The No. 23 Missouri Tigers (7-3, 3-3 Southeastern) had a chance to avoid going winless in the road in conference play for the first time since 2016 against the Mississippi State Bulldogs (2-8, 0-6 Southeastern). Missouri would utilize their first offensively potent first half in a while to power them to a commanding 39-20 victory.
Heading into this tilt, all eyes were on the Missouri offense and whether they were going to be able to get off to a fast start. After all, they had only scored six points in the first half of their previous three SEC road games.