2018 Missouri Tigers football team

2018 Missouri Tigers football
Liberty Bowl, L 33–38 vs. Oklahoma State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	8–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach	Barry Odom (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Derek Dooley (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Ryan Walters (1st season as DC; 4th overall season)
Base defense	4-3
Home stadium	Faurot Field
Seasons ←  2017 2019  →

2018 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 7т Georgia x		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 12 Kentucky		5	–	3					10	–	3
No. 7т Florida		5	–	3					10	–	3
South Carolina		4	–	4					7	–	6
Missouri		4	–	4					8	–	5
Vanderbilt		3	–	5					6	–	7
Tennessee		2	–	6					5	–	7
West Division
No. 2 Alabama x$^		8	–	0					14	–	1
No. 16 Texas A&M		5	–	3					9	–	4
No. 6 LSU		5	–	3					10	–	3
Mississippi State*		4	–	4					8	–	5
Auburn		3	–	5					8	–	5
Ole Miss		1	–	7					5	–	7
Arkansas		0	–	8					2	–	10
Championship: Alabama 35, Georgia 28
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * Mississippi State vacated four conference and eight total wins due to NCAA violations. [1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers played their home games at Faurot Field as members of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Barry Odom.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Chuck Bednarik Award [2]	Terry Beckner	DT	SR
Davey O'Brien Award [3]	Drew Lock	QB	SR
Doak Walker Award [4]	Damarea Crockett	RB	JR
Fred Biletnikoff Award [5]	Emanuel Hall	WR	SR
John Mackey Award [6]	Albert Okwuegbunam	TE	SO
Butkus Award [7]	Terez Hall	LB	SO
Bronko Nagurski Trophy [8]	Terry Beckner	DT	SR
	Terez Hall	LB	SO
Outland Trophy [9]	Paul Adams	OL	SR
	Terry Beckner	DT	SR
Lou Groza Award [10]	Tucker McCann	K	JR
Ray Guy Award [11]	Corey Fatony	P	SR
Wuerffel Trophy [12]	Corey Fatony	P	SR
Walter Camp Award [13]	Drew Lock	QB	SR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award [14]	Drew Lock	QB	SR
Manning Award [15]	Drew Lock	QB	SR

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on July 20, 2018 with the Tigers predicted to finish in fourth place in the East Division. ^[16]

Media poll (East)
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Georgia	1,977 (271)
2	South Carolina	1,535 (8)
3	Florida	1,441 (2)
4	Missouri	1,057
5	Kentucky	874 (1)
6	Tennessee	704 (1)
7	Vanderbilt	392

Preseason All-SEC teams

The Tigers had five players selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

Offense 1st team Drew Lock – QB Albert Okwuegbunam – TE 3rd team Emanuel Hall – WR

Defense 2nd team Terry Beckner – DL

Specialists 1st team Corey Fatony – P

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	3:00 p.m.	UT Martin *		Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECN	W 51–14	44,019
September 8	6:00 p.m.	Wyoming *		Faurot Field Columbia, MO	ESPNU	W 40–13	50,820
September 15	6:30 p.m.	at Purdue *		Ross-Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	W 40–37	48,103
September 22	11:00 a.m.	No. 2 Georgia		Faurot Field Columbia, MO	ESPN	L 29–43	58,284
October 6	11:00 a.m.	at South Carolina		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (Mayor's Cup)	SECN	L 35–37	73,393
October 13	6:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Alabama		Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	ESPN	L 10–39	101,821
October 20	3:00 p.m.	Memphis *		Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECN	W 65–33	52,917
October 27	3:00 p.m.	No. 12 Kentucky		Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECN	L 14–15	53,397
November 3	3:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Florida		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SECN	W 38–17	80,017
November 10	11:00 a.m.	Vanderbilt		Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECN	W 33–28	48,342
November 17	2:30 p.m.	at Tennessee		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	CBS	W 50–17	88,224
November 23	1:30 p.m.	Arkansas		Faurot Field Columbia, MO (Battle Line Rivalry)	CBS	W 38–0	52,482
December 31	2:45 p.m.	vs. Oklahoma State *	No. 23	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ESPN	L 33–38	51,587
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 30 released prior to game All times are in Central time

Roster

2018 Missouri Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Khmari Thompson Fr QB 2 Micah Wilson  So QB 3 Drew Lock Sr RB 4 Isaiah Miller  Fr QB 5 Taylor Powell  Fr RB 6 Tyler Badie Fr WR 7 Nate Brown  Sr WR 8 Justin Smith  Jr WR 9 Jalen Knox Fr TE 10 Alex Ofodile  Jr TE 11 Kendall Blanton  Sr WR 12 Johnathon Johnson  Jr WR 13 Kam Scott Fr WR 14 Dominic Gicinto Fr RB 16 Damarea Crockett Jr WR 17 Richaud Floyd  Jr QB 18 Lindsey Scott Jr.  So QB 19 Jack Lowary  Jr RB 20 Simi Bakare Fr RB 21 Dawson Downing  So WR 24 Kentrell Barber  Fr WR 30 Barrett Banister  Fr RB 34 Larry Rountree III So WR 36 Daniel Ellinger  So RB 43 Jerney Jones  So OL 50 Hyrin White  Fr OL 54 Trystan Colon-Castillo  So OL 56 Samson Bailey  Sr OL 57 Alec Abeln  Sr OL 59 Case Cook  Fr OL 62 Thomas Grossman  Jr OL 63 Cannon York Fr OL 64 Bobby Lawrence Fr OL 66 Keion Willis Fr OL 67 Jonah Dubinski  Jr OL 70 Yasir Durant Jr OL 71 Kevin Pendleton  Sr OL 72 Xavier Delgado Fr OL 73 Mike Ruth Fr OL 75 Tre'Vour Wallace-Simms Jr OL 76 Javon Foster Fr OL 77 Paul Adams  Sr OL 79 Larry Borom Fr TE 80 Messiah Swinson Fr TE 81 Albert Okwuegbunam  So WR 82 Harry Ballard III  So WR 84 Emanuel Hall Sr TE 85 Zac Schachtner Fr WR 86 Tauskie Dove Jr WR 87 Cade Musser Fr TE 88 Logan Christopherson  Fr TE 89 Brendan Scales  So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 1 Tyrone Collins Fr DB 2 DeMarkus Acy Jr S 3 Ronnell Perkins  Jr LB 4 Brandon Lee  Sr DL 5 Terry Beckner Sr LB 6 Tavon Ross  Sr S 7 Cam Hilton Sr DB 8 Jarvis Ware Fr S 9 Tyree Gillespie So DB 10 Terry Petry  Fr S 11 Jordan Ulmer So DL 13 Rashad Brandon Sr DB 14 Adam Sparks So DE 15 Trajan Jeffcoat Fr S 15 Dominic Nelson  Sr LB 16 Gerald Nathan Jr. Fr DB 17 Chris Mills Fr S 18 Joshuah Bledsoe So DB 20 Khall Oliver  Jr DB 21 Christian Holmes  So LB 22 Aubrey Miller Jr. So LB 24 Terez Hall Sr LB 25 Jamal Brooks So DL 28 Jatorian Hansford Fr DL 29 Nate Anderson Sr DB 30 Zion Sales  Fr DB 31 Finis Stribling IV  Sr LB 32 Nick Bolton Fr LB 33 Chad Bailey Fr DB 35 Mason Pack  So LB 38 Byson Clayton Fr DL 39 Chris Turner So LB 40 Cameron Wilkins Fr LB 41 Chance May  Fr DL 45 Franklin Agbasimere  Jr LB 46 Jacob Trump  Jr LB 47 Cale Garrett Jr LB 48 Roderick Winters  Sr DL 51 Daniel Parker Fr LB 53 Joe Hoy  Jr LB 54 Joe Britton  Fr DL 56 Antar Thompson  So LB 57 Jairan Parker  Fr LB 58 Noah Robinson Sr DL 63 Cannon York Fr DL 78 Kobie Whiteside So DL 88 Chris Williams  So DL 90 Markell Utsey Jr DL 92 Macauley Keevins  So DL 93 Tre Williams  So DL 94 Tyrell Jacobs  Jr DL 95 Jordan Elliott  So DL 97 Akial Byers So DL 98 Myles Eaddy  So DL 99 Walter Palmore Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 19 Tucker McCann Jr P 26 Corey Fatony Sr LS 49 Jake Hoffman Fr LS 51 Drew Wise So K 90 Sean Koetting  Fr P 91 Josh Dodge Fr K 92 Matthew Jaeger Fr	Head coach Barry Odom Coordinators/assistant coaches Brick Haley (Senior Associate head coach / Defensive Line) Andy Hill (Associate head coach / special teams coordinator) Cornell Ford (assistant head coach / running backs) Derek Dooley (offensive coordinator / quarterbacks) Ryan Walters (defensive coordinator / secondary) Joe Jon Finley (tight ends) Brian Odom (outside linebackers) Vernon Hargreaves (Inside linebackers) Brad Davis (offensive line) AJ Ofodile (wide receivers) Mark Ouimet (director of football operations) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: September 1, 2018

Game summaries

UT Martin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	0	7	7	0	14
Tigers	14	24	10	3	51

See also: 2018 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	0	10	3	13
Tigers	3	13	14	10	40

See also: 2018 Wyoming Cowboys football team

At Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	13	14	10	3	40
Boilermakers	7	17	3	10	37

See also: 2018 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Georgia

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Bulldogs	7	13	13	10	43
Tigers	7	0	15	7	29

See also: 2018 Georgia Bulldogs football team

At South Carolina

See also: 2018 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

Missouri Tigers at South Carolina Gamecocks – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Missouri	14	9	0	12	35
South Carolina	7	7	17	6	37

at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina

• Date: October 6, 2018
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: ESE 2 mph (3.2 km/h) • Weather: Partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 73,393
• Referee: David Smith
• TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color), Kris Budden (sideline)
• ^[17]

Game information

First Quarter (11:58) MU – Rountree 1 yard TD run, McCann kick (MU 7–0) (11:02) SC – Bryan Edwards 5 yard pass from Scarnecchia, White kick (7–7) (04:25) MU – Crockett 1 yard TD run, McCann kick (MU 14–7) Second Quarter (14:53) MU – McCann 22 yard field goal (MU 17–7) (12:57) SC – Edwards 17 yard pass from Scarnecchia, White kick (MU 17–14) (06:16) MU – McCann 32 yard field goal (MU 20–14) (00:23) MU – McCann 22 yard field goal (MU 23–14) Third Quarter (09:34) SC – Samuel 8 yard pass from Scarnecchia, White kick (MU 23–21) (05:15) SC – White 42 yard field goal (SC 24–23) (05:00) SC – Greene 12 yard interception, White kick (SC 31–23) Fourth Quarter (13:54) MU – Rountree 2 yard TD run, Lock pass failed (SC 31–29) (11:01) MU – McCann 44 yard field goal (MU 32–31) (06:23) SC – White 42 yard field goal (SC 34–32) (01:18) MU – McCann 57 yard field goal (MU 35–34) (00:02) SC – White 33 yard field goal (SC 37–35) Total Yards MU – 490; 204 passing yards, 286 rushing yards SC – 377; 249 passing yards, 128 rushing yards Passing leader MU – Drew Lock; 17–36, 204 yards, 0 TD, 2 INT SC – Mike Scarnecchia; 20–35, 249 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT Rushing leader MU – Damarea Crockett; 20 rushes, 158 yards, 1 TD SC – Rico Dowdle; 21 rushes, 62 yards, 0 TD Receiving leader MU – Jalen Knox; 2 catches, 50 yards, 0 TD SC – Deebo Samuel; 4 catches, 88 yards, 1 TD Defensive leader MU – Terez Hall; 11 total tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sack SC – Bryson Allen-Williams; 6 total tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sack

At Alabama

See also: 2018 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

1 2 3 4 Total Missouri 10 0 0 0 10 •#1 Alabama 13 17 2 7 39 Date: October 13 Location: Tuscaloosa, AL Game start: 6:10 p.m. Game attendance: 101,821 Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), Partly Cloudy, Wind W @ 4 mph (6.4 km/h) Referee: Ken Williamson TV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy (play-by-play), Brian Griese (color), Todd McShay (sideline) Sources:

Scoring summary Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Statistics

Statistics	Missouri	Alabama
First downs	13	25
Total yards	212	564
Rushes–yards	70	184
Passing yards	142	380
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–26	19–30
Time of possession	27:43	32:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Missouri	Passing	Drew Lock	13/26, 142 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Larry Rountree III	17 carries, 48 yards
	Receiving	Jalen Knox	3 receptions, 61 yards, 1 TD
Alabama	Passing	Tua Tagovailoa	12/22, 265 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Damien Harris	14 carries, 62 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jerry Jeudy	3 receptions, 147 yards, 1 TD

Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
MEM Tigers	3	17	7	6	33
Tigers	21	27	14	3	65

See also: 2018 Memphis Tigers football team

Kentucky

See also: 2018 Kentucky Wildcats football team

No. 12 Kentucky at Missouri

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Wildcats	3	0	0	12	15
Tigers	0	14	0	0	14

at Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri

• Date: October 27, 2018
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 53,397
• TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), Kris Budden (sideline reporter)

At Florida

See also: 2018 Florida Gators football team

Missouri Tigers at Florida Gators – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Missouri	7	14	14	3	38
No. 13 Florida	3	7	7	0	17

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

• Date: November 3, 2018
• Game time: 4:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: NNE at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 80,017
• Referee: John McDaid
• TV announcers (SEC Network): Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic ^[18]
• Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter Florida – Evan McPherson 32-yard field goal, 7:18 Missouri – Larry Rountree III 27-yard run (Tucker McCann kick), 3:46 Second Quarter Missouri – Albert Okwuegbunam 22-yard pass from Drew Lock (Tucker McCann kick), 13:12 Missouri – Damarea Crockett 4-yard run (Tucker McCann kick), 6:06 Florida – Feleipe Franks 3-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 1:42 Third Quarter Missouri – Kam Scott 41-yard pass from Drew Lock (Evan McPherson kick), 10:02 Missouri – Emanuel Hall 4-yard pass from Drew Lock (Evan McPherson kick), 5:00 Florida – Josh Hammond 7-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 0:20 Fourth Quarter Missouri – Tucker McCann 40-yard field goal, 9:08 Passing leaders MIZZ – Drew Lock – 24/32, 250 yards, 3 touchdowns FLA – Kyle Trask – 10/18, 126 yards, 1 touchdown Rushing leaders MIZZ – Damarea Crockett – 21 carries, 114 yards, 1 touchdown FLA – La'Mical Perine – 10 carries, 42 yards Receiving leaders MIZZ – Emanuel Hall – 4 receptions, 77 yards, 1 touchdown FLA – Kadarius Toney – 2 receptions, 72 yards Tackling leaders MIZZ – Cale Garrett – 12 tackles FLA – David Reese II – 14 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
3–4	November 4, 2017	Missouri, 45–16

Vanderbilt

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	14	7	7	0	28
Tigers	7	6	13	7	33

See also: 2018 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

At Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	6	20	14	10	50
Volunteers	0	10	7	0	17

See also: 2018 Tennessee Volunteers football team

Arkansas

See also: 2018 Arkansas Razorbacks football team and Battle Line Rivalry

Game Twelve – Arkansas Razorbacks (2–9) at Missouri Tigers (7–4)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Razorbacks	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	7	21	10	0	38

at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium • Columbia, Missouri

• Date: Friday, November 23, 2018
• Game time: 1:30 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Rainy • Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind: S 15 mph (24 km/h)
• Game attendance: 52,482
• Referee: David Smith (SEC)
• TV announcers (CBS): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (color), Rick Neuheisel (color), John Schriffen (sideline)
• Pregame line: Missouri –24 • Odds to win: Missouri 93.9%

Game information

First Quarter (10:54) MIZ – Drew Lock 9 yard rush, Tucker McCann kick Missouri 7–0; 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:06 Second Quarter (13:11) MIZ – Drew Lock 3 yard rush, Tucker McCann kick Missouri 14–0; 6 plays, 35 yards, 2:18 (12:33) MIZ – Akial Byers recovered fumble in end zone, Tucker McCann kick Missouri 21–0 (0:35) MIZ – Emanuel Hall 6 yard pass from Drew Lock, Tucker McCann kick Missouri 28–0; 6 plays, 43 yards, 1:04 Third Quarter (8:19) MIZ – Emanuel Hall 67 yard pass from Drew Lock, Tucker McCann kick Missouri 35–0; 9 plays, 96 yards, 3:31 (1:48) MIZ – Tucker McCann 42 yard FG Missouri 38–0; 10 plays, 37 yards, 4:33 Fourth Quarter No scoring Top Passers ARK – Connor Noland: 5/17, 98 yards MIZ – Drew Lock: 16/25, 221 yards, 2 TD Top Rushers ARK – Devwah Whaley: 13 carries, 54 yards MIZ – Larry Rountree III: 29 carries, 119 yards Top Receivers ARK – Devwah Whaley: 2 receptions, 61 yards MIZ – Emanuel Hall: 6 receptions, 153 yards, 2 TD

Vs. Oklahoma State (Liberty Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	7	21	3	38
No. 24 Tigers	3	13	3	14	33

See also: 2018 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team and 2018 Liberty Bowl

Rankings

Further information: 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	24
Coaches	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	24	23	Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2019 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
2	42	Drew Lock	QB	Denver Broncos
7	215	Terry Beckner	DT	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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