2017 Missouri Tigers football team

2017 Missouri Tigers football
2017 Missouri Tigers football
Texas Bowl, L 16–33 vs. Texas
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Record	7–6 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach	Barry Odom (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Josh Heupel (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Barry Odom
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Faurot Field
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Southeastern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 2 Georgia x$^	7	–	1	13	–	2
South Carolina	5	–	3	9	–	4
Kentucky	4	–	4	7	–	6
Missouri	4	–	4	7	–	6
Florida	3	–	5	4	–	7
Vanderbilt	1	–	7	5	–	7
Tennessee	0	–	8	4	–	8
West Division
No. 10 Auburn xy	7	–	1	10	–	4
No. 1 Alabama x#^	7	–	1	13	–	1
No. 18 LSU	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 19 Mississippi State	4	–	4	9	–	4
Texas A&M	4	–	4	7	–	6
Ole Miss*	3	–	5	6	–	6
Arkansas	1	–	7	4	–	8
Championship: Georgia 28, Auburn 7
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * Ole Miss ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri in the 2017 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 second-year head coach Barry Odom. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in SEC play to finish in a tie for third place in the Eastern Division. They were invited to the Texas Bowl where they lost to Texas.

On November 24, quarterback Drew Lock broke the SEC passing record for touchdowns in a season with 43, in a 48–45 win over Arkansas.

Recruiting

Position key

Back	B	Center	C	Cornerback	CB	Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE	Defensive lineman	DL	Defensive tackle	DT	End	E
Fullback	FB	Guard	G	Halfback	HB	Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR	Offensive tackle	OT	Offensive lineman	OL	Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS	Punter	P	Punt returner	PR	Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB	Safety	S	Tight end	TE	Wide receiver	WR

Recruits

The Tigers signed a total of 25 recruits.

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Daron Davis RB	Kansas City, Missouri	Hogan Preparatory Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 6, 2015
Daron Davis RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Hyrin White OT	DeSoto, Texas	DeSoto HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	292 lb (132 kg)	Mar 17, 2016
Hyrin White OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Pompey Coleman OT	Indianapolis, Indiana	Ben Davis HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Apr 9, 2016
Pompey Coleman OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Logan Christopherson TE	Lemont, Illinois	Lemont HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	Jun 2, 2016
Logan Christopherson TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Larry Borom OG	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan	Brother Rice HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	338 lb (153 kg)	Jul 23, 2016
Larry Borom OG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Case Cook C	Carrollton, Georgia	Carrollton HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Jul 26, 2016
Case Cook C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Aubrey Miller LB	Memphis, Tennessee	Whitehaven HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Jul 26, 2016
Aubrey Miller LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jamal Brooks LB	Bessemer, Alabama	Bessemer City HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	Jul 26, 2016
Jamal Brooks LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Joshuah Bledsoe S	Houston, Texas	Dekaney HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Jul 27, 2016
Joshuah Bledsoe S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Chris Turner DE	Hammond, Louisiana	Hammond HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Nov 13, 2016
Chris Turner DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Terry Petry CB	Missouri City, Texas	Ridge Point HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Nov 30, 2016
Terry Petry CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Rashad Brandon DT	Jersey City, New Jersey	ASA College	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	315 lb (143 kg)	Dec 3, 2016
Rashad Brandon DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Nate Anderson DE	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	New Mexico Military Institute	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Dec 4, 2016
Nate Anderson DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Larry Rountree III RB	Raleigh, North Carolina	Millbrook HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Dec 9, 2016
Larry Rountree III RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Yasir Durant OG	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Arizona Western College	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	330 lb (150 kg)	Dec 12, 2016
Yasir Durant OG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Isaiah Miller RB	Jacksonville, Florida	Baldwin HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Dec 12, 2016
Isaiah Miller RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Adam Sparks CB	Geismar, Louisiana	Dutchtown HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Dec 25, 2016
Adam Sparks CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jordan Ulmer S	Bellevue, Michigan	Bellevue HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jan 7, 2017
Jordan Ulmer S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tyree Gillespie S	Ocala, Florida	Vanguard HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Jan 22, 2017
Tyree Gillespie S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Taylor Powell QB	Fayetteville, Arkansas	Fayetteville HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Jan 23, 2017
Taylor Powell QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kobie Whiteside DT	Houston, Texas	Alief Taylor HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	304 lb (138 kg)	Jan 29, 2017
Kobie Whiteside DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Walter Palmore DT	Columbus, Georgia	Eastern Arizona College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	Jan 30, 2017
Walter Palmore DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
O'shae Clark WR	Cypress, Texas	Cypress Springs HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Jan 31, 2017
O'shae Clark WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Caleb Sampson DT	Covington, Louisiana	Northlake Christian School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Feb 1, 2017
Caleb Sampson DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Malik Young DT	Marietta, Georgia	Eastern Arizona College	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Feb 1, 2017
Malik Young DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Missouri Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 5, 2017. "2017 Missouri Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 5, 2017. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 5, 2017. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 5, 2017. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 5, 2017.

Schedule

Missouri announced its 2017 football schedule on September 13, 2016. The 2017 schedule consists of 7 home games and 5 away games in the regular season. The Tigers will host SEC foes Auburn, Florida, South Carolina, and Tennessee, and will travel to Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, and Vanderbilt.^[1]

The Tigers will host three of its four non–conference games which are against Idaho from the Sun Belt Conference, Missouri State from the Missouri Valley Football Conference, Purdue from the Big Ten Conference and travel to UConn from the American Athletic Conference.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	11:00 a.m.	Missouri State*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECN	W 72–43	50,131
September 9	6:00 p.m.	ESPN2	L 13–31	55,023
September 16	3:00 p.m.	Purdue*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECN	L 3–35	53,262
September 23	6:30 p.m.	No. 15 Auburn	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	ESPNU	L 14–51	54,574
October 7	6:30 p.m.	at Kentucky	Kroger Field Lexington, KY	SECN	L 34–40	57,476
October 14	6:30 p.m.	at No. 4 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (SEC Nation)	SECN	L 28–53	92,746
October 21	11:00 a.m.	Idaho*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECN	W 68–21	47,648
October 28	5:30 p.m.	at UConn*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	W 52–12	21,062
November 4	11:00 a.m.	Florida	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	ESPN2	W 45–16	49,154
November 11	6:30 p.m.	Tennessee	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECN	W 50–17	50,637
November 18	6:30 p.m.	at Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	SECN	W 45–17	22,910
November 24	1:30 p.m.	at CBS	W 48–45	64,529
December 27	8:00 pm	vs. Texas*	NRG Stadium Houston, TX (Texas Bowl)	ESPN	L 16–33	67,820
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:^[2]

Roster

2017 Missouri Tigers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Da'Ron Davis	Fr
QB	`2`	Micah Wilson	Fr
QB	`3`	Drew Lock	Jr
RB	`4`	Isaiah Miller	Fr
QB	`5`	Taylor Powell	Fr
WR	`6`	J'Mon Moore	Sr
WR	`7`	Nate Brown	Sr
WR	`8`	Justin Smith	So
WR	`9`	Dimetrios Mason	So
QB	`9`	Hayden Rymer	Fr
TE	`10`	Jason Reese	Sr
TE	`11`	Kendall Blanton	Jr
WR	`12`	Johnathon Johnson	So
WR	`14`	Ray Wingo	Jr
RB	`16`	Damarea Crockett	So
WR	`17`	Richaud Floyd	So
WR	`18`	Dominic Collins	Sr
QB	`19`	Jack Lowary	So
RB	`21`	Ish Witter	Sr
RB	`22`	Dawson Downing	Fr
WR	`24`	Cameren Rivers	Sr
WR	`28`	Steven Spadarotto	Jr
WR	`29`	Nate Strong	Jr
RB	`33`	Larry Rountree III	Fr
WR	`36`	Daniel Ellinger	Fr
RB	`43`	Jerney Jones	Fr
RB	`45`	Ezra Vaoifi	Fr
OL	`50`	Hyrin Morrison-White	Fr
OL	`54`	Trystan Colon-Castillo	Fr
OL	`56`	Samson Bailey	Jr
OL	`57`	Alec Abeln	Sr
OL	`59`	Case Cook	Fr
OL	`62`	Thomas Grossman	Jr
OL	`66`	Adam Ploudre	Sr
OL	`67`	Jonah Dubinski	So
OL	`69`	AJ Harris	So
OL	`70`	Yasir Durant	So
OL	`71`	Kevin Pendleton	Jr
OL	`72`	Kyle Mitchell	Sr
OL	`75`	Tre'Vour Simms	So
OL	`76`	Tyler Howell	Sr
OL	`77`	Paul Adams	Jr
OL	`78`	Pompey Coleman	Fr
OL	`79`	Larry Borom	Fr
TE	`81`	Albert Okwuegbunam	Fr
WR	`84`	Emanuel Hall	Jr
TE	`88`	Logan Christopherson	Fr
TE	`89`	Brendan Scales	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S	`1`	Anthony Hines	Sr
LB	`2`	TJ Warren	So
S	`3`	Ronnell Perkins	So
DL	`5`	Terry Beckner	Jr
LB	`6`	Tavon Ross	Jr
S	`7`	Cam Hilton	Jr
S	`8`	Thomas Wilson	Sr
DL	`9`	Malik Young	Jr
S	`10`	Tyree Gillespie	Fr
LB	`11`	Brandon Lee	Jr
S	`11`	Jordan Ulmer	Fr
S	`12`	Dominic Nelson	Jr
DB	`14`	Adam Sparks	Fr
LB	`15`	Grant Jones	Jr
DL	`16`	Marcell Frazier	Sr
DB	`17`	DeMarkus Acy	So
S	`18`	Joshuah Bledsoe	Fr
DB	`19`	Terry Petry	Fr
DL	`20`	Myles Eaddy	Fr
S	`20`	Kaleb Prewett	Jr
DB	`21`	Christian Holmes	So
DB	`22`	Anthony Sherrils	Sr
LB	`24`	Terez Hall	Jr
LB	`25`	Jamal Brooks	Fr
DB	`28`	Logan Cheadle	Sr
DL	`29`	Nate Anderson	Jr
S	`30`	Ryan Dalley	So
DB	`31`	Finis Stribling IV	Jr
DB	`33`	Jerod Alton	Fr
LB	`34`	Joey Burkett	Sr
DB	`35`	Sean Boyd	So
LB	`38`	Eric Beisel	Sr
DL	`39`	Chris Turner	Fr
LB	`40`	Aubrey Miller Jr.	Fr
DL	`45`	Franklin Agbasimere	So
LB	`46`	Jacob Trump	Jr
LB	`47`	Cale Garrett	So
LB	`48`	Roderick Winters	Jr
DL	`51`	Ed Cruz	Sr
LB	`53`	Joe Hoy	So
DL	`55`	Jordan Harold	Sr
DL	`61`	Adam Roland	Jr
DL	`72`	Caleb Sampson	Fr
DL	`78`	Kobie Whiteside	Fr
DL	`88`	Nate Howard	Jr
DL	`90`	Markell Utsey	So
DL	`93`	Tre Williams	Fr
DL	`94`	Tyrell Jacobs	So
DL	`95`	Rashad Brandon	Jr
DL	`96`	A.J. Logan	Sr
DL	`97`	Akial Byers	Fr
DL	`99`	Walter Palmore	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`19`	Tucker McCann	So
P	`26`	Corey Fatony	Jr
LS	`81`	Harley Whitehouse	So
LS	`86`	James Workman	So
K	`92`	Nick Bartolotta	Sr
K	`93`	Andrew Carr	Jr

Head coach

Barry Odom

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Andy Hill (associate head coach / wide receivers)
Cornell Ford (assistant head coach / running backs)
DeMontie Cross (defensive coordinator / inside linebackers)
Josh Heupel (offensive coordinator / quarterbacks)
Ryan Walters (co-defensive coordinator / secondary)
Glen Elarbee (offensive line)
Joe Jon Finley (tight ends)
Brick Haley (defensive line)
Brian Odom (outside linebackers)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 18, 2017

References

^ "@MizzouFootball Announces 2017 Schedule" (Press release). University of Missouri Department of Athletics. September 13, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
^ "2017 Missouri Tigers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 25, 2016.

[UM17-1] "@MizzouFootball Announces 2017 Schedule" (Press release). University of Missouri Department of Athletics. September 13, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.

[2] "2017 Missouri Tigers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 25, 2016.

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