Freshman K Harrison Mevis made a 32-yard field goal as time expired to help Mizzou Football improve to 5-3, 5-3 and complete a 50-48 Tiger win over SEC West permanent cross-division rival Arkansas 50-48, Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.
Mizzou trailed by 14 in the fourth quarter but outscored the Razorbacks 24-8 over the final 13:15 to run Mizzou's winning streak against Arkansas to five. The Tigers have won five of their last six with the only loss in that span coming at top-10-ranked Florida.
After Arkansas converted a two-point conversion to take a 48-47 lead with 0:43 left, Mizzou drove 60 yards to set up Mevis' 32-yarder.
Mizzou senior RB Larry Rountree III rushed for 185 yards and three touchdowns for his 13th career 100-yard game and eighth career game with multiple scores. He has six rushing scores over his last two games, the most over a two-game span for a Mizzou running back since Brad Smith had six in back-to-back games against No. 1 Oklahoma and Texas Tech in 2003. Rountree is also the first Mizzou running back this century to have six rushing touchdowns in a two-game span.
Junior RB Tyler Badie had two TD runs and has three over the last two games, and redshirt freshman QB Connor Bazelak threw for 380 yards, including a perfect 4-of-4 for 54 yards on the final drive. He is now 6-1 as a starter.
Freshman K Harrison Mevis connected on a career-high five field goals Saturday, including a 51-yarder and the 32-yard winner. He is just the fourth Tiger kicker to make three kicks of 50+ yards in his career and is the first Tiger with five field goals in a game since Tucker McCann knocked in five vs. South Carolina on Oct. 6, 2018.
Missouri’s All-American candidate linebacker Nick Bolton was ejected for a controversial targeting call against Arkansas wide receiver John David White.
White attempted to make the catch, and Bolton absolutely leveled him at midfield. The call on the field was targeting, and somehow, the review “confirmed” the call on the field, which disqualified Bolton from the game.
Missouri fans may still not be happy about the decision, but the SEC did give confirmation and an explanation for the decision to eject Bolton from the game for the hit.
Mizzou will return home next Saturday for a Dec. 12 tilt with SEC East Division rival Georgia. A kick time has not been set for that game yet.