Missouri Tigers football
The Missouri Tigers football program represents the University of Missouri (often referred to as Mizzou) in college football and competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
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First season | 1890 | ||
Athletic director | Jim Sterk | ||
Head coach | Eliah Drinkwitz 1st season, 0–0 (–) | ||
Stadium | Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 71,168) | ||
Field | Faurot Field | ||
Field surface | FieldTurf | ||
Location | Columbia, Missouri | ||
Conference | Southeastern Conference | ||
Division | Eastern | ||
Past conferences | Big Eight (1907–95) Big 12 (1996–2011) | ||
All-time record | 678–560–52 (.546) | ||
Bowl record | 15–18 (.455) | ||
Conference titles | 15 (3 WIUFA, 12 Big Eight) | ||
Division titles | 5 Big 12 North: 2007, 2008, 2010 SEC East: 2013, 2014 | ||
Rivalries | Arkansas (rivalry) Kansas (rivalry) Illinois (rivalry) Iowa State (rivalry) Nebraska (rivalry) Oklahoma (rivalry) | ||
Consensus All-Americans | 14 | ||
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Colors | Old Gold and Black[1] | ||
Fight song | Every True Son, Fight Tiger | ||
Mascot | Truman the Tiger | ||
Marching band | Marching Mizzou | ||
Outfitter | Nike | ||
Website | mutigers.com |
Missouri's football program dates back to 1890, and has appeared in 33 bowl games (including 10 major bowl appearances: 4 Orange Bowls, 3 Cotton Bowls, 2 Sugar Bowls, and 1 Fiesta Bowl). Missouri has won 15 conference titles, 5 division titles, and has 2 national championship selections recognized by the NCAA.[2] Entering the 2017 season, Missouri's all-time record is 671–556–52 (.545).
Since 2012, Missouri has been a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC)[3] and competes in the Eastern Division. Home games are played at Faurot Field ("The Zou") in Columbia, Missouri.
The team was coached by Gary Pinkel (2001–2015), who has the highest winning percentage of any coach in Missouri football history (setting that mark with his 102nd win at the AT&T Cotton Bowl on January 3, 2014).[4] Pinkel's record with Mizzou after his final game on November 27, 2015, is 118–73 (.618).
History
Conference affiliations
- Independent (1890–1892)
- Western Interstate University Football Association (1892–1897)
- Independent (1898–1906)
- Big Eight Conference (1907–1995)
- MVIAA 1907–1964, unofficially called Big Six 1928–1947, Big Seven 1947–1957 and Big Eight 1957–1963
- Big 12 Conference (1996–2011)
- Southeastern Conference (2012–present)
Championships
The Missouri Tigers have 15 conference championships and 5 conference division titles.[5]
National championships
The Tigers were selected as national champions by NCAA-designated major selectors in both the 1960 and 2007 seasons.[6][7][8][9] Neither championship is claimed by the school.
Season | Coach | Selectors | Record |
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1960 | Dan Devine | Poling System | 11–0† |
2007 | Gary Pinkel | Anderson & Hester | 12–2 |
† The 1960 record was officially recorded as 10–1, but was later changed to 11–0 due to Kansas' subsequent forfeit.[10]
Conference championships
Missouri has won 15 conference championships
Year | Conference | Coach | Overall Record | Conference Record |
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1893† | WIUFA | H.O. Robinson | 4–3 | 2–1 |
1894† | 4–3 | 2–1 | ||
1895† | C.D. Bliss | 7–1 | 2–1 | |
1909 | Big Eight | William Roper | 7–0–1 | 4–0–1 |
1913 | Chester Brewer | 7–1 | 4–0 | |
1919 | John F. Miller | 5–1–2 | 4–0–1 | |
1924 | Gwinn Henry | 7–2 | 5–1 | |
1925 | 6–1–1 | 5–1 | ||
1927 | 7–2 | 5–1 | ||
1939 | Don Faurot | 8–2 | 5–0 | |
1941 | 8–2 | 5–0 | ||
1942 | 8–3–1 | 4–0–1 | ||
1945 | Chauncey Simpson | 6–4 | 5–0 | |
1960^ | Dan Devine | 11–0 | 7–0 | |
1969† | 9–2 | 6–1 |
† Co-champions
^ The 1960 Big Eight title was retroactively awarded after a loss to Kansas was reversed due to Kansas' use of a player who was later ruled to be ineligible.
Divisional championships
The Tigers were previously members of the Big 12 North division between its inception in 1996 and the dissolution of conference divisions within the Big 12 in 2011. The Tigers joined the SEC as members of the SEC East starting in 2012. Missouri has won 5 division championships.
Season | Division | Opponent | CG Result |
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2007† | Big 12 North | Oklahoma | L 17–38 |
2008† | Oklahoma | L 21–62 | |
2010† | N/A lost tiebreaker to Nebraska | ||
2013 | SEC East | Auburn | L 42–59 |
2014 | Alabama | L 13–42 |
† Co-champion
Bowl games
Missouri has appeared in 33 bowl games, including 10 major bowl appearances: 4 Orange Bowls, 3 Cotton Bowls, 2 Sugar Bowls, and 1 Fiesta Bowl, with an all-time bowl record of 15–18.
Missouri's entire bowl history is shown in the table below.[11]
Rivalries
Iowa State
Missouri leads the series with Iowa State 61–34–9 through the 2017 season.[15]
South Carolina
A relatively new rivalry, Missouri and South Carolina began playing annually in 2012 after the latter's entry into the Southeastern Conference's eastern division. The Tigers and Gamecocks play in their respective state's Columbia, and compete annually for the Mayor's Cup between the two cities.[18][19][20] Notable games include the 2013 thriller in which the Gamecocks overcame a 17 point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the 5th ranked Missouri Tigers in overtime, and the 2014 game that saw an unranked Mizzou top the 13th ranked Gamecocks during College Gameday. The series is tied 5–5 through the 2019 season.[21]
All-time record vs. SEC teams
- 2017 Source:[22]
Opponent | Won | Lost | Tied | Percentage | Streak | First | Last |
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Alabama | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | Lost 4 | 1968 | 2018 |
Arkansas | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Won 3 | 1906 | 2018 |
Auburn | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | Lost 2 | 1973 | 2017 |
Florida | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | Lost 1 | 1966 | 2019 |
Georgia | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | Lost 6 | 1960 | 2019 |
Kentucky | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | Lost 5 | 1965 | 2019 |
LSU | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | Lost 1 | 1978 | 2016 |
Mississippi State | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | Lost 1 | 1981 | 2015 |
Ole Miss | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | Won 6 | 1973 | 2019 |
South Carolina | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Won 1 | 1979 | 2019 |
Tennessee | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | Won 2 | 2012 | 2018 |
Texas A&M | 7 | 8 | 0 | .467 | Won 2 | 1957 | 2014 |
Vanderbilt | 7 | 4 | 1 | .625 | Lost 1 | 1895 | 2019 |
Totals | 53 | 50 | 1 | .510 |
Award winners
- Amos Alonzo Stagg Award – For Contributions to Football
- Don Faurot – 1964
- Warren Powers – 1978
- Mosi Tatupu Award – Best Special Teams Player
- Brock Olivo – 1997
- John Mackey Award – Best Tight End
- Chase Coffman – 2008
Player accomplishments
All-Americans
Missouri has 36 first-team All-American selections as of 2017, 13 of whom were consensus selections.[23]:121–126
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† Consensus selection
Retired numbers
Missouri has retired six jersey numbers representing seven players as of 2017.[23]:119–120
No. | Name | Position | Career |
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23 | Johnny Roland | HB | 1962, 1964–65 |
Roger Wehrli | CB | 1966–68 | |
27 | Brock Olivo | RB | 1994–97 |
37 | Bob Steuber | E/HB | 1940–43 |
42 | Darold Jenkins | C | 1939–41 |
44 | Paul Christman | HB | 1938–40 |
83 | Kellen Winslow | TE | 1975–78 |
Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame
Missouri has 11 inductees into the College Football Hall of Fame.[24]
Player | Position | Induction |
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Paul Christman | QB | 1956 |
Don Faurot | Coach | 1961 |
Bob Steuber | HB | 1971 |
Jim Phelan | Coach | 1973 |
Ed Travis | T | 1974 |
Darold Jenkins | C | 1976 |
Frank Broyles | Coach | 1983 |
Dan Devine | Coach | 1985 |
Johnny Roland | HB | 1998 |
Kellen Winslow | TE | 2002 |
Roger Wehrli | CB | 2003 |
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Two Missouri players have been enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame:[25]
Player | Position | Induction |
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Kellen Winslow | TE | 1995 |
Roger Wehrli | CB | 2007 |
Mascot
Truman the Tiger was introduced as the school's mascot against the Utah State Aggies in 1986, receiving his name from former president Harry S Truman. Truman has been named the "Nation's Best Mascot" three times since 1986, most recently in 2014.[26]
Homecoming
The NCAA[27] as well as Jeopardy! and Trivial Pursuit[28] recognize the University of Missouri as the birthplace of Homecoming, an event which became a national tradition in college football. The history of the University of Missouri Homecoming can be traced back to the 1911 Kansas vs. Missouri football game, when the Missouri Tigers faced off against the Kansas Jayhawks in the first installment of the Border War rivalry series.[29][30]
Future opponents
Intra-division opponents
Missouri plays the other six SEC East opponents once per season.[31]
Even Numbered Years | Odd Number Years |
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at Tennessee | vs Tennessee |
vs Georgia | at Georgia |
at Florida | vs Florida |
vs Vanderbilt | at Vanderbilt |
at South Carolina | vs South Carolina |
vs Kentucky | at Kentucky |
Non-division opponents
Missouri plays Arkansas as a permanent non-division opponent annually and rotates around the West division among the other six schools.[32]
2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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at Arkansas | vs Arkansas | at Arkansas | vs Arkansas | at Arkansas |
vs Texas A&M | at Auburn | vs LSU | at Ole Miss | vs Alabama |
Non-conference opponents
Announced schedules as of April 26, 2020.[33][34]
2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 |
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Central Michigan Sep 4 |
South Dakota Sep 3 |
Southeast Missouri Sep 2 |
Murray State Aug 31 |
North Dakota Aug 30 |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff Sep 5 |
Illinois State Sep 4 |
San Diego State Sep 2 |
Missouri State Sep 1 |
Southeast Missouri Aug 31 |
North Texas Sep 13 |
Northern Illinois Sep 4 |
Southeast Missouri Sep 18 |
at Kansas State Sep 10 |
Middle Tennessee Sep 9 |
Buffalo Sep 7 |
at Miami (Ohio) Sep 13 |
at Illinois Sep 26 |
at San Diego State Sep 11 |
Southeast Missouri Sep 9 |
Illinois Sep 15 |
Colorado Sep 7 |
at Florida Atlantic Sept 20 |
at Illinois Sep 18 |
at Boston College Sep 25 |
at Middle Tennessee Sep 17 |
Kansas State Sep 16 |
Boston College Sep 14 |
at Colorado Sep 20 |
Troy Nov 21 |
Illinois Sep 18 |
at Illinois Sep 16 |
at Northern Illinois Sep 29 |
at North Texas Sep 14 |
at San Diego State Oct 2 | |
North Texas Oct 9 |
New Mexico State Nov 5 |
at Memphis Sep 23 |
at UMass Oct 12 |
UMass Oct 18 |
Florida Atlantic Oct 2 |
Northern Illinois Sep 30 |
Florida Atlantic Oct 12 |
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