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Tigers torch Hogs with 696 yards of offense in 48-45 win

EDIT: Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema was fired immediately following Friday night's game.

Missouri put up 696 yards of offense and Tucker McCann made a 19-yard field goal with five seconds remaining to give the Tigers a 48-45 victory over Arkansas in front of 64,529 Friday evening in Fayetteville.

Quarterback Drew Lock threw for 448 yards and five touchdowns for the Tigers (7-5, 4-4), as J'Mon Moore led the way with ten receptions for 160 yards and a score and Emanuel Hall had two grabs for 111 yards and two touchdowns.

Running back Ish Witter ran a career-high 39 times for 170 yards and a touchdown.

Arkansas senior running back David Williams
Arkansas senior running back David Williams (Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports)

The Razorbacks (4-8, 1-7) got a strong performance from three seniors on Senior Day, as running back David Williams totaled 113 yards and three touchdowns, quarterback Austin Allen threw for 313 yards and two scores, and cornerback Henre' Toliver recorded 9 tackles, two interceptions, and a key 33-yard punt return to set up a score.

Redshirt-freshman wide receiver Jordan Jones had two catches for 122 yards and a touchdown in the first quarter but was contained from that point forward.

Connor Limpert kicked a 42-yard field goal to tie the game at 45-45 with five minutes remaining, but the Tigers answered with a 14-play, 75-yard touchdown that took 4:55 off the clock before McCann split the uprights for the game winner.


MOMENTS THAT MATTERED

Arkansas controlled the first quarter, jumping out to a 21-7 lead before the Tigers outscored them 24-7 in the second quarter. Both teams settled down in the third quarter before Missouri put up 17 points to Arkansas' 10 in the final 15 minutes.

Both teams went back and forth for much of the second half, with Lock, who completed 25 of 42 passing attempts with two interceptions, answering the bell each time Arkansas looked to take momentum.

Williams kept his balance on a 24-yard screen play for a touchdown that gave Arkansas the a 42-38 lead with 10:42 remaining, but Missouri answered with a 24-yard strike of its own two minutes and 28 seconds later when Lock hit J'Mon Moore to put the Tigers back on top, 45-42. Moore pushed Toliver to the ground to get separation in the end zone.

Henre' Toliver picked off Lock on the third play of the game, and Jones put Arkansas in scoring position with a 65-yard reception down to the Missouri 5 yard line. Austin Allen scored on a 1-yard naked bootleg three plays later to put Arkansas on the board first, 7-0.

Following an 11-play, 92-yard scoring drive by Missouri with 4:37 remaining in the first quarter, Jones would strike again late in the second quarter when his 57-yard reception gave Arkansas the lead again, 14-7.

Toliver came up big for the Razorbacks again toward the end of the first quarter when he carried a line-drive punt 33 yards to the Missouri 29 yard line. Senior running back David Williams needed just two carries to punch it in and give the Razorbacks' advantage to 21-7 with 1:07 left in the first quarter.

Lock found Emanuel Hall for a 55-yard strike to cut into Arkansas' lead, 21-14, at the 13:21 mark of the second quarter. After both teams traded punts again, the Razorbacks went 86 yards on five plays and grabbed a 28-14 lead with 7:47 left in the first half when Williams scored on a 22-yard touchdown run.

The Tigers didn't need long to respond, as Lock 79 yards on five plays and made it a 28-21 game with a 56-yard bomb to Hall for his second score of the day. Hall beat Arkansas freshman Kamren Curl on both of his big gainers in the first half.

Jones could have had his third big catch of the day midway through the second quarter, but he dropped what likely would have been a 76-yard touchdown and the Razorbacks were forced to punt. Missouri capitalized by going 55 yards on five plays, capping its drive with a 10-yard touchdown reception by Al Okwuegbunam with 4:09 remaining in the half.

Both teams punted on its second possession of the game, but the Tigers answered with an impressive 92-yard drive on 11 plays to tie the game with 4:37 remaining in the first quarter. Ish Witter jumped in from a yard out to knot the game at 7-7.


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