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Missouri enters the final stretch of the 2012 season with a 3-4 overall record.

If that sounds familiar, there's a reason, because just a year ago, the Tigers stood 3-4 overall after losing a home game to #6 Oklahoma State (45-24) on Oct. 22nd.

With the season in the balance, the 2011 squad dug in and went on to finish with wins in 4 of their final 5 regular season games to finish the regular season at 7-5, including wins at 16th-ranked Texas A&M (W, 38-31 in OT), home wins over 21st-ranked Texas (W, 17-5) and Texas Tech (W, 31-27) while ending the regular season with a win in Kansas City over Kansas (W, 24-10).

The only loss in that stretch was a 42-39 nailbiter at Baylor.

  The Tigers then extended their overall win streak to 4 to close the season, and make it 5 wins in their last 6 games overall, with a commanding 41-24 Independence Bowl win over North Carolina to end the year 8-5 overall.

Three of those final five regular season games a year ago were away from home (at A&M, at Baylor, neutral vs. Kansas), and in 2012 the Tigers will face similar circumstances, with two home games (Kentucky, Syracuse) and three road games (Florida, Tennessee, Texas A&M) coming down the pike.

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