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Past and Future: Notable statistics for Mizzou football

Saturday afternoon wasn’t the most fun as Missouri fell to Georgia 30-21 at Sanford Stadium. In a game where the Tigers briefly led and were relatively competitive against the nation’s No. 2 team, but ultimately fell short. MU now returns home to face Tennessee and its high-flying offense led by former Mizzou OC Josh Heupel. As always, stats don’t mean everything, but can help tell a story. Here are five stats from past Saturday and why they are important this upcoming week, plus three bonus numbers as well:

7 Big Plays

Missouri v Georgia
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A big play in college football is described as giving up a run of 15-plus yards or a pass of 20-plus yards.