Mizzou’s offense nearly set two records in loss to Tennessee
By Andrew Olson
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Missouri was blown out Saturday 63-37 at Tennessee, but the Tigers offense came close to tying two NCAA records.
Missouri was five plays from tying the NCAA single-game record of 115 in Saturday's game & four 1st downs short of NCAA record of 45
— Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) November 22, 2016
First-year Mizzou coach Barry Odom brought in Josh Heupel as offensive coordinator for 2016. Heupel’s offense places an emphasis on playing fast which results in more snaps than previous approaches.
If one could pair MU’s 2015 defense with the 2016 offense, the Tigers would be in business:
What an incredible stat from @SBN_BillC. https://t.co/FZ3wMBywjl pic.twitter.com/TFomhRNoMX
— Brandon Kiley (@BKSportsTalk) November 21, 2016
Missouri hosts Arkansas on Saturday in its season finale.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
