No. 1 Georgia Dominates No. 22 Missouri 48-21 at Sanford Stadium

Back on the road in Southeastern Conference play, No. 22 Missouri fell 48-21 to No. 1 Georgia on Saturday at sold-out Sanford Stadium in front of 93,033 fans.

The Tigers dropped to 6-4 overall and 3-4 in conference play with the loss. Georgia improved to 9-1 overall and 7-1 in the SEC.

“We’re better than we performed tonight,” Tigers coach Eli Drinkwitz said. “That’s disappointing, that I have not figured out how to get these guys to play well in the first quarter on the road. Same thing against Mississippi State. Same thing here. I’ve got to go back and look at that and figure that out. They’ve got a really good football team, but I believe we’re better than what we showed tonight.”

Mizzou quarterback Austin Simmons completed 17 of 25 passes for 175 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. Late in the second quarter, Simmons connected with Naeshaun Montgomery for a 15-yard touchdown pass.

In the final minute of the third quarter, Simmons threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Donovan Olugbode, marking Olugbode’s eighth touchdown reception of the season. Late in the fourth quarter, wide receiver Kenric Lanier II caught a 2-yard touchdown pass on fourth-and-goal from Simmons.

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Jamal Roberts led the Tigers with 62 rushing yards on 19 carries. Ahmad Hardy finished with 33 yards on seven carries, including a 13-yard run off the left side on his first carry. Olugbode led Mizzou with 67 receiving yards on four catches. Defensively, linebacker Robert Woodyard Jr. and safety Elijah Dotson recorded nine tackles each, while linebacker Nicholas Rodriguez had the team’s lone sack.

The Tigers return home next Saturday to host No. 11 Kentucky at Memorial Stadium for a 6:30 p.m. kickoff on SEC Network, looking to break a two-game losing streak.