Mizzou Football defeated SEC East foe Vanderbilt, 41-0, Saturday afternoon (Nov. 28) at Memorial Stadium, improving to 4-3 (4-3 SEC) in head coach Eli Drinkwitz’s first season at the helm of the program. The Tigers used a stout defensive effort, limiting Vanderbilt to 196 total yards, and a dominant rushing attack from Larry Rountree III and Tyler Badie who helped Mizzou rush for 223 yards on the ground in the win.
The win marked Mizzou’s first SEC shutout since the 2018 season-finale when Mizzou defeated Arkansas, 38-0. It was Mizzou’s first shutout since a 50-0 win over SEMO, Sept. 14, 2019. The win was Mizzou’s largest margin of victory in an SEC game since joining the league.
The Tigers have now won four of the last five games, with its only loss in that span coming at No. 10 Florida on Halloween night. Mizzou has allowed just 20 points over its last three wins.
Junior Nick Bolton once again anchored a dominant defensive performance, posting nine tackles with 2.0 tackles for loss and one sack with a pass breakup. Rountree also rushed for a career-high three touchdowns and 160 yards on 21 carries to lead the offense. Thanks to the rushing attack, Mizzou never punted in the game.
“Today we put our foot down basically saying we’re gonna fight for four quarters and not go to sleep.” – Mizzou running back Larry Rountree III
“He just refuses to get tackled. The play is never over until you physically get him to the ground.
He’s not going to give an inch.
He plays the way a running back is supposed to play. Every yard, he’s going to punish the defense and refuses to go down, and that’s why I love him. That’s why he’s a captain. He’s a great player.” – Mizzou head coach Eli Drinkwitz
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Even though she is not a Tiger, Vanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller made her college football debut by kicking off to begin the second half. She became the first female ever to play in an SEC or Power 5 football game.
“Anytime you break a barrier, it’s to be commended. It takes courage to do that. For her to have the courage to come out Monday and be a part of a football team, knowing that it’s going to be a barrier broken, that’s awesome.
I just shared with her that I had four daughters of my own that made me very proud to be on the football field with her and congratulated her and wished her the best.” – Mizzou head coach Eli Drinkwitz
“One-hundred ninety-six yards, no points, one touchdown in the last two games. That’s pretty good. So they’re doing a nice job. They’re as healthy as they’ve been in a while on the defensive front. We’ve got a really good rotation at cornerback right now. And you’ve got Nick Bolton anchoring that thing, just hammering out 10 tackles a game like it’s nothing.
So you’ve got a pretty special unit right now.” – Mizzou head coach Eli Drinkwitz
“This year is a different year. So it’s just now we’re 4-3 and it’s (on to) the next game. We’re going to enjoy the win, celebrate it, but then the next morning it’s over with so it’s time to get Arkansas.
It feels good, but there’s more work to do.” – Mizzou running back Larry Rountree III
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