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Hudson, Central Arkansas rally, beat Missouri St. 27-20

Tyler Hudson had a 7-yard touchdown reception and scored on a 57-yard punt return as Central Arkansas scored the last 21 points to beat Missouri State 27-20 on Saturday night.

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Rattler's 4 TD passes lead No. 5 Oklahoma past Missouri St.

Spencer Rattler threw for 290 yards and four touchdowns in his first start and No. 5 Oklahoma rolled past Missouri State 48-0 on Saturday night.

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172dDave Wilson

College football Week 2 scores, schedule and must-see moments

Here's the best of the week in college football as the schedule picks up in Week 2. South Carolina is getting ready to unveil a 19,000-pound golden gamecock statue, SMU is cooking up frog legs and a whole lot more.

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208dSam Khan

MVC, eyeing FCS playoffs, opts for spring season

With the FCS playoffs shelved for the fall, the Missouri Valley Conference announced Friday that it will move its football season to the spring.

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222dSam Khan Jr.

Sooners move opener vs. Missouri St. to Aug. 29

The NCAA approved a waiver request from both Oklahoma and Missouri State to move their football game from Sept. 5 to Aug. 29 to allow for scheduling flexibility in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

Petrino says he knew he wouldn't stay retired

Bobby Petrino is glad to have a job again, even if it's at one of the bottom programs in the second tier of college football.

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Ex-Louisville coach Petrino to Missouri State

Former Arkansas and Louisville coach Bobby Petrino is taking over at Missouri State.

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Missouri State buys out Steckel, seeks new coach

Missouri State will pay a "privately funded buyout" of up to $340,000 to football coach Dave Steckel, who had a 13-42 record in five seasons.

Dafney has 5 TDs, Indiana State dominates Missouri St. 51-24

Dominique Dafney rushed for 244 yards and scored five touchdowns as Indiana State finished the season with a resounding 51-24 victory over Missouri State on Saturday afternoon.

Kirk seals game with sack, Illinois St holds off Missouri St

James Robinson rushed for 155 yards to move into second on the Illinois State career list, Luther Kirk sealed it with a sack on fourth-and-goal in the closing seconds and the Redbirds held off Missouri State 17-12 on Saturday.

S. Illinois continues Missouri St. woes with 37-14 win

Kare Lyles threw for four touchdowns -- two each to Landon Lenoir and Avante Cox -- and Southern Illinois put away Missouri State early in a 37-14 win on Saturday.

South Dakota State beats Missouri State 35-14

Pierre Strong Jr. ran 18 times for 99 yards and a touchdown and completed an 89-yard TD pass to Cade Johnson as South Dakota State beat Missouri State 35-14 on Saturday.

McElvain with 3 TDs, N. Iowa rolls past Missouri St. 29-6

Will McElvain threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as Northern Iowa scored 29-unanswered points on its way to a 29-6 win over Missouri State on Saturday.

North Dakota State wins 28th straight, blanks MSU 22-0

Trey Lance passed for 225 yards and rushed for a touchdown, Adam Cofield picked up two rushing scores and North Dakota State blanked Missouri State 22-0 on Saturday, pushing its win streak to 28 games.

Simmons' 4 TD passes leads South Dakota past Missouri State

Austin Simmons threw four touchdown passes, two of them to Caleb Vander Esch, and South Dakota breezed to a 45-10 victory over Missouri State on Saturday.

Huslig's 4 TDs leads Missouri St. past W. Illinois in 3OT

Peyton Huslig threw for 315 yards and four touchdowns and Missouri State earned its first win in almost a year beating Western Illinois 37-31 in triple overtime on Saturday.

Rechsteiner, Foster lead Kennesaw State past Missouri State

Bronson Rechsteiner rushed for a school-record 221 yards and a touchdown on just 10 carries, Isaac Foster added 183 yards on eight carries with two TDs and Kennesaw State rallied from a 13-point deficit to beat Missouri State 35-24 on Saturday.

Tulane routs Missouri State 58-6

Tyjae Spears, Amare Jones and Justin McMillan each accounted for a pair of touchdowns in Tulane's 58-6 rout of Missouri State on Saturday night.

Cookus, Porter spark NAU to 37-23 breakaway win

Case Cookus found Brandon Porter for a touchdown pass to end the first half and another to start the second as Northern Arizona broke away from a field goal battle, defeating Missouri State 37-23 in Thursday night's season opener.

Dunne passes for 2 TDs; N. Iowa blanks Missouri St. 37-0

Eli Dunne passed for 227 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and Korby Sander had two takeaways as Northern Iowa ended its season with a 37-0 shutout of Missouri State on Saturday.

Stick tosses 5 TDs, North Dakota St routs Missouri St 48-7

Easton Stick tossed five touchdown passes -- all in the first half -- and Adam Cofield ran for two scores to power FCS unbeaten and top-ranked North Dakota State to a 48-7 shellacking of Missouri State on Saturday.

South Dakota St. has no trouble with Missouri St., wins 59-7

Taryn Christion threw four touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead South Dakota State to a 59-7 rout of Missouri State on Saturday.

Southern Illinois powers past Missouri State 49-35

Michael Elbert's 55-yard interception return for a touchdown gave Southern Illinois a three-score lead in the third quarter and the Salukis held on for a 49-35 win over Missouri State on Saturday.

McGuire's 3 TDs lift W. Illinois past Missouri St 31-14

Sean McGuire threw for 305 yards and three touchdowns and Western Illinois controlled the line of scrimmage in a 31-14 win against Missouri State on Saturday.

Late TD pass lifts Missouri State past Indiana State 29-26

Peyton Huslig lofted a 4-yard touchdown pass to Lorenzo Thomas with 16 seconds remaining to lift Missouri State past Indiana State 29-26 on Saturday.

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