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2018 Missouri Tigers football team

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.

2018 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record8–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDerek Dooley (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorRyan Walters (1st season as DC; 4th overall season)
Base defense4-3
Home stadiumFaurot Field
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 7т Georgia x   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 12 Kentucky   5 – 3     10 – 3  
No. 7т Florida   5 – 3     10 – 3  
South Carolina   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Missouri   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Vanderbilt   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Tennessee   2 – 6     5 – 7  
West Division
No. 2 Alabama x$^   8 – 0     14 – 1  
No. 16 Texas A&M   5 – 3     9 – 4  
No. 6 LSU   5 – 3     10 – 3  
Mississippi State*   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Auburn   3 – 5     8 – 5  
Ole Miss   1 – 7     5 – 7  
Arkansas   0 – 8     2 – 10  
Championship: Alabama 35, Georgia 28
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Mississippi State vacated four conference and eight total wins due to NCAA violations.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason edit

Award watch lists edit

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Chuck Bednarik Award[2] Terry Beckner DT SR
Davey O'Brien Award[3] Drew Lock QB SR
Doak Walker Award[4] Damarea Crockett RB JR
Fred Biletnikoff Award[5] Emanuel Hall WR SR
John Mackey Award[6] Albert Okwuegbunam TE SO
Butkus Award[7] Terez Hall LB SO
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[8] Terry Beckner DT SR
Terez Hall LB SO
Outland Trophy[9] Paul Adams OL SR
Terry Beckner DT SR
Lou Groza Award[10] Tucker McCann K JR
Ray Guy Award[11] Corey Fatony P SR
Wuerffel Trophy[12] Corey Fatony P SR
Walter Camp Award[13] Drew Lock QB SR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[14] Drew Lock QB SR
Manning Award[15] Drew Lock QB SR

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 13:00 p.m.UT Martin*
SECNW 51–1444,019
September 86:00 p.m.Wyoming*
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
ESPNUW 40–1350,820
September 156:30 p.m.at Purdue*
BTNW 40–3748,103
September 2211:00 a.m.No. 2 Georgia
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
ESPNL 29–4358,284
October 611:00 a.m.at South Carolina
SECNL 35–3773,393
October 136:00 p.m.at No. 1 Alabama
ESPNL 10–39101,821
October 203:00 p.m.Memphis* 
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
SECNW 65–3352,917
October 273:00 p.m.No. 12 Kentucky
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
SECNL 14–1553,397
November 33:00 p.m.at No. 11 Florida
SECNW 38–1780,017
November 1011:00 a.m.Vanderbilt
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
SECNW 33–2848,342
November 172:30 p.m.at Tennessee
CBSW 50–1788,224
November 231:30 p.m.Arkansas
CBSW 38–052,482
December 312:45 p.m.vs. Oklahoma State*No. 23
ESPNL 33–3851,587

Roster edit

2018 Missouri Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Khmari Thompson Fr
QB 2 Micah Wilson   So
QB 3 Drew Lock Sr
RB 4 Isaiah Miller   Fr
QB 5 Taylor Powell   Fr
RB 6 Tyler Badie Fr
WR 7 Nate Brown   Sr
WR 8 Justin Smith   Jr
WR 9 Jalen Knox Fr
TE 10 Alex Ofodile   Jr
TE 11 Kendall Blanton   Sr
WR 12 Johnathon Johnson   Jr
WR 13 Kam Scott Fr
WR 14 Dominic Gicinto Fr
RB 16 Damarea Crockett Jr
WR 17 Richaud Floyd   Jr
QB 18 Lindsey Scott Jr.   So
QB 19 Jack Lowary   Jr
RB 20 Simi Bakare Fr
RB 21 Dawson Downing   So
WR 24 Kentrell Barber   Fr
WR 30 Barrett Banister   Fr
RB 34 Larry Rountree III So
WR 36 Daniel Ellinger   So
RB 43 Jerney Jones   So
OL 50 Hyrin White   Fr
OL 54 Trystan Colon-Castillo   So
OL 56 Samson Bailey   Sr
OL 57 Alec Abeln   Sr
OL 59 Case Cook   Fr
OL 62 Thomas Grossman   Jr
OL 63 Cannon York Fr
OL 64 Bobby Lawrence Fr
OL 66 Keion Willis Fr
OL 67 Jonah Dubinski   Jr
OL 70 Yasir Durant Jr
OL 71 Kevin Pendleton   Sr
OL 72 Xavier Delgado Fr
OL 73 Mike Ruth Fr
OL 75 Tre'Vour Wallace-Simms Jr
OL 76 Javon Foster Fr
OL 77 Paul Adams   Sr
OL 79 Larry Borom Fr
TE 80 Messiah Swinson Fr
TE 81 Albert Okwuegbunam   So
WR 82 Harry Ballard III   So
WR 84 Emanuel Hall Sr
TE 85 Zac Schachtner Fr
WR 86 Tauskie Dove Jr
WR 87 Cade Musser Fr
TE 88 Logan Christopherson   Fr
TE 89 Brendan Scales   So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 1 Tyrone Collins Fr
DB 2 DeMarkus Acy Jr
S 3 Ronnell Perkins   Jr
LB 4 Brandon Lee   Sr
DL 5 Terry Beckner Sr
LB 6 Tavon Ross   Sr
S 7 Cam Hilton Sr
DB 8 Jarvis Ware Fr
S 9 Tyree Gillespie So
DB 10 Terry Petry   Fr
S 11 Jordan Ulmer So
DL 13 Rashad Brandon Sr
DB 14 Adam Sparks So
S 15 Dominic Nelson   Sr
LB 16 Gerald Nathan Jr. Fr
DB 17 Chris Mills Fr
S 18 Joshuah Bledsoe So
DB 20 Khall Oliver   Jr
DB 21 Christian Holmes   So
LB 22 Aubrey Miller Jr. So
LB 24 Terez Hall Sr
LB 25 Jamal Brooks So
DL 28 Jatorian Hansford Fr
DL 29 Nate Anderson Sr
DB 30 Zion Sales   Fr
DB 31 Finis Stribling IV   Sr
LB 32 Nick Bolton Fr
LB 33 Chad Bailey Fr
DB 35 Mason Pack   So
LB 38 Byson Clayton Fr
DL 39 Chris Turner So
LB 40 Cameron Wilkins Fr
LB 41 Chance May   Fr
DL 45 Franklin Agbasimere   Jr
LB 46 Jacob Trump   Jr
LB 47 Cale Garrett Jr
LB 48 Roderick Winters   Sr
DL 51 Daniel Parker Fr
LB 53 Joe Hoy   Jr
LB 54 Joe Britton   Fr
DL 56 Antar Thompson   So
LB 57 Jairan Parker   Fr
LB 58 Noah Robinson Sr
DL 63 Cannon York Fr
DL 78 Kobie Whiteside So
DL 88 Chris Williams   So
DL 90 Markell Utsey Jr
DL 92 Macauley Keevins   So
DL 93 Tre Williams   So
DL 94 Tyrell Jacobs   Jr
DL 95 Jordan Elliott   So
DL 97 Akial Byers So
DL 98 Myles Eaddy   So
DL 99 Walter Palmore Sr
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   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
  •   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
See also: 2018 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

Wyoming edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 0 10 3 13
Tigers 3 13 14 10 40
See also: 2018 Wyoming Cowboys football team

At Purdue edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 13 14 10 3 40
Boilermakers 7 17 3 10 37
See also: 2018 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Georgia edit

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Bulldogs 7 13 13 10 43
Tigers 7 0 15 7 29
See also: 2018 Georgia Bulldogs football team

At South Carolina edit

See also: 2018 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
Missouri Tigers at South Carolina Gamecocks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Missouri 14 9 01235
South Carolina 7 7 17637

at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina

  • Date: October 6, 2018
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • 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)
  • [17]
Game information

At Alabama edit

See also: 2018 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
1 234Total
Missouri 10 000 10
• #1 Alabama 13 1727 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)
  • Sources:
Scoring summary
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4

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
See also: 2018 Memphis Tigers football team

Kentucky edit

See also: 2018 Kentucky Wildcats football team
No. 12 Kentucky at Missouri
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 12 Wildcats 3 0 01215
Tigers 0 14 0014

at Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri

  • Date: October 27, 2018
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 53,397
  • TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), Kris Budden (sideline reporter)

At Florida edit

See also: 2018 Florida Gators football team
Missouri Tigers at Florida Gators – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Missouri 7 14 14338
No. 13 Florida 3 7 7017

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

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
See also: 2018 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

At Tennessee edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 6 20 14 10 50
Volunteers 0 10 7 0 17
See also: 2018 Tennessee Volunteers football team

Arkansas edit

See also: 2018 Arkansas Razorbacks football team and Battle Line Rivalry
Game Twelve – Arkansas Razorbacks (2–9) at Missouri Tigers (7–4)
Period 1 2 34Total
Razorbacks 0 0 000
Tigers 7 21 10038

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
See also: 2018 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team and 2018 Liberty Bowl

Rankings edit

Further information: 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP———RVRVRV——————RVRV24
Coaches—RVRVRVRVRV————RVRVRVRVRV
CFPNot released————2423Not released

Players drafted into the NFL edit

See also: 2019 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
2 42 Drew Lock QB Denver Broncos
7 215 Terry Beckner DT Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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. Archived from the original on 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. Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. 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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