SportsDirect Inc. staff
Sep 28, 2013
Missouri
41, Arkansas State 19: James Franklin passed for 255 yards and three
scores and ran for another touchdown to lead the host Tigers past the pesky Red Wolves.
Missouri (4-0) racked up 495
yards of offense but couldn't shake Arkansas State until late in the
fourth quarter. Dorial Green-Beckham had four catches for 95 yards
and two touchdowns for the Tigers, who also were helped by Russell
Hansbrough's 96 rushing yards on eight carries.
Adam Kennedy was 37-of-46 for
308 yards and a touchdown to Julian Jones, who finished with 10
catches for 136 yards. J.D. McKissic had a school-record 15 catches
for 117 yards for Arkansas State (2-3).
Arkansas State jumped to a
6-0 lead in the first quarter on field goals of 41 and 21 yards from
Brian Davis. Missouri scored two straight touchdowns to forge a 14-6
lead, but Kennedy threw his scoring pass to Jones before the half,
and Davis connected from 44 yards early in the third to put the Red
Wolves back on top.
The Tigers took the lead back
for good on Franklin's 5-yard touchdown pass to L'Damian Washington
late in the third, then added to the lead on Henry Josey's 1-yard
scoring scamper 1:35 into the fourth. Davis pulled Arkansas
State within eight with a 33-yard field goal midway through the
fourth, but Missouri had a Franklin touchdown run and a
Franklin-to-Green-Beckham scoring toss to put the game away.
GAME NOTEBOOK: McKissic has five career 100-yard receiving games, tying the school
record. กญ Missouri recorded an interception for the fourth straight
game this season and sixth straight contest dating back to last year.
กญ Missouri is 3-0 against Arkansas State, scoring at least 41
points in each victory.