Prelude
ESPN named the game their game of the week and Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium hosted ESPN College Gameday, as the undefeated Kansas Jayhawks tried to remain unbeaten as they faced the one loss Missouri Tigers to decide who would go on to play Oklahoma for the Dr. Pepper Big 12 Championship Game and potential #1 BCS ranking on the line following a loss by #1 LSU the previous night, the first #1 BCS ranking for either school. Lee Corso used his famous mascot head selection to pick the Tigers over the Jayhawks. In the most hyped game ever of the historic rivalry, the Tigers triumphed over the unbeaten Jayhawks and went on to earn the #1 BCS ranking as expected.
Both teams came into the game with impressive statistics. The Jayhawks entered 11-0 and ranked 2nd in the both the AP and BCS polls. Missouri came in with a 10-1 record and ranked 4th in the BCS and 3rd in the AP. Starting their season with a six point win, the Missouri Tigers were undaunted, with only one 31-41 loss to Oklahoma at Norman. The Missouri Tigers were bound to go to the national championship, if they had won that game, although, they didn't, damaging their greatest season ever. The Kansas Jayhawks were unranked from the start of the season, and they were one of 2007’s biggest surprises. After routing the Nebraska Cornhuskers 76-39 at home (the most points ever scored on the Cornhuskers) they played the Iowa State Cyclones at home and beat them 45-7. The victory gave the their first 11-0 record in school history.
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