2020 Missouri Tigers football
Music City Bowl, No Contest vs. Iowa
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record5–5 (5–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEliah Drinkwitz (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRyan Walters (3rd season as DC; 6th overall season)
Home stadiumFaurot Field
2020 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 13 Florida x  8 –2   8 –4  
No. 7 Georgia  7 –2   8 –2  
Missouri  5 –5   5 –5  
Kentucky  4 –6   5 –6  
Tennessee  3 –7   3 –7  
South Carolina  2 –8   2 –8  
Vanderbilt  0 –9   0 –9  
West Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#^  10 –0   13 –0  
No. 4 Texas A&M  8 –1   9 –1  
Auburn  6 –4   6 –5  
LSU*  5 –5   5 –5  
Ole Miss  4 –5   5 –5  
Arkansas  3 –7   3 –7  
Mississippi State  3 –7   4 –7  
Championship: Alabama 52, Florida 46
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – ineligible for postseason due to self imposed ban
    Note: Due to COVID-19, the SEC played a conference-only schedule.
Rankings from AP Poll.

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]

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

SEC Media Days

In the preseason media poll, Missouri was predicted to finish in sixth place in the East Division.[2]

Media poll (East Division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Florida624 (53)
2Georgia613 (43)
3Tennessee434
4Kentucky405
5South Carolina287
6Missouri224
7Vanderbilt101

Personnel

Staff

Name Position Seasons at
Missouri		 Alma Mater
Eliah Drinkwitz Head coach 1 Arkansas Tech (2004)
Charlie Harbison Associate head coach / defensive backs 1 Gardner–Webb (1982)
Ryan Walters Defensive coordinator / safeties 6 Colorado (2008)
Erik Link Special teams coordinator 1 Drake (2003)
Brick Haley Defensive line 4 Alabama A&M (1988)
Bush Hamdan Wide receivers / quarterbacks 1 Boise State (2008)
Casey Woods Tight ends / recruiting coordinator 1 Tennessee (2006)
David Gibbs Secondary 2 Colorado (1990)
Marcus Johnson Offensive line 1 Ole Miss (2004)
Curtis Luper Running backs 1 Stephen F. Austin (1996)
D. J. Smith Linebackers 1 Appalachian State (2010)
Andy Lutz Director of football operations 1 Pacific (1991)
Zac Woodfin Director of Athletic Performance 1 UAB (2004)

Roster

2020 Missouri Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 1 Tyler Badie Jr
WR 2 Micah Wilson  Sr
QB 3 Shawn Robinson  Jr
RB 4 Elijah Young Fr
WR 6 Keke Chism GS
WR 7 Damon Hazelton GS
QB 8 Connor Bazelak  Fr
WR 9 Jalen Knox Jr
WR 11 Barrett Banister  Jr
QB 12 Brady Cook Fr
WR 13 Javian Hester Fr
WR 14 Dominic Gicinto Jr
WR 15 Kris Abrams-Draine Fr
QB 16 Jack Samsel  So
WR 18 Chance Luper Fr
WR 19 Jay Maclin Fr
RB 20 Simi Bakare Jr
WR 26 Jaden Nash Fr
RB 28 Dawson Downing  Sr
WR 31 D'Ionte Smith Jr
RB 34 Larry Rountree III Sr
RB 35 Michael Cox Fr
RB 43 Jerney Jones  Sr
TE 45 Kibet Chepyator Fr
TE 48 Niko Hea So
OL 50 Hyrin White  Jr
OL 51 Zeke Powell Jr
OL 54 Luke Griffin  Fr
OL 55 Michael Maietti GS
OL 57 Steven Hardy  So
OL 59 Case Cook  Jr
OL 61 Richard Taylor  So
OL 64 Bobby Lawrence  So
OL 65 Trenton Sederwall  Fr
OL 69 Drake Heismeyer Fr
OL 70 Dylan Spencer Fr
OL 71 D.J. Bullard  Fr
OL 72 Xavier Delgado  So
OL 73 Mike Ruth  So
OL 75 Mitchell Walters Fr
OL 76 Javon Foster  So
OL 79 Larry Borom  Jr
TE 80 Messiah Swinson  So
TE 81 Shawn Hendershot Fr
TE 82 Daniel Parker Jr. Jr
WR 86 Tauskie Dove  So
WR 87 Cade Musser  So
TE 88 Logan Christopherson  Jr
TE 89 Brendan Scales  Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 0 Tre Williams  Sr
S 1 Joshuah Bledsoe Sr
DB 2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Fr
S 3 Martez Manuel So
S 4 Jalani Williams  Fr
DL 6 Darius Robinson So
DB 7 Stacy Brown So
DB 8 Jarvis Ware Jr
S 9 Tyree Gillespie Sr
DB 10 Chris Mills  So
LB 11 Devin Nicholson So
DB 14 Adam Sparks Sr
LB 15 Johnny Walker Jr. Fr
LB 16 Gerald Nathan Jr.  So
DB 17 Jaylon Carlies Fr
DL 18 Trajan Jeffcoat  So
DB 21 Tyler Jones Fr
DB 24 Ishmael Burdine  Fr
LB 25 Jamal Brooks Sr
DB 26 Aidan Harrison So
LB 28 Jatorian Hansford Jr
LB 29 Jamie Pettway  Fr
DB 30 Zion Sales  Jr
LB 32 Nick Bolton Jr
LB 33 Chad Bailey  So
DB 35 Mason Pack  Sr
LB 36 Joe Britton  Jr
LB 38 Bryson Clayton  So
DL 39 Chris Turner Sr
LB 40 Cameron Wilkins Jr
LB 41 Chance May  Jr
DB 43 Brandon Gregory Jr. Fr
DB 45 Daval Torres Fr
DB 46 Justin Efebera Fr
LB 49 Marti Jr. Sr
DL 52 Myles Eaddy  Sr
LB 53 Will Norris Fr
DL 78 Kobie Whiteside Sr
DL 90 Markell Utsey  Sr
LB 92 Z'Core Brooks  Fr
DL 93 Andrew Serrano Fr
DL 95 Ben Key Jr
DL 96 Cannon York  So
DL 97 Akial Byers Sr
DL 98 Keion Willis  So
DL 99 Isaiah McGuire So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 19 Grant McKinniss GS
LS 31 Drew Wise  Jr
LS 47 Daniel Hawthorne Fr
LS 49 Jake Hoffman  So
PK 90 Sean Koetting  Jr
P 91 Josh Dodge  So
PK 92 Harrison Mevis Fr
PK 93 Luke Bauer Fr
PK 94 Aaron Rodriguez  Fr
PK 98 Logan Brock  Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 11, 2020

Schedule

Missouri had games scheduled against BYU, Central Arkansas, Eastern Michigan, and Louisiana, which were all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4][5]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 266:00 p.m.No. 2 Alabama
ESPNL 19–3811,738
October 311:00 a.m.at No. 21 Tennessee
SECNL 12–3521,159
October 1011:00 a.m.at No. 17 LSU
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO[a]
SECN Alt.W 45–4110,013
October 243:00 p.m.Kentuckydagger
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
SECNW 20–1011,738
October 316:30 p.m.at No. 10 Florida
SECN Alt.L 17–4112,049
November 216:30 p.m.at South Carolina
SECN Alt.W 17–1013,603
November 28[b]11:00 a.m.Vanderbilt
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
SECNW 41–011,053
December 511:00 a.m.Arkansas
SECNW 50–4811,378
December 1211:00 a.m.No. 9 GeorgiaNo. 25
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
SECNL 14–4910,830
December 192:30 p.m.at Mississippi State
SECN Alt.L 32–5111,748
December 303:00 p.m.Iowa
ESPNNo Contest
^[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.[6][7] 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.[8][9]

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 0 3 0710
Tigers 7 3 7320

at Faurot Field, Columbia, MO

  • Date: October 24, 2020
  • Game time: 4:00pm EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 85 • Wind: NNE 4mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 22,519
  • Referee: Marc Curles
  • TV: SECN
  • [10]

At No. 10 Florida

Missouri Tigers at No. 10 Florida Gators – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Missouri 0 7 01017
No. 10 Florida 6 14 14741

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL

  • Date: October 31, 2020
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 12,049
  • Referee: David Smith
  • TV announcers (SECN Alt.): Mike Morgan, Hutson Mason, Taylor Davis[11]
  • Boxscore
Game information

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

StatisticsMIZMSST
First downs2224
Total yards342446
Rushing yards101151
Passing yards241295
Turnovers43
Time of possession28:5731:03
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
MissouriPassingConnor Bazelak22–38, 225 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
RushingLarry Rountree III25 rushes, 121 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingKeke Chism6 receptions, 64 yards, TD
Mississippi StatePassingWill Rogers21–36, 295 yards, 3 TD, INT
RushingJo'Quavious Marks12 rushes, 70 yards, TD
ReceivingJaden Walley5 receptions, 129 yards, TD

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP——*RVRV———RV———————RV——
Coaches——*—————RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV—
CFPNot released—————25—Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
258Nick BoltonILBKansas City Chiefs
4143Tyree GillespieSLas Vegas Raiders
5151Larry BoromOTChicago Bears
6188Joshuah BledsoeSNew England Patriots
6198Larry Rountree IIIRBLos Angeles Chargers

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Preseason SEC media poll, All-SEC Team announced". SECSports.com. Southeastern Conference. September 23, 2020.
  3. ↑ Talty, John (July 30, 2020). "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  4. ↑ Dellenger, Ross. "Sources: SEC Adopts Conference-Only Schedule With Sept. 26 Start". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  5. ↑ Dellenger, Ross (August 7, 2020). "SEC's New Schedule: Winners, Losers and... Mizzou". si.com. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  6. ↑ Vanderbilt at Missouri Football Game Postponed
  7. ↑ "2020 Football Schedule Announced" (Press release). Vanderbilt University Department of Athletics. August 7, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt postponed; Commodores to play Missouri". The Tennessean.
  9. ↑ "Vanderbilt Football Schedule, Vanderbilt Football Scoreboard and Results - SEC".
  10. ↑ "KENTUCKY (3-0 , 1-0) -VS- SOUTH CAROLINA (2-1 , 1-1)". Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  11. ↑ MIZZ Pregame
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