Tennessee beats Missouri 19-8, spoils Pinkel home finale

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Jalen Hurd rushed for a career-best 151 yards on 34 carries and Tennessee dominated on defense, spoiling Gary Pinkel's Missouri home finale with a 19-8 victory on Saturday night.

Joshua Dobbs had the only touchdown on an 8-yard run with 17 seconds to go in the first half and Aaron Medley had a career-best four field goals in a game begun in 28-degree chill. The Volunteers (7-4, 4-3 SEC) have won four in a row, three of them handily, and beat Missouri for the first time in four tries.

Tennessee held opponents scoreless for eight consecutive quarters before Drew Lock scored on a 1-yard keeper on fourth-and-goal with 9:49 to go and hit Jason Reese for a two-point conversion. The Volunteers had Missouri pinned down much of the game, with the Tigers beginning five possessions at their own 11 or worse.

Missouri (5-6, 1-6) needs a victory in the finale at Arkansas to avoid just the second losing record in the last 11 under Pinkel, who holds the school career record with 118 victories in 15 seasons. The 63-year-old Pinkel is resigning at the end of the season after revealing he has lymphoma.

Senior linemen Evan Boehm and Connor McGovern carried Pinkel off the field.

Attendance of 59,575, about 12,000 shy of a sellout, was no doubt held down by the coldest temperature at home under Pinkel -- and fourth-coldest in Tennessee history. Perhaps half the crowd had left before the fourth quarter.

Hurd topped his previous career best of 125 yards against South Carolina last season and was the first opponent to gain 100 yards against Missouri by halftime when he had 108 yards on 16 carries. It's his eighth career 100-yard game, four in each of his two seasons.

Lock was 13 of 30 for 135 yards.

Dobbs broke a few tackles on his touchdown run late in the half that put Tennessee up 16-0. Missouri was held to 62 yards and Lock was sacked twice.

Tennessee had excellent field position in the first quarter, starting no worse than its own 44, and had drives of just 35, 36 and 27 yards while taking a 9-0 lead early in the second quarter on Medley's three field goals, including a 44-yarder that matched his career best.

Boehm made his 51st consecutive start, setting a school record.