2017 Missouri Tigers football team

The 2017 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri in the 2017 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 second-year head coach Barry Odom. They finished the 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.

2017 Missouri Tigers football
Texas Bowl, L 16–33 vs. Texas
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	7–6 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach	Barry Odom (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Josh Heupel (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Barry Odom
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Faurot Field
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 2 Georgia x$^		7	–	1					13	–	2
South Carolina		5	–	3					9	–	4
Kentucky		4	–	4					7	–	6
Missouri		4	–	4					7	–	6
Florida		3	–	5					4	–	7
Vanderbilt		1	–	7					5	–	7
Tennessee		0	–	8					4	–	8
West Division
No. 10 Auburn xy		7	–	1					10	–	4
No. 1 Alabama x#^		7	–	1					13	–	1
No. 18 LSU		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 19 Mississippi State		4	–	4					9	–	4
Texas A&M		4	–	4					7	–	6
Ole Miss*		3	–	5					6	–	6
Arkansas		1	–	7					4	–	8
Championship: Georgia 28, Auburn 7
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * Ole Miss ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Recruiting

Position key

Back	B		Center	C		Cornerback	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle	DT		End	E
Fullback	FB		Guard	G		Halfback	HB		Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS		Punter	P		Punt returner	PR		Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB		Safety	S		Tight end	TE		Wide receiver	WR

Recruits

The Tigers signed a total of 25 recruits.

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Daron Davis RB	Kansas City, Missouri	Hogan Preparatory Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 6, 2015
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Hyrin White OT	DeSoto, Texas	DeSoto HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	292 lb (132 kg)	Mar 17, 2016
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Pompey Coleman OT	Indianapolis, Indiana	Ben Davis HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Apr 9, 2016
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Logan Christopherson TE	Lemont, Illinois	Lemont HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	Jun 2, 2016
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Larry Borom OG	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan	Brother Rice HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	338 lb (153 kg)	Jul 23, 2016
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Case Cook C	Carrollton, Georgia	Carrollton HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Jul 26, 2016
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Aubrey Miller LB	Memphis, Tennessee	Whitehaven HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Jul 26, 2016
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Jamal Brooks LB	Bessemer, Alabama	Bessemer City HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	Jul 26, 2016
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Joshuah Bledsoe S	Houston, Texas	Dekaney HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Jul 27, 2016
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Chris Turner DE	Hammond, Louisiana	Hammond HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Nov 13, 2016
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Terry Petry CB	Missouri City, Texas	Ridge Point HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Nov 30, 2016
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Rashad Brandon DT	Jersey City, New Jersey	ASA College	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	315 lb (143 kg)	Dec 3, 2016
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Nate Anderson DE	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	New Mexico Military Institute	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Dec 4, 2016
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Larry Rountree III RB	Raleigh, North Carolina	Millbrook HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Dec 9, 2016
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Yasir Durant OG	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Arizona Western College	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	330 lb (150 kg)	Dec 12, 2016
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Isaiah Miller RB	Jacksonville, Florida	Baldwin HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Dec 12, 2016
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Adam Sparks CB	Geismar, Louisiana	Dutchtown HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Dec 25, 2016
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Jordan Ulmer S	Bellevue, Michigan	Bellevue HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jan 7, 2017
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Tyree Gillespie S	Ocala, Florida	Vanguard HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Jan 22, 2017
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Taylor Powell QB	Fayetteville, Arkansas	Fayetteville HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Jan 23, 2017
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Kobie Whiteside DT	Houston, Texas	Alief Taylor HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	304 lb (138 kg)	Jan 29, 2017
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Walter Palmore DT	Columbus, Georgia	Eastern Arizona College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	Jan 30, 2017
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O'shae Clark WR	Cypress, Texas	Cypress Springs HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Jan 31, 2017
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Caleb Sampson DT	Covington, Louisiana	Northlake Christian School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Feb 1, 2017
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Malik Young DT	Marietta, Georgia	Eastern Arizona College	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Feb 1, 2017
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Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Missouri Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 5, 2017. "2017 Missouri Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 5, 2017. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 5, 2017. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 5, 2017. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 5, 2017.

Schedule

Missouri announced its 2017 football schedule on September 13, 2016. The 2017 schedule consists of 7 home games and 5 away games in the regular season. The Tigers will host SEC foes Auburn, Florida, South Carolina, and Tennessee, and will travel to Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, and Vanderbilt.^[1]

The Tigers will host three of its four non–conference games which are against Idaho from the Sun Belt Conference, Missouri State from the Missouri Valley Football Conference, Purdue from the Big Ten Conference and travel to UConn from the American Athletic Conference.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	11:00 a.m.	Missouri State*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECN	W 72–43	50,131
September 9	6:00 p.m.	South Carolina	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (SEC Nation)	ESPN2	L 13–31	55,023
September 16	3:00 p.m.	Purdue*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECN	L 3–35	53,262
September 23	6:30 p.m.	No. 15 Auburn	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	ESPNU	L 14–51	54,574
October 7	6:30 p.m.	at Kentucky	Kroger Field Lexington, KY	SECN	L 34–40	57,476
October 14	6:30 p.m.	at No. 4 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (SEC Nation)	SECN	L 28–53	92,746
October 21	11:00 a.m.	Idaho*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECN	W 68–21	47,648
October 28	5:30 p.m.	at UConn*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	W 52–12	21,062
November 4	11:00 a.m.	Florida	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	ESPN2	W 45–16	49,154
November 11	6:30 p.m.	Tennessee	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECN	W 50–17	50,637
November 18	6:30 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	SECN	W 45–17	22,910
November 24	1:30 p.m.	at Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (Battle Line Rivalry)	CBS	W 48–45	64,529
December 27	8:00 pm	vs. Texas*	NRG Stadium Houston, TX (Texas Bowl)	ESPN	L 16–33	67,820
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:^[2]

Roster

2017 Missouri Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Da'Ron Davis Fr QB 2 Micah Wilson   Fr QB 3 Drew Lock Jr RB 4 Isaiah Miller Fr QB 5 Taylor Powell Fr WR 6 J'Mon Moore   Sr WR 7 Nate Brown   Sr WR 8 Justin Smith   So WR 9 Dimetrios Mason So QB 9 Hayden Rymer   Fr TE 10 Jason Reese   Sr TE 11 Kendall Blanton   Jr WR 12 Johnathon Johnson   So WR 14 Ray Wingo   Jr RB 16 Damarea Crockett So WR 17 Richaud Floyd   So WR 18 Dominic Collins Sr QB 19 Jack Lowary   So RB 21 Ish Witter Sr RB 22 Dawson Downing   Fr WR 24 Cameren Rivers   Sr WR 28 Steven Spadarotto Jr WR 29 Nate Strong Jr RB 33 Larry Rountree III Fr WR 36 Daniel Ellinger   Fr RB 43 Jerney Jones   Fr RB 45 Ezra Vaoifi Fr OL 50 Hyrin Morrison-White Fr OL 54 Trystan Colon-Castillo   Fr OL 56 Samson Bailey   Jr OL 57 Alec Abeln   Sr OL 59 Case Cook Fr OL 62 Thomas Grossman Jr OL 66 Adam Ploudre   Sr OL 67 Jonah Dubinski   So OL 69 AJ Harris   So OL 70 Yasir Durant So OL 71 Kevin Pendleton   Jr OL 72 Kyle Mitchell   Sr OL 75 Tre'Vour Simms So OL 76 Tyler Howell Sr OL 77 Paul Adams   Jr OL 78 Pompey Coleman Fr OL 79 Larry Borom Fr TE 81 Albert Okwuegbunam   Fr WR 84 Emanuel Hall Jr TE 88 Logan Christopherson Fr TE 89 Brendan Scales   Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 1 Anthony Hines Sr LB 2 TJ Warren   So S 3 Ronnell Perkins   So DL 5 Terry Beckner Jr LB 6 Tavon Ross   Jr S 7 Cam Hilton Jr S 8 Thomas Wilson Sr DL 9 Malik Young Jr S 10 Tyree Gillespie Fr LB 11 Brandon Lee   Jr S 11 Jordan Ulmer Fr S 12 Dominic Nelson   Jr DB 14 Adam Sparks Fr LB 15 Grant Jones   Jr DL 16 Marcell Frazier   Sr DB 17 DeMarkus Acy So S 18 Joshuah Bledsoe Fr DB 19 Terry Petry Fr DL 20 Myles Eaddy   Fr S 20 Kaleb Prewett   Jr DB 21 Christian Holmes So DB 22 Anthony Sherrils   Sr LB 24 Terez Hall Jr LB 25 Jamal Brooks Fr DB 28 Logan Cheadle Sr DL 29 Nate Anderson Jr S 30 Ryan Dalley   So DB 31 Finis Stribling IV   Jr DB 33 Jerod Alton   Fr LB 34 Joey Burkett   Sr DB 35 Sean Boyd   So LB 38 Eric Beisel   Sr DL 39 Chris Turner Fr LB 40 Aubrey Miller Jr. Fr DL 45 Franklin Agbasimere   So LB 46 Jacob Trump Jr LB 47 Cale Garrett So LB 48 Roderick Winters   Jr DL 51 Ed Cruz Sr LB 53 Joe Hoy   So DL 55 Jordan Harold   Sr DL 61 Adam Roland   Jr DL 72 Caleb Sampson Fr DL 78 Kobie Whiteside Fr DL 88 Nate Howard Jr DL 90 Markell Utsey So DL 93 Tre Williams   Fr DL 94 Tyrell Jacobs   So DL 95 Rashad Brandon   Jr DL 96 A.J. Logan   Sr DL 97 Akial Byers Fr DL 99 Walter Palmore Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 19 Tucker McCann So P 26 Corey Fatony Jr LS 81 Harley Whitehouse   So LS 86 James Workman So K 92 Nick Bartolotta   Sr K 93 Andrew Carr Jr	Head coach Barry Odom Coordinators/assistant coaches Andy Hill (associate head coach / wide receivers) Cornell Ford (assistant head coach / running backs) DeMontie Cross (defensive coordinator / inside linebackers) Josh Heupel (offensive coordinator / quarterbacks) Ryan Walters (co-defensive coordinator / secondary) Glen Elarbee (offensive line) Joe Jon Finley (tight ends) Brick Haley (defensive line) Brian Odom (outside linebackers) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt Roster Last update: July 18, 2017

References

1. "@MizzouFootball Announces 2017 Schedule" (Press release). University of Missouri Department of Athletics. September 13, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
2. "2017 Missouri Tigers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 25, 2016.