The Texas Bowl, one of the most famous bowls on the period is going to take place at the Reliant Stadium located at Houston Texas. The game will be between the Missouri Tigers (8-4) and the Navy Midshipmen (8-4). The event will be starting at 8:00 PM ET and is going to be televised on NFL Network.
Contrasting offenses will be pitted in the first battle between the two schools since the 1961 Orange Bowl. Missouri’s Danario Alexander has been the nation’s hottest receiver, sparking an explosive passing offense that has scored at least 32 points in each of its past five games. That high-powered attack will be a huge contrast for Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo’s team, which ranks third nationally in rushing but 119th in passing.
Missouri was one of the Big 12’s hottest teams down the stretch, but fell to the conference’s lowest bowl affiliation as it was jumped by Iowa State and Texas A&M. Texas Bowl officials might not be complaining too much considering the interesting contrast they will receive in their game against Navy.
Danario Alexander was the conference’s most explosive offensive player in the final month of the season, emerging as the nation’s leader in receiving yards per game (137 yards per game) and third in receptions (8.92 receptions). Sophomore quarterback Blaine Gabbert played strong during a three-game winning streak to finish the season and completed the year by passing for 3,302 yards and 23 touchdowns.
Here we have some numbers from the teams in order to make easier the comparison between them and see with more accuracy who could win the game with the biggest odds.
Total yards
• Navy has 351.9 yards, being located at the 80th place
• Missouri has 417.2 yards, being located at the 32nd place
Passing yards
• Navy has 81.4 yards, being located at the 119th place
• Missouri has 298.4 yards, being located at the 14th place
Rushing yards
• Navy has 279.7 yards, being located at the 3rd place
• Missouri has 132.2 yards, being located at the 81st place
Total points scored
• Navy has 28.3 points, being located at the 53rd place
• Missouri has 30.3 points, being located at the 36th place
If Navy wins out, it would be the first 10-win season since 2004, but that won’t be easy against a Missouri team that has one of the most potent offenses and dangerous receivers in the country. Missouri quarterback Blaine Gabbert and receiver Danario Alexander probably would be likened to Notre Dame with quarterback Jimmy Clausen and Golden Tate. But unlike Notre Dame, Missouri has a pretty good rushing defense allowing just 96.42 yards per game.
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