Florida vs. Missouri

Saturday, January 1, 1966, Sugar Bowl Share

No. 6 Missouri beat Florida 20–⁠18. It was their first meeting; after it, Missouri led the series 1–⁠0.

Neutral siteFlorida7–⁠4 in 1965

Neutral site6Missouri8–⁠2–⁠1 in 1965

FinalTV: NBCAttendance 67,421Referee: Earl Jansen (Big 8; split crew: Big Eight, SEC)

MVP Steve Spurrier (Florida QB)Wikipedia

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Missouri 53% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Missouri leads 8–⁠6 in 14 meetings, counting the 13 since this game.