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-
2008 Season Highlights
Gary Pinkel enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Missouri.
The Tigers won the Big 12 Conference Championship.
2008 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 30 vs.
Illinois
52
42
W
@ St. Louis, MO
Sat., Sep. 6 vs. Southeast Missouri State
52
3
W
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Nevada
69
17
W
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Buffalo
42
21
W
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Nebraska
52
17
W
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Oklahoma State
23
28
L
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Texas
31
56
L
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Colorado
58
0
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Baylor
31
28
W
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Kansas State
41
24
W
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Iowa State
52
20
W
Sat., Nov. 29 vs.
Kansas
37
40
L
@ Kansas City, MO
Sat., Dec. 6 @
Oklahoma
21
62
L
@ Kansas City, MO
Mon., Dec. 29
Northwestern
30
23
W
@ San Antonio, TX
Alamo Bowl
2008 Season Totals
Record 10-4
Points Scored 591
Scoring Average 42.2
Points Allowed 381
Defense Average 27.2
Opponents Record 95-71
Conference Record 5-4
Home Record 6-2
Away Record 3-2
2008 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
19 10-4-0
AP
17 10-4-0
Coaches
16 10-4-0
USA Today/ESPN
2008 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2008 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
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.