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Early Opponent Analysis: Missouri

Jason Hall

By Jason Hall

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The Tennessee Volunteers (5-5, 2-4 SEC) host the Missouri Tigers (8-2, 5-1) Saturday at Neyland Stadium. Missouri sits atop the SEC East standings and looks to extend its lead over Georgia.

Here’s an early look at the Tigers:

MISSOURI STATISTICAL LEADERS

Passing: Maty Mauk – 1,784 yards, 19 TD
Rushing: Russell Hansbrough – 790 yards, 9 TD
Receiving: Bud Sasser – 701 yards, 8 TD
Tackles: Michael Scherer – 88 tackles
Interceptions: Braylon Webb — 4
Sacks: Shane Ray – 11.5 sacks

MISSOURI NATIONAL TEAM RANKS

Scoring offense: 29.3 points per game, No. 64
Scoring defense: 20.1 points per game, No. 16
Passing offense: 178.4 yards per game, No. 107
Passing defense: 209.0 yards per game, No. 35
Rushing offense: 177.4 yards per game, No. 53
Rushing defense: 131.6 yards per game, No. 29

Jason Hall

A former freelance journalist from Nashville, Jason covers Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Kentucky

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