Year: | 2014 |
Team: | Missouri Tigers |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
Division: | Eastern Division |
Short Conf: | SEC |
Coachrank: | 11 |
Aprank: | 14 |
Record: | 11–3 |
Conf Record: | 7–1 |
Head Coach: | Gary Pinkel |
Hc Year: | 14th |
Off Coach: | Josh Henson |
Oc Year: | 2nd |
Off Scheme: | Spread |
Def Coach: | Dave Steckel |
Dc Year: | 6th |
Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
Stadium: | Faurot Field[1] |
Champion: | SEC Eastern Division champion Citrus Bowl champion |
Conf Champ: | SEC Championship Game |
Conf Champ Result: | L 13–42 vs. Alabama |
Bowl: | Citrus Bowl |
Bowl Result: | W 33–17 vs. Minnesota |
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.
Key losses:
2014 MO Tigers football team commits (28), 02/05/14
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28 recruits signed their National Letter of Intent on February 5, the National Signing Period.[6] [7]
Missouri's low recruit rankings are similar to past classes.[8] Football is a copycat business, and Missouri's ability to recruit under-the-radar prospects and develop them have caught on with other teams around the nation.[9]
Schedule, as of December 8, 2013 (Retrieved: January 7, 2014)
See also: 2014 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team.
See also: 2014 Toledo Rockets football team.
See also: 2014 UCF Knights football team.
See also: 2014 Indiana Hoosiers football team.
See also: 2014 South Carolina Gamecocks football team.
See also: 2014 Georgia Bulldogs football team.
See also: 2014 Florida Gators football team.
See also: 2014 Vanderbilt Commodores football team.
See also: 2014 Kentucky Wildcats football team.
See also: 2014 Tennessee Volunteers football team.
See also: 2014 Arkansas Razorbacks football team.
See also: 2014 Alabama Crimson Tide football team and 2014 SEC Championship Game.
See also: 2014 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and 2015 Citrus Bowl.
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] | Quarterbacks Coach Associate head coach | 19 | University of Missouri (1985) | |
Josh Henson[13] [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) |
Source: 2014 Mizzou Football Roster (coaches) [23]