Brady Cook completed 21 of 30 passes for 264 yards and a touchdown as No. 6 Missouri outlasted No. 24 Boston College 27-21 on Saturday in Columbia, Mo.
Cook also rushed for a touchdown for the Tigers (3-0), who erased a 14-3 second-quarter deficit.
Blake Craig kicked four field goals for Missouri: two from 38 yards out, one from 31 yards out and one from 56 yards out. Nate Noel rushed for 121 yards and Luther Burden III caught six passes for 117 yards and a touchdown for the Tigers.
Missouri overcame eight penalties for 78 yards and outgained the Eagles (2-1) 440-295.
Thomas Castellanos completed 16 of 28 passes for 249 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions for Boston College.
The Eagles struck first on the game’s opening possession to take a 7-0 lead. Aided by a drive-extending personal foul penalty on the Tigers, Boston College covered 75 yards on 14 plays. Castellanos capped the drive with a 12-yard touchdown pass to Jerand Bradley on fourth-and-4.
Craig’s first 38-yard field goal cut the Eagles’ lead to 7-3 before the visitors extended their advantage to 14-3 in the second quarter. On a broken play, Castellanos recovered an errant snap and threw a 67-yard TD pass over the Missouri defense to Reed Harris.
The Tigers responded with 14 points over the final 4:54 of the first half to take a 17-14 halftime lead.
Craig’s second 38-yarder pulled Missouri within 14-6 before Tre’Vez Johnson intercepted a pass and returned it to the Boston College 25-yard line. Cook then connected with Burden on a 19-yard touchdown pass, and Noel ran in a two-point conversion on a direct snap to tie the game at 14-14.
Craig’s 56-yard field goal as the first half ended propelled the Tigers ahead.
Missouri opened the third quarter with a 75-yard touchdown drive, highlighted by Burden’s 38-yard catch-and-run, to increase its lead to 24-14. Cook scored on a 6-yard run.
After Craig’s 31-yard field goal with 5:58 left in the game made it 27-14, the Eagles responded with a 75-yard touchdown drive. Castellanos connected with Kamari Morales on a 38-yard TD pass with 3:45 left.
The Tigers maintained possession for the rest of the game to run out the clock.
–Field Level Media
