(7) MISSOURI 38, (25) ARKANSAS 7 -------------------------------- DALLAS (Ticker) -- Missouri had no problem containing Darren McFadden. Arkansas, on the other hand, had no answer for Tony Temple.

In a showdown which pitted a pair of Heisman Trophy finalists against one another, Temple stole the show Tuesday, rushing for Cotton Bowl records of 281 yards and four touchdowns to lead seventh-ranked Missouri to a 38-7 rout of No. 25 Arkansas.

It was a brilliant finish to an outstanding season for the Tigers (12-2), who won the North Division in the Big 12 Conference and reached the No. 1 spot in the national rankings for the first time in school history.

A senior, Temple was overshadowed throughout the season by quarterback Chase Daniel, a Heisman finalist who passed for 4,170 yards and 33 TDs over Missouri's first 13 games.

Temple also entered Tuesday's contest as an afterthought behind McFadden, the Heisman runner-up who became involved in a controversy this past weekend - throwing his playing eligibility into question.

The winner of the Walter Camp Award, McFadden ultimately played in the contest. But the junior All-American was clearly outdone by Temple, who recorded career highs for rushing yards and touchdowns in his final collegiate game.

The 5-9 Temple also etched his name into Cotton Bowl lore, breaking the previous rushing record of 265 yards held by Dicky Maegle of Rice. Maegle accomplished the feat against Alabama in the 1954 Cotton Bowl.

Temple's four touchdowns broke a the previous record of three held by three different players, most recently Syracuse's Jim Brown in 1957.

Temple gave Missouri the lead for good with 2 1/2 minutes remaining in the first quarter, racing around the left edge for a 22-yard TD to make it 7-0. He plowed up the middle for a four-yard score to double the Tigers' advantage with 4:34 left in the first half.

Missouri pulled away on its first drive of the second half, a six-play, 52-yarder capped by Temple's three-yard score which made it 21-0. Temple broke both records on his fourth TD, a 40-yarder up the middle that made it 38-7 late in the fourth quarter.

McFadden's eligibility came into question when several media outlets reportedly linked him and an agent to the purchase of a vehicle. The star running back never got going against the Tigers, rushing for 105 yards and Arkansas' only touchdown.

Quarterback Casey Dick also struggled for the Razorbacks (8-5), completing 19-of-33 passes for 198 yards.

Daniel also was unspectacular, going just 12-for-30 for 137 yards and an interception.