Missouri Tigers football

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Missouri Tigers football
First season	1890
Staff
Athletic director	Mike Alden
Head coach	Gary Pinkel
	8th year, 49–37
Stadium
Home stadium	Faurot Field
Stadium capacity	68,349
Stadium surface	FieldTurf
Location	Columbia, Missouri
League/Conference
Conference	Big 12
Division	North
Team records
All-time record	595–505–53 (0.539)
Postseason bowl record	11–14–0
Awards
National titles	0
Conference titles	15
Heisman winners	0
All-Americans	26
Pageantry
Colors	Black and MU Gold
Fight song	Fight, Tiger
Mascot	Truman the Tiger
Marching band	Marching Mizzou
Rivals	Kansas Jayhawks
Website	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 in Columbia, Missouri.

Contents 1 Conference affiliations 2 Championships 2.1 Conference championships (15) 2.2 Divisional championships (1) 3 Year-by-year record since 1950 4 Player accomplishments 4.1 Awards 4.2 All-Americans 4.3 Retired jersey numbers 4.4 Missouri players in the NFL and CFL 5 Notable head coaches 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Conference affiliations

• 1890–1892: Independent
• 1892–1897: Western Interstate University Football Association
• 1898–1906: Independent
• 1907–1996: Big Eight Conference (formally changed name from MVIAA to Big 8 1964)
  • 1907–1928: Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
  • 1928–1947: Big Six Conference (unofficial name)
  • 1947–1957: Big Seven Conference (unofficial name)
• 1996–present: Big 12 Conference

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[edit] Championships

The Missouri Tigers have 15 conference championships and 1 conference division title.^[1]

[edit] Conference championships (15)

Year	Overall Record	Conference Record	Coach	Conference
1893*	4-3-0	N/A	H.O. Robinson	Western Interstate University Football Association
1894*	4-3-0	N/A	H.O. Robinson	Western Interstate University Football Association
1895*	7-1-0	N/A	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	Big Eight
1941	8-2-0	5–0–0	Don Faurot	Big Eight
1942	8-3-1	4–0–1	Don Faurot	Big Eight
1945	6-4-0	5–0–0	Chauncey Simpson	Big Eight
1960**	11-0-1	7–0–0	Dan Devine	Big Eight
1969*	9-2-0	6–1–0	Dan Devine	Big Eight

(*) Indicates a co-championship.
(**) 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.

[edit] Divisional championships (1)

Year	Overall Record	Conference Record	Coach	Conference
2007*	12-2-0	7–1	Gary Pinkel	Big 12

[edit] Year-by-year record since 1950

Year	Record	Coach
1950	4-5-1	Don B. Faurot
1951	3-7-0	Don B. Faurot
1952	3-7-0	Don B. Faurot
1953	6-4-0	Don B. Faurot
1954	4-5-1	Don B. Faurot
1955	1-9-0	Don B. Faurot
1956	4-5-1	Don B. 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	12-2-02	Gary Pinkel

Total 317-208-18 (.604 from 1950)

TOTAL 594-503-52 (.541 from 1890)

¹1960 team lost to Kansas but was later awarded win by default due to an ineligible Kansas player, (Bert Coan).^[2]
22007 Won the Cotton Bowl (38-7) vs. Arkansas, January 1, 2008.

[edit] Player accomplishments

[edit] Awards

• Mosi Tatupu Award - Best Special Teams Player

Brock Olivo

[edit] 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 Devin West, TB 1998 Rob Riti, C 1999 Justin Smith, DE 2000 Brad Smith All-Purpose 2002 Martin Rucker, TE 2007 [1] Jeremy Maclin, AP 2007

[edit] Retired jersey numbers

• Johnny Roland, #23
• Roger Wehrli, #22
• Brock Olivo, #27
• Bob Steuber, #37
• Darold Jenkins, #42
• Paul Christman, #44
• Kellen Winslow, #83

[edit] Missouri players in the NFL and CFL

• Dwayne Blakley — tight end for Atlanta Falcons
• Atiyyah Ellison — defensive lineman for San Francisco 49ers
• Justin Gage — wide receiver for Tennessee Titans
• C.J. Mosley — defensive tackle for New York Jets
• Tony Palmer — offensive guard for Green Bay Packers
• Brad Smith — quarterback/wide receiver for New York Jets
• Brian Smith — linebacker for Jacksonville Jaguars
• Gordon Smith — tight end for Minnesota Vikings
• Justin Smith — defensive end for San Francisco 49ers
• Paul Christman — former quarterback for Chicago Cardinals
• Leo Lewis - former wide receiver for Minnesota Vikings
• Damien Nash — former running back for Denver Broncos ^deceased
• Johnny Roland — former running back for St. Louis Cardinals
• Roger Wehrli — former cornerback for St. Louis Cardinals — Pro Football Hall of Famer
• Kellen Winslow — former tight end for San Diego Chargers — Pro Football Hall of Famer
• Sam Britts — linebacker for B.C. Lions and Edmonton Eskimos
• Dave Newman — wide receiver for Toronto Argonauts and Ottawa Rough Riders
• Victor Bailey — former WR for the Philadelphia Eagles
• Brock Olivo — former RB, Special Teams player, Detroit Lions
• Doug Seymour — defensive lineman for B.C. Lions and Ottawa Rough Riders
• Bill Siekierski - former tackle for the Ottawa Rough Riders
• Darrell Wallace — kick returner for B.C. Lions
• Tyrone Walls — tight end for B.C. Lions and Edmonton Eskimos
• James Wilder — former running back for Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Johnnie Poe — former cornerback for the New Orleans Saints
• Clayton Baker — former cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and the former Arena Football League team, Houston Thunderbears

[edit] Notable head coaches

• Dan Devine — the most-winning Missouri football coach (record: 93-37-7 .715). Coached at Missouri from 1958–1970, winning two conference championships (1960, 1969 (shared)), earning a #1 ranking in 1960, and winning the Orange Bowl against Navy in 1961. He went on to coach Notre Dame to a national title in 1977 and is referenced in the movie "Rudy".
• Don Faurot — longest-tenured Missouri football coach (1935-42, 1946-56). The Memorial Stadium playing surface was renamed in his honor in 1972. He was the inventor of the Split-T offense, the first offense to utilize the triple option of which many other offenses, including the wishbone and I formation, utilize.
• Al Onofrio — coach from 1971–77. Known for many major upsets, including three consecutive victories against Nebraska in Lincoln (1974, 1976, 1978), a win against Alabaman in Birmingham in 1975, two wins against Notre Dame in 1972 and 1978, a win against Souther California in Los Angeles in 1975, and a win against Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio in 1975.
• Warren Powers — coach from 1978–84
• Gary Pinkel - coach from 2001–present - the only other coach to earn a #1 national ranking in 2007, he also coached Missouri to a 2008 Cotton Bowl victory over Arkansas. He is currently the third most-winning coach in Missouri history.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website