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Missouri ends skid vs. ranked foes, blows out No. 8 Florida
ESPN • • general
Key Points:
- Missouri defeated eighth-ranked Florida 45-17, ending a nine-game losing streak against ranked opponents and securing coach Eli Drinkwitz's first regular-season win over a top-10 team.
- Austin Simmons threw for 340 yards and two touchdowns, while Jamal Roberts rushed for 211 yards and three touchdowns, contributing to Missouri's dominant 560-yard offensive performance.
- Florida's high-powered offense was stifled, managing only 325 total yards, with star running back Jadan Baugh held to just 13 rushing yards on 12 carries.
- Key moments included Missouri's late first-half field goal and a series of second-half touchdowns by Roberts that decisively put the game out of reach.
- The loss marked Florida's second-most lopsided SEC defeat in school history and continued their struggles in Columbia, having lost four of their last five games at Faurot Field.
