Middle Tennessee at Missouri

Saturday, September 20, 2003

No. 23 Missouri beat Middle Tennessee 41–⁠40 in overtime. It was their first meeting; after it, Missouri led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayMiddle Tennessee4–⁠8 in 2003
40
Home23Missouri8–⁠5 in 2003
41

Final, overtime at Memorial Stadium, ColumbiaHigh 72°F, low 44°FAttendance 55,075

At kickoff
66°F, clear, wind 8 mph from the eastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Columbia Regional Airport (KCOU), 17 km from the stadium

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTFinal
Middle Tennessee714103640
Missouri716011741

Efficiency

Middle TennesseeMissouri
−0.11First-down EPA−0.05
0.16Second-down EPA−0.04
0.98Third-down EPA0.75

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Missouri 77% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Missouri leads 2–⁠1 in three meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2023Missouri 23, Middle Tennessee 19
2016Middle Tennessee 51, Missouri 45
2003Missouri 41, Middle Tennessee 40

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