Tennessee faces Missouri on Saturday in Columbia. 14Powers.com previews this SEC football game and predicts the final score.
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TEAM SCHEDULES/RESULTS
Tennessee
| 2-Sep | vs. Virginia* | W 49 – 13 |
| 9-Sep | vs. Austin Peay | W 30 – 13 |
| 16-Sep | at Florida | L 16 – 29 |
| 23-Sep | vs. UTSA | W 45 – 14 |
| 30-Sep | vs. South Carolina | W 41 – 20 |
| 14-Oct | vs. Texas A&M | W 20 – 13 |
| 21-Oct | at Alabama | L 20 – 34 |
| 28-Oct | at Kentucky | W 33 – 27 |
| 4-Nov | vs. Connecticut | W 59 – 3 |
| 11-Nov | at Missouri | |
| 18-Nov | vs. Georgia | |
| 25-Nov | vs. Vanderbilt |
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 |
COLLEGE FOOTBALL RATINGS
| Rating | Tennessee | Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| ESPN FPI | 14 | 24 |
| Sagarin | 12 | 25 |
| Massey Composite | 17 | 19 |
| PiRate Ratings | 13 | 24 |
KEY STATS
| Statistic | Team | National Rank |
Conference Rank |
Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Down Conversion Pct | Tennessee Missouri |
27 58 |
4 6 |
0.452 0.411 |
| 3rd Down Conv. Pct Defense |
Tennessee Missouri |
27 64 |
4 9 |
0.336 0.381 |
| 4th Down Conversion Pct | Missouri Tennessee |
61 122 |
5 13 |
0.500 0.286 |
| 4th Down Conv. Pct Defense |
Tennessee Missouri |
5 102 |
2 12 |
0.238 0.600 |
| Blocked Kicks | Tennessee Missouri |
4 46 |
1 9 |
3 1 |
| Blocked Kicks Allowed | Tennessee Missouri |
1 52 |
1 10 |
0 1 |
| Blocked Punts | Missouri Tennessee |
14 14 |
2 2 |
1 1 |
| Blocked Punts Allowed | Missouri Tennessee |
1 1 |
1 1 |
0 0 |
| Completion Percentage | Missouri Tennessee |
16 33 |
5 8 |
0.673 0.645 |
| Defensive TDs | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Fewest Penalties | Missouri Tennessee |
113 125 |
11 14 |
65 76 |
| Fewest Penalties Per Game | Missouri Tennessee |
114 126 |
11 14 |
7.22 8.44 |
| Fewest Penalty Yards | Missouri Tennessee |
79 120 |
9 14 |
494 630 |
| Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game |
Missouri Tennessee |
80 121 |
9 14 |
54.89 70.00 |
| First Downs Defense | Tennessee Missouri |
30 50 |
6 9 |
158 171 |
| First Downs Offense | Missouri Tennessee |
38 38 |
4 4 |
200 200 |
| Fumbles Lost | Missouri Tennessee |
7 39 |
2 7 |
2 4 |
| Fumbles Recovered | Tennessee Missouri |
73 126 |
2 13 |
4 1 |
| Kickoff Return Defense | Missouri Tennessee |
76 97 |
7 11 |
20.45 21.75 |
| Kickoff Returns | Missouri Tennessee |
84 86 |
11 12 |
18.78 18.70 |
| Net Punting | Tennessee Missouri |
21 62 |
5 10 |
41.55 39.17 |
| Passes Had Intercepted | Tennessee Missouri |
10 20 |
2 4 |
4 5 |
| Passes Intercepted | Tennessee Missouri |
34 67 |
5 11 |
9 7 |
| Passing Offense | Missouri Tennessee |
23 58 |
5 8 |
284.9 238.7 |
| Passing Yards Allowed | Tennessee Missouri |
53 64 |
7 9 |
222.2 229.1 |
| Passing Yards per Completion |
Missouri Tennessee |
23 70 |
4 10 |
13.71 11.93 |
| Punt Return Defense | Tennessee Missouri |
7 75 |
2 9 |
0.25 8.29 |
| Punt Returns | Tennessee Missouri |
10 47 |
1 10 |
16.92 10.00 |
| Red Zone Defense | Tennessee Missouri |
55 73 |
3 5 |
0.815 0.844 |
| Red Zone Offense | Missouri Tennessee |
1 62 |
1 9 |
0.974 0.854 |
| Rushing Defense | Tennessee Missouri |
13 24 |
1 5 |
97.3 114.3 |
| Rushing Offense | Tennessee Missouri |
3 76 |
1 7 |
227.8 149.2 |
| Sacks Allowed | Tennessee Missouri |
42 47 |
3 4 |
1.67 1.78 |
| Scoring Defense | Tennessee Missouri |
21 52 |
3 8 |
18.4 24.0 |
| Scoring Offense | Tennessee Missouri |
22 35 |
4 5 |
34.8 32.4 |
| Tackles for Loss Allowed | Tennessee Missouri |
19 68 |
2 6 |
4.33 5.67 |
| Team Passing Efficiency | Missouri Tennessee |
12 43 |
4 8 |
162.51 145.24 |
| Team Passing Efficiency Defense |
Tennessee Missouri |
38 78 |
4 7 |
123.64 134.87 |
| Team Sacks | Tennessee Missouri |
8 15 |
3 5 |
3.33 3.00 |
| Team Tackles for Loss | Tennessee Missouri |
5 54 |
2 9 |
8.2 5.9 |
| Time of Possession | Missouri Tennessee |
79 129 |
7 14 |
29:17 24:51 |
| Total Defense | Tennessee Missouri |
21 41 |
3 6 |
319.6 343.4 |
| Total Offense | Tennessee Missouri |
13 36 |
4 5 |
466.4 434.1 |
| Turnover Margin | Tennessee Missouri |
24 55 |
2 9 |
0.56 0.11 |
| Turnovers Gained | Tennessee Missouri |
52 114 |
4 12 |
13 8 |
| Turnovers Lost | Missouri Tennessee |
10 14 |
3 4 |
7 8 |
| Winning Percentage | Missouri Tennessee |
17 17 |
4 4 |
0.778 0.778 |
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Tennessee
QB Joe Milton, RB Jabari Small, WR Bru McCoy, OL Cooper Mays, DT Omari Thomas, LB Aaron Beasley, CB Doneiko Slaughter, K Charles Campbell, P Jackson Ross.
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.
INJURIES
Tennessee
Player POS Status
J. Small RB Ques Sat – Undisclosed
D. Bishop RB Mid Nov – Ankle
K. Hadden DB out for season – Shoulder
C. Charles DB Out indefinitely – Ankle
B. McCoy WR out for season – Ankle
K. Garland LB out for season – Undisclosed
K. Pili LB Out indefinitely – Upper Body
Missouri
Player POS Status
L. Burden III WR Ques Sat – Undisclosed
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
Source: Covers.com
Tennessee vs. Missouri Football Series History
Tennessee leads 6-5
COMMENTS
There were some shady calls by the officiating crew last weekend in Athens. Here, again, we see evidence of a conference protecting the team believed to have the best chance to win the conference. It’s mostly about money. If your team gets to the playoff that means tens of millions of dollars go to the winner and the winning conference. It’s not fair to the teams that work very hard to improve and compete that they are blocked from winning ball games by questionable officiating. In my opinion we do away with the gigantic purses. The big schools can still make more money from attendance and gear sells to their giant fan bases but money should not control who gets to the playoff. Do away with the big purses. Spread the playoff money equally across the FBS and stop this unfair madness. When you win a freaking championship your team gets a trophy and same money as every other FBS team. As for this game, I think the Missouri team is distraught over the events during last week’s game. They will likely lose to Tennessee.
PREDICTIONS
14Powers Preseason Prediction
Tennessee 35, Missouri 31
14Powers.com Gameweek Prediction
Tennessee 34, Missouri 21
14Powers Preseason Prediction
Tennessee 35, Missouri 31
14Powers.com Gameweek Prediction
Tennessee 34, Missouri 21
Saturday‘s game kicks off at 7:30 PM ET. Watch this SEC football game on the CBS Network.
