The 2016 Missouri Tigers football team (also called "Mizzou") represented the University of Missouri in the 2016 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 first-year head coach Barry Odom. They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in SEC play to finish in last place in the East Division.
2016 Missouri Tigers football | |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Eastern Division | |
Record | 0–8, 4 wins vacated (0–6 SEC, 2 wins vacated) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Josh Heupel (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | DeMontie Cross (1st season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Ryan Walters (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Faurot Field |
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No. 14 Florida x | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Tennessee | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri* | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 2 Alabama x$^ | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Auburn | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 LSU | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss* | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Alabama 54, Florida 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Due to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) action, all of Missouri's wins for the 2015 and 2016 seasons were vacated.[1]
Schedule
editMissouri announced its 2016 football schedule on October 29, 2015. The 2016 schedule consisted of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Tigers hosted SEC foes Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, and Vanderbilt, and travelled to Florida, LSU, South Carolina, and Tennessee.[2]
The Tigers hosted three of its four of its non–conference games which were against Delaware State Hornets from the FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, Eastern Michigan Eagles from the Mid-American Conference, and Middle Tennessee from Conference USA. The Tigers played the West Virginia Mountaineers from the Big 12 Conference as an away game.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 11:00 a.m. | at West Virginia* | FS1 | L 11–26 | 60,125 | |
September 10 | 6:30 p.m. | Eastern Michigan* | SECN | W 61–21 (vacated) | 51,192 | |
September 17 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 16 Georgia |
| SECN | L 27–28 | 57,098 |
September 24 | 3:00 p.m. | Delaware State* |
| SECN | W 79–0 (vacated) | 53,472 |
October 1 | 6:30 p.m. | at LSU | SECN | L 7–42 | 102,071 | |
October 15 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 18 Florida | SECN | L 14–40 | 88,825 | |
October 22 | 3:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee* |
| SECN | L 45–51 | 52,351 |
October 29 | 11:00 a.m. | Kentucky |
| SECN | L 21–35 | 50,234 |
November 5 | 3:00 p.m. | at South Carolina | SECN | L 21–31 | 73,817 | |
November 12 | 2:30 p.m. | Vanderbilt |
| SECN | W 26–17 (vacated) | 50,261 |
November 19 | 2:30 p.m. | at Tennessee | CBS | L 37–63 | 101,012 | |
November 25 | 1:30 p.m. | Arkansas |
| CBS | W 28–24 (vacated) | 51,043 |
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- Schedule Source:[3]
Game summaries
editAt West Virginia
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
Mountaineers | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
Eastern Michigan
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Eagles | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
Tigers | 14 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 61 |
Georgia
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#16 Bulldogs | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
Tigers | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
Delaware State
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hornets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tigers | 30 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 79 |
At LSU
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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MIZ Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
LSU Tigers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
At Florida
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
#18 Gators | 0 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 40 |
Middle Tennessee
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blue Raiders | 13 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 51 |
Tigers | 14 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
Kentucky
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Tigers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
At South Carolina
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Gamecocks | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
Vanderbilt
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Commodores | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Tigers | 6 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 26 |
At Tennessee
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 6 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 37 |
Volunteers | 7 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 63 |
Arkansas
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Razorbacks | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Tigers | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
References
edit- ^ "2023 Football Quick Facts". University of Missouri Athletics. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ "2016 @MIZZOUFOOTBALL SCHEDULE FINALIZED" (Press release). University of Missouri Department of Athletics. October 29, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
- ^ "2016 Missouri Tigers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
- ^ Megargee, Steve (November 20, 2016). "Dobbs has huge home finale as Vols beat Missouri 63-37". AP News. Retrieved November 27, 2024.