No. 9 Missouri's surprising season ended with a 14-3 win over a declawed No. 7 Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl Classic on Friday, setting up the program for its first top 10 finish since 2013.
It was Missouri's first bowl win over an AP top-10 team since beating Navy in the 1961 Orange Bowl.
To say the game was a slog would be generous. Only one drive in the first half ended in something other than a punt, when Ohio State turned some strong field position into a 44-yard field goal. The two teams combined for 183 first-half yards total, averaging 2.