COLUMBIA, Mo. (Interstat) — Austin Simmons threw four touchdown passes and host Missouri beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 54-14 on Thursday, Sept. 3. Simmons completed 17 of 19 passes for 252 yards. Donovan Olugbode caught eight passes for 116 yards and two touchdowns. Shaun Terry II had four receptions for 55 yards and a touchdown, and Cayden Lee caught four passes for 80 yards and a touchdown. Matt Zollers threw for 87 yards and rushed for a touchdown, and Preston Hatfield added a 9-yard touchdown run.

Missouri led 14-0 after the first quarter and used a 26-point second quarter to take a 40-0 halftime lead. Arkansas-Pine Bluff scored on a 27-yard touchdown run in the third quarter and added a passing touchdown in the fourth. Missouri scored 14 more in the fourth, including Zollers’ 5-yard touchdown run and Hatfield’s score.

The Golden Lions fell to 1-1. The Tigers improved to 1-0. Attendance was 63,609 at Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field.