2014_Missouri_Tigers_football_team

2014 Missouri Tigers football
2014 Missouri Tigers football
SEC Eastern Division champion; Citrus Bowl champion
SEC Championship Game, L 13–42 vs. Alabama
Citrus Bowl, W 33–17 vs. Minnesota
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 14
Record	11–3 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach	Gary Pinkel (14th season);
Offensive coordinator	Josh Henson (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Dave Steckel (6th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Faurot Field
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Missouri Tigers football team

American college football season

The 2014 Missouri Tigers football team (also called "Mizzou") represented the University of Missouri in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Tigers' third season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in the Eastern Division. The team was led by head coach Gary Pinkel, who was in his 14th year, and played its home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri. They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 in SEC play to be champions of the Eastern Division. They represented the Eastern Division in the SEC Championship Game where they lost to Western Division champions Alabama 13–42. They were invited to the Citrus Bowl where they defeated Minnesota 33–17.

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US college sports recruiting information for 2014 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Paul Adams OT	Nashville, TN	Christ Presbyterian Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	?	May 17, 2013
Paul Adams OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Sam Bailey C	Lamar, MO	Lamar HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	?	Jul 23, 2013
Sam Bailey C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Andy Bauer OG	St. Louis, MO	DeSmet Jesuit HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	?	Nov 4, 2013
Andy Bauer OG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
DeSean Blair WR	Jacksonville, FL	Sandalwood HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	?	Feb 5, 2014
DeSean Blair WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kendall Blanton TE	Blue Springs, MO	Blue Springs South HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	?	Mar 12, 2013
Kendall Blanton TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Walter Brady DE	Florence, AL	Florence HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	?	Feb 1, 2014
Walter Brady DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Nate Brown WR	Suwanee, GA	North Gwinnett HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	?	Sep 17, 2013
Nate Brown WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Logan Cheadle CB	Lee's Summit, MO	Lee's Summit West HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	4.40	Jun 13, 2013
Logan Cheadle CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kenya Dennis CB	Raymond, MS	Hinds HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	4.38	Jun 26, 2013
Kenya Dennis CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Keyon Dilosa WR	Round Rock, TX	Round Rock HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.46	Jan 26, 2014
Keyon Dilosa WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Michael Fairchild OT	Overland Park, KS	Blue Valley West HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	?	May 13, 2013
Michael Fairchild OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Darnell Green-Beckham WR	Springfield, MO	Hillcrest HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	?	Mar 2, 2013
Darnell Green-Beckham WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Grant Jones DE	Columbia, MO	Columbia-Hickman HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.90	Mar 2, 2013
Grant Jones DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Brandon Lee OLB	Indianapolis, IN	Lawrence Central HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	?	Nov 8, 2013
Brandon Lee OLB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Lawrence Lee WR	Pensacola, FL	West Florida HS technical	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	?	Jul 22, 2013
Lawrence Lee WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Rocel McWilliams DE	Pensacola, FL	West Florida HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	?	Apr 20, 2013
Rocel McWilliams DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kevin Pendleton OT	Lee's Summit, MO	Lee's Summit West HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	?	May 8, 2013
Kevin Pendleton OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Thomas Richard WR	Nashville, TN	Christ Presbyterian Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	?	Apr 28, 2013
Thomas Richard WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tavon Ross S	Cochran, GA	Bleckley County HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	?	Aug 26, 2013
Tavon Ross S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Finus Stribling CB	Thompson's Station, TN	Independence HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	?	May 13, 2013
Finus Stribling CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Greg Taylor S	East St. Louis, IL	East St. Louis Senior HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	?	Apr 11, 2013
Greg Taylor S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Trevon Walters RB	Bradenton, FL	Manatee HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	4.53	Aug 26, 2013
Trevon Walters RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Spencer Williams DE	Jacksonville, FL	First Coast HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	?	Feb 5, 2014
Spencer Williams DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Thomas Wilson ATH	Buford, GA	Buford HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.41	Sep 17, 2013
Thomas Wilson ATH	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Raymond Wingo CB	St. Louis, MO	St. Louis University HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	?	Dec 17, 2013
Raymond Wingo CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Roderick Winters OLB	Arlington, TX	Bowie HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.52	Jul 21, 2013
Roderick Winters OLB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ish Witter RB	Tampa, FL	Alonso HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	?	Sep 26, 2013
Ish Witter RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Marvin Zanders QB	Jacksonville, FL	William M. Raines HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	?	Aug 2, 2013
Marvin Zanders QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 32 Rivals: 35 247Sports: 39 ESPN: 33
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Missouri 2014 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 5, 2014. "2014 Missouri Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 5, 2014. "2014 Player Commitments – Missouri". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 5, 2014. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 5, 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 5, 2014.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	2:30 p.m.	No. 10 (FCS) South Dakota State*	No. 24	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	ESPNU	W 38–18	60,589
September 6	11:00 a.m.	at Toledo*	No. 24	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN	W 49–24	24,196
September 13	11:00 a.m.	UCF*	No. 20	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECN	W 38–10	60,348
September 20	3:00 p.m.	Indiana*	No. 18	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECN	L 27–31	66,455
September 27	6:00 p.m.	at No. 13 South Carolina		Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (College GameDay)	ESPN	W 21–20	83,493
October 11	11:00 a.m.	No. 13 Georgia	No. 23	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	CBS	L 0–34	71,168
October 18	6:00 p.m.	at Florida		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ESPN2	W 42–13	89,117
October 25	3:00 p.m.	Vanderbilt		Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECN	W 24–14	65,264
November 1	3:00 p.m.	Kentucky		Faurot Field Columbia, MO (SEC Nation)	SECN	W 20–10	62,004
November 15	6:30 p.m.	at No. 24 Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, TX (SEC Nation)	SECN	W 34–27	104,756
November 22	6:30 p.m.	at Tennessee	No. 20	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (SEC Nation)	ESPN	W 29–21	95,821
November 28	1:30 p.m.	Arkansas	No. 17	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	CBS	W 21–14	71,168
December 6	3:00 p.m.	vs. No. 1 Alabama	No. 16	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game / SEC Nation)	CBS	L 13–42	73,526
January 1	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 25 Minnesota*	No. 16	Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium Orlando, FL (Citrus Bowl)	ABC	W 33–17	48,624
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 28 released prior to game All times are in Central time

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
South Dakota State	7	3	8	0	18
No.24 Missouri	21	0	7	10	38

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No.24 Missouri	14	14	14	7	49
Toledo	7	0	14	3	24

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Central Florida	3	7	0	0	10
No.20 Missouri	7	7	7	17	38

2014_Missouri_Tigers_football_team

2014 Missouri Tigers football team

Recruits

Schedule

Game summaries

South Dakota State

Toledo

Central Florida

Indiana

South Carolina

Georgia

Florida

Vanderbilt

Kentucky

Texas A&M

Tennessee

Arkansas

Alabama

Minnesota (Citrus Bowl)

Coaching staff

Roster

Rankings

References

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2014 Missouri Tigers football

SEC Eastern Division champion Citrus Bowl champion
SEC Championship Game, L 13–42 vs. Alabama
Citrus Bowl, W 33–17 vs. Minnesota
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 14
Record	11–3 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach	Gary Pinkel (14th season)
Offensive coordinator	Josh Henson (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Dave Steckel (6th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Faurot Field^[1]
Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
No. 14 Missouri x	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 9 Georgia	6	–	2	10	–	3
Florida	4	–	4	7	–	5
Tennessee	3	–	5	7	–	6
South Carolina	3	–	5	7	–	6
Kentucky	2	–	6	5	–	7
Vanderbilt	0	–	8	3	–	9
Western Division
No. 4 Alabama x$^	7	–	1	12	–	2
No. 11 Mississippi State	6	–	2	10	–	3
No. 17 Ole Miss *	5	–	3	9	–	4
No. 22 Auburn	4	–	4	8	–	5
LSU *	4	–	4	8	–	5
Texas A&M	3	–	5	8	–	5
Arkansas	2	–	6	7	–	6
Championship: Alabama 42, Missouri 13
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * LSU and Ole Miss vacated all wins (except for Ole Miss' win over Presbyterian) due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

Name	Position	Years at MU	Alma mater (year)
Gary Pinkel^[10]	Head coach	14	Kent State (1975)
Dave Steckel^[11]	Assistant head coach Defensive coordinator Linebackers coach	14	Kutztown (1982)
Andy Hill^[12]^[13]	Quarterbacks Coach Associate head coach	19	University of Missouri (1985)
Josh Henson^[12]^[14]	Offensive coordinator Co-offensive line coach Tight ends	6	Oklahoma State (1998)
Cornell Ford^[15]	Cornerbacks coach	14	Toledo (1991)
Alex Grinch^[16]	Safeties Coach	6	Mount Union (2002)
Pat Washington^[17]	Receivers Coach	2	Auburn (1987)
Brian Jones^[18]	Running backs coach	14	Connecticut (1981)
Craig Kuligowski^[19]	Defensive line coach	14	Toledo (1991)
A.J. Ricker^[20]	Co-offensive line coach	1	University of Missouri (2004)
Dan Hopkins^[21]	Director of football operations	8	University of Missouri (2004)
Nick Otterbacher^[22]	Director of Football Recruiting	11	Toledo (2002)

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	24	24	20	18	RV	24	23	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	19	17	14	16	14
Coaches	RV	22	22	19	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	20	17	13	14	11
CFP	Not released									—	—	RV	20	17	16	16	Not released

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No.13 Georgia	6	14	7	7	34
No.23 Missouri	0	0	0	0	0