Blaine Gabbert rallied Missouri from a 10-point halftime deficit with two touchdown passes and Carl Gettis made a leaping one-handed interception and downed a punt at the 1 in the fourth quarter of an opening 23-13 victory over Illinois on Saturday.
ST. LOUIS | Missouri intercepted three Nathan Scheelhaase passes, recovered his fumble and the Tigers came up with just enough offense to win 23-13 this afternoon at the Edward Jones Dome.
Illinois still leads the Arch Rivalry game after three quarters,
but the momentum has totally shifted to Mizzou. The Illini have
just one first down in the third quarter, while Mizzou has put
together
Mizzou is moving the ball easily now, and Blaine Gabbert's
six-yard TD pass to Michael Egnew gave the Tigers their first lead
of the game, 17-13 over the Illini.
A 27-yard field by Grant Ressel put Mizzou up 20-13 on Illinois
with 7:21 to go in the game. The drive was started after a punt had
pinned Illinois at its own 1, and the Tigers eventually started
thei
ST. LOUIS | With plenty of empty seats inside the Edward Jones Dome cheering for Illinois, the Illini silenced what seemed to be a predominantly Missouri crowd in taking a 13-3 halftime lead over the Tigers.