Tigers face Kansas for 91st annual
Homecoming game

Anthony Robb, Corner Post staff

Oct. 21, 2002 - The Missouri football Tigers will face Kansas at 1 p.m. Saturday for the 91st annual MU Homecoming game. The Tigers will try to end their three-game Homecoming losing streak, and what better team to do it against than the Tigers arch-rival, the Kansas Jayhawks?

Missouri is 3-4 overall and 0-3 in the Big 12 and is looking to get back on track after three straight losses. The Tigers are also looking for their first Big 12 win.

Kansas is 2-6 overall with an 0-4 record in the Big 12 and, like Missouri, is looking for its first Big 12 win, but the Tigers don't plan to let that happen.

"We can't let those Jayhawks come in and beat us," sophomore wide receiver Thomson Omboga said. "It would be just like a slap in the face."

This is the 111th time that MU and KU have played each other in football, with KU holding the slight edge in the all-time series 51-50-9. Many of the players have said Saturday's match-up is a must-win game and that a win at home could help them get momentum on their side.

"This is a must-win situation and a must-win game," senior linebacker Sean Doyle said.

"We are hungry for that win," sophomore linebacker James Kinney said. "It is Homecoming and what better game to win and beat our rivals."

This game is also the "Gold Rush" game, when fans are encouraged show their support for the Tigers by wearing gold to the game.

MU's Homecoming game can be heard locally on KFRU 1400 AM and KBXR 102.3 FM.