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The 2020 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Tigers played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri , and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by first-year head coach Eliah Drinkwitz .
In a season impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic , the Tigers compiled a 5–5 record, all in conference games. The team was set to face Iowa in the Music City Bowl , but had to withdraw due to COVID-19 issues.[ 1]
Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2019 season 6–6, 3–5 in SEC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the Eastern Division. Head coach Barry Odom was fired on November 30, 2019 following an overall four-year record of 25–25 and SEC record of 13–19.[ 2] Eliah Drinkwitz was hired on December 10 following a 12–1 conference championship season at Appalachian State .[ 3]
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
In the preseason media poll, Missouri was predicted to finish in sixth place in the East Division.[ 4]
Media poll (East Division)
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Florida
624 (53)
2
Georgia
613 (43)
3
Tennessee
434
4
Kentucky
405
5
South Carolina
287
6
Missouri
224
7
Vanderbilt
101
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Schedule
Missouri had games scheduled against BYU , Central Arkansas , Eastern Michigan , and Louisiana , which were all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 26 6:00 p.m. No. 2 Alabama ESPN L 19–3811,738
October 3 11:00 a.m. at No. 21 Tennessee SECN L 12–3521,159
October 10 11:00 a.m. at No. 17 LSU Faurot Field Columbia, MO[a] SECN Alt. W 45–4110,013
October 24 3:00 p.m. Kentucky SECN W 20–1011,738
October 31 6:30 p.m. at No. 10 Florida SECN Alt. L 17–4112,049
November 21 6:30 p.m. at South Carolina SECN Alt. W 17–1013,603
November 28[b] 11:00 a.m. Vanderbilt SECN W 41–011,053
December 5 11:00 a.m. Arkansas SECN W 50–4811,378
December 12 11:00 a.m. No. 9 Georgia No. 25 SECN L 14–4910,830
December 19 2:30 p.m. at Mississippi State SECN Alt. L 32–5111,748
^[a] The game between Missouri and LSU was originally scheduled to take place in Baton Rouge, Louisiana . However, in light of Hurricane Delta , the game was moved to Columbia.
^[b] The game between Vanderbilt and Missouri was originally scheduled to take place on October 17. However, due to COVID-19 management requirements in response to positive tests and subsequent quarantine of individuals within the Vanderbilt program, the game was rescheduled for December 12.[ 8] [ 9] The SEC postponed Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt to facilitate the rescheduling of the Vanderbilt-Missouri game. The shuffling allows for the opportunity for all 14 SEC teams to play 10 regular-season games.[ 10] [ 11]
Games Summaries
No. 2 Alabama
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 2 Alabama
14
14
7
3
38
Missouri
0
3
3
13
19
at No. 21 Tennessee
1
2
3
4
Total
Missouri
0
6
6
0
12
No. 21 Tennessee
7
14
7
7
35
No. 17 LSU
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 17 LSU
14
10
17
0
41
Missouri
14
10
14
7
45
Kentucky
Kentucky vs. Missouri
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Wildcats
0
3
0 7 10
Tigers
7
3
7 3 20
at Faurot Field , Columbia, MO
Date : October 24, 2020Game time : 4:00pm EST Game weather : Temperature: 85 • Wind: NNE 4mph • Weather: Partly CloudyGame attendance : 22,519Referee : Marc CurlesTV : SECN[ 12]
at No. 10 Florida
Missouri Tigers at No. 10 Florida Gators – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Missouri
0
7
0 10 17
No. 10 Florida
6
14
14 7 41
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
Date : October 31, 2020Game time : 7:30 p.m.Game weather : Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) • Weather: ClearGame attendance : 12,049Referee : David SmithTV announcers (SECN Alt. ) : Mike Morgan , Hutson Mason , Taylor Davis[ 13] Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
Florida – Chris Howard 28-yard field goal, 9:07
Florida – Chris Howard 32-yard field goal, 2:10
Second quarter
Missouri – Jarvis Ware 59-yard interception return (Harrison Mevis kick), 12:54
Florida – Kadarius Toney 18-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Chris Howard kick), 1:41
Florida – Kadarius Toney 30-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Chris Howard kick), 1:08
Third quarter
Florida – Kadarius Toney 16-yard run (Chris Howard kick), 10:36
Florida – Justin Shorter 2-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Chris Howard kick), 0:22
Fourth quarter
Missouri – Harrison Mevis 29-yard field goal, 10:56
Florida – Trevon Grimes 18-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Chris Howard kick), 7:50
Missouri – Larry Rountree III 5-yard run (Harrison Mevis kick), 3:18
Passing leaders
MIZZ – Connor Bazelak – 26/40, 208 yards
FLA – Kyle Trask – 21/36, 345 yards, 4 touchdowns, 1 interception
Rushing leaders
MIZZ – Larry Rountree III – 14 carries, 36 yards, 1 touchdown
FLA – Kyle Trask – 6 carries, 47 yards
Receiving leaders
MIZZ – Keke Chism – 5 receptions, 68 yards
FLA – Kyle Pitts – 5 receptions, 81 yards
Tackling leaders
MIZZ – Devin Nicholson – 13 tackles
FLA – Jeremiah Moon and Brad Stewart – 6 tackles
at South Carolina
1
2
3
4
Total
Missouri
7
10
0
0
17
South Carolina
0
0
3
7
10
Vanderbilt
1
2
3
4
Total
Vanderbilt
0
0
0
0
0
Missouri
7
14
6
14
41
Arkansas
1
2
3
4
Total
Arkansas
6
21
6
15
48
Missouri
10
10
3
27
50
No. 9 Georgia
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 9 Georgia
14
7
21
7
49
No. 25 Missouri
0
14
0
0
14
at Mississippi State
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
7
3
8
14
32
Bulldogs
14
13
7
17
51
Statistics
Statistics
MIZ
MSST
First downs
22
24
Total yards
342
446
Rushing yards
101
151
Passing yards
241
295
Turnovers
4
3
Time of possession
28:57
31:03
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Missouri
Passing
Connor Bazelak
22–38, 225 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing
Larry Rountree III
25 rushes, 121 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Keke Chism
6 receptions, 64 yards, TD
Mississippi State
Passing
Will Rogers
21–36, 295 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing
Jo'Quavious Marks
12 rushes, 70 yards, TD
Receiving
Jaden Walley
5 receptions, 129 yards, TD
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final AP — —* RV RV — — — RV — — — — — — — RV — — Coaches — —* — — — — — RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV — CFP Not released — — — — — 25 — Not released
Players drafted into the NFL
References
^ Cobb, David (December 27, 2020). "2020 Music City Bowl canceled as COVID-19 outbreak forces Missouri to pull out of game vs. Iowa" . CBS Sports . Retrieved December 29, 2020 .
^ "STATEMENT ON THE MIZZOU FOOTBALL PROGRAM" . Missouri Athletics . November 30, 2019.
^ "Eliah Drinkwitz Chosen as Mizzou's Head Football Coach" . Missouri Athletics . December 10, 2019.
^ "Preseason SEC media poll, All-SEC Team announced" . SECSports.com . Southeastern Conference. September 23, 2020.
^ Talty, John (30 July 2020). "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season" . AL.com . Retrieved 30 July 2020 .
^ Dellenger, Ross. "Sources: SEC Adopts Conference-Only Schedule With Sept. 26 Start" . Sports Illustrated . Retrieved 30 July 2020 .
^ Dellenger, Ross (7 August 2020). "SEC's New Schedule: Winners, Losers and... Mizzou" . si.com . Retrieved 18 August 2020 .
^ Vanderbilt at Missouri Football Game Postponed
^ "2020 Football Schedule Announced" (Press release). Vanderbilt University Department of Athletics. August 7, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2020 .
^ "Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt postponed; Commodores to play Missouri" . The Tennessean .
^ "Vanderbilt Football Schedule, Vanderbilt Football Scoreboard and Results - SEC" .
^ "KENTUCKY (3-0 , 1-0) -VS- SOUTH CAROLINA (2-1 , 1-1)" . Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017 .
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