Auburn vs. Missouri

Saturday, December 29, 1973, Sun Bowl Share

Missouri beat Auburn 34–⁠17. It was their first meeting; after it, Missouri led the series 1–⁠0.

Neutral siteAuburn6–⁠6 in 1973

Neutral siteMissouri8–⁠4 in 1973

FinalTV: CBSAttendance 30,127Referee: Bill Jennings (Big Eight; split crew: Big Eight, SEC)

MVP Ray Bybee (Missouri)Wikipedia

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Auburn 58% to win. Missouri won as Elo’s underdog.

Tied 3–⁠3 in six meetings, counting the five since this game.