Commodores rumble past Mizzou

Oct. 6, 2012

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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP)– A botched Missouri extra-point snap and a bobbled punt attempt that led to a safety helped Vanderbilt beat Missouri 19-15 Saturday night, depriving the former Big 12 school of its first Southeastern Conference win.

Zac Stacy rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries for Vanderbilt (2-3, 1-2), which earned its first conference win. Jordan Rodgers was 14 of 24 for 182 yards and one interception.

Missouri (3-3, 0-3 Southeastern Conference) took an early 6-0 lead and kept Vanderbilt from gaining a first down until nearly nine minutes into the second quarter. Missouri couldn’t muster much offense after an early injury to starting quarterback James Franklin, who sprained his left knee on a first-quarter run and didn’t return.

Tiger Coach Gary Pinkel said Franklin injured his medial collateral ligament and, “will be out for a few weeks,” including a home game next weekend against No. 1 Alabama.

Backup quarterback Corbin Berkstresser was just 9 of 30 for 189 yards, including an 85-yard scoring pass to Bud Sasser that cut a Commodores’ fourth-quarter lead to 16-15. Missouri missed the extra point and a chance to tie on a bad snap.

Vanderbilt’s first points of the game came when Missouri punter Trey Barrow couldn’t handle a snap while standing in the back of Missouri’s end zone, with the ball rolling out the back. A 5-yard Stacy run late in the second half gave the Commodores a 9-6 lead they wouldn’t relinquish. His second TD gave Vanderbilt a 16-9 lead early in the fourth quarter.