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Missouri Football Team History

Missouri Tigers

University of Missouri
Columbia, MO
Founded: 1839
Stadium: Memorial/Faurot Field
Capacity: 68,349
Colors: Gold & Black
Coach: Gary Pinkel
Conference: Big 12-

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1890 <-- 2001 <- 2002 -> 2003 --> 2024

2002 Season Highlights

Gary Pinkel enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Missouri.

2002 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 31	vs. Illinois	33	20	W	@ St. Louis, MO
Sat., Sep. 7	vs. Ball State	41	6	W
Sat., Sep. 14	@ Bowling Green State	28	51	L
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Troy	44	7	W
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Oklahoma	24	31	L
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Nebraska	13	24	L
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Texas Tech	38	52	L
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Kansas	36	12	W
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Iowa State	35	42	L
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Colorado	35	42	L
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Texas A&M	33	27	W
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Kansas State	0	38	L

2002 Season Totals
Record	5-7
Points Scored	360
Scoring Average	30.0
Points Allowed	352
Defense Average	29.3
Opponents Record	78-65
Conference Record	2-6
Home Record	4-3
Away Record	1-4

2002 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2002 Big 12- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	9-5	537	439	Won 55-15	5-3	298	286	Mike Leach
Iowa State	7-7	404	396	Lost 16-34	4-4	201	238	Dan McCarney
Kansas	2-10	248	507		0-8	125	380	Mark Mangino
Oklahoma	12-2	541	216	Won 34-14	7-2	334	161	Bob Stoops
Colorado	9-5	398	325	Lost 28-31	7-2	288	204	Gary Barnett
Kansas State	11-2	582	154	Won 34-27	6-2	342	91	Bill Snyder
Texas	11-2	439	212	Won 35-20	6-2	235	160	Mack Brown
Oklahoma State	8-5	446	356	Won 33-23	5-3	256	230	Les Miles
Nebraska	7-7	383	335	Lost 23-27	3-5	192	215	Frank Solich
Texas A&M	6-6	345	280		3-5	266	245	R.C. Slocum
Missouri	5-7	360	352		2-6	214	268	Gary Pinkel
Baylor	3-9	202	496		1-7	93	366	Kevin Steele

2002 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2002 All Big 12 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.