SEC Football Preview: Tennessee vs. Missouri

Tennessee-Missouri football preview

Missouri visits Tennessee on Saturday in Knoxville. Here is a first look at the Missouri-Tennessee matchup.

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
Oct. 27 Kentucky L 15-14
Nov. 3 at Florida W 38-17
Nov. 10 Vanderbilt W 33-28

Tennessee Season so far

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
Sept. 1 West Virginia [Charlotte] L 40-14 (OT)
Sept. 8 East Tennessee State W 59-3
Sept. 15 UTEP W 24-0
Sept. 22 Florida L 47-21
Sept. 29 at Georgia L 38-12
Oct. 13 at Auburn W 30-24
Oct. 20 Alabama L 58-21
Oct. 27 at South Carolina L 27-24
Nov. 3 Charlotte W 14-3
Nov. 10 Kentucky W 24-7

Stat Comparison

Stat Missouri Tennessee
Rushing Offense 195.9 (44) 136.4 (103)
Passing Offense 277.5 (25) 204.5 (87)
Total Offense 473.4 (17) 340.9 (113)
Scoring Offense 35.5 (27) 24.3 (99)
Rushing Defense 134.1 (30) 152.7 (55)
Passing Defense 276.5 (118) 205.1 (40)
Total Defense 410.6 (73) 357.8 (43)
Scoring Defense 27.6 (70) 24.7 (51)
Interceptions 5 (99) 9 (44)
Sacks 1.70 (97) 2.10 (63)
Tackles for loss 5.4 (84) 5.7 (78)
Turnover margin -0.30 (89) 0.20 (49)

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& The Massey Composite Ratings are compiled from 98 different college football ratings and rankings.

Missouri Injuries and Suspensions

DATE POSITION NAME ISSUE STATUS
11/13/18 DB Adam Sparks Foot is downgraded to OUT Saturday vs Tennessee U
11/13/18 TE Albert Okwuegbunam Shoulder is downgraded to OUT Saturday vs Tennessee U
11/13/18 WR Nate Brown Undisclosed is downgraded to OUT Saturday vs Tennessee U
11/11/18 DL Rashad Brandon Undisclosed is "?" Saturday vs Tennessee U
11/11/18 RB Tyler Badie Foot is "?" Saturday vs Tennessee U
09/15/18 LB Noah Robinson Suspension is out indefinitely
08/15/18 TE Messiah Swinson ACL is out for season

Tennessee Injuries and Suspensions

DATE POSITION NAME ISSUE STATUS
11/13/18 DB Bryce Thompson Head injured last game – is "?" Saturday vs Missouri
11/12/18 DB Trevon Flowers Collarbone is upgraded to probable Saturday vs Missouri
10/25/18 OL Trey Smith Lung is out indefinitely
10/15/18 LB Jonathan Kongbo ACL is out for season
09/05/18 OL Brandon Kennedy ACL is out for season

Source: DonBest.com

Challenges for Missouri

Missouri barely survived a scrappy Vanderbilt team on Saturday. Now the Tigers hit the road to 100,000 plus seat Neyland Stadium. UT has a strong defense and a opportunistic offense.

Challenges for Tennessee

In Drew Lock Missouri has one of the best quarterbacks in the SEC. He can hurt opponents through the air and on the ground.

Saturday’s game kicks off at 3:30 pm ET (2:30 CT),and can be seen on CBS.

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