Eli Drinkwitz, No. 25 Missouri silence doubters with blowout win over No. 8 Florida

Just one short week ago, the Missouri Tigers squandered a fourth-quarter lead and fell to the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Despite heavy criticism, Missouri remained in the AP Top 25 in the No. 25 spot.

Many questioned why Missouri was still being ranked despite constantly not showing up and performing in the biggest games. Those questions are on the back burner for now, though, as Missouri pulled off the biggest upset of the week with a dominant 45-17 win over the No. 8-ranked Florida Gators.

Missouri dominated from start to finish on Saturday

Missouri never trailed on Saturday in what was possibly the most shocking result of the weekend. Florida looked like world beaters in its 52-28 win over Ole Miss in Week 4, but the team that showed up in Columbia, Missouri, on Saturday was not the same.

Before Saturday, Florida was averaging 249.5 rushing yards per game. The Missouri defense held the Gators to just 42 rushing yards in Saturday's win. Florida's standout running back Jadan Baugh was held to just 13 yards on 12 carries.

Overall, the Tigers offense put up 560 yards compared to the Gators 325 yards. It was a much-needed bounce-back win for Missouri to get their season back going in the right direction after a disappointing loss in Week 4.