2018 Missouri Tigers football team

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American college football season

The 2018 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers played their home games at Faurot Field as members of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Barry Odom.

Previous season[edit]

The Tigers finished the 2017 season 7–6, 4–4 in SEC play to finish in a tie for third place in the Eastern Division. They were invited to the Texas Bowl where they lost to Texas.

On November 24, quarterback Drew Lock broke the SEC passing record for touchdowns in a season with 43, in a 48–45 win over Arkansas.

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Preseason[edit]

Award watch lists[edit]

Listed in the order that they were released

SEC media poll[edit]

The SEC media poll was released on July 20, 2018 with the Tigers predicted to finish in fourth place in the East Division.[16]

Media poll (East)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Georgia 1,977 (271)
2 South Carolina 1,535 (8)
3 Florida 1,441 (2)
4 Missouri 1,057
5 Kentucky 874 (1)
6 Tennessee 704 (1)
7 Vanderbilt 392

Preseason All-SEC teams[edit]

The Tigers had five players selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

Schedule[edit]

Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 3:00 p.m. UT Martin* SECN W 51–14 44,019
September 8 6:00 p.m. Wyoming* ESPNU W 40–13 50,820
September 15 6:30 p.m. at Purdue* BTN W 40–37 48,103
September 22 11:00 a.m. No. 2 Georgia ESPN L 29–43 58,284
October 6 11:00 a.m. at South Carolina SECN L 35–37 73,393
October 13 6:00 p.m. at No. 1 Alabama ESPN L 10–39 101,821
October 20 3:00 p.m. Memphis*dagger SECN W 65–33 52,917
October 27 3:00 p.m. No. 12 Kentucky SECN L 14–15 53,397
November 3 3:00 p.m. at No. 11 Florida SECN W 38–17 80,017
November 10 11:00 a.m. Vanderbilt SECN W 33–28 48,342
November 17 2:30 p.m. at Tennessee CBS W 50–17 88,224
1:30 p.m. Arkansas CBS W 38–0 52,482
2:45 p.m. vs. Oklahoma State* No. 23 ESPN L 33–38 51,587
2018 Missouri Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense Defense Special teams

Pos. # Name Class
K 19 Tucker McCann Jr
P 26 Corey Fatony Sr
LS 49 Jake Hoffman Fr
LS 51 Drew Wise So
K 90 Sean Koetting Redshirt.svg Fr
P 91 Josh Dodge Fr
K 92 Matthew Jaeger Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Brick Haley (Senior Associate head coach / Defensive Line)
  • Andy Hill (Associate head coach / special teams coordinator)
  • Cornell Ford (assistant head coach / running backs)
  • Derek Dooley (offensive coordinator / quarterbacks)
  • Ryan Walters (defensive coordinator / secondary)
  • Joe Jon Finley (tight ends)
  • Brian Odom (outside linebackers)
  • Vernon Hargreaves (Inside linebackers)
  • Brad Davis (offensive line)
  • AJ Ofodile (wide receivers)
  • Mark Ouimet (director of football operations)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 1, 2018

Game summaries[edit]

UT Martin[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 0 7 7 0 14
Tigers 14 24 10 3 51

Wyoming[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 0 10 3 13
Tigers 3 13 14 10 40

At Purdue[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 13 14 10 3 40
Boilermakers 7 17 3 10 37

Georgia[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Bulldogs 7 13 13 10 43
Tigers 7 0 15 7 29

At South Carolina[edit]

Missouri Tigers at South Carolina Gamecocks – Game summary

Period 1 2 3 4 Total
Missouri 14 9 0 12 35
South Carolina 7 7 17 6 37

at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina

  • Date: October 6, 2018
  • Game time: 12:00 PM
  • Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: ESE 2 mph (3.2 km/h) • Weather: Partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 73,393
  • Referee: David Smith
  • TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color), Kris Budden (sideline)
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Game information

At Alabama[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Missouri 10 0 0 0 10
• #1 Alabama 13 17 2 7 39
  • Date: October 13
  • Location: Tuscaloosa, AL
  • Game start: 6:10 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 101,821
  • Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), Partly Cloudy, Wind W @ 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
  • Referee: Ken Williamson
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy (play-by-play), Brian Griese (color), Todd McShay (sideline)

Statistics

Statistics Missouri Alabama
First downs 13 25
Total yards 212 564
Rushes–yards 70 184
Passing yards 142 380
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–26 19–30
Time of possession 27:43 32:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Missouri Passing Drew Lock 13/26, 142 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Larry Rountree III 17 carries, 48 yards
Receiving Jalen Knox 3 receptions, 61 yards, 1 TD
Alabama Passing Tua Tagovailoa 12/22, 265 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Damien Harris 14 carries, 62 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jerry Jeudy 3 receptions, 147 yards, 1 TD

Memphis[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
MEM Tigers 3 17 7 6 33
Tigers 21 27 14 3 65

Kentucky[edit]

At Florida[edit]

Game information
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner
3–4 November 4, 2017 Missouri, 45–16

Vanderbilt[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Commodores 14 7 7 0 28
Tigers 7 6 13 7 33

At Tennessee[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 6 20 14 10 50
Volunteers 0 10 7 0 17

Arkansas[edit]

Game Twelve – Arkansas Razorbacks (2–9) at Missouri Tigers (7–4)

Period 1 2 3 4 Total
Razorbacks 0 0 0 0 0
Tigers 7 21 10 0 38

at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium • Columbia, Missouri

  • Date: Friday, November 23, 2018
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Rainy • Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind: S 15 mph (24 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 52,482
  • Referee: David Smith (SEC)
  • TV announcers (CBS): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (color), Rick Neuheisel (color), John Schriffen (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Missouri –24 • Odds to win: Missouri 93.9%
Game information

Vs. Oklahoma State (Liberty Bowl)[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 7 7 21 3 38
No. 24 Tigers 3 13 3 14 33

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ 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 Final
AP — — — RV RV RV — — — — — — RV RV 24
Coaches — RV RV RV RV RV — — — — RV RV RV RV RV
CFP Not released — — — — 24 23 Not released

Players drafted into the NFL[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Journal, Logan Lowery Daily. “MSU fires Moorhead after two seasons”. Daily Journal. All eight of Moorhead’s victories in 2018 had to be vacated after 10 football players were reprimanded by the NCAA for academic misconduct involving a former part-time tutor and an online chemistry class.
  2. ^ “2018 Bednarik Award Watch List”. July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  3. ^ “Davey O’Brien Award Watch List includes 26 players”. July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  4. ^ “2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates”. July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  5. ^ “2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List”. July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  6. ^ “2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released” (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  7. ^ “Butkus Award – 2018 Collegiate Watchlist”. The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  8. ^ “2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List”. July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  9. ^ “22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED”. July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  10. ^ “Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Announces 2018 Preseason Watch List”. July 25, 2018. Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  11. ^ “Ray Guy Award preseason watch list unveiled”. July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  12. ^ “Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List”. July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  13. ^ Carbone, Al (July 27, 2018). “Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces 2018 Player of the Year Preseason “Watch List”“. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  14. ^ “Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced”. August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  15. ^ “Manning Award: See which quarterbacks made the preseason watch list for 2018”. August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  16. ^ “Media predicts Alabama to win 2018 SEC Championship”.
  17. ^ “Missouri vs South Carolina box score”. October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  18. ^ Missouri Pregame Notes



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