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American college football season

2018 Missouri Tigers football
Liberty Bowl, L 33–38 vs. Oklahoma State
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Eastern Division
Record 8–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach Barry Odom (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator Derek Dooley (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Ryan Walters (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Faurot Field
Seasons← 20172019 →

2018 Southeastern Conference football standings | vte | 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 championx – Division champion/co-champions* Mississippi State vacated four conference and eight total wins due to NCAA violations.[1]Rankings from AP Poll | | | | | | | | | | |

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.

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

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

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

Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 3:00 p.m. UT Martin* Faurot FieldColumbia, MO SECN W 51–14 44,019
September 8 6:00 p.m. Wyoming* Faurot FieldColumbia, MO ESPNU W 40–13 50,820
September 15 6:30 p.m. at Purdue* Ross-Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN BTN W 40–37 48,103
September 22 11:00 a.m. No. 2 Georgia Faurot FieldColumbia, MO ESPN L 29–43 58,284
October 6 11:00 a.m. at South Carolina Williams–Brice StadiumColumbia, SC (Mayor's Cup) SECN L 35–37 73,393
October 13 6:00 p.m. at No. 1 Alabama Bryant–Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL ESPN L 10–39 101,821
October 20 3:00 p.m. Memphis*dagger Faurot FieldColumbia, MO SECN W 65–33 52,917
October 27 3:00 p.m. No. 12 Kentucky Faurot FieldColumbia, MO SECN L 14–15 53,397
November 3 3:00 p.m. at No. 11 Florida Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL SECN W 38–17 80,017
November 10 11:00 a.m. Vanderbilt Faurot FieldColumbia, MO SECN W 33–28 48,342
November 17 2:30 p.m. at Tennessee Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN CBS W 50–17 88,224
November 23 1:30 p.m. Arkansas Faurot FieldColumbia, MO (Battle Line Rivalry) CBS W 38–0 52,482
December 31 2:45 p.m. vs. Oklahoma State* No. 23 Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN (Liberty Bowl) ESPN L 33–38 51,587
*Non-conference gamedaggerHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 30 released prior to gameAll times are in Central time
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 DE 15 Trajan Jeffcoat Fr 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 Barry Odom 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) Austyn Carta-Samuels (offensive quality control / analyst) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Injured Redshirt Redshirt Roster Last update: September 1, 2018

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

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

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

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

Missouri Tigers at South Carolina Gamecocks – Game summary

Quarter 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

Game information
First Quarter (11:58) MU – Rountree 1 yard TD run, McCann kick (MU 7–0) (11:02) SC – Bryan Edwards 5 yard pass from Scarnecchia, White kick (7–7) (04:25) MU – Crockett 1 yard TD run, McCann kick (MU 14–7) Second Quarter (14:53) MU – McCann 22 yard field goal (MU 17–7) (12:57) SC – Edwards 17 yard pass from Scarnecchia, White kick (MU 17–14) (06:16) MU – McCann 32 yard field goal (MU 20–14) (00:23) MU – McCann 22 yard field goal (MU 23–14) Third Quarter (09:34) SC – Samuel 8 yard pass from Scarnecchia, White kick (MU 23–21) (05:15) SC – White 42 yard field goal (SC 24–23) (05:00) SC – Greene 12 yard interception, White kick (SC 31–23) Fourth Quarter (13:54) MU – Rountree 2 yard TD run, Lock pass failed (SC 31–29) (11:01) MU – McCann 44 yard field goal (MU 32–31) (06:23) SC – White 42 yard field goal (SC 34–32) (01:18) MU – McCann 57 yard field goal (MU 35–34) (00:02) SC – White 33 yard field goal (SC 37–35) Total Yards MU – 490; 204 passing yards, 286 rushing yards SC – 377; 249 passing yards, 128 rushing yards Passing leader MU – Drew Lock; 17–36, 204 yards, 0 TD, 2 INT SC – Mike Scarnecchia; 20–35, 249 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT Rushing leader MU – Damarea Crockett; 20 rushes, 158 yards, 1 TD SC – Rico Dowdle; 21 rushes, 62 yards, 0 TD Receiving leader MU – Jalen Knox; 2 catches, 50 yards, 0 TD SC – Deebo Samuel; 4 catches, 88 yards, 1 TD Defensive leader MU – Terez Hall; 11 total tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sack SC – Bryson Allen-Williams; 6 total tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sack
1 234Total Missouri 10 000 10 • #1 Alabama 13 1727 39 Date: October 13Location: Tuscaloosa, ALGame start: 6:10 p.m. Game attendance: 101,821Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), Partly Cloudy, Wind W @ 4 mph (6.4 km/h)Referee: Ken WilliamsonTV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy (play-by-play), Brian Griese (color), Todd McShay (sideline) Sources:
Scoring summaryQ1 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

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

Game information
First Quarter Florida – Evan McPherson 32-yard field goal, 7:18 Missouri – Larry Rountree III 27-yard run (Tucker McCann kick), 3:46 Second Quarter Missouri – Albert Okwuegbunam 22-yard pass from Drew Lock (Tucker McCann kick), 13:12 Missouri – Damarea Crockett 4-yard run (Tucker McCann kick), 6:06 Florida – Feleipe Franks 3-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 1:42 Third Quarter Missouri – Kam Scott 41-yard pass from Drew Lock (Evan McPherson kick), 10:02 Missouri – Emanuel Hall 4-yard pass from Drew Lock (Evan McPherson kick), 5:00 Florida – Josh Hammond 7-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 0:20 Fourth Quarter Missouri – Tucker McCann 40-yard field goal, 9:08 Passing leaders MIZZ – Drew Lock – 24/32, 250 yards, 3 touchdowns FLA – Kyle Trask – 10/18, 126 yards, 1 touchdown Rushing leaders MIZZ – Damarea Crockett – 21 carries, 114 yards, 1 touchdown FLA – La'Mical Perine – 10 carries, 42 yards Receiving leaders MIZZ – Emanuel Hall – 4 receptions, 77 yards, 1 touchdown FLA – Kadarius Toney – 2 receptions, 72 yards Tackling leaders MIZZ – Cale Garrett – 12 tackles FLA – David Reese II – 14 tackles
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner
3–4 November 4, 2017 Missouri, 45–16

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

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

Game information
First Quarter (10:54) MIZ – Drew Lock 9 yard rush, Tucker McCann kick_Missouri 7–0; 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:06_ Second Quarter (13:11) MIZ – Drew Lock 3 yard rush, Tucker McCann kick_Missouri 14–0; 6 plays, 35 yards, 2:18_ (12:33) MIZ – Akial Byers recovered fumble in end zone, Tucker McCann kick_Missouri 21–0_ (0:35) MIZ – Emanuel Hall 6 yard pass from Drew Lock, Tucker McCann kick_Missouri 28–0; 6 plays, 43 yards, 1:04_ Third Quarter (8:19) MIZ – Emanuel Hall 67 yard pass from Drew Lock, Tucker McCann kick_Missouri 35–0; 9 plays, 96 yards, 3:31_ (1:48) MIZ – Tucker McCann 42 yard FG_Missouri 38–0; 10 plays, 37 yards, 4:33_ Fourth Quarter No scoring Top Passers ARK – Connor Noland: 5/17, 98 yards MIZ – Drew Lock: 16/25, 221 yards, 2 TD Top Rushers ARK – Devwah Whaley: 13 carries, 54 yards MIZ – Larry Rountree III: 29 carries, 119 yards Top Receivers ARK – Devwah Whaley: 2 receptions, 61 yards MIZ – Emanuel Hall: 6 receptions, 153 yards, 2 TD

Vs. Oklahoma State (Liberty Bowl)

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

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 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

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