Brady Cook completed 21 of 30 passes for 264 yards and a touchdown as No. 6 Missouri outlasted No. 24 Boston College 27-21 Saturday in Columbia, Mo.
Cook also rushed for a touchdown for the Tigers (3-0), who erased a 14-3 second-quarter deficit.
Blake Craig kicked four field goals for Missouri: two from 38 yards, one from 31 and one from 56. Nate Noel rushed for 121 yards and Luther Burden III caught six passes for 117 yards and a touchdown for the Tigers.
Missouri overcame eight penalties for 78 yards and outgained the Eagles (2-1, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) 440-295.
Thomas Castellanos completed 16 of 28 passes for 249 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions for Boston College.
The Eagles struck on the game’s opening possession to take a 7-0 lead. Aided by a drive-extending personal foul penalty on the Tigers, Boston College covered 75 yards on 14 plays. Castellanos capped the drive with a 12-yard touchdown pass to Jerand Bradley on 4th-and-4.
Craig’s first 38-yard field goal cut the Eagles’ lead to 7-3 before the visitors extended their advantage to 14-3 in the second quarter. On a broken play, Castellanos recovered an errant snap and threw a 67-yard TD pass over the Missouri defense to Reed Harris.
The Tigers responded with 14 points over the final 4:54 of the first half to take a 17-14 halftime lead.
Craig’s second 38-yarder pulled Missouri within 14-6 before Tre’Vez Johnson intercepted a pass and returned it to the Boston College 25-yard line. Cook then connected with Burden on a 19-yard touchdown pass, and Noel ran in the two-point conversion on a direct snap to tie the game 14-14.
Craig’s 56-yard field goal as the first half ended propelled the Tigers ahead.
Missouri opened the third quarter with a 75-yard touchdown drive, highlighted by Burden’s 38-yard catch and run, to increase its lead to 24-14. Cook scored on a 6-yard run.
After Craig’s 31-yard field goal with 5:58 left made it 27-14, the Eagles responded with a 75-yard touchdown drive. Castellanos connected with Kamari Morales on a 38-yard TD pass with 3:45 left.
The Tigers maintained possession for the rest of the game to run out the clock.
