WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS NOTES:
KEY STORYLINES
TOP-NOTCH OFFENSE
• After scoring 44 points in Week 1 vs. VMI, 45 points in Week 2 at Vanderbilt, 37 points in Week 3 vs. Liberty, 45 points in Week 4 vs. Clemson, 31 points in Week 5 at Florida State, 45 points in Week 6 vs. Army, 43 points in Week 8 vs. Boston College, 21 points in Week 9 vs. Louisville, 21 points in week 10 vs. NC State, 34 points in week 11 vs. North Carolina, 45 points in week 12 vs. Syracuse and 31 points in week 13 vs. Duke, Wake Forest’s 442 total points is near the pace of the single season scoring record set last season (574).
Scoring through 12 Games
2021: 515 Points
2022: 442 Points
• Through 12 games into the 2022 season, Wake Forest is averaging 36.8 points per game.
• Wake Forest is the only program in the ACC to average at least 30.0 per game in each of the last six seasons, the fourth longest streak in ACC history:
• 12 – Florida State (1992-03)
• 10 – Clemson (2011-20)
• 8 – Florida State (2008-16)
• 6 – Wake Forest (2017-22)
• Since the start of the 2017 season, Wake Forest’s 182 touchdown passes are the most of any school in the ACC and that total ranks eighth nationally during that span. Additionally during that span, the Deacs 329 total touchdowns are the second-most in the ACC behind Clemson and rank 12th nationally.
• North Carolina (166) and Clemson (161) trail the Deacs in passing touchdowns during that span entering bowl season.
• The Tigers entered bowl season with 403 total touchdowns and the Tar Heels trail the Deacs with 312.
• Wake Forest has now thrown for 40 touchdowns as a team this season. The program record was set last season with 39 passing touchdowns.
MOST TACKLES SINCE 2000
• Ryan Smenda Jr. has had his best season as a Demon Deacon, recording 106.0 tackles in just 11 games. His 344 career tackles are the most by a Demon Deacon since the turn of the century and is the 14th most in the conference since 2005. • Smenda’s 9.6 tackles per game rank 18th in the country entering bowl season and seventh in the Power-5.
QB1 CLIMBING THE CHARTS
• R-Junior Sam Hartman continued to add to his impressive career totals against Duke, completing 26-of-42 passes for 347 yards and three touchdowns. • With the three passing touchdowns against Duke, Hartman is now second in ACC history with 125 touchdowns responsible for in his career, pulling ahead of Malik Cunningham. Additionally, he is now tied for career passing touchdowns with 107 in his career with Tahj Boyd (Clemson). • Additionally, Hartman is in first as the FBS career-active leader in passing touchdowns while ranking 19th in FBS history, tied
with Chad Pennington (Marshall) and Boyd and two away from Russell Wilson’s career total (NC State/Wisconsin):
FBS Active Career Passing TD Leaders
- Sam Hartman (Wake Forest) 107
- Clayton Tune (Houston) 101
- Dillon Gabriel (Oklahoma) 94
- Holton Ahlers (ECU) 92
ALWAYS OPEN 9
• Against Duke, A.T. Perry caught a eight passes for 87 yards yards and a touchdown, Perry has now totaled over 2,500 yards receiving yards, ranking third in program history
• His 160 career receptions rank in the top eighth in program history. Additionally, he trails Cam Serine in receptions in the Dave Clawson era.
• His touchdown reception now moves this total to 28 which is a Wake Forest record by three and is tied for seventh in conference history:
- Clarkston Hines 38 (1986-89; Duke)
- Peter Warrick 32 (1995-99; Florida State)
- Torry Holt 31 (1995-98; North Carolina State)
- Greg Carr 29 (2005-08; Florida State)
E.G. Green 29 (1994-97; Florida State)
Rashad Greene 29 (2011-14; Florida State) - Tyrone Davis 28 (1991-94; Virginia)
Calvin Johnson 28 (2004-06; Georgia Tech)
A.T. Perry 28 (2018-22; Wake Forest)
SERIES HISTORY vs. MIZZOU
1ST MEETING
SERIES TIED, 0-0
at Wake Forest: 0-0
at Mizzou: 0-0
Biggest Win: N/A
Biggest Loss: N/A
Longest Winning Streak: N/A
Longest Losing Streak: N/A
Current Streak: N/A
NOTING THE TIGERS
• This marks he Tigers third consecutive bowl appearance and Missouri last had three-straight bowl bids from 2009-11 – part of seven-straight postseason games between 2006-11.
• Mizzou announced a pair of contract extensions recently, adding two years to Head Coach Eliah Drinkwitz and three to Defensive Coordinator Blake Baker. Drinkwitz is locked up through the 2027 season while Baker is inked through 2025.
• Four of Mizzou’s five SEC losses are by seven points or less and a combined 18 points, excluding Tennessee.
• WR Luther Burden III and OL Armand Membou both have earned starts as true freshmen this season.
• They’re the first true freshman players to earn starts for Mizzou since Evan Boehm (2012).
• WR Barrett Banister has hauled in 27+ receptions in three-straight seasons and is one of three MU players with a reception in five seasons, joining Lamont Downer (1974-78) and George Shorthose (1980-84).
• Against ACU, Banister surpassed 100 career grabs, the 25th Tiger to hit the milestone.
• QB Brady Cook had 106 yards rushing and 217 yards passing at Tennessee – the first Tiger to hit that mark since James Franklin vs. Oklahoma in 2011
• Cook set career bests for carries (16), yards (106) and longest rush (40). He also went over 2,000 yards passing for the season.
• Chase Daniel accomplished the feat in 2008 against Kansas (103 r, 288 p) and Brad Smith did it five times.
• Cook’s 106 yards on the ground are the most by a Mizzou quarterback since Nov. 2, 2013 when Maty Mauk racked up 114 yards against Tennessee, which was also the last time a Mizzou quarterback broke triple digits in rushing yards.
SERIES INFO
• This is the first meeting between the two schools.
• Wake Forest is 2-0 against SEC schools under Dave Clawson.
• Wake Forest defeated Vanderbilt, 45-25, on the road earlier this season.
• The other was a 55-52 shootout victory against Texas A&M in the 2017 Belk Bowl.
NOTING THE DEACS
KICKING IT OFF
• With their win against Boston College, the Demon Deacons have now extended the conference’s second-longest bowl streak to seven-consecutive seasons. This is also the 12th longest streak in the country. • On Oct. 23 when Associated Press Top 25 Poll came out, the Deacons were ranked inside the top 15 for the eighth time in the past calendar year. Prior to that run, Wake Forest had only been ranked that high just three times since 1950. The Deacs latest top 15-ranking came after their third-straight win over Florida State. That victory was our first in Tallahassee since 2008 and was Wake Forest’s sixth win over a ranked opponent in the last seven years. • Additionally the Demon Deacons were ranked in 22-consecutive polls dating back to last season and ending on Nov. 6, 2022. It was tied for the sixth-longest streak in the country and more than doubling the previous program record of eight-consecutive weeks. • Since the start of the 2016 season, the Deacs are tied for the second-most wins in the ACC not counting the COVID-shortened 2020 season. Additionally over the last five years, the Deacs have recorded the fourth-most wins in a single five-year period. • Under Dave Clawson, Wake Forest has set a new standard of success that includes qualifying for its program record seventh-straight bowl game. He also owns the school record with four bowl victories. • Additionally, his four bowl wins are tied for the seventh-most Bowl/CFP victories in ACC history and with one more he would move into the top five in league history. • The four Bowl/CFP Victories are also tied for the second most among active ACC coaches. • The Deacs have also set a new standard for success in the win column with a record of 18-8 over the last two seasons. The 18 wins in a two-year period are the second most in school history and three away from the program record of 21 set in 2006 & 2007. Additionally, Wake Forest’s 18-8 record is tied for the 10th-best
mark in all of Power-5 in the last two seasons: Wins in Last Two Seasons as of Dec. 4 (Power-5)
- Georgia (27-1)
- Michigan (25-2)
- Alabama (23-4)
- Ohio State (22-3)
- Clemson (21-5)
- Utah (20-7)
T7. Oklahoma State (19-7)
T7. Oregon (19-7)
T7. Pitt (19-7)
T10. Wake Forest (18-8)
T10. Baylor (18-8)
T10. Kansas St. (18-8)
T10. Ole Miss (18-7)
RECORD BREAKING OFFENSES
• From 2017-22, Wake Forest has produced the five highest scoring seasons in school history with each club scoring better. With Nick Sciba’s third quarter field goal against Clemson last season, the Deacs broke its all-time scoring record for a single season with 474 combined points in 11 games, besting the previous record of 459 points set in 2017. • The Demon Deacons finished the season with 574 points, becoming the first Wake Forest team to cross over the 500-point mark in school history while also setting the school record with 41.0 points per game. • Wake Forest became just the 20th ACC team in the college football modern era (Post-WWII) to cross over the milestone of 500 points scored in a single season. The Deacs finished seventh in ACC scoring history:
ACC Single-Season Scoring
723 – Florida State (2013)
664 – Clemson (2018)
659 – Clemson (2019)
588 – Clemson (2016)
580 – Pitt (2021)
577 – Clemson (2015)
574 – Wake Forest (2021)
• STARTING OFF RIGHT: After scoring 44 points in Week 1 vs. VMI, 45 points in Week 2 at Vanderbilt, 37 points in Week 3 vs. Liberty, 45 points in Week 4 vs. Clemson, 31 points in Week 5 at Florida State, 45 points in Week 6 vs. Army, 43 points in Week 8 vs. Boston College, 21 points in Week 9 vs. Louisville, 21 points in week 10 vs. NC State, 34 points in week 11 vs. North Carolina, 45 points in week 12 vs. Syracuse and 31 points in week 13 vs. Duke, Wake Forest’s 442 total points is near the pace of the single season scoring record set last season (574).
Scoring through 12 Games
2021: 515 Points
2022: 442 Points
• Wake Forest’s 1,340 points scored during the 2020-22 period is the highest-scoring three-year period in Deacon history. • Additionally, Wake Forest has scored 1,016 points over the last two seasons combined and their scoring average of 39.1 points per game ranks fifth during that
time. The Deacs are the only ACC school with 1,000 points and lead the ACC in points per game this season:
Team GP TP PPG
1 Ohio State 25 1,128 45.1
2 Georgia 28 1,088 38.9
3 Alabama 27 1,087 40.3
4 W. Kentucky 27 1,085 40.2
5 Tennessee 25 1,079 43.2
6 Utah 27 1,026 38.0
7 Michigan 27 1,022 37.9
8 UTSA 27 1,019 37.7
9 Wake Forest 26 1,016 39.1
Elite Passing Offense
• A key to the Deacs scoring success has been the numbers that they have put up through the air in the last two seasons. Wake Forest is one of six schools to throw for more than 8,000 yards in that time and nearly 600 yards more than any other ACC team:
Teams GP Passing Yds 1 WKU 27 10,479
2 Miss. State 25 8,690
3 Ohio State 25 8,482
4 Alabama 27 8,412
5 Purdue 26 8,354
6 Wake Forest 26 8,078
• Additionally, the Demon Deacons have found the endzone through the air 18 more times than any other ACC team since the start of the 2021 season and their 79 passing touchdowns are the fourth most in the country:
Teams GP Passing TDs 1 WKU 27 101
2 Ohio State 25 84
3 Alabama 27 80
4 Wake Forest 26 79
5 SMU 24 73
• The 40 passing touchdowns as a team this season are the most in the country and has helped propel the Demon Deacons to the highest-scoring offense in the ACC:
Season Total Points Points per game 2022 442 36.8
2021 574* 41.0*
2020 324 36.0
2019 414 31.8
2018 427 32.8
2017 459 35.3
- Wake Forest program record
Season Total Yards Offense average 2022 5,373 447.8
2021 6,550* 467.9*
2020 4,000 444.4
2019 6,032 464.0
2018 5,847 449.8
2017 6,055 465.8
- Wake Forest program record
Season Total Plays Plays per game 2022 907 75.6
2021 1,084* 77.4
2020 690 76.7
2019 1,055 81.2
2018 1,067 82.1*
2017 963 74.1
- Wake Forest program record • Since the start of the 2017 season, Wake Forest’s 182 touchdown passes are the most of any school in the ACC
and that total ranks tied for seventh nationally during that span. Additionally during that span, the Deacs 329 total touchdowns are the second-most in the ACC behind Clemson and rank 12th nationally.
WINNINGEST PROGRAM IN NORTH CAROLINA
• Since the turn of the century, the Demon Deacons boast a record of 32-24 against UNC, NC State and Duke. In addition, during that time, Wake Forest is 46-24 against all in-state opponents. The Deacs lead the Big Four in winning percentage against each other during that period.
• Since the start of the 2016 season, the Deacs are tied for the second-most wins in the ACC not counting the COVID-shortened 2020 season:
• Clemson — 73 • Wake Forest — 48 • Pitt- 45 • NC State- 45 • Miami- 43 • Additionally over the last five years, the Deacs have recorded the second-most wins in a single five-year period:
• 38 (2017-21) • 36 (2004-08 & 2006-10) • 36 (2018-22)
• 34 (2016-20) • 33 (2015-19) • 31 (1944-48) • 30 (1940-44)
LIMITING PENALTIES
• Another key part of the Demon Deacons success during the seven-year bowl eligible streak has been the fact that they have had a low number of penalties over those seven years. • This season is no different as Wake Forest ranks in the top 25 nationally in fewest penalties, fewest penalties per game and penalty yards per game. The Deacs lead the ACC in all three categories and ranks in the top five in the Power-5 in each category:
Team Penalties Pen. Yds Yds/G
1 Michigan 53 420 32.31
2 Minnesota 44 393 32.75
3 Oklahoma St. 43 401 33.42
4 Iowa 51 415 34.58
5 Wake Forest 56 465 38.75
DEACON WINDICATORS UNDER CLAWSON
• 150 or more rushing yards in a game:
• Record: 42-13
• Leading at halftime:
• Record: 43-11
• Turnover Margin +1 or better:
• Record: 39-10
• Allowing 21 or less points:
• Record: 36-7
• 400+ yards total offense
• Record: 40-16
FIRST QUARTER SCORING
• When the Deacs win the first quarter in the last three seasons they hold a record of 24-4. Only App. State, Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Oklahoma have hire winning percentages:
Rank Team Percentage W-L
1 Alabama 97% 34-1
T2 Clemson 94% 32-2
T2 Ohio State 94% 32-2
4 App. St. 88% 24-3
5 Oklahoma 87% 27-4
6 Wake Forest 86% 24-4
MAN IN THE MIDDLE
• Ryan Smenda Jr. has had his best season as a Demon Deacon, recording 106.0 tackles in just 11 games. His 344 career tackles are the most by a Demon Deacon since the turn of the century and is the 14th most in the ACC since 2005.
• Smenda’s 9.6 tackles per game rank 18th in the country entering bowl season and seventh in the Power-5.
Wake Forest Top-5 Tackles since 2000
- Ryan Smenda (2018-Pres) 344
- Aaron Curry (2005-08) 332
- Ryan Janvion (2013-16) 328
- Brandon Chubb (2012-15) 326
- Jon Abbate (2004-06) 297
- Marquel Lee (2013-16) 291
JD FINISHES SEASON STRONG
• Jasheen Davis has posted a breakout season in 2022, leading the Demon Deacon defense with new career highs in tackles-for-loss (14.0) and sacks (7.0) to go along with 33.0 defensive stops. • Davis’ 14.0 tackles-for-loss are tied for fifth in the ACC, while Davis sits tied for seventh in sacks. His 14.0 tackles for loss ranks just outside of the top 10 in program history for a single season and is fifth in the Clawson era:
Tackles for Loss Since 2014
1 Marquel Lee (2016) 20.0
2 Boogie Basham (2019) 18.0
3 Duke Ejiofor (2016) 17.0
4 Duke Ejiofor (2017) 16.5
5 Rondell Bothroyd (2021) 16.5
6 Jasheen Davis (2022) 14.0
• Davis recorded at least 1.0 tackles-for-loss in the final eight games. • Over the final four games, Davis collected 8.0 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks. • In Wake Forest’s ACC win against Syracuse, Davis notched a career-high 3.0 tackles-for-loss. Against nationally-ranked North Carolina, Davis tallied a career-high two sacks.
NEARLY PERFECT
• Through 12 games in his career after taking over for NCAA record holder, Nick Sciba, Matthew Dennis has been nearly perfect. Dennis has started the season 12- for-14 on field goal attempts. He ranks in the top 25 in field goal percentage. Additionally, he is 53-for-53 in extra point attempts. • As a unit, the Demon Deacons have made 267 consecutive extra points or five consecutive years. The Deacs last missed an extra point over five years ago on Nov. 18, 2017 against NC State, • Additionally, Dennis ranks among the top 70 nationally in multiple categories:
FBS RANKS
FG Percentage 24 .857
Scoring/Game 58 7.4
Total Points 54 89
FG/Game 73 1.0
DEACS IN BOWL GAMES
Seven of the Deacs 17 bowl games in program history have come in the last seven years, the second-longest active streak in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Wake Forest holds a 9-6 all-time mark including 3-2 under Dave Clawson.
MISSOURI TIGERS NOTES:
NOW IT’S TIME FOR THE BREAKDOWN
University of Missouri football closes out 2022 on Friday, Dec. 23 at 5:30 p.m. CT vs. Wake Forest in the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl. The game takes place at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, and airs on ESPN and the Tiger Radio Network.
GASPARILLA WHAT?
Inspired by the Legend of Pirate Jose Gaspar, Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla was founded in 1904 as an organization dedicated to enriching the vitality and imagination of Tampa and its surrounding community. Through special appearances, Krewe members (of the YMKG-established Inter-Krewe Council) participate in events to promote the Bay Area community. Krewe members—decked in pirate attire—regularly visit hospitals, assisted living centers, and schools, engaging the community in the spirit and fun of Gasparilla events.
THE SERIES
The two teams have never met on the gridiron before.
THE COACHES
ELIAH DRINKWITZ is in his third season as Mizzou’s head coach. He had led the Tigers to bowl appearances in each of his first three seasons, joining former head coach Warren Powers as the only two MU head coaches to achieve that feat. Additionally, only Powers won more games in his first two seasons at MU (1978-79, 15) than Drinkwitz (11). Prior to taking the Mizzou job, Drinkwitz was 12-1 as the head coach at Appalachian State in 2019. He had previous stops as the OC at NC State, Boise State and Arkansas State.
DAVE CLAWSON is 58-53 in his ninth season at Wake Forest and 148-132 in 23 years as a collegiate head coach. He has led Wake to seven-straight bowl games and the Demon Deacons won the 2021 ACC Atlantic title. He owns the school record for bowl victories, has climbed to the third-most wins in school history, and has led Wake Forest to a five-year period (2017-21) of success with 38 wins in that span. He made previous head coaching stops at Bowling Green, Richmond and Fordham.
STREAKS, STORYLINES, SIDEBARS …
• Missouri finished the season at 6-6 and enters the bowl game on a two-game winning streak.
• Mizzou won four of its last six games and were the only team to play No. 1 Georgia to a one-score game (L, 26-22).
• Head Coach Eliah Drinkwitz has led the Tigers to a bowl in each of his first three seasons, only the second coach in school history to do so along with the late Warren Powers (1978-84).
• The Tigers last had three-straight bowl bids from 2009-11 – part of seven-straight postseason games between 2006-11.
• Mizzou finished the season No. 4 in the Southeastern Conference is total defense, giving up 337.1 yards per game. The Tigers were also fourth in rushing defense (127.2 mpg).
• Missouri and Wake Forest have never met on the football field. With the WFU matchup in Tampa, there are only five P5 teams Mizzou has never played in football – Florida State, NC State, Rutgers, Virginia Tech and Washington.
• Former Mizzou QB Blaine Gabbert is the backup quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
• Mizzou announced a pair of contract extensions recently, adding two years to Head Coach Eliah Drinkwitz and three to Defensive Coordinator Blake Baker. Drinkwitz is locked up through the 2027 season while Baker is inked through 2025.
• WR Barrett Banister was named a semifinalist for the Wuerffel Trophy and K Harrison Mevis was a semifinalist for the Groza.
• CBs Kris Abrams-Draine and Ennis Rakestraw Jr. combined for 25 passes broken up and 13 passes defended, an average of over one PD per game. The tied for third in the SEC in passes defended
• Four of Mizzou’s five SEC losses were by seven points or less and a combined 18 points, excluding Tennessee.
• With 61,047 fans packing Faurot vs. Kentucky, it marked the first back-to-back games with an attendance of 60,000 since 2015 (South Carolina and Florida). Mizzou has averaged 56,147 fans per game at home, an increase of nearly 10,000 fans per game from the Tigers’ 2021 averages of 46,516 fans per game.
CLEANING OUT THE NOTEBOOK
• Mizzou heads to Florida for its bowl game for the 10th time and first since a Citrus Bowl win on Jan. 1, 2015, against Minnesota. The Tigers are 4-5 all time in nine bowl games played in the state of Florida.
• With the departure of Bush Hamdan to Boise State, Head Coach Eliah Drinkwitz will coach the QBs and call the offensive plays in the Gasparilla Bowl.
• Joseph Charleston, Brady Cook, Xavier Delgado, Realus George Jr., Chuck Hicks, Trajan Jeffcoat, Jayden Jernigan, Cody Schrader will don the SEC Graduate patch for the Gasparilla Bowl after earning their undergraduate degress in December.
• DJ Coleman, Isaiah McGuire and DJ Coleman opted out of the bowl game to prepare for the 2023 NFL Draft.
• Nine players, Travion Ford, DJ Jackson, Dominic Lovett, Zach Lovett, Tyler Macon, Devin Nicholson, Jack Stonehouse, Hyrin White and Jalani Williams, elected to put their name in the transfer portal.
ON THE SHOULDERS OF THEIR TEAMMATES
• Mizzou honored 21 seniors before the New Mexico State game, offensive players Jack Abraham, Barrett Banister, DJ Bullard, Kibet Chepyyator, Tauskie Dove, Bobby Lawrence, Nathaniel Peat, Zeke Powell, Trenton Sederwall, Richard Taylor and Connor Wood; defensive players DJ Coleman, Tyrone Hopper II, Trajan Jeffcoat, Martez Manuel, Isaiah McGuire, Devin Nicholson, Darius Robinson, Jalani Williams and special Teamers Jake Hoffman and Sean Koetting.
• In accordance with Mizzou tradition, after the win, they each took a rock from the north end of the stadium and were carried off the field by their teammates.
DYNAMIC DUO
• CBs Kris Abrams-Draine and Ennis Rakestraw Jr. combined for 25 passes broken up and 13 passes defended, an average of over one PD per game.
• Both ranked tied for third in the SEC in passes defended, while KAD’s 13 PBU’s led the conference.
IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME
• Overall fan attendance at football games jumped to an average of nearly 55,000 fans per game (54,525), a 17-percent increase from 2021 attendance, leading the SEC in year-over-year growth.
• The crowds of 60,618 vs. Vanderbilt and 61,047 vs. Kentucky The 61,047 marked the first back-to-back games with an attendance of 60,000 or more since 2015 (South Carolina and Florida).
2022 Football Attendance
DATE OPPONENT ATT.
09/01 Louisiana Tech 47,653
09/17 Abeline Christian 53,253
10/01 Georgia 58.165
10/22 Vanderbilt 60,618
11/05 Kentucky 61,047
11/19 New Mexico State 45,231
11/25 Arkansas 55,710
COOK-ING UP THE BATTLE LINE TROPHY
• QB Brady Cook finished 16-of-26 for 242 yards passing in the win over Arkansas while rushing for a career-best 138 yards on 18 carries – the highest rushing total by any Mizzou player this season.
• Cook’s 380 yards of total offense are the most by a Tiger since Connor Bazelak accounted for 409 total yards (406 passing, 3 rush) against LSU in Oct. 2020.
CLIMBING THE CHARTS
• Harrison Mevis nailed three field goals vs. Arkansas, giving him 61 for his career and tying him with Tucker McCann for second on Mizzou’s all-time career list.
• Mevis’ 12 points tied him with Brad Smith for fourth on Mizzou’s all-time career scoring list with 284 points.
GETTING IT DONE IN THE CLASSROOM
• Academically, the 2.92 team grade point average in Spring 2022 was football’s highest in eighteen years, excluding the spring 2020 pass/fail period.
FALLING FOR THE FIRST TIME
• TE Ryan Hoerstkamp snagged his first target, reception, and TD, all on the same play – a 32-yard score against New Mexico State.
• RB Tavorus Jones saw action for the third time in his freshman season. His first play on the field vs. NMSU resulted in a 32-yard reception, the first of his career.
• QB Sam Horn took his first career snaps in the fourth quarter vs. NMSU. He rushed for 10 yards in the game.
THUNDER & LIGHTNING
• WR Luther Burden III and RB Cody Schrader accounted for four TDs vs. New Mexico State.
• Burden grabbed two receiving TDs, his third multi-TD game in 2022. He ran his season tally to five – the most by a freshman since Dorial Green-Beckham snagged the same total in 2012.
• Schrader punched in two scores, a two-yarder in the second quarter followed by a five-yard touchdown on the initial possession of the second half, reaching seven rushing touchdowns on the year.
FIRST-HALF FORCE
• For the sixth time this season, Mizzou held an opponent under 120 yards of total offense in the first half.
• New Mexico State had 112 yards before the break, joining Vanderbilt (120), Kentucky (119), South Carolina (104), Abilene Christian (51) and Florida (33) in first-half offensive struggles against the Tigers defense.
SIMPLY RED
• Mizzou’s defense did not allow New Mexico State into the red zone until the 5:35 mark of the third quarter.
NO-FLY ZONE
• New Mexico State completed 38% of its passes – the lowest completion pct. versus the Tigers since Kentucky completed just 35% of its passes against Mizzou in 2020.
SUDDEN CHANGE
• Daylan Carnell earned his second career interception, and first pick six of his career, early in the fourth vs. NMSU.
• The 42-yard INT return was the second of the season for the Tigers, and the longest since Jarvis Ware took an interception 59 yards to the house in 2020 against Florida.
THE RARE DOUBLE
• QB Brady Cook had 106 yards rushing and 217 yards passing at Tennessee – the first Tiger to hit that mark since James Franklin vs. Oklahoma in 2011 (103 r, 291 p).
• Cook set career bests for carries (16), yards (106) and longest rush (40). He also went over 2,000 yards passing for the season.
• Chase Daniel accomplished the feat in 2008 against Kansas (103 r, 288 p) and Brad Smith did it five times.
• Cook’s 106 yards on the ground are the most by a Mizzou quarterback since Nov. 2, 2013 when Maty Mauk racked up 114 yards against Tennessee, which was also the last time a Mizzou quarterback broke triple digits in rushing yards.
THIRD & BANISTER
• WR Barrett Banister racked up 91 yards on seven catches vs. NMSU. He has broken his career high in receiving yards for the second week in a row, after his 73 yards at Tennessee bested his previous high.
• He has 36 catches on the season – his fourth-straight season with 27 or more catches, the first Tiger to accomplish the feat since Chase Coffman (2005-08).
• Banister also has a catch in 43 of 50+ career games.
WALK THE LINE
• The Tennessee game marked the sixth different starting five for the offensive line this season.
• In Knoxville and vs. NMSU, the Tigers started LT Javon Foster, LG Xavier Delgado, C Connor Tollison, RG Connor Wood and RT Armand Membou.
• Foster and Tollison have been the constants, starting the first 11 games.
• Delgado missed the ACU game and was replaced by Luke Griffin.
• Wood has started five games at RG and five at RT.
• At RG, Mitchell Walters had four starts and EJ NdomaOgar had two – starting at South Carolina before being injured against Kentucky.
• RT Zeke Powell was injured in the Auburn game and was replaced by Wood and later Membou.
• Hyrin White was injured in the spring and will not play this season.
YOUTH OF THE NATION
• WR Luther Burden III and OL Armand Membou both have earned starts as true freshmen this season with Burden starting seven games and Membou two.
• They’re the first true freshman players to earn starts for Mizzou since Evan Boehm (2012).
ON THE HOT SEAT
• First-time starters in 2022 include: Taj Butts (RB), Kibet Chepyator (TE), Jayden Jernigan (DT), Mehki Miller (WR), EJ Ndoma-Ogar (OL), Tyler Stephens (TE), Connor Tollison (C), Mitchell Walters (RG) and Kristian Williams (DT).
• First Division I snaps in 2022 include: Luther Burden III (WR), Tyler Jones (DB), Armand Membou (OL), Mekhi Miller (WR), Jack Stonehouse (P) and Ja’Marion Wayne (DB).
RANKED ROAD DUB
• By knocking off No. 25 South Carolina 23-10, Mizzou registered its first win over a ranked opponent since defeating No. 17 LSU, 45-41, in 2020.
• The ranked victory on the road is the first since a 2018 win over No. 13 Florida, 38-17, in Gainesville.
KA-DEFENSE
• Vanderbilt’s leading receiver, Will Sheppard, who came into the game with eight receiving touchdowns on the season – was targeted 15 times, but covered mostly by Kris Abrams-Draine, he caught just three passes for 28 yards. Abrams-Draine had five tackles and broke up three passes – two of them in the end zone. In all, Mizzou defenders broke up 10 passes and held Vanderbilt to 49 percent passing.
• Mizzou’s pass defense held Vanderbilt’s quarterbacks to a 49 percent completion rate, marking the second time an opposing team has completed less than half its passes against the Tigers this year.
