2019 Missouri Tigers football team explained

Year:2019
Team:Missouri Tigers
Sport:football
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Division:Eastern Division
Short Conf:SEC
Record:6–6
Conf Record:3–5
Head Coach:Barry Odom
Hc Year:4th
Off Coach:Derek Dooley
Oc Year:2nd
Off Scheme:Spread
Def Coach:Ryan Walters
Dc Year:2nd season as DC; 5th overall
Def Scheme:4–3
Stadium:Faurot Field

The 2019 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers played their home games at Faurot Field as members of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference. The Tigers were led by fourth-year head coach Barry Odom in his final season with the team.

On January 31, 2019, the Tigers received a postseason ban from the NCAA for the 2019 season due to academic misconduct and providing extra benefits.[1] The school also was placed on three years' probation and had scholarships reduced.[2] Missouri immediately appealed the decision,[3] but the appeal was denied.[4]

On November 30, 2019, a day after the Tigers' win against Arkansas, fourth-year head coach Barry Odom was fired. He finished at Missouri with a record of 25–25, going 13–19 in SEC play.

Offseason

Recruiting

Incoming

Name No.Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Prev. school
  1. 7
QB 6'3" 225 2019 Clemson
Chris Daniels
  1. 13
DT 6'4" 314 2019 Texas
Jonathan Nance
  1. 4
WR 6'0" 190 2019 Arkansas
Shawn Robinson
  1. 3
QB 6'2" 225 2019 TCU

NCAA investigation

On January 31, 2019, the NCAA gave the Tigers a postseason ban for the 2019 season. The Tigers' baseball and softball teams were also declared ineligible for postseason play. The NCAA found that a former University of Missouri tutor violated NCAA bylaws by completing coursework for 12 student athletes in football, baseball, and softball.[5] The tutor or any of the athletes involved in the investigation were not named in the NCAA's report. The tutor received a 10-year show-cause for her involvement in the penalties. The NCAA issued the following penalties:[6]

The penalties were upheld after an appeal by Missouri.

Preseason

SEC media poll

The 2019 SEC Media Days were held July 15–18 in Birmingham, Alabama. In the preseason media poll, Missouri was projected to finish in third in the East Division.[7]

Media poll (East Division)
1 Georgia 1789 (233)
2 Florida 1499 (21)
3 Missouri 1149 (3)
4 South Carolina 883 (1)
5 Tennessee 804 (1)
6 Kentucky 798 (1)
7 Vanderbilt 358

Preseason All-SEC teams

The Tigers had five players selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

Offense

1st team

Albert Okwuegbunam – TE

2nd team

Tre'Vour Wallace-Simms – OL

3rd team

Larry Rountree III – RB

Defense

2nd team

Cale Garrett – LB

3rd team

DeMarkus Acy – DB

Spring game

The 2019 Tigers football spring game took place in Columbia, Missouri on April 13, 2019, at 3 p.m. CST with the Mizzou Black beating the Mizzou Gold 21–3. The leading rusher for the game was Larry Rountree III with 53 rushing yards and 1 touchdown. Kelly Bryant was the leading passer, completing 12 of 17 passes for 150 yards.

Schedule

Schedule Source:[8]

Game summaries

At Wyoming

See also: 2019 Wyoming Cowboys football team.

West Virginia

See also: 2019 West Virginia Mountaineers football team.

Southeast Missouri State

See also: 2019 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team.

South Carolina

See also: 2019 South Carolina Gamecocks football team.

Troy

See also: 2019 Troy Trojans football team.

Ole Miss

See also: 2019 Ole Miss Rebels football team.

At Vanderbilt

See also: 2019 Vanderbilt Commodores football team.

At Kentucky

See also: 2019 Kentucky Wildcats football team.

At Georgia

See also: 2019 Georgia Bulldogs football team.

Florida

See also: 2019 Florida Gators football team.

Tennessee

See also: 2019 Tennessee Volunteers football team. Sources:

At Arkansas

See also: 2019 Arkansas Razorbacks football team and Battle Line Rivalry.

Statistics MIZ ARK
First downs 20 16
Total yards 329 242
Rushes–yards 47–144 31–165
Passing yards 185 77
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–23–1 11–31–0
Time of possession 31:30 29:30
Team Category Player Statistics
Missouri Passing 8/14, 105 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing 24 carries, 88 yards
Receiving Barre Banister 6 receptions, 60 yards
Arkansas Passing Jack Lindsey 10/26, 75 yards, 2 TD
Rushing 21 carries, 95 yards
Receiving 2 receptions, 26 yards

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2020 NFL draft.

3 88 DT Cleveland Browns
4 118 TE Denver Broncos

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA hits Missouri with one-year postseason ban, recruiting restrictions for academic violations. CBSSports.com. en. 2019-08-21.
  2. Web site: NCAA hits Missouri football, other sports with postseason ban for academic misconduct. Myerberg. Paul. USA TODAY. en. 2019-08-21.
  3. Web site: Missouri's appeal of its 2019 postseason bowl ban will be heard by NCAA committee this week. CBSSports.com. en. 2019-08-21.
  4. Web site: Missouri's Bowl Ban for 2019 Season Upheld by Appeals Committee . espn.com . ESPN . 8 December 2019.
  5. Web site: Nicklaus. Gray. NCAA bans Missouri football from postseason play in 2019–20. The Tennessean. January 31, 2019. January 31, 2019.
  6. GabeDeArmond . 1091020239062614017. 31 January 2019 . The NCAA report is out on #Mizzou. Softball and baseball banned from 2018–19 postseason. Football banned from 2019–20 postseason. Each of those programs will have a 5% reduction in scholarships for the 2019–20 year. Full penalties in the pic.
  7. Web site: Media predicts Alabama to win 2019 SEC Championship. July 19, 2019. SECSports.com. Southeastern Conference.
  8. @MizzouFootball’s Full 2019 Schedule Unveiled. University of Missouri Department of Athletics. September 18, 2018. January 31, 2019.