Shane Ray and members of Mizzou’s defense celebrate the clinching touchdown.
Henry Josey ran for 92 yards and three touchdowns, with his third coming on a 16-yarder with 3:08 left, to put Mizzou up by three. Shane Ray returned a fumbled 73 yards for a touchdown after Michael Sam stripped Clint Chelf, and the No. 9 Tigers beat No. 13 Oklahoma State 41-31 in the longest Cotton Bowl game in history on Friday night.
With his three touchdowns, Josey moved his career rushing total to fourth all-time at Mizzou. For his effort, Josey was named the Cotton Bowl offensive MVP. Will he add to that total next year or will he declare for the NFL draft?
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After a sluggish three quarters that saw Mizzou score 17 points and gain just 188 yards, the offense started to click in the fourth quarter as they played with a sense of urgency.
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Gary Pinkel stuck with his senior quarterback James Franklin who struggled all night completing just 10 of 30 passes for 93 yards and an interception. A pick six was called back on a pass interference call that would have given OSU the lead after they just tied the game at 24. With new life, Franklin drove the Tigers down for a 46 yard field goal from Andrew Baggett, his second of the night.
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The Cowboys briefly held the lead on a two yard score from Desmond Roland with 5:04 to play, before Josey’s third score and subsequent fumble recovery TD sealed the win.
The Tigers finish the season with a 12-2 record, matching their program best on 2007, that ended with a Cotton Bowl championship.
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With the victory, Pinkel passed Don Faurot with his 102nd Mizzou win.
