Missouri Tigers Beyond The Box Score: “We Do What We Do”

Gary Pinkel is the winningest coach at two separate programs. Eli Drinkwitz has a similar style of football. He has been in charge of the Missouri Tigers since 2010. He is not a great football player. His team plays a predictable style. It is just not fun. The team is 60 minutes away from a National Championship game appearance. Ed Drachwitz is a savvy dude.

E.J. Ndoma-Ogar started at right guard, Ryan Hoerstkamp at tight end, Cody Schrader with 58% of the team’s carries, Taj Butts in the backfield as a fullback, and more north/south running. Missouri didn't make macro adjustments to identity or scheme, but they made micro adjustments.

E.J. Ndoma-Ogar is starting at right guard, Ryan Hoerstkamp at tight end, Cody Schrader with 58% of the team’s carries and Taj Butts in the backfield as a fullback.

Missouri beat South Carolina. Missouri had a 2.2 yard advantage in yards per play, gained more yards, generated more scoring opportunities, tripled South Carolin’s rushing total, threw for 47 moreyards on nine fewer attempts, had 4.3 more passing yards and a better 3rd-down conversion percentage.

Dom Lovett caught 11 passes for 149 yards against Missouri. The scorers in the booth chalked up some of the passes as passes. The NCAA rulebook states that it's a pass behind the line of scrimmage.

Missouri managed a 52.6% success rate on the ground against one of the worst run defenses in the country.

Missouri won the game against Arkansas. The team had a +2 turnover margin.

Missouri finished with 6 scoring opportunities and 3.8 points per opportunity. Thiccer missed a chip shot in the 3rd quarter. Coach Drinkwitz needs to change his approach to the team's game. He needs more chances to score. He has been too conservative in his game in recent years.

South Carolina beat Missouri. The game was dominated by the offense. Missouri's offense was struggling because of injuries. South Carolina's offensive coordinator managed only 36% success rate over 35 passing attempts.

South Carolina's offense relied on big plays on passing downs to keep drives going. Missouri's defense gives up a few big play per game. South Carolina had an 18% success rate in passing down situations.

Missouri's defense delivered a 42.4% havoc rate, third-highest of the year behind the Louisiana Tech and Vanderbilt games.

Missouri dominated the stats outside of special teams. Missouri's postgame win expectancy was 100%. Missouri had nine penalties, seven of which were accepted. The majority were on the defense. Missouri won 27-10.

Missouri's offense is ranked 8th in the all-time Eli Drinkwitz offensive performances. The team has gone 8-3 in games won by the Tigers. The game against South Carolina was the best offensive performance of the Drinkowitz era. It was also the 8 th best all time offensive game of FBS competition. Missouri finished with 388 total yards and created six explosive plays for 185 yards. They called 12 passes to 6 runs in passing situations. This is better than the previous week.

Missouri's offense created six explosive plays for 185 yards against South Carolina. Missouri's offensive line was outstanding. Cody Schrader ran the ball 22 times. Louisiana Tech's defense had a 7.4% havoc rate against Missouri.  

Missouri Tigers beat South Carolina. It was the first time Missouri won against a ranked opponent. Now the team is back in the realistic territory and is going to a bowl game.