Arkansas loses its final game of the season to Missouri

Arkansas loses its final game of the season to Missouri

The Arkansas Razorbacks (6-6, 3-5 SEC) lost another game on Saturday in which they held a fourth-quarter lead, while the Missouri Tigers (9-3, 5-3 SEC) lost at snowy Faurot Field Won 28-21 on Saturday.

Arkansas had a 21-20 lead with two minutes left, but a 30-yard touchdown run by Missouri quarterback Brady Cook and a subsequent two-point conversion put the Hogs behind 28-21. Arkansas quarterback Taylen Green engineered a drive that gave the Hogs a chance, but it ended with an incomplete pass and zeros on the clock.

Bobby Petrino’s offense turned the ball over three times, which was the difference in the game. Green fumbled on the Hogs’ first two drives of the first quarter, the latter of which resulted in Missouri points as the Tigers scored a touchdown.

The third and final turnover of the game came late in the third quarter. Arkansas running back Ja’Quinden Jackson coughed up the ball at the Hogs’ 33-yard line, and the Tigers took advantage again, taking a 17-14 lead.

Despite that turnover, Jackson was one of the only reasons Arkansas had any chance against the Tigers. He scored all three Arkansas touchdowns and rushed for 87 yards on 18 carries.

In addition to the turnovers, Arkansas also struggled in the penalty category. The Hogs were penalized 10 times for 72 yards, and two of those directly led to a Missouri touchdown.

After Green’s second fumble of the first quarter, Arkansas forced a fourth down on the Tigers’ drive, but an offsides penalty gave Missouri another chance. Then, after an incomplete pass was forced, a defensive pass interference call in the Arkansas end zone gave the Tigers first-and-goal from the two-yard line, and Tigers running back Marcus Carroll pushed the ball for another score over.

Despite the snowy conditions, neither offense seemed to have any trouble moving the ball down the field. Arkansas finished the game with 377 yards (229 passing and 148 rushing) and gave up 361 yards (168 passing and 193 rushing) to the Tigers.

Check out some of the highlights from the loss below, courtesy of the official Arkansas X account…

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