turnovers Gained Georgia
Missouri
78
105
7
11
10
8
Turnovers Lost Missouri
Georgia
8
33
2
7
6
9
Winning Percentage Georgia
Missouri
1
8
1
2
1.000
0.875

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Missouri

QB Brady Cook, RB Cody Schrader, WR Luther Burden, OL Javon Foster, DE Darius Robinson, LB Ty’Ron Hopper, CB Ennis Rakestraw, CB Kris Abrams-Draine, S Jaylon Carlies, K Harrison Mevis.

Georgia

QB Carson Beck, RB Kendall Milton, WR Ladd McConkey, TE Brock Bowers, OL Sedrick Van Pran, OL Tate Ratledge, OL Xavier Truss, DE Mykel Williams, DT Nazir Stackhouse, LB Jamon Dumas-Johnson, LB Smael Mondon, LB Tykee Smith, CB Daylen Everette, S Javon Bullard, S Malaki Starks.

INJURIES

Missouri


Player POS Status
C. Bailey LB Ques Sat – Undisclosed
D. Houston WR Ques Sat – Undisclosed
S. McNeil DB Out indefinitely – Undisclosed
M. Cox RB Out indefinitely – Undisclosed
I. Thompson DB out for season – Lower Body

Georgia


Player POS Status
R. Robinson II RB Out indefinitely – Ankle
E. Lightsey LB Late Nov – Back
B. Bowers TE Late Nov – Ankle
A. Mims OL Out indefinitely – Ankle
B. Robinson RB out for season – Knee

Source: Covers.com

Missouri vs. Georgia Football Series History

Georgia leads 11-1

COMMENTS

Missouri comes into this one with a nice 7-1 record. However, their final four game stretch look tough, starting with the Georgia Bulldogs this weekend in Athens. For the past two years anyone who picked Georgia to lose a game was wrong. I’m sticking with the trend here.

PREDICTIONS

14Powers Preseason Prediction

Missouri 17, Georgia 31

14Powers.com Gameweek Prediction

Georgia 42, Missouri 27

Saturday‘s game kicks off at 3:30 PM ET. Watch this SEC football game on the CBS Network.

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