If this is the end for Mark Mangino, what an unbelievable and controversial way to go out. On the field prior to the game coach Mangino told senior quarterback Todd Reesing to fire all his bullets today and he did, but it wasn’t enough.
The Jayhawks scored their first TD in four games in the first quarter. On their 2nd possession, KU went 99 yards on 9 plays. It was capped by a Reesing to Dezmon Briscoe 7 yard scoring pass.
Missouri responded with a Grant Ressel 43 yard FG to make it 7-3, aided by a 30 yard run by QB Blaine Gabbert.
KU’s first called running play came on their 15th play of the game. Mixing passes to Jake Sharp out of the backfield and a 33 yard pass play to tight end Tim Biere to the 1, set up a one yard plunge from Reesing for a 14-3 Kansas lead.
Midway through the 2nd quarter, Briscoe was fighting for a first down when he fumbled the ball at the KU 25 and Carl Gettis recovered and returned it to the five. Derrick Washington then ran in from the two to cut the lead to 14-10.
The Jayhawks countered with a 68 yard scoring drive. Reesing hit Briscoe for a 33 yard gain to the 8 and then with all day to throw, Reesing found Kerry Meier in the corner for a 21-10 Kansas lead.
A Ressel 23 yard FG cut the KU lead to 21-13 at the half
The Tigers scored 3 TD’s in the third quarter. The first was a six play 65 yard drive with Washington racing in from 14 yards out. Gary Pinkel decided to go for two but Kansas snuffed it and the score stayed at 21-19.
The Tigers committed a critical mistake as KU’s Jaccob Branstetter kicked a 29 yard FG. Missouri was called for a personal foul and the Jayhawks got the ball at the six. On third down Reesing lobbed a corner toss to Meier for the touchdown and a 28-19 lead.
But MU’s Jerrel Jackson swept around the right side for a 37 yard TD run and Mizzou was back within 2 at 28-26. On the next KU possession Briscoe had a 22 yard gain but fumbled again as Gettis recovered. Three plays later Gabbert hit Danario Alexander for 68 yard scoring strike and a 33-28 lead.
With 13:29 left in the game Ressel his a 37 yard FG and it was 36-28, but Kansas and Briscoe responded with a 74 yard TD and the 2 point PAT was good, 36 all with 12 minutes to go. Kansas then regained the lead 39-36 driving from their own one before the drive stalled and Branstetter hit 39 yard FG with five minutes to go.
With three minutes to go KU was pinned on their own three and unbelievably instead of running the ball and the clock, threw two incomplete passes and then Reesing was tackled in the end zone for a safety running a QB draw making it 39-38 KU. There could have been about a minute left on the clock and a three point lead, but KU had to punt with 2:45 to play and Missouri had great field position. The Tigers moved to field goal range and Ressel kicked a 27 yard FG to win the game as time expired.
Reesing finished 37 of 56 for 498 yards ,4 TD’s and one on the ground. Briscoe had 14 receptions for 242 yards 2 TD’s, but two costly fumbles. Alexander had 15 receptions for 234 yards and a TD for Mizzou. The two teams combined for one thousand and 99 yards.
The 41-39 win gives Missouri an 8-4 record and Kansas finishes 5-7 on the year with seven straight losses.
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