2005 Missouri Tigers football team


2005 Big 12 football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
North
Colorado ^x	5	–	3	7	–	6
#24 Nebraska	4	–	4	8	–	4
Iowa State	4	–	4	7	–	5
Missouri	4	–	4	7	–	5
Kansas	3	–	5	7	–	5
Kansas State	2	–	6	5	–	6
South
#1 Texas ^x†	8	–	0	13	–	0
#20 Texas Tech	6	–	2	9	–	3
#22 Oklahoma	6	–	2	8	–	4
Texas A&M	3	–	5	5	–	6
Baylor	2	–	6	5	–	6
Oklahoma State	1	–	7	4	–	7
Championship: Texas 70, Colorado 3
† – BCS representative as champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team finised with a 7–5 record, including 4–4 in Big 12 Conference play. The season culminated with a win over South Carolina in the Independence Bowl. The team led by head coach Gary Pinkel.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	11:00 AM	vs. Arkansas State*	Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, Missouri		W 44–17	32,906
September 10	6:00 PM	New Mexico*	Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri		L 35–45	50,701
September 17	1:00 PM	Troy*	Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri		W 52–21	50,167
October 1	11:00 AM	#2 Texas	Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri	ABC	L 20–51	57,231
October 8	1:00 PM	at Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma		W 38–31	42,511
October 15	1:00 PM	Iowa State	Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri (Battle for the Telephone Trophy)		W 27–24	55,016
October 22	11:30 AM	Nebraska	Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri (Missouri-Nebraska Rivalry)	FSN	W 41–24	60,641
October 29	12:00 PM	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas (Border War)		L 3–13	48,238
November 5	2:30 PM	at #24 Colorado	Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado	ABC	L 12–41	49,196
November 12	1:00 PM	Baylor	Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri		W 31–16	46,425
November 19	1:00 PM	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas		L 28–36	46,039
December 30	2:30 PM	vs. South Carolina*	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, Louisiana (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	W 38–31	41,332
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Missouri Tigers football

Venues	Faurot Field (1926–present)

Rivalries and Lore	Border War (Kansas) Nebraska Telephone Trophy (Iowa State) Tiger-Sooner Peace Pipe (Oklahoma)

Culture and Lore	Truman the Tiger Marching Mizzou The Flea Kicker Game (1997) The Fifth Down Game (1990)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

2005 Big 12 Conference football season

North Division	Colorado Buffaloes Iowa State Cyclones Kansas Jayhawks Kansas State Wildcats Missouri Tigers Nebraska Cornhuskers

South Division	Baylor Bears Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma State Cowboys Texas Longhorns Texas A&M Aggies Texas Tech Red Raiders

Championship	2005 Big 12 Championship Game