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Missouri and Florida have met only one other time on the gridiron, and that meeting took place in the 1966 Sugar Bowl, when Dan Devine's Tigers claimed a 20-18 win over the Gators and their eventual Heisman Trophy QB Steve Spurrier.

The 1966 Sugar Bowl was a tale of two halves.

The Missouri Tigers led the Florida Gators at halftime, 17-0 and added a third-quarter field goal to make it 20-0 in favor of MU.

But the Gators came roaring back and scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns thanks to talented quarterback Steve Spurrier. Spurrier, the game's MVP and the winner of the Heisman Trophy the next season, threw for two scores and ran for one to spearhead a comeback which was thwarted only when Mizzou's defense, eighth in the country in points allowed, stiffened and stopped all three 2-point conversions by the Gators.

The victory landed the 8-2-1 Tigers in sixth place in the final national polls, just behind Big Eight champion Nebraska, which had beaten the Tigers earlier in the year on a late field goal.

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