For Missouri, Jordan-Hare Stadium has been a place of chaos. On Saturday night, it finally became a place of redemption.
Three years after letting a win slip away in overtime, the Tigers exorcised their demons with a gritty 23–17 double-overtime victory over Auburn, surviving penalties, a missed kick and an unrelenting crowd to earn their first road win of the season, the hard way.
“We came in with the mindset of something to prove, and that’s what that group just did tonight,” head coach Eli Drinkwitz told SEC Network after the game.
Missouri’s defense delivered the exclamation point. Down 23-17, fourth-and-8 in the second overtime, Auburn quarterback Jackson Arnold dropped back looking for a miracle. Instead, Damon Wilson II blew through the line untouched, wrapping Arnold for Missouri’s fifth sack of the night to seal the win.
Missouri’s defensive front — led by Wilson, Zion Young and Josiah Trotter — overwhelmed Auburn all game long, forcing losses on three straight plays on Auburn's final OT possession before closing the game with the clinching sack.
Corey Batoon’s group kept Auburn scoreless across both overtime periods.
Offensively, Missouri found little rhythm but made plays when it mattered most. Running back Ahmad Hardy was held to 58 yards on 24 carries but scored both of Missouri’s regulation touchdowns, including the game-tying score with just over five minutes left in the fourth quarter.
Quarterback Beau Pribula battled through constant pressure in the pocket, completing 23 of 40 passes for 252 yards and adding a go-ahead rushing touchdown in the second overtime.
After kicker Robert Meyer missed a 39-yard game-winner in the first overtime, Pribula steadied the offense in the second.
Pribula converted a key third-and-long to Kevin Coleman Jr., then punched in the touchdown himself from three yards out to give Missouri a 23–17 lead. The defense handled the end of the contest.
Midway through the fourth quarter, Missouri trailed 17–10, then came a 27-yard connection from Pribula to the explosive freshman wide reciever Donovan Olugbode, followed by Hardy’s physical goal-line run to tie the game.
From there, the Tigers clawed their way to overtime — and redemption. Missouri had chances to win in the first overtime, just as it did in 2022 at this stadium.
Auburn’s Alex McPherson missed a 50-yard field goal, and when Meyer’s attempt sailed left, you’d be right in thinking just maybe history is repeating itself.
But this time, Drinkwitz’s team didn’t crumble. With the victory, Missouri improved to 6–1 overall and 2–1 in the SEC, keeping its conference and playoff hopes alive, surviving the ever weird environment voodoo magic that Jordan Hare brings to opposing teams this year.