Missouri Dominates Mississippi State, 39-20, Covers Spread
Missouri defeated Mississippi State 39-20 in Week 13, with the Tigers' offense controlling the game throughout. Brady Cook led the passing attack with 268 yards, connecting with Luther Burden III for 91 receiving yards and a touchdown. Nate Noel rushed for 95 yards as Missouri's ground game provided consistent production.
The game featured six lead changes, with Missouri's defense setting an early tone in the first quarter. The Tigers scored 14 points in both the first and second quarters to build momentum, while Mississippi State managed just 10 in the opening frame and 3 in the second.
Missouri's offense generated several explosive plays, including a 38-yard completion to Theo Wease Jr. and a 36-yard pass to Joshua Manning. The Tigers scored touchdowns through multiple vectors, keeping Mississippi State's defense off balance throughout the contest.
Mississippi State scored 7 points in the third quarter but was held scoreless in the fourth as Missouri pulled away. The final margin of 19 points exceeded the 9.5-point spread, and the total of 59 points cleared the over-under of 57.5.
AI-generated recap · Sep 2, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Missouri | 14 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 39 |
 Mississippi State | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Missouri | Mississippi State |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 15-20 | 16-28 |
| Pass Yards | 268 | 191 |
| Rush Yards | 207 | 147 |
| Total Yards | 475 | 338 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 11-18 | 2-10 |
| Penalties | 4-50 | 6-40 |
| Possession | 41:51 | 18:09 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Blake Craig kickoff for 63 yds , Davon Booth return for 27 yds to the MSST 19
Davon Booth run for 3 yds to the MSST 22
Michael Van Buren Jr. pass complete to Kelly Akharaiyi for 10 yds to the MSST 32 for a 1ST down
Davon Booth run for 33 yds to the MIZ 35 for a 1ST down
Michael Van Buren Jr. pass complete to Kevin Coleman Jr. for 7 yds to the MIZ 28
Davon Booth run for 6 yds to the MIZ 22 for a 1ST down
Johnnie Daniels run for 2 yds to the MIZ 20
Michael Van Buren Jr. pass incomplete
Michael Van Buren Jr. pass incomplete
Kyle Ferrie 38 yd FG GOOD
Brady Cook pass complete to Luther Burden III for 4 yds to the MIZ 29
Nate Noel run for 1 yd to the MIZ 30
Brady Cook pass incomplete
Luke Bauer punt for 32 yds, fair catch by Kevin Coleman Jr. at the MSST 38
Michael Van Buren Jr. pass complete to Kevin Coleman Jr. for 6 yds to the MSST 44
Michael Van Buren Jr. pass complete to Seydou Traore for 3 yds to the MSST 47
Davon Booth run for a loss of 4 yards to the MSST 43
Nick Barr-Mira punt for 48 yds
Brady Cook pass incomplete
Nate Noel run for a loss of 2 yards to the MIZ 7
Brady Cook sacked by Zakari Tillman for a loss of 6 yards to the MIZ 1
Luke Bauer punt for 39 yds , Kevin Coleman Jr. returns for 8 yds to the MIZ 32
Davon Booth run for 2 yds to the MIZ 30
Daylan Carnell 68 Yd Fumble Return (Blake Craig Kick)
Michael Van Buren Jr. pass incomplete
Johnnie Daniels run for 1 yd to the MSST 26
Michael Van Buren Jr. pass incomplete
Nick Barr-Mira punt for 39 yds , Daniel Blood returns for a loss of 10 yards to the MIZ 25
Marcus Carroll run for 6 yds to the MIZ 31
Brady Cook pass incomplete
Jamal Roberts run for 14 yds to the MIZ 45 for a 1ST down
Brady Cook pass complete to Marquis Johnson for 45 yds to the MSST 10 for a 1ST down
Jamal Roberts run for 5 yds to the MSST 5
Marcus Carroll run for 3 yds to the MSST 2
Marcus Carroll run for 2 yds for a TD (Blake Craig KICK)
Michael Van Buren Jr. pass complete to Kevin Coleman Jr. for 13 yds to the MSST 38 for a 1ST down
Michael Van Buren Jr. pass incomplete
Michael Van Buren Jr. pass complete to Kevin Coleman Jr. for 8 yds to the MSST 46
Davon Booth run for 3 yds to the MSST 49 for a 1ST down
Missouri Penalty, Personal Foul (Corey Flagg Jr.) to the MIZ 31 for a 1ST down
Missouri Penalty, Personal Foul (Chuck Hicks) to the MIZ 16 for a 1ST down
Davon Booth run for 5 yds to the MIZ 11
Michael Van Buren Jr. pass complete to Jordan Mosley for 11 yds for a TD (Kyle Ferrie KICK)
Nick Barr-Mira kickoff for 61 yds , Marquis Johnson return for 17 yds to the MIZ 21
Brady Cook pass complete to Luther Burden III for 5 yds to the MIZ 26
Brady Cook pass complete to Theo Wease Jr. for 14 yds to the MIZ 40 for a 1ST down
Nate Noel run for 4 yds to the MIZ 44
Missouri Penalty, Offensive Holding (Marquis Johnson) to the MIZ 38
Brady Cook pass complete to Theo Wease Jr. for 7 yds to the MIZ 45
Brady Cook run for 9 yds to the MSST 46 for a 1ST down
Kewan Lacy run for 6 yds to the MSST 40
Nate Noel run for 11 yds to the MSST 29 for a 1ST down
Nate Noel run for 5 yds to the MSST 24
Nate Noel run for a loss of 4 yards to the MSST 28
Brady Cook pass complete to Luther Burden III for 28 yds for a TD (Blake Craig KICK)
Davon Booth run for 5 yds to the MSST 30
Davon Booth run for 2 yds to the MSST 32
Michael Van Buren Jr. pass incomplete
Nick Barr-Mira punt for 51 yds, fair catch by Daniel Blood at the MIZ 17
Brady Cook run for 2 yds to the MIZ 19
Marcus Carroll run for 2 yds to the MIZ 21
Brady Cook pass complete to Theo Wease Jr. for 38 yds to the MSST 41 for a 1ST down
Nate Noel run for 2 yds to the MSST 39
Nate Noel run for 8 yds to the MSST 31 for a 1ST down
Brady Cook run for 8 yds to the MSST 23
(05:04) NOEL, Nate rush up the middle for no gain to the MSU23 (MCCLENDON, Kai), clock 04:57. PENALTY Before the snap, MSU Illegal Substitution enforced 4 yards from the MSU23 to the MSU19 and results in a 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Marcus Carroll run for 19 yds for a TD (Blake Craig KICK)
Michael Van Buren Jr. pass complete to Jordan Mosley for 17 yds to the MSST 42 for a 1ST down
Michael Van Buren Jr. pass complete to Justin Ball for 13 yds to the MIZ 45 for a 1ST down
Michael Van Buren Jr. pass incomplete
Johnnie Daniels run for 7 yds to the MIZ 38
Johnnie Daniels run for 4 yds to the MIZ 34 for a 1ST down
Michael Van Buren Jr. pass complete to Kevin Coleman Jr. for 17 yds to the MIZ 17 for a 1ST down
Michael Van Buren Jr. run for 2 yds to the MIZ 15
Davon Booth run for 4 yds to the MIZ 11
(01:36) BOOTH, Davon rush to the right for a gain of 2 yards to the MIZZOU9 (NEWSON, Triston;NORWOOD, Dreyden), clock 01:33. PENALTY MSU Holding on BALL, Justin enforced 10 yards from the MIZZOU11 to the MIZZOU21 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Michael Van Buren Jr. pass complete to Justin Ball for 11 yds to the MIZ 10
Michael Van Buren Jr. pass complete to Kevin Coleman Jr. for 7 yds to the MIZ 3 for a 1ST down
(01:06) BOOTH, Davon rush up the middle for a gain of 3 yards to the MIZZOU0, TOUCHDOWN MSU, score nullified by penalty, clock 01:05 (Play was confirmed after review). PENALTY MSU Holding on JACKSON, Jacoby enforced 10 yards from the MIZZOU3 to the MIZZOU13 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Michael Van Buren Jr. run for 5 yds to the MIZ 8
Michael Van Buren Jr. pass incomplete
Michael Van Buren Jr. pass incomplete
Kyle Ferrie 26 yd FG GOOD
Nate Noel run for 4 yds to the MIZ 29
End of 2nd Quarter
Nate Noel run for 15 yds to the MIZ 40 for a 1ST down
Nate Noel run for 3 yds to the MIZ 43
Brady Cook pass complete to Brett Norfleet for 57 yds Missouri Penalty, Illegal Block (Joshua Manning) to the MIZ 40
Marcus Carroll run for 9 yds to the MIZ 49
Marcus Carroll run for 4 yds to the MSST 47 for a 1ST down
Nate Noel run for 6 yds to the MSST 41
Nate Noel run for 4 yds to the MSST 37 for a 1ST down
Nate Noel run for 4 yds to the MSST 33
Marcus Carroll run for 3 yds to the MSST 30
Marcus Carroll run for 2 yds to the MSST 28
Brady Cook run for 2 yds to the MSST 26 for a 1ST down
Nate Noel run for 3 yds to the MSST 23
Nate Noel run for 5 yds to the MSST 18
Brady Cook run for no gain to the MSST 18
Blake Craig 35 yd FG GOOD
Davon Booth run for 22 yds to the MIZ 43 for a 1ST down
Davon Booth run for 43 yds for a TD (Kyle Ferrie KICK)
Nick Barr-Mira kickoff for 65 yds , Marquis Johnson return for 21 yds to the MIZ 21
Nate Noel run for 4 yds to the MIZ 25
Brady Cook pass complete to Theo Wease Jr. for 13 yds to the MIZ 38 for a 1ST down
Nate Noel run for 3 yds to the MIZ 41
Nate Noel run for 4 yds to the MIZ 45
Brady Cook pass complete to Luther Burden III for 28 yds to the MSST 27 for a 1ST down
Brady Cook run for no gain to the MSST 27
Brady Cook pass incomplete
Brady Cook pass incomplete
Blake Craig 44 Yard Field Goal Missed
Michael Van Buren Jr. pass complete to Kelly Akharaiyi for 49 yds to the MIZ 24 for a 1ST down
Johnnie Daniels run for 4 yds to the MIZ 20
Michael Van Buren Jr. pass incomplete
Johnnie Daniels run for 3 yds to the MIZ 17
Michael Van Buren Jr. pass incomplete
Nate Noel run for 1 yd to the MIZ 18
Nate Noel run for 7 yds to the MIZ 25
Jamal Roberts run for 2 yds to the MIZ 27 for a 1ST down
Jamal Roberts run for 3 yds to the MIZ 30
Nate Noel run for 1 yd to the MIZ 31
Brady Cook pass complete to Joshua Manning for 36 yds to the MSST 33 for a 1ST down
Marcus Carroll run for 4 yds to the MSST 29
Brady Cook pass complete to Luther Burden III for 16 yds to the MSST 13 for a 1ST down
Marcus Carroll run for 4 yds to the MSST 9
Brady Cook pass complete to Luther Burden III for 5 yds to the MSST 4
Brady Cook run for 1 yd to the MSST 3 for a 1ST down
Marcus Carroll run for 1 yd to the MSST 2
Marcus Carroll run for 1 yd to the MSST 1
Marcus Carroll run for 1 yd for a TD (M. Carroll Run For Two-point Conversion)
Mississippi State Penalty, False Start (Kevin Coleman Jr.) to the MSST 20
Michael Van Buren Jr. sacked by Johnny Walker Jr. for a loss of 3 yards to the MSST 17
Michael Van Buren Jr. pass complete to Seydou Traore for 13 yds to the MSST 30
Michael Van Buren Jr. pass incomplete
Michael Van Buren Jr. pass complete to Seydou Traore for 1 yd to the MSST 31
Brady Cook pass complete to Brett Norfleet for 17 yds to the MSST 14 for a 1ST down
Nate Noel run for 2 yds to the MSST 12
Nate Noel run for no gain to the MSST 12
Jamal Roberts run for 5 yds to the MSST 7
Brady Cook pass complete to Luther Burden III for 5 yds to the MSST 2 for a 1ST down
(01:52) Kneel down by COOK, Brady at MSU1 (team loss of 2), clock 01:47. PENALTY MSU Personal Foul on WASHINGTON, Hunter enforced half the distance from the goal, 1 yards from the MSU2 to the MSU1 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY (replay the down).
(01:30) Kneel down by COOK, Brady at MSU2 (team loss of 1), clock 01:27.
(00:46) Kneel down by COOK, Brady at MSU3 (team loss of 1), clock 00:43.
(00:24) Kneel down by COOK, Brady at MSU4 (team loss of 1), clock 00:21.