2017 Missouri Tigers football
Texas Bowl, L 16–33 vs. Texas
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record7–6 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJosh Heupel (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBarry Odom
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFaurot Field
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Southeastern Conference football standings
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

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.

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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Hyrin White
OT 		DeSoto, Texas DeSoto HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 292 lb (132 kg) Mar 17, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Pompey Coleman
OT 		Indianapolis, Indiana Ben Davis HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Apr 9, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Logan Christopherson
TE 		Lemont, Illinois Lemont HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jun 2, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Larry Borom
OG 		Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Brother Rice HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 338 lb (153 kg) Jul 23, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Case Cook
C 		Carrollton, Georgia Carrollton HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Jul 26, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Aubrey Miller
LB 		Memphis, Tennessee Whitehaven HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Jul 26, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Jamal Brooks
LB 		Bessemer, Alabama Bessemer City HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Jul 26, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Joshuah Bledsoe
S 		Houston, Texas Dekaney HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Jul 27, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Chris Turner
DE 		Hammond, Louisiana Hammond HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Nov 13, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Terry Petry
CB 		Missouri City, Texas Ridge Point HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Nov 30, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Rashad Brandon
DT 		Jersey City, New Jersey ASA College 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 315 lb (143 kg) Dec 3, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Nate Anderson
DE 		Toronto, Ontario, Canada New Mexico Military Institute 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Dec 4, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Larry Rountree III
RB 		Raleigh, North Carolina Millbrook HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Dec 9, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Yasir Durant
OG 		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Arizona Western College 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 330 lb (150 kg) Dec 12, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Isaiah Miller
RB 		Jacksonville, Florida Baldwin HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Dec 12, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Adam Sparks
CB 		Geismar, Louisiana Dutchtown HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Dec 25, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Jordan Ulmer
S 		Bellevue, Michigan Bellevue HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jan 7, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Tyree Gillespie
S 		Ocala, Florida Vanguard HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jan 22, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Taylor Powell
QB 		Fayetteville, Arkansas Fayetteville HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jan 23, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Kobie Whiteside
DT 		Houston, Texas Alief Taylor HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 304 lb (138 kg) Jan 29, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Walter Palmore
DT 		Columbus, Georgia Eastern Arizona College 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 295 lb (134 kg) Jan 30, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
O'shae Clark
WR 		Cypress, Texas Cypress Springs HS 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jan 31, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Caleb Sampson
DT 		Covington, Louisiana Northlake Christian School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Feb 1, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Malik Young
DT 		Marietta, Georgia Eastern Arizona College 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Feb 1, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 211:00 a.m.Missouri State*
SECNW 72–4350,131
September 96:00 p.m.South Carolina
ESPN2L 13–3155,023
September 163:00 p.m.Purdue*
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
SECNL 3–3553,262
September 236:30 p.m.No. 15 Auburn
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
ESPNUL 14–5154,574
October 76:30 p.m.at Kentucky
SECNL 34–4057,476
October 146:30 p.m.at No. 4 Georgia
SECNL 28–5392,746
October 2111:00 a.m.Idaho*dagger
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
SECNW 68–2147,648
October 285:30 p.m.at UConn*
CBSSNW 52–1221,062
November 411:00 a.m.Florida
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
ESPN2W 45–1649,154
November 116:30 p.m.Tennessee
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
SECNW 50–1750,637
November 186:30 p.m.at Vanderbilt
SECNW 45–1722,910
November 241:30 p.m.at Arkansas
CBSW 48–4564,529
December 278:00 pmvs. Texas*
ESPNL 16–3367,820
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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
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 Injured
  • Redshirt 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.
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