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SEC Week 5 recap: Missouri routs No. 8 Florida, Kentucky survives at South Carolina
Missouri's 45-17 win reshaped the poll, Kentucky won by a point in Columbia and Alabama put 56 on Mississippi State. Every SEC result from Saturday.
The SEC's Week 5 had one result that moved the whole conference and one that came down to a single point. Here is every game, with what changed in Sunday's AP poll.
Missouri 45, No. 8 Florida 17
The upset of the weekend, and it was not close. Missouri piled up 560 yards. Austin Simmons completed 23 of 30 passes for 340 yards and two touchdowns, and the Tigers ripped off four plays that covered 235 yards between them. Florida's run game, 302 yards a week earlier against Ole Miss, managed 42. Missouri had lost nine straight to ranked teams. It climbed from No. 25 to No. 14; Florida fell to No. 16.
Kentucky 35, South Carolina 34
Kentucky won by a point in Columbia to move to 4-1. South Carolina falls to 2-3, the kind of start that keeps it in the "most scrutinized team in the SEC" conversation. The Wildcats get No. 10 LSU at home next.
No. 7 Alabama 56, No. 16 Mississippi State 23
Alabama scored 56 on the road against a ranked team to move to 5-0 and up a spot to No. 6, and its run game drew most of the week's film-room attention. Mississippi State fell to 4-1 and slipped one spot to No. 17. Alabama hosts Georgia next.
No. 2 Georgia 38, Vanderbilt 14
Georgia did what a 25-point favorite does, moving to 5-0. Vanderbilt is 3-2.
No. 17 Tennessee 24, Auburn 14
The quarterback switch started here: Faizon Brandon threw an interception and George MacIntyre came on to finish 8 of 10. Tennessee is 4-1 and up to No. 15. Auburn is 3-2.
Texas A&M 34, Arkansas 7
The Aggies' defense held Arkansas to a touchdown. A&M is 3-2; Arkansas is 2-3 in Ryan Silverfield's first season.
No. 11 LSU 63, McNeese 14
A tune-up in Baton Rouge before a trip to Lexington. LSU is 4-1 and up to No. 10.
The Week 6 preview has every game this Saturday.
