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Missouri looks to return to win column vs. high-flying Texas Tech

Oct 20, 2007 - 10:38 AM No. 22 Texas Tech (6-1) at No. 16 Missouri (5-1) 3:30 pm EDT

COLUMBIA, Missouri (Ticker) -- Texas Tech may have the nation's top offense, but Missouri's Chase Daniel-led outfit isn't too shabby.

Daniel and the 16th-ranked Tigers try to bounce back from their first defeat of the season Saturday when they host the 22nd-ranked Red Raiders in what should be an offensive-minded Big 12 Conference contest.

Texas Tech leads the nation in passing (500.43 yards per game) and total offense (582.0), while Missouri ranks fifth (358.2, 533.5) in both categories.

Missouri (5-1, 1-1 Big 12 North) is coming off a 41-31 setback at powerhouse Oklahoma.

Daniel threw for 361 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions for the Tigers, who took a 24-23 lead into the fourth quarter.

Although Jeremy Maclin rushed for two touchdowns and Jimmy Jackson one, the Tigers gained just 57 yards on 30 carries in the defeat.

Texas Tech (6-1, 2-1 South), which is tied with Oklahoma atop their division, has won three straight games since a 49-45 setback at Oklahoma State on September 22.

Last week, the Red Raiders routed Texas A&M, 35-7, as Graham Harrell passed for 425 yards and three TDs and ran for another score.

Harrell leads the country in total offense at 445.7 yards per game. He already has passed for 3,151 yards and 31 TDs with just three interceptions.

Missouri beat Texas Tech in Lubbock last year, 38-21. The Tigers crushed the Red Raiders in the last meeting here, in 2003, 62-31.