Texas returned to Columbia for the first time since 2011 and won 34-20 over Missouri on Saturday. The Longhorns are now 7-2 overall and 4-2 in Southeastern Conference play. Missouri dropped to 6-3 overall and 3-3 in the SEC.
The game was the 25th football meeting between the two programs. Texas leads the series 19-6. The teams last played in the 2017 Texas Bowl, which Texas won 33-16. Missouri's 17-5 win in Columbia in 2011 was Texas's previous visit there.
Both teams entered with 6-2 records. Texas had won 31-3 over Mississippi State, and Missouri had beaten Arkansas 34-10. The teams traded touchdown passes in the first quarter, with Austin Simmons throwing a 2-yard score to Brett Norfleet and Arch Manning throwing a 24-yard touchdown to Derrek Cooper. Texas plays at LSU next week, and Missouri travels to Georgia.