Saturday’s Week 3 matchup between No. 15 Kansas State and Missouri ended in beautiful, absolute chaos. A perfect example of college football’s madness delivering an upset for the undefeated Tigers during a seemingly dull-on-paper schedule.
At the end of a largely back-and-forth contest, Mizzou had the ball on its own 18-yard line with 1:25 left in the fourth quarter of a game tied at 27. Picking up a few first downs, the Tigers marched up the field, looking poised to pull off the last-second upset before nearly blowing it.
Somehow, inexplicably, on second-and-10 on the Wildcats’ 39-yard line, Mizzou — with zero awareness of the play clock counting down — took a delay-of-game penalty. Seriously, what?!
— no context college football (@nocontextcfb) September 16, 2023
Luckily for them, kicker Harrison Mevis saved the day after moving back to the 44-yard line, and the senior kicker drilled a game-winning 61-yard field goal as the clock hit zero. SIXTY-ONE YARDS.
It was the longest field goal in SEC history, as Mizzou took down a ranked nonconference opponent for the first time since 1990, per ESPN Stats & Info.
Missouri won, 30-27, and is now 3-0 for the first time since 2018.
DOWN GOES NO. 15 K-STATE!
A 61-YARD FIELD ON THE LAST PLAY OF THE GAME FOR MIZZOU! pic.twitter.com/5DYx67C6WZ
— ESPN (@espn) September 16, 2023
The chaos, however, didn’t stop there.
A flag appeared to be thrown just before the ball crossed the uprights, but as soon as the record-breaking field goal was ruled good, fans stormed the field, making any hope of replaying the down next to impossible. Officials seemed to decide it wasn’t a flag but an errant flying yellow object like a t-shirt, pom-pom or something else, leaving the Tigers to celebrate their victory.
And college football fans couldn't get enough of the absolute chaotic ending of this Week 3 shocker...
MIZZOU TAKES A CRUCIAL DELAY OF GAME
WHAT WERE THEY DOING ??
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 16, 2023
the end of K-State/Mizzou is 100% uncut chaos
— Matt Hinton (@MattRHinton) September 16, 2023
Pure chaos in this K-State/Mizzou game 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
— AD, Esq. (@ADSmith_9) September 16, 2023
Sloppy Mizzou late game nonsense? It’s like there’s no offseason in Columbia.
— The Solid Verbal College Football Podcast (@SolidVerbal) September 16, 2023
The end of this Mizzou game was just magnificent chaos 🤌🤌
— mikayla (@HEYitsMK) September 16, 2023
MIZZOU FROM 61 YARDS OUT!! MEVIS THE HERO!!!! INSANE ENDING!! WE LOVE COLLEGE FOOTBALL!! pic.twitter.com/2e35kotBN1
— Sickos Committee (@SickosCommittee) September 16, 2023
— no context college football (@nocontextcfb) September 16, 2023
Mevis hits a 61 yard FG to win it for Mizzou WHAT pic.twitter.com/xJTGSx7S5I
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) September 16, 2023
61-YARDER FOR THE WIN.
MEVIS!!!!!!
ONIONS!!!!pic.twitter.com/clFQ1KsyGd
— TorresOnMizzou (@TorresOnMizzou) September 16, 2023
Mizzou fans storm the field after the Tigers’ upset of No. 15 K-State 30-27 on a walkoff field goal from 61 yards. INSANE. Party time in CoMo. pic.twitter.com/0IELZw4hu6
— Jeff Rosen (@jeff_rosen88) September 16, 2023
Mizzou K-State is chaos right now I love college football
— Mark Allan (@thebettertwin53) September 16, 2023
THICCER KICKER DRILLS IT FROM 61 YARDS
HARRISON MEVIS CALLED GAME
MIZZOU DOWNS #15 KSTATE
WHAT A GAME
WHAT A KICK pic.twitter.com/EOyBS5GUpQ
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 16, 2023
Eli Drinkwitz taking a delay of game before sending his kicker out for a 61-yarder pic.twitter.com/tUUUwzVELR
— BetRivers Sportsbook (@BetRivers) September 16, 2023
Upset. Bedlam. What a moment.#Mizzou knocks off no. 15 K-State
🐯30
🐱27 pic.twitter.com/zGIHv7nHht— Ben Arnet (@BenArnetKOMU) September 16, 2023
Mizzou has a 61 yard kick to win it
BC getting the ball back
Chaos has arrived pic.twitter.com/8bDzIBzgNe
— Slander University (@TheSlanderU) September 16, 2023
Chaos in Columbia! #Mizzou #SEC pic.twitter.com/3wj1MIq1Yf
— Friend of the Program (@TheFOTP) September 16, 2023
