Kentucky football meets Missouri on Saturday in Columbia. Here is a first look at the Kentucky-Missouri matchup.
Kentucky Season so far
| DATE | OPPONENT | SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| Sept. 1 | Central Michigan | W 35-20 |
| Sept. 8 | at Florida | W 27-16 |
| Sept. 15 | Murray State | W 48-10 |
| Sept. 22 | Mississippi State | W 28-7 |
| Sept. 29 | South Carolina | W 24-10 |
| Oct. 6 | at Texas A&M | L 20-14 |
| Oct. 20 | Vanderbilt | W 14-7 |
Missouri Season so far
| DATE | OPPONENT | SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| Sept. 1 | UT-Martin | W 51-14 |
| Sept. 8 | Wyoming | W 40-13 |
| Sept. 15 | at Purdue | W 40-37 |
| Sept. 22 | Georgia | L 43-29 |
| Oct. 6 | at South Carolina | L 37-35 |
| Oct. 13 | at Alabama | L 39-10 |
| Oct. 20 | Memphis | W 65-33 |
Stat Comparison
| Kentucky | Missouri | |
|---|---|---|
| Rushing Offense | 231.6 (19) | 200.1 (37) |
| Passing Offense | 127.3 (123) | 301.0 (18) |
| Total Offense | 358.9 (101) | 501.1 (12) |
| Scoring Offense | 27.1 (79) | 38.6 (20) |
| Rushing Defense | 112.0 (17) | 131.6 (35) |
| Passing Defense | 189.9 (31) | 287.4 (121) |
| Total Defense | 301.9 (12) | 419.0 (96) |
| Scoring Defense | 12.9 (2) | 30.9 (91) |
| Interceptions | 7 (34) | 4 (97) |
| Sacks | 2.86 (29) | 1.57 (105) |
| Tackles for loss | 6.0 (67) | 6.0 (67) |
| Turnover margin | 0.29 (43) | -0.29 (87) |
( )=FBS Ranking
& The Massey Composite Ratings are compiled from 98 different college football ratings and rankings.
Kentucky Injuries and Suspensions
| DATE | POSITION | NAME | ISSUE | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/21/18 | RB | Benny Snell Jr. | Foot | is probable Saturday vs Missouri |
| 10/21/18 | LB | Kash Daniel | Hand | is probable Saturday vs Missouri |
| 10/01/18 | RB | Sihiem King | Redshirt | is out for season |
| 09/17/18 | TE | Keaton Upshaw | Undisclosed | is out for season |
| 08/26/18 | T | Landon Young | Knee | is out for season |
| 08/04/18 | DE | Joshua Paschal | Illness | is out indefinitely |
Missouri Injuries and Suspensions
| DATE | POSITION | NAME | ISSUE | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/21/18 | DL | Daniel Parker | Undisclosed | ejected last game – is OUT the FIRST HALF Saturday vs Kentucky |
| 10/21/18 | WR | Emanuel Hall | Personal | is "?" Saturday vs Kentucky |
| 10/21/18 | WR | Nate Brown | Groin | is "?" Saturday vs Kentucky |
| 09/15/18 | LB | Noah Robinson | Suspension | is out indefinitely |
| 08/15/18 | TE | Messiah Swinson | ACL | is out for season |
Source: DonBest.com
Challenges for Kentucky
This is one game where Kentucky needs its formidable defense to show up. Mizzou averages nearly 40 points a game but the Tiger defense is suspect. If UK can hold Missouri to under 28 points then the Cats’ offense has a shot at winning the game for the Big Blue.
Challenges for Missouri
In Drew Lock, Missouri has by far the better QB in this game. Missouri needs to unleash Lock and let him do his thing. If Lock has a big day Missouri wins.
Saturday’s game kicks off at 4 pm CT (5 PM ET) and can be seen on the SEC Network.
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