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Missouri Tigers football 
Current season
First season 1890 Athletic director Mike Alden Head coach Gary Pinkel 10th year, 77–49–0 (.611) Home stadium Faurot Field Stadium capacity 71,004 Stadium surface FieldTurf Location Columbia, Missouri Conference Big 12 All-time record 622–515–52 (.545) Postseason bowl record 12–16–0 Claimed national titles 0 Conference titles 15 (12 Big Eight) Division titles 3 Heisman winners 0 Consensus All-Americans 11[1] Current uniform 
Colors Black and MU Gold Fight song "Fight Tiger" Mascot Truman the Tiger Marching band Marching Mizzou Rivals Kansas Jayhawks
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Oklahoma SoonersWebsite mutigers.com The Missouri Tigers football team represents the University of Missouri in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The team has competed in the North Division of the Big 12 Conference since the conference's inception in 1996. The team plays home games at Faurot Field, also known as "The Zou", in Columbia, Missouri.
As of 2011, the Tigers have competed in the most overtime college football games, totalling 14.[2]
Conference affiliations
- 1890–1892: Independent
- 1892–1897: Western Interstate University Football Association
- 1898–1906: Independent
- 1907–1963: Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
- 1964–1995: Big Eight Conference (formally changed name from MVIAA to Big 8 1964)
- 1996–2011: Big 12 Conference
- 2012–: Southeastern Conference[3]
Championships
The Missouri Tigers have 15 conference championships and 3 conference division titles.[4]
Conference championships (15)
Year Overall Record Conference Record Coach Conference 1893* 4-3-0 2-1-0 H.O. Robinson Western Interstate University Football Association 1894* 4-3-0 2-1-0 H.O. Robinson Western Interstate University Football Association 1895* 7-1-0 2-1-0 C.D. Bliss Western Interstate University Football Association 1909 7-2-1 4-0-1 William Roper MVIAA 1913* 7-1-0 4-0-0 Chester Brewer MVIAA 1919 5-1-2 4-0-1 John F. Miller MVIAA 1924 7-2-0 5-1-0 Gwinn Henry MVIAA 1925 6-1-1 5-1-0 Gwinn Henry MVIAA 1927 7-2-0 5-1-0 Gwinn Henry MVIAA 1939 8-2-0 5-0-0 Don Faurot MVIAA 1941 8-2-0 5-0-0 Don Faurot MVIAA 1942 8-3-1 4-0-1 Don Faurot MVIAA 1945 6-4-0 5-0-0 Chauncey Simpson MVIAA 1960** 11-0-0 7-0-0 Dan Devine MVIAA 1969* 9-2-0 6-1-0 Dan Devine Big Eight Divisional championships (3)
Year Overall Record Conference Record Coach Conference 2007* 12-2 7-1 Gary Pinkel Big 12 2008* 10-4 5-3 Gary Pinkel Big 12 2010* 10-3 6-2 Gary Pinkel Big 12 (*) Indicates a co-championship (Tie for first) .
(**) The 1960 championship was retroactively awarded, after a loss to Kansas was reversed due to Kansas' use of a player later ruled to be ineligible.Bowl appearances (28)
The Tigers have a 12-16 Bowl Record.[5] They have appeared in the Orange Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Cotton Bowl Classic, Gator Bowl, Sun Bowl, Capital One Bowl, Holiday Bowl, Liberty Bowl, Independence Bowl, Alamo Bowl, Insight Bowl, Texas Bowl, All-American Bowl and the Bluebonnet Bowl.
Season Bowl Opponent Result 1924 Los Angeles Christmas Festival 1924 Southern California Trojans football team L 7-20 1939 1940 Orange Bowl 1939 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team L 7-21 1941 1942 Sugar Bowl 1942 Fordham Rams football team L 0-2 1945 1946 Cotton Bowl Classic 1945 Texas Longhorns football team L 27-40 1948 1949 Gator Bowl 1948 Clemson Tigers football team L 23-24 1949 1950 Gator Bowl 1949 Maryland Terrapins football team L 7-20 1959 1960 Orange Bowl 1959 Georgia Bulldogs football team L 0-14 1960 1961 Orange Bowl 1960 Navy Midshipmen football team W 21-14 1962 1962 Bluebonnet Bowl 1962 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team W 14-10 1965 1966 Sugar Bowl 1965 Florida Gators football team W 20-18 1968 1968 Gator Bowl 1968 Alabama Crimson Tide football team W 35-10 1969 1970 Orange Bowl 1969 Penn State Nittany Lions football team L 3-10 1972 1972 Fiesta Bowl 1972 Arizona State Sun Devils football team L 35-49 1973 1973 Sun Bowl 1973 Auburn Tigers football team W 34-17 1978 1978 Liberty Bowl 1978 Louisiana State Tigers football team W 20-15 1979 1979 All-American Bowl 1979 South Carolina Gamecocks football team W 24-14 1980 1980 Liberty Bowl 1980 Purdue Boilermakers football team L 25-28 1981 1981 Tangerine Bowl 1981 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles football team W 19-17 1983 1983 Holiday Bowl 1983 BYU Cougars football team L 17-21 1997 1997 Holiday Bowl 1997 Colorado State Rams football team L 24-35 1998 1998 Insight.com Bowl 1998 West Virginia Mountaineers football team W 34-31 2003 2003 Independence Bowl 2003 Arkansas Razorbacks football team L 14-27 2005 2005 Independence Bowl 2005 South Carolina Gamecocks football team W 38-31 2006 2006 Sun Bowl 2006 Oregon State Beavers football team L 38-39 2007 2008 Cotton Bowl Classic 2007 Arkansas Razorbacks football team W 38-7 2008 2008 Alamo Bowl 2008 Northwestern Wildcats football team W 30-23 (OT) 2009 2009 Texas Bowl 2009 Navy Midshipmen football team L 13-35 2010 2010 Insight Bowl 2010 Iowa Hawkeyes football team L 24-27 Year-by-year record since 1950
Year Record Coach 1950 4-5-1 Don Faurot 1951 3-7-0 Don Faurot 1952 3-7-0 Don Faurot 1953 6-4-0 Don Faurot 1954 4-5-1 Don Faurot 1955 1-9-0 Don Faurot 1956 4-5-1 Don Faurot 1957 5-4-1 Frank Broyles 1958 5-4-1 Dan Devine 1959 6-5-0 Dan Devine 1960 11-0-01 Dan Devine 1961 7-2-1 Dan Devine 1962 8-1-2 Dan Devine 1963 7-3-0 Dan Devine 1964 6-3-1 Dan Devine 1965 8-2-1 Dan Devine 1966 6-3-1 Dan Devine 1967 7-3-0 Dan Devine 1968 8-3-0 Dan Devine 1969 9-2-0 Dan Devine 1970 5-6-0 Dan Devine 1971 1-10-0 Al Onofrio 1972 7-5-0 Al Onofrio 1973 8-4-0 Al Onofrio 1974 7-4-0 Al Onofrio 1975 6-5-0 Al Onofrio 1976 6-5-0 Al Onofrio 1977 4-7-0 Al Onofrio 1978 8-4-0 Warren Powers 1979 7-5-0 Warren Powers 1980 8-4-0 Warren Powers 1981 8-4-0 Warren Powers 1982 5-4-2 Warren Powers 1983 7-5-0 Warren Powers 1984 3-7-1 Warren Powers 1985 1-10-0 Woody Widenhofer 1986 3-8-0 Woody Widenhofer 1987 5-6-0 Woody Widenhofer 1988 3-7-1 Woody Widenhofer 1989 2-9-0 Bob Stull 1990 4-7-0 Bob Stull 1991 3-7-1 Bob Stull 1992 3-8-0 Bob Stull 1993 3-7-1 Bob Stull 1994 3-8-1 Larry Smith 1995 3-8-0 Larry Smith 1996 5-6-0 Larry Smith 1997 7-5-0 Larry Smith 1998 8-4-0 Larry Smith 1999 4-7-0 Larry Smith 2000 3-8-0 Larry Smith 2001 4-7-0 Gary Pinkel 2002 5-7-0 Gary Pinkel 2003 8-5-0 Gary Pinkel 2004 5-6-0 Gary Pinkel 2005 7-5-0 Gary Pinkel 2006 8-5-0 Gary Pinkel 2007 12-2-0 Gary Pinkel 2008 10-4-0 Gary Pinkel 2009 8-5-0 Gary Pinkel 2010 10-3-0 Gary Pinkel TOTAL 345-220-18 (.611 from 1950; incl. 10-3-0 through Dec. 28, 2010)
TOTAL 622-515-52 (.547 from 1890; incl. 10-3-0 through Dec. 28, 2010)
11960 team lost to Kansas but was later awarded win by default due to an ineligible Kansas player, (Bert Coan).[6]Current coaching staff
Name Position Gary Pinkel Head Coach Dave Steckel Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach David Yost Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach Cornell Ford Cornerbacks Coach Josh Henson Offensive Line Coach Andy Hill Wide Receivers Coach Brian Jones Running Backs Coach Craig Kuligowski Defensive Line Coach Barry Odom Safeties Coach Bruce Walker Offensive Line Coach Award winners
- Amos Alonzo Stagg Award - For Contributions to Football
- Don Faurot - 1964
- Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award
- 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
- Ed Lindenmeyer, T 1925
- Paul Christman, QB 1939
- Darold Jenkins, C 1941
- Bob Steuber, RB 1942
- Harold Burnine, DE 1955
- Danny LaRose, DE 1960
- Ed Blaine, T 1961
- Conrad Hitchler, DE 1962
- Johnny Roland, DB 1965
- Francis Peay, OT 1965
- Russ Washington, OT 1967
- Roger Wehrli, DB 1968
- Mike Carroll, OG 1969
- Scott Anderson, C 1973
- John Moseley, DB 1973
- Henry Marshall, WR 1975
- Morris Towns, OT 1976
- Kellen Winslow, TE 1978
- Bill Whitaker, DB 1980
- Brad Edelman, C 1981
- Jeff Gaylord, DT 1981
- Conrad Goode, OT 1983
- John Clay, OT 1986
- Rob Riti, C 1999
- Justin Smith, DE 2000
- Martin Rucker, TE 2007
- Jeremy Maclin, AP 2007 & 2008
- Chase Coffman, TE 2008
- Danario Alexander, WR 2009 [7]
- Grant Ressel, K 2009 [7]
- Michael Egnew, TE, 2010[8]
Retired jerseys
- Johnny Roland, #23
- Roger Wehrli, #23
- Brock Olivo, #27
- Bob Steuber, #37
- Darold Jenkins, #42
- Paul Christman, #44
- Kellen Winslow, #83
Missouri players in the NFL
Present
- Danario Alexander - wide receiver for the St. Louis Rams
- Colin Brown - offensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills
- Chase Coffman - tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals
- Chase Daniel - quarterback for the New Orleans Saints
- Blaine Gabbert - quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars
- Andrew Gachkar - linebacker for the San Diego Chargers
- Ziggy Hood - defensive lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Jeremy Maclin - wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles
- William Moore - defensive back for the Atlanta Falcons
- C.J. Mosley - defensive tackle for Jacksonville Jaguars
- Kevin Rutland - defensive back for Jacksonville Jaguars
- Aldon Smith - defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers
- Brad Smith - Quarterback/Return Specialist/Wide Receiver for Buffalo Bills
- Justin Smith - defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers
- Sean Weatherspoon - Linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons
- Martin Rucker - tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars
Former
- Victor Bailey — former wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs
- Brandon Barnes - former linebacker for the Washington Redskins
- Ed Blaine - former offensive guard for the Green Bay Packers and the Philadelphia Eagles
- Dwayne Blakley — former tight end for the Atlanta Falcons
- Paul Christman — former quarterback for the Chicago Cardinals
- Gerry Ellis - former running back for the Green Bay Packers
- Mike Fink - former defensive back for the New Orleans Saints
- Tony Galbreath - former running back for the New Orleans Saints, Minnesota Vikings, and New York Giants
- Mel Gray - former wide receiver for the St. Louis Cardinals
- Jim Harrison - former fullback for the Chicago Bears
- Gary Lane - former quarterback for the Cleveland Browns
- Leo Lewis - former wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings
- Erik McMillan - former safety for the New York Jets
- Joe Moore - former running back for the Chicago Bears
- Damien Nash — former running back for the Denver Broncos
- Brock Olivo — former running back & special teams player, Detroit Lions
- Gus Otto — former linebacker for the Oakland Raiders
- Tony Palmer — former offensive guard for the Green Bay Packers
- Francis Peay - former offensive tackle of the New York Giants, Green Bay Packers, and the Kansas City Chiefs
- Johnnie Poe — former cornerback for the New Orleans Saints
- Tommy Reamon - former running back for the Kansas City Chiefs
- Johnny Roland — former running back for the St. Louis Cardinals
- Andy Russell — former linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers
- George Seals - former lineman for the Chicago Bears
- Brian Smith — former linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars
- Gordon Smith — former tight end for the Minnesota Vikings
- Jon Staggers - former wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers
- Bruce Van Dyke - former offensive guard for the Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Green Bay Packers.
- Russ Washington - former offensive tackle for the San Diego Chargers
- Roger Wehrli — former cornerback for the St. Louis Cardinals — Pro Football Hall of Famer
- Kellen Winslow — former tight end for the San Diego Chargers — Pro Football Hall of Famer
- James Wilder — former running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Eric Wright - former cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers
- Justin Gage - former wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans
Warren Seitz
College Football Hall of Fame
Missouri boasts 12 inductees into the College Football Hall of Fame:
- Bill Roper, Coach (1951)
- Paul Christman, Quarterback (1956)
- Don Faurot, Coach (1961)
- Bob Steuber, Halfback (1971)
- Jim Phelan, Coach (1973)
- Ed Travis, Offensive Tackle (1974)
- Darold Jenkins, Center (1976)
- Frank Broyles, Coach (1983)
- Dan Devine, Coach (1985)
- Johnny Roland, Halfback (1998)
- Kellen Winslow, Tight End (2002)
- Roger Wehrli, Cornerback (2003)
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Two Missouri players have been enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame:
- Kellen Winslow, Tight End (1995)
- Roger Wehrli, Cornerback (2007)
Nickname
The nickname "Tigers," given to Mizzou's athletic teams, traces its origin to the Civil War period. At that time, plundering guerilla bands habitually raided small towns, and Columbia people constantly feared an attack. Such organizations as temporary "home guards" and vigilance companies banded together to fight off any possible forays.
The town's preparedness discouraged any guerilla activity and the protecting organization began to disband in 1854. However, it was rumored that a guerilla band, led by the notorious Bill Anderson, intended to sack the town. Quickly organized was an armed guard of Columbia citizens, who built a blockhouse and fortified the old courthouse in the center of town. This company was called "The Missouri Tigers."
The marauders never came. The reputation of the intrepid "Tigers" presumably traveled abroad, and Anderson's gang detoured around Columbia.
Soon after Missouri's first football team was organized in 1890, the athletic committee adopted the nickname "Tiger" in official recognition of those Civil War defenders. [9]
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 2004.[by whom?]
Homecoming
First Missouri Homecoming game, 1911
The NCAA, as well as Jeopardy! and Trivial Pursuit, all recognize Missouri as the school that invented and hosted the first Homecoming in 1911, an event that has developed into a national ritual.[10][11][12][13]
References
- ^ "NCAA Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2010. pp. 12–17. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
- ^ Ubben, David (November 4, 2011). "Big 12 did you know: Week 10". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/blog/big12/post/_/id/37950/big-12-did-you-know-week-10. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
- ^ http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7199062/missouri-tigers-move-sec-official-big-12-hurdles-remain
- ^ "Missouri Composite Championship Listing". http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/missouri/championships.php.
- ^ "Missouri Bowl History". http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/missouri/bowl_history.php.
- ^ Pieringer, Dan. "(6) Missouri vs. Kansas St.". STATS. Yahoo! Sports featuring rivals.com. http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/preview?gid=200711170021. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
- ^ a b SI.com's 2009 All-Americans
- ^ MU's Egnew is AP first-team All-American AP-St. Louis Post-Dispatch Dec. 15, 2010
- ^ http://www.collegefootballhistory.com/missouri/history.htm
- ^ http://www1.umn.edu/news/features/2004/UR_25536_REGION1.html
- ^ http://www.active.com/football/Articles/The_History_of_Homecoming.htm
- ^ http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2006/10/20/traditions-beginnings-mysterious/
- ^ http://www.yorknewstimes.com/articles/2011/09/23/editorials/doc4e7c08259fabd268415990.txt
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