Missouri State Head Coach Terry Allen Quotes

On Cadarrius Dotson's fourth-quarter fumble

"He put his foot in the ground and tried to get a first down. He tried to make a play. Freshmen are going to turn the ball over; we just can't have it happen on a consistent basis.

On the final outcome

"All told, I would have taken a one point victory, but to have our defense step up and play the way they did, gain a little of confidence; and the offense, although we've got some frustration there, we still rushed for 185 yards between the tackles and controlled the football time."

On the play of the defense

"We got more pressure on the quarterback, we got a sack. We came up and made some hits. They ran the bubble screen and we smacked the guy and knocked him around. The secondary was a little better than average, but defensively it was pretty darn good."

On the team's offensive attack

"I thought they did a solid job. Offensively we kind of played this one to the vest, we don't want to take too many chances. If our defense can improve and continue to play the way they did, we can open it up a little more offensively."