Arch Manning threw for 297 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 7 Texas Longhorns scored the game’s final 21 points to beat No. 18 Missouri Tigers 34-20 on Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Columbia. Texas improved to 7-2 with the win, while Missouri fell to 6-3.
Missouri led twice in the second half, the last time 20-13 after Austin Simmons found Naeshaun Montgomery for a 72-yard touchdown with 4:52 left in the third quarter. Texas answered on its next drive when Manning hit Jermaine Bishop Jr. for a 25-yard score to tie the game at 20, then took the lead for good in the fourth quarter. Jamal Roberts led Missouri on the ground with 66 yards on 19 carries but did not find the end zone.
Key Moments And How Texas Pulled Away
The game opened with trading scores. Missouri struck first on Brett Norfleet’s 2-yard touchdown catch from Simmons, and Texas tied it minutes later on a 24-yard Manning-to-Derrek Cooper connection. Blake Craig’s 22-yard field goal gave Missouri a 10-7 lead after one quarter, and the teams traded field goals through the third before Montgomery’s 72-yard touchdown put Missouri up 20-13.
From there, Texas controlled the rest of the game. After Bishop’s touchdown tied it at 20 with 1:52 left in the third quarter, Manning found Raleek Brown for a 23-yard score with 5:03 remaining in the fourth to put Texas ahead 27-20. Brown capped the scoring with an 8-yard touchdown run with 1:25 left, sealing the 34-20 final. Texas outscored Missouri 24-10 over the final two quarters.
Top Performers
Manning finished 28 of 38 for 297 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions, spreading the ball to six different receivers. Brown rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries and added 48 receiving yards with a receiving score, giving him a hand in two of Texas’ four touchdowns.
Emmett Mosley V led all Texas receivers with five catches for 85 yards. Gianni Spetic made both his field goal attempts and all four extra points for 10 points. For Missouri, Simmons threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns on 23-of-44 passing, and Cayden Lee caught nine passes for 79 yards. Nicholas Rodriguez paced the Missouri defense with 12 tackles.
What It Means
Texas held the ball for 32:26 compared to Missouri’s 27:34 and finished with 401 total yards to Missouri’s 336, converting on third down 6 of 13 times against a Missouri unit that went just 3 of 16. Missouri committed only one turnover to Texas’ two, but neither team’s giveaways proved decisive in a game Texas closed out with its passing attack. The win keeps Texas in the Top 25 conversation at 7-2, while Missouri drops to 6-3 with the loss at home.
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