2011 Missouri Tigers football team

2011 Missouri Tigers football
Independence Bowl Champions
Independence Bowl vs North Carolina, W, 41–24
Conference Big 12 Conference
Ranking
BCS #25
2011 record 8–5 (5–4 Big 12)
Head coach Gary Pinkel
Offensive coordinator David Yost
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Dave Steckel
Base defense 4–3
Captain Michael Egnew
Captain Elvis Fisher
Captain Kenji Jackson
Captain Jacquies Smith
Home stadium Faurot Field (c. 71,004)
Seasons
« 2010 2012 »
2011 Big 12 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#3 Oklahoma State   8 1         12 1  
#8 Kansas State   7 2         10 2  
#12 Baylor   6 3         10 3  
#14 Oklahoma   6 3         10 3  
Missouri   5 4         8 5  
Texas   4 5         8 5  
Texas A&M   4 5         7 6  
Iowa State   3 6         6 7  
Texas Tech   2 7         5 7  
Kansas   0 9         2 10  
† – BCS representative as champion
As of January 2, 2012 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Missouri Tigers football team, their 122nd season, represented the University of Missouri in college football's 2011 season. The team was coached by Gary Pinkel, who returned for his 11th season, and played their home games at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium. It was the Tigers' final season in the Big 12 Conference as they will depart for the Southeastern Conference in 2012. They finished the season 8–5, 5–4 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place. They were invited to the Independence Bowl where they defeated North Carolina 41–24.

Contents

Recruits

Key Losses:

QB Blaine Gabbert chose to forego his senior year eligibility and enter the NFL draft in 2011.[1]

Four days after Gabbert declared for the NFL draft, DE Aldon Smith (sophomore) also declared.[2]

DT Sheldon Richardson, a 6' 4" defensive tackle[3] originally from St. Louis, signed a Letter of Intent to play for the Tigers in 2011. He was ranked as the #1 DT prospect in the nation from many recruiting analysts, and a 5* rating (out of 5). He also was ranked as the #1 player at any position in the State of Missouri. He originally signed with Mizzou in February 2009, but had to go to junior college (College of the Sequoias, in Visalia, California) to improve his grades; played DT for them in the past two years.[4] He was also rated the #3 junior college prospect by Rivals.com.[5] He also can play offensive tight end as well as defensive tackle.[6][7]

Michael Boddie, Gerrand Johnson, and Wesley Leftwich signed LOI prior to Feb. 3 and enrolled in classes this Spring semester. 'More Info'

All 17 recruits signed their National Letter of Intent during the National Signing Period (February 3, 2011 – April 1, 2011).

The recruits signed by February 2.[8]

Fully one-half (9) of the 17 recruits are from Texas, and four were in Missouri; two of those four were from St. Louis. The Mizzou class consists of four offensive linemen, four defensive backs, three linebackers, two wide receivers, two defensive tackles, a defensive end, and a quarterback. Richardson is the only junior college transfer.

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A capsule look at Mizzou's signees here.[10]

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40 Commit date
Corbin Berkstresser
QB
Lee's Summit, MO Lee's Summit HS 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) 220 lb (100 kg)  ? Sep 1,
2009 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 77
Michael Boddie
OG
Gilmer, TX Gilmer HS 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) 270 lb (120 kg)  ? Oct 26,
2010 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 77
Kentrell Brothers
OLB
Guthrie, OK Guthrie HS 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 215 lb (98 kg) 4.75 Nov 10,
2010 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 75
Courtland Browning
S
Tyler, TX Lee HS 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) 4.48 Mar 19,
2010 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 74
Taylor Chappell
OG
Canadian, TX Canadian HS 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) 270 lb (120 kg) 5.3 May 22,
2010 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 75
Brandon Durant
OLB
Copperas Cove, TX Copperas Cove HS 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 205 lb (93 kg) 4.6 Nov 4,
2010 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 72
Clarence Green
OLB
Freeport, TX Brazoswood HS 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 195 lb (88 kg) 4.52 Apr 23,
2010 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 75
Brandon Hannah
WR
St. Louis, MO Chaminade College Prep 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 215 lb (98 kg) 4.5 Mar 11,
2010 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 45
David Johnson
CB
Spring, TX Spring HS 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 180 lb (82 kg) 4.37 Dec 18,
2010 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 45
Gerrand Johnson
DT
Rayville, LA Rayville HS 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 270 lb (120 kg)  ? Oct 13,
2010 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 78
Wesley Leftwich
WR/CB
Columbia, MO Columbia-Hickman HS 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 195 lb (88 kg) 4.40 Feb 2,
2010 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 75
Connor McGovern
OT
Fargo, ND Shanley HS 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) 275 lb (125 kg) 5.12 Aug 13,
2010 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 45
Brad McNulty
C/OG
Allen, TX Allen HS 6 ft 1.5 in (186.7 cm) 275 lb (125 kg) 5.41 Oct 12,
2010 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 74
Ernest Payton
CB
College Station, TX A & M Consolidated HS 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 195 lb (88 kg) 4.40 Jan 29,
2011 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 45
Shane Ray
DE
Shawnee Mission, KS Bishop Miege HS 6 ft 3.5 in (191.8 cm) 225 lb (102 kg) 4.75 Mar 6,
2010 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 78
Sheldon Richardson
DT
St. Louis, MO College of the Sequoias 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) 270 lb (120 kg)  ? Dec 15,
2010 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: ?
Ian Simon
S
Mansfield, TX Mansfield Legacy HS 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 175 lb (79 kg)  ? Jun 13,
2010 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 45
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 47   Rivals: 46  ESPN: 66
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

Schedule

2011 Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 11:00 a.m. Miami (OH)* #21 Faurot FieldColumbia, Missouri FSN W 17–6   58,313[11]
September 9 9:30 p.m. at #23 Arizona State* #19 Sun Devil StadiumTempe, Arizona ESPN L 30–37 OT  70,236[12]
September 17 6:00 p.m. Western Illinois* Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri FSN PPV W 69–0   63,420
September 24 7:00 p.m. at #1 Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, Oklahoma (Tiger-Sooner Peace Pipe) FX L 28–38   85,547
October 8 2:30 p.m. at #21 Kansas State Bill Snyder Family StadiumManhattan, Kansas ABC L 17–24   48,435
October 15 1:00 p.m. Iowa State Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri (Telephone Trophy) W 52–17   71,004
October 22 11:00 a.m. #6 Oklahoma State Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri FX L 24–45   64,202[13]
October 29 11:00 a.m. at #16 Texas A&M Kyle FieldCollege Station, Texas FX W 38–31 OT  86,934
November 5 6:00 p.m. at Baylor Floyd Casey StadiumWaco, Texas FSN L 39–42   40,194
November 12 11:00 a.m. #20 Texas Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri FX W 17–5   61,323
November 19 2:30 p.m. Texas Tech Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri ABC W 31–27   54,309
November 26 2:30 p.m. vs. Kansas Arrowhead StadiumKansas City, Missouri (Border War) FSN W 24–10   47,059[14]
December 26 4:00 p.m. vs. North Carolina* Independence StadiumShreveport, LA (Independence Bowl) ESPN2 W 41–24   41,728
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.


Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final
AP 21 21
Coaches 21 19
Harris Not released
BCS Not released 25

Regular season

Miami (OH)

1 2 3 4 Total
Miami (OH) 0 0 6 0 6
Missouri 7 3 0 7 17

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@ Arizona State

1 2 3 4 OT Total
Missouri 3 7 6 14 0 30
Arizona State 7 9 7 7 7 37


Western Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Western Illinois 0 0 0 0 0
Missouri 21 21 10 17 69


@ Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total
Missouri 14 0 0 14 28
Oklahoma 10 14 7 7 38


@ Kansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Missouri 0 3 0 14 17
Kansas State 10 0 7 7 24


Iowa State

1 2 3 4 Total
Iowa State 3 7 0 7 17
Missouri 21 10 14 7 52


Oklahoma State

1 2 3 4 Total
Oklahoma State 14 10 14 7 45
Missouri 3 14 0 7 24


@ Texas A&M

1 2 3 4 OT Total
Missouri 14 3 0 14 7 38
Texas A&M 7 21 0 3 0 31


@ Baylor

1 2 3 4 Total
Missouri 7 7 0 25 39
Baylor 0 13 15 14 42


Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Texas 3 0 2 0 5
Missouri 0 14 3 0 17


Texas Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Texas Tech 14 3 10 0 27
Missouri 0 10 7 14 31


vs. Kansas (in Kansas City)

1 2 3 4 Total
Kansas 0 10 0 0 10
Missouri 0 3 14 7 24


vs. North Carolina (2011 AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
Missouri 14 17 7 3 41
North Carolina 7 3 7 7 24


See also

References

  1. ^ Blaine Gabbert entering 2011 draft St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Jan. 3, 2011)
  2. ^ Mizzou's Aldon Smith heading to NFL early St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Jan. 7, 2011)
  3. ^ Sheldon Richardson 2011 Football Recruiting Profile ESPN.com (Dec. 15, 2010)
  4. ^ Richardson is a Tiger! Scout.com (Dec. 15, 2010)
  5. ^ Sheldon Richardson signs with Mizzou St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Dec. 15, 2010)
  6. ^ COS Sheldon Richardson #34 Mid-Season Highlights (Nov. 13, 2009)
  7. ^ Gateway Tech High School Sheldon Richardson Football Highlights 2008 (Aug. 30, 2009)
  8. ^ "Football Announces 2011 Recruiting Class: Tigers Sign 17 Standouts To Latest Group". CBSSports.com. 2011-02-02. http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020211aac.html. 
  9. ^ "Missouri continues trend of recruiting heavily in Texas". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. February 3, 2011. http://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/article_a954dcd2-1916-5198-8b9f-213cc5b3a210.html. 
  10. ^ "Capsule look at Mizzou's football signees". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 2011-02-02. http://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/article_6bcf38c4-2ee9-11e0-8b40-00127992bc8b.html. 
  11. ^ "Miami (OH) RedHawks vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312460142. Retrieved 2011-09-10. 
  12. ^ "Missouri Tigers vs. Arizona State Sun Devils Box Score". ESPN.com. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312520009. Retrieved 2011-09-10. 
  13. ^ "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score". ESPN.com. October 22, 2011. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312950142. 
  14. ^ "Missouri Tigers vs. Kansas Jayhawks Box Score". ESPN.com. November 26, 2011. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=313302305. 
  15. ^ "Franklin Leads Mizzou Past Miami (OH), 17–6." MUTigers.com. Retrieved 2011-10-20.

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