| 2013Missouri Tigers football | |
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SEC Eastern Division champion Cotton Bowl Classic champion | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Division | Eastern Division |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 5 |
| AP | No. 5 |
| Record | 12–2 (7–1 SEC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Josh Henson (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Dave Steckel (5th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Faurot Field |
Seasons | |
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| Eastern Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5Missouri x | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4South Carolina | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24Vanderbilt | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2Auburn xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7Alabama x% | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14LSU * | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18Texas A&M | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss * | 3 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 0 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship:Auburn 59, Missouri 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2013 Missouri Tigers football team (also called "Mizzou") represented theUniversity of Missouri in the2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It marked the Tigers' second season as a member of theSoutheastern Conference (SEC) in theEastern Division. The team was led by head coachGary Pinkel, in his 13th year and played its home games atFaurot Field inColumbia, Missouri. The Tigers went into the season hoping to return to a bowl game after missing outthe previous season. They succeeded after an 11–1 regular season and their first-ever SEC Eastern Division title. After a loss toAuburn in theSEC Championship Game they played in the2014 Cotton Bowl Classic on January 3, 2014, againstOklahoma State, which they won 41–31. The two teams had last met on October 22, 2011.[1]
Key losses:
All 20 recruits signed theirNational Letter of Intent on February 6, during theNational Signing Period(February 6 – April 1).[4][5]
On the eve of National Signing Day, Missouri ranks last in the SEC, 46th in the overall rankings according toRivals.com.[6]
On the day after National Signing Day,Scout.com ranks Missouri as 36th (3.00) best overall, ahead of only Kentucky (39th) in the SEC.
Rivals.com has Mizzou at 39th (3.00).
Coach Pinkel likes the 20-name recruiting class.[7]
His coaching staff agrees with his analysis, as does former Mizzou wide receiverJeremy Maclin.
Mizzou's class has 11 of the 20 recruits from Missouri. In 2011, Mizzou had 19 recruits, and in 2010, only 17.[8]
The team added a neededdefensive tackle, DeQuinton Osborne on May 31, 2013, but MU has not officially announced Osborne's addition to the recruiting class.[9]
Four recruits of the 20 (listed in the recruit section below) left the program for various reasons. Freshman offensive tackle Harneet Gill left the Missouri football team three days into preseason camp after deciding he had “lost faith in the plan” to treat his surgically repaired foot and that Mizzou was not “the right fit,” he said. Tailback Chase Abbington (Fort Zumwalt South) and defensive lineman Antar Thompson (Maplewood Richmond Heights) both failed to qualify academically and enrolled in junior college. Duron Singleton, a safety from Fresno City, CA, Community College, was expected to transfer and arrive last week, but Pinkel announced Thursday that Singleton wasn't joining the program, citing undisclosed “personal reasons.”[10][11]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | Murray State* | PPV | W 58–14 | 58,038[12][13] | ||
| September 7 | 2:30 p.m. | Toledo* |
| ESPNU | W 38–23 | 56,785[14][15] | |
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | atIndiana* | BTN | W 45–28 | 49,149[16][17] | ||
| September 28 | 6:30 p.m. | Arkansas State* |
| CSS/FSMW | W 41–19 | 62,468[18][19] | |
| October 5 | 6:30 p.m. | atVanderbilt | CSS/FSMW | W 51–28 | 36,892[20][21] | ||
| October 12 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 7Georgia | No. 25 | ESPN | W 41–26 | 92,746[22][23] | |
| October 19 | 11:21 a.m. | No. 22Florida | No. 14 |
| SECTV | W 36–17 | 67,124[24][25] |
| October 26 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 20South Carolina | No. 5 |
| ESPN2 | L 24–272OT | 67,124[26][27] |
| November 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Tennessee | No. 10 |
| ESPN | W 31–3 | 65,869[28][29] |
| November 9 | 11:00 a.m. | atKentucky | No. 9 | ESPNU | W 48–17 | 55,280[30][31] | |
| November 23 | 6:45 p.m. | at No. 24Ole Miss | No. 8 | ESPN | W 24–10 | 61,168[32][33] | |
| November 30 | 6:45 p.m. | No. 19Texas A&M | No. 5 |
| ESPN | W 28–21 | 67,124[34][35] |
| December 7 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. No. 3Auburn | No. 5 | CBS | L 42–59 | 75,632[36][37] | |
| January 3, 2014 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 13Oklahoma State* | No. 9 | FOX | W 41–31 | 72,690[38][39] | |
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| College recruiting information (2013) | ||||||
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| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
| Chase Abbington RB | St. Peters, MO | Fort Zumwalt South HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 4.40 | Mar 3, 2012 |
Recruit ratings:Scout:  Rivals: (82) | ||||||
| Alec Abeln C | St. Louis, MO | St. Louis University HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 272 lb (123 kg) | 5.20 | Mar 1, 2012 |
Recruit ratings:Scout:  Rivals: (66) | ||||||
| Josh Augusta DT | Peoria, IL | Peoria HS | 6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m) | 275 lb (125 kg) | N/A | Jan 20, 2013 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (83) | ||||||
| Eric Beisel MLB | Fenton, MO | Rockwood Summit Senior HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 236 lb (107 kg) | 4.51 | Jul 26, 2012 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (82) | ||||||
| Joe Burkett OLB | Jefferson City, MO | Jefferson City HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 4.61 | Feb 11, 2012 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (78) | ||||||
| Nate Crawford DE | Pensacola, FL | West Florida HS technical | 6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | 5.35 | Oct 13, 2012 |
Recruit ratings:Scout:  Rivals: (74) | ||||||
| Harneet Gill OT | St. Charles, MO | Francis Howell HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 253 lb (115 kg) | 5.00 | Mar 5, 2012 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (75) | ||||||
| Charles Harris DE | Kansas City, MO | Lincoln College Prep | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | N/A | Feb 6, 2013 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (N/A) | ||||||
| Trent Hosick QB | Kansas City, MO | Staley HS | 6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m) | 217 lb (98 kg) | 4.65 | Apr 14, 2012 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (77) | ||||||
| A.J. Logan DT | Columbia, MO | Rock Bridge Senior HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 312 lb (142 kg) | 5.20 | Sep 1, 2012 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (72) | ||||||
| Marcus Loud DE | Houston, TX | Wheatley HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 237 lb (108 kg) | 4.70 | Dec 7, 2012 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (75) | ||||||
| J'Mon Moore WR | Missouri City, TX | Lawrence E Elkins HS | 6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m) | 171 lb (78 kg) | 4.50 | Apr 17, 2012 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (74) | ||||||
| Aarion Penton CB | St. Louis, MO | Christian Brothers College HS | 5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | 4.43 | Feb 11, 2012 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (76) | ||||||
| Eddie Printz QB | Marietta, GA | Lassiter HS | 6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 4.60 | Oct 12, 2012 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (76) | ||||||
| Jason Reese TE | Euless, TX | Trinity HS | 6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 4.65 | Dec 29, 2012 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (73) | ||||||
| Clay Rhodes OT | Stilwell, Kansas | Blue Valley HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 262 lb (119 kg) | 4.90 | May 2, 2012 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (76) | ||||||
| Shaun Rupert S | Montgomery, AL | Carver Senior HS | 6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 5.50 | Feb 2, 2013 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (73) | ||||||
| Anthony Sherrils CB/DB | Kansas City, MO | Hogan Preparatoy Academy HS | 6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | 4.50 | Feb 16, 2012 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (80) | ||||||
| Duron Singleton S | New Orleans, LA | Fresno City CC | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 4.50 | Feb 5, 2013 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (N/A) | ||||||
| Antar Thompson DT | Maplewood, MO | Maplewood-Richmond Heights HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 292 lb (132 kg) | 5.00 | May 5, 2012 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (79) | ||||||
| Overall recruit ranking: Scout: 3.00 (#36) Rivals: 3.00 (#39) ESPN: 76 | ||||||
Sources:
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On December 9, 2013,defensive endMichael Sam was named theSEC Defensive Player of the Year by theAssociated Press, and was also a unanimous first-team All-SEC selection. Before the bowl season starts, Sam led the SEC with 10.5 sacks and 18 tackles for loss. Offensive tackleJustin Britt was also named to the first-team AP all-conference, as wasdefensive linemanKony Ealy, andcornerbackE.J. Gaines.Wide receiverDorial Green-Beckham andlinebacker Andrew Wilson were named to the second-team list. Defensive endMarkus Golden made the honorable mention list. Ealy had the strongest finish to the regular season of any Mizzou defender and heads into bowl season with 7.5 sacks, 12.5 tackles for loss, a team-best 14 hurries and three forced fumbles, the most among all SEC defensive lineman. Gaines finished the regular season with 68 tackles and a team-best four interceptions. In the December 7 loss to Auburn in the SEC title game, he picked up a fumble forced by Ealy, and returned it for a touchdown. He also earned first-team All-Big 12 honors as a sophomore in2011. With a huge game against Auburn, Green-Beckham now shares the team lead with 55 catches for 850 yards and a team-best 12 touchdowns. Wilson leads Mizzou in tackles for a third straight season with 98, matching his 2011 total. CoachGary Pinkel is one of eight finalists for theEddie Robinson Coach of the Year award.[40]
Michael Sam named aWalter Camp Football Foundation First-Team All-American, the seventh for Coach Pinkel in his 13 years at Mizzou, and the first on the defensive side for Mizzou sinceJustin Smith in 2000.[41]
Missouri cracked the AP poll (#25) on October 6, for the first time since the second week of the2011 season when it was ranked #21.[42]Missouri jumped nine slots to #5 in the AP poll on October 19, after their 36–17 win over #22Florida. The #5 ranking is Missouri's highest since reaching No. 3 in 2008 at 5–0 before a home loss to Oklahoma State. They debuted at #5 in theBCS standings.[43]They reached #5 again on the AP poll on Nov. 24, after beating #24 Ole Miss, 24–10, at Oxford the day before, and stayed at #5 on all four polls after beating Texas A&M on Nov. 30. The Tigers fell to #9[44] after its 42–59 loss to theAuburn Tigers in the2013 SEC Championship Game on December 7, ending its bid for a possible trip to theBCS National Championship Game. The 2013 Tigers team is the fourth in the past seven years to reach double-digits in wins, with the previous time a 10–3 record in 2010. Missouri ended the SEC season with an 11–2 record. Mizzou extended its nation-leading streak of games forcing a takeaway to 43 consecutive games. Mizzou has jumped on top of opposing teams on the scoreboard all season, only trailing at the half for the second time this season vs. Auburn.[45] The 8th ranked (BCS) Tigers were invited to and accepted an invitation to the78th Cotton Bowl against the (10–2) #13-rankedOklahoma State Cowboys on January 3, 2014, 7pm CT, to be televised onFox. The Cotton Bowl appearance will mark Mizzou's 11th New Year's Day (or later) bowl game in program history, and its first since playing in the2008 Cotton Bowl against theArkansas Razorbacks. The invitation is a reward for an outstanding season which saw the Tigers post one of the top turnaround years in the nation, going from 5–7 in 2012 to 11–2 – a 6-1/2 game improvement. This is MU's 30th alltime bowl appearance. The Tigers will be making their third appearance in the tradition-rich game. Mizzou rolled to a 38–7 win over Arkansas in the 2008 game, as TBTony Temple rushed for a Cotton Bowl-record 281 yards and four touchdowns against the 25th-ranked Razorbacks.[46] That win closed a stellar season for Mizzou, who finished with a 12–2 record and a school-best final ranking of 4th in the final polls. Mizzou's other appearance in the Cotton Bowl was back in 1946, when Texas claimed a 40–27 victory.[1]
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | 25 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| Coaches | — | RV | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 14 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| Harris | Not released | 14 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | Not released | ||||||
| BCS | Not released | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | Not released | |||||||
| Name | Position | Years at MU | Alma mater (year) |
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| Gary Pinkel[47] | Head coach | 13 | Kent State (1975) |
| Dave Steckel[48] | Assistant head coach Defensive coordinator Linebackers coach | 13 | Kutztown (1982) |
| Andy Hill[49][50] | Quarterbacks Coach Associate head coach | 18 | University of Missouri (1985) |
| Josh Henson[49][51] | Offensive coordinator Co-offensive line coach | 5 | Oklahoma State (1998) |
| Alex Grinch[52] | Secondary and Safeties Coach | 5 | Mount Union (2002) |
| Cornell Ford[53] | Cornerbacks coach | 13 | Toledo (1991) |
| Pat Washington[54] | Receivers Coach | 1 | Auburn (1987) |
| Brian Jones[55] | Running backs coach | 13 | Connecticut (1981) |
| Craig Kuligowski[56] | Defensive line coach | 13 | Toledo (1991) |
| Bruce Walker[57] | Co-offensive line coach | 13 | Central Washington (1983) |
| Dan Hopkins[58] | Director of football operations | 7 | University of Missouri (2004) |
| Nick Otterbacher[59] | Director of Football Recruiting | 10 | Toledo (2002) |
Henson expected to take over as Missouri's offensive coordinator
Source:2013 Mizzou Football Roster (coaches)[60]
SUMMER 2013(as of August 30, 2013)
(Preseason depth chart)[61]
| (as ofSUMMER 2013 MUTIGERS.comArchived April 3, 2014, at theWayback Machine, andRivals.com) | ||||||
Wide receivers (Summer 2013)
Offensive line (Summer 2013)
Tight ends (Summer 2013)
| Quarterbacks (Summer 2013)
Running (tail) backs (Summer 2013)
Defensive line (Summer 2013)
Linebackers (Summer 2013)
| Safety (Summer 2013)
Strong safety (Spring 2013) Free safety (Spring 2013)
Defensive backs (Summer 2013)
Punters (Summer 2013)
Kickers (Summer 2013)
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| † Kicked off team, June 17, 2013[62] * Left team for personal reasons, August 1[10][11] | ||||||
