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  In its previous 119 seasons of play, Mizzou stands 75-39-5 alltime (65.1%) in season openers.

 The Tigers have won 8 straight season openers, and 12-of-13 dating back to 1997. Included in the current 8-game streak were season-opening wins over Illinois in 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

   Saturday will mark the 11th time that Mizzou has faced Illinois to open a season, and the Tigers have managed a solid 8-2 record against the Illini in the previous 10 such meetings

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