COLUMBIA, Mo. — Jerrell Jackson spun free from a knot of tacklers on a 38-yard reception for the go-ahead score, sparking a 16-point fourth quarter that helped No. 11 Missouri upend the top team in the BCS standings with a 36-27 victory over error-prone Oklahoma on Saturday night.
The Sooners (6-1, 2-1) committed three costly turnovers, out of character considering they had only five giveaways the first six games. Two of the turnovers led to 10 points and the other squelched a drive deep in Missouri territory, and the Sooners also missed a chipshot field goal.
An 86-yard touchdownreturn by Gahn McGaffie on the opening kickoff added to that edge as the Tigers (7-0, 3-0) ended a seven-game losing streak dating to 1998, and beat the Sooners for only the second time in the last 21 meetings overall.
Thousands of fans from a sellout crowd of 70,004 swarmed the field before the end of Oklahoma’s final, desperate play, taking down both goal posts.
Missouri is 7-0 for the first time since 1960 when the school ended 11-0 and finished No. 5 after beating Navy in the Orange Bowl.
Jackson had nine catches for 139 yards, both season bests. He totaled 18 catches the first six games, playing the pre-conference schedule wearing a cast from a broken left wrist.
Landry Jones threwthree touchdown passes but was intercepted twice for Oklahoma. Aldon Smith returned one 58 yards to set up a touchdown in the first quarter and Zavier Gooden’s interception in the fourth quarter led to a field goal, but only after Missouri had first-and-goal from the 1.
Jackson’s touchdown gave Missouri a 26-21 lead with 12:43 to go. Quarterback Blaine Gabbert was lined up as a wide receiver on backup James Franklin’s 3-yard run with 6:36 left.
Trey Millard’s 3-yard run cut the gap to nine only 30 seconds later after Mossis Madu’s 77-yard kickoff return, but the conversion pass fell incomplete and a subsequent onside kick failed when an Oklahoma player touched the ball before it went 10 yards.
Sports, Pages 39 on 10/24/2010