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SPORTS
MONDAY, OCT.22, 2001
Football: Tigers leap Jayhawks for win
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was just like a new game at halftime—that's what we told ourselves."
Missouri put the first two scores on the board in the second half as Brad Hammerich kicked a 40-yard field goal, and receiver James caught a 25-yard pass from Farmer.
Kansas responded with a 22-yard interception return for a touchdown by sophomore cornerback Carl Ivey. But an excessive celebration penalty
moved the extra-point attempt back 15 yards, and the Johnny Beck kick was blocked.
The Jayhawks took a 34-31 lead on a 15-yard scamper by sophomore running back Reggie Duncan with 12:55 remaining in the game.
Missouri answered on its next possession with a 14-yard pass to tight to Dwayne Blakley. The Tigers' drive had been kept alive earlier on a 14-yard completion to Gage on third down and 13.
Gage, whom Terry Allen called the difference in the game, finished the day with 148 yards on 11 catches.
Trailing by four, Kansas elected to punt on fourth and one from its own 45-yard line with just less than five minutes remaining. Missouri kept the ball on the ground, collected four first downs and ran out the clock without giving it back to Kansas. A frustrated Kansas offense watered from the sidelines as Missouri preserved the 38-34 win.
Allen said he regretted the decision to punt.
"We thought maybe we'd be able to get the football back, but obviously we weren't able to do that," he said. "That was very much a deciding factor."
The loss dropped Kansas to 2-4 overall and 1-3 in the Big 12 Conference. Missouri improved to 3-3 overall and 2-2 in the Big 12.
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Defeat: Kansas lessens chance for bowl bid
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a 10-play scoring drive. It was a seesaw affair from there, with Missouri ultimately running out the clock for the win.
In previous losses, Kansas could point to specific areas in which it needed to improve. For example, the defense couldn't stop UCLA as it surrendered 29 first downs in the 41-17 loss in week two. And last week, the offense picked
up only eight first downs in the 38-10 loss to Oklahoma.
Without a scapegoat, Allen said Saturday's loss was defeating for the entire team.
"We didn't lose it offensively, we didn't lose it defensively and we didn't lose it on the special teams," he said. "We lost it as a football team."
After upsetting Texas Tech on the road two weeks ago, Kansas had begun circling the games it needed to secure the
necessary six wins to become bowl eligible. A win at home against a 2-3 Missouri team was considered a must-win if the team was to accomplish the goal.
Kansas must now finish out its schedule with a 4-1 record to qualify for a bowl, a daunting task considering the team still has trips to Kansas State and Texas, as well as a home date against Nebraska.
The must-win atmosphere
made Saturday's loss difficult, and that doesn't even take into consideration the fact that the Jayhawks lost to the Tigers, their archival.
Figures: "When you lose to Mizzou, it's the worst feeling," said defensive end Marquis Hayes, a native of Booneville. Mo., who became chocked up as he spoke. "It just hurts."
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Missouri wide receiver Justin Gage drags Jayhawk defensive back Andrew Davidson into the end zone. Gage ran a 14-yard pass in for the score in the second quarter to put Mizzou ahead 21-14.
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