2012 Missouri Tigers football team
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Eastern Division | |
Record | 5–7 (2–6 SEC) |
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Offensive coordinator | David Yost (4th season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Dave Steckel (4th season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Faurot Field |
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No. T–5 Georgia xy | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Florida x% | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 South Carolina | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Vanderbilt | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 1 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 1 Alabama x$# | 7 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 LSU * | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. T–5 Texas A&M | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss * | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 0 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Alabama 32, Georgia 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2012 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached for the 12th season by Gary Pinkel and played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri for the 87th consecutive season. In their first season as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference, Missouri finished fifth with a record of 2–6 in the conference, and 5–7 overall. As a result, the Tigers failed to qualify for a bowl game for the first time since the 2004 season.
Recruits
[edit]Key losses:
- OL John Birdwell
- TE Beau Brinkley
- OL Quinn Brown
- WR Terry Dennis
- DL Brendan Donaldson
- LB Will Ebner
- TE Michael Egnew
- WR Brandon Gerau
- LB Luke Lambert
- DL Dominique Hamilton
- DB Trey Hobson
- OL Dan Hoch
- WR Jerrell Jackson
- S Kenji Jackson
- TE Andrew Jones
- WR Wes Kemp
- LB Tony Randolph
- DL Jacquies Smith
All nineteen recruits signed their National Letter of Intent during the National Signing Period (February 1, 2012 – April 1, 2012).
The recruits signed by February 1.[1]
Almost one-third (six) of the nineteen recruits are from Missouri with three of them from St. Louis and one from Kansas City. Another six were from Texas. Markus Golden, a linebacker from St. Louis as well, is the only junior college transfer. Darius White (the 20th), a wide receiver from Fort Worth, Texas is a transfer from the Texas Longhorns who has already enrolled in the off-season but has to sit out the 2012 season per NCAA transfer rules and will then have two years of eligibility starting in 2013.[2]
US college sports recruiting information for 2012 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
Evan Boehm C | Lee's Summit, MO | Lee's Summit HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | 5.00 | Dec 21, 2011 |
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Torey Boozer OLB | Everman, TX | Everman HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | ? | May 23, 2011 |
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Harold Brantley DT | Hershey, PA | Hershey HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | 4.80 | Jan 29, 2012 |
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Levi Copelin S | Broken Arrow, OK | Broken Arrow HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | ? | Jan 18, 2012 |
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Chasten Cuffee S | Cleburne, TX | Cleburne HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | ? | May 23, 2011 |
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Sean Culkin TE | Largo, FL | Indian Rocks Christian HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 4.60 | Dec 22, 2011 |
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John Gibson CB | Missouri City, TX | Marshall HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | ? | Jan 29, 2012 |
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Markus Golden OLB | St. Louis, MO | Affton HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | 4.60 | May 1, 2011 |
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Dorial Green-Beckham WR | Springfield, MO | Hillcrest HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 4.47 | Feb 1, 2012 |
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Russell Hansbrough RB | Arlington, TX | Bowie HS | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 4.44 | Jan 12, 2012 |
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Rickey Hatley DE | Atlanta, TX | Atlanta HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | ? | Dec 10, 2011 |
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Brandon Holifield TE | Tallahassee, FL | Amos P. Godby HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | ? | Feb 22, 2012 |
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Maty Mauk QB | Kenton, OH | Kenton HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | ? | Jul 11, 2011 |
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Donavin Newsom MLB | St. Louis, MO | Parkway North HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | 4.50 | Jun 8, 2011 |
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Michael Scherer MLB | St. Louis, MO | Mary Institute and St. Louis HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | 4.75 | Jun 10, 2011 |
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Morgan Steward RB | Kansas City, MO | Staley HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | 4.52 | Mar 1, 2011 |
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Ka'ra Stewart S | O'Fallon, IL | O'Fallon HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | ? | Dec 10, 2011 |
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Jordan Williams OT | Denton, TX | Ryan HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | ? | Oct 20, 2011 |
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Evan Winston DE | Muskegon Heights, MI | Muskegon Heights HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | ? | Jul 23, 2011 |
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Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 3.05 (#33) Rivals: 3.11 (#31) ESPN: 77 | ||||||
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Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 6:00 pm | Southeastern Louisiana* | FSN PPV | W 62–10 | 62,173 | |
September 8 | 6:45 pm | No. 7 Georgia |
| ESPN2 | L 20–41 | 71,004 |
September 15 | 6:00 pm | Arizona State* |
| ESPN2 | W 24–20 | 71,004 |
September 22 | 2:30 pm | at No. 7 South Carolina | CBS | L 10–31 | 80,836 | |
September 29 | 11:00 am | at UCF* | FSN | W 21–16 | 35,835 | |
October 6 | 6:00 pm | Vanderbilt |
| SECRN | L 15–19 | 66,250 |
October 13 | 2:30 pm | No. 1 Alabama |
| CBS | L 10–42 | 71,004 |
October 27 | 11:00 am | Kentucky![]() |
| ESPNU | W 33–10 | 67,853 |
November 3 | 11:00 am | at No. 8 Florida | ESPN2 | L 7–14 | 90,496 | |
November 10 | 11:21 am | at Tennessee | SECN | W 51–48 4OT | 89,272 | |
November 17 | 6:00 pm | Syracuse* |
| ESPNU | L 27–31 | 63,045 |
November 24 | 6:00 pm | at No. 9 Texas A&M | ESPN2 | L 29–59 | 87,222 | |
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- Schedule Source:[3]
Coaching staff
[edit]Name | Position | Years at MU | Alma mater (year) |
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Gary Pinkel[4] | Head coach | 12 | Kent State (1975) |
Dave Steckel[5] | Assistant head coach Defensive coordinator Linebackers coach | 12 | Kutztown (1982) |
David Yost[6][7] | Assistant head coach Offensive coordinator Quarterbacks coach Recruiting coordinator | 12 | Kent State (1992) |
Cornell Ford[8] | Cornerbacks coach | 12 | Toledo (1991) |
Alex Grinch[9] | Safeties Coach | 4 | Mount Union (2002) |
Josh Henson[10] | Co – Offensive line coach | 4 | Oklahoma State (1998) |
Andy Hill[11] | Receivers Coach | 17 | University of Missouri (1985) |
Brian Jones[12] | Running backs coach | 12 | Connecticut (1981) |
Craig Kuligowski[13] | Defensive line coach | 12 | Toledo (1991) |
Bruce Walker[14] | Co – Offensive line coach | 12 | Central Washington (1983) |
Dan Hopkins[15] | Director of football operations | 6 | University of Missouri (2004) |
Nick Otterbacher[16] | Director of Football Recruiting | 9 | Toledo (2002) |
Source: 2012 Mizzou Football Roster[17]
David Yost resigned on December 3, suggestingly for personal reasons.[7][18]
Roster
[edit](as of 8/30/12 MUTIGERS.com Archived April 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, and Rivals.com) | ||||||
Wide receivers
Offensive line
Tight ends
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Running (tail) backs
Defensive line
Linebackers
| Safety
Free safety Defensive backs
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Games summaries
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | RV | RV | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Coaches | RV | RV | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Harris | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released | ||||||
BCS | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
References
[edit]- ^ "Football Announces 2012 Recruiting Class: Tigers Sign 19 Standouts To Latest Group". CBSSports.com. February 1, 2012.
- ^ Darius White, Missouri Tigers (February 1, 2012)
- ^ "2012 Missouri Tigers Football Schedule". Retrieved December 29, 2011.
- ^ "Mizzou Football: Gary Pinkel Profile". CSTV.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ "Mizzou Football: Dave Steckel Profile". CSTV.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ "Mizzou Football: David Yost Profile". CSTV.com. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ a b "Mizzou's Yost resigns, cites personal reasons". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 3, 2012.
- ^ "Mizzou Football: Cornell Ford Profile". CSTV.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ "Mizzou Football: Alex Grinch Profile". CSTV.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ "Mizzou Football: Josh Henson Profile". CSTV.com. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ "Mizzou Football: Andy Hill Profile". CSTV.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ "Mizzou Football: Brian Jones Profile". CSTV.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ "Mizzou Football: Craig Kuligowski Profile". CSTV.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ "Mizzou Football: Bruce Walker Profile". CSTV.com. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ "Mizzou Football: Dan Hopkins Profile". CSTV.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ "Mizzou Football: Nick Otterbacher Profile". CSTV.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ "Mizzou Football Roster: Coaches". CSTV.com. Archived from the original on April 3, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ "Burwell: Pinkel learning the price of being in SEC". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 4, 2012.
- ^ ESPN