2015 Missouri Tigers football team

2015 Missouri Tigers football
2015 Missouri Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Record	0–7, 5 wins vacated (0–7 SEC, 1 win vacated)
Head coach	Gary Pinkel (15th season);
Offensive coordinator	Josh Henson (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Barry Odom (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Faurot Field
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
No. 25 Florida x	7	–	1	10	–	4
No. 22 Tennessee	5	–	3	9	–	4
Georgia	5	–	3	10	–	3
Vanderbilt	2	–	6	4	–	8
Kentucky	2	–	6	5	–	7
Missouri*	1	–	7	5	–	7
South Carolina	1	–	7	3	–	9
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#^	7	–	1	14	–	1
No. 10 Ole Miss	6	–	2	10	–	3
Arkansas	5	–	3	8	–	5
No. 16 LSU *	5	–	3	9	–	3
Texas A&M	4	–	4	8	–	5
Mississippi State	4	–	4	9	–	4
Auburn	2	–	6	7	–	6
Championship: Alabama 29, Florida 15
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * LSU and Missouri vacated all wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Missouri Tigers football team (also called "Mizzou") represented the University of Missouri in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It marked the Tigers' fourth season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in the Eastern Division. The team played its home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri. They were led by 15th year head coach Gary Pinkel, in what would be his last season as the team's head coach.

Due to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) action, all of Missouri's wins for the 2015 and 2016 seasons were vacated.^[1]

Recruits

College recruiting information (2015)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Chase Abbington RB	St. Peters, MO	Hutchinson C.C.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	209 lb (95 kg)		Nov 5, 2013
Chase Abbington RB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Franklin Agbasimere LB	Montverde, FL	Montverde Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)		Jan 18, 2015
Franklin Agbasimere LB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Terry Beckner DT	East St. Louis, IL	East St. Louis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	298 lb (135 kg)		Feb 4, 2015
Terry Beckner DT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Malik Cuellar OT	San Francisco, CA	City College of San Francisco	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	290 lb (130 kg)		Dec 17, 2014
Malik Cuellar OT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Marquise Doherty ATH	Kansas City, MO	Winnetonka	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)		Dec 26, 2014
Marquise Doherty ATH	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Corey Fatony K	Franklin, TN	Franklin	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)		Jun 18, 2014
Corey Fatony K	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Richaud Floyd WR	Gulfport, MS	Gulfport	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	165 lb (75 kg)		Jul 29, 2014
Richaud Floyd WR	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Marcell Frazier SDE	Portland, OR	College of the Siskiyous	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	250 lb (110 kg)		Dec 18, 2014
Marcell Frazier SDE	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Emanuel Hall WR	Franklin, TN	Centennial	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)		Jul 31, 2014
Emanuel Hall WR	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Terez Hall LB	Lithonia, GA	Martin Luther King	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	208 lb (94 kg)		Feb 4, 2015
Terez Hall LB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
AJ Harris OL	Stilwell, KS	Blue Valley	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	297 lb (135 kg)	4.9	Apr 1, 2014
AJ Harris OL	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Cam Hilton S	St. Louis, MO	Webster Groves	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	172 lb (78 kg)		Apr 19, 2014
Cam Hilton S	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Nate Howard DE	St. Louis, MO	Ladue Horton Watkins	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)		Jan 30, 2015
Nate Howard DE	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tyler Howell OL	El Dorado, KS	Butler County C.C.	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	305 lb (138 kg)		Jan 22, 2015
Tyler Howell OL	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tyrell Jacobs DT	Metairie, LA	Rummel	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	4.9	Jan 24, 2015
Tyrell Jacobs DT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Johnathon Johnson WR	Memphis, TN	Melrose	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)		Jan 18, 2015
Johnathon Johnson WR	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Drew Lock QB	Lee’s Summit, MO	Lee’s Summit	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)		Apr 9, 2014
Drew Lock QB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Josh Moore DE	Olathe, KS	North	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	250 lb (110 kg)		Jan 31, 2015
Josh Moore DE	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tanner Owen OL	Kearney, MO	Kearney	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	5.1	Jun 11, 2014
Tanner Owen OL	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ronnell Perkins ATH	University City, MO	University City	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)		Aug 7, 2014
Ronnell Perkins ATH	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Justin Smith WR	Dublin, GA	West Laurens	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.6	Jan 18, 2015
Justin Smith WR	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
T.J. Warren DB	Conyers, GA	Rockdale County	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.4	Oct 7, 2014
T.J. Warren DB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ryan Williams RB	Lee’s Summit, MO	Lee’s Summit West	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	178 lb (81 kg)		Feb 15, 2014
Ryan Williams RB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 2.97 (#32) Rivals: 2.79 (#35) ESPN: 76.6
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Missouri 2015 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 5, 2014. "2015 Missouri Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 5, 2014. "2015 Player Commitments – Missouri". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 5, 2014. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 5, 2014. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 5, 2014.

Schedule

Missouri announced their 2015 football schedule on October 14, 2014.^[2] The 2015 schedule consisted of 6 home games, 5 away games and 1 neutral game in the regular season. The Tigers hosted SEC foes Florida, Mississippi State, South Carolina, and Tennessee, and travelled to Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, and Vanderbilt.^[3]

Missouri hosted Mississippi State for the first time since 1984, when the Tigers were playing in the Big Eight Conference, before joining the SEC 28 years later. That match–up against the Bulldogs was the third Thursday night game hosted by Missouri in Tiger history. It was the Tigers' first year without Texas A&M on their schedule since 2009, and the first year without any team from Texas on its schedule since 1984.

At the release of the 2015 schedule, Missouri was the only member in the SEC to not complete their entire schedule as the Tigers were still finalizing the game to be played on November 14. One month later after releasing of their schedule, Missouri announced that the game on November 14 would be played against BYU at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.^[4]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	3:00 p.m.	Southeast Missouri*	No. 24	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SEC Alt.	W 34–3 (vacated)	64,670
September 12	6:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State*	No. 21	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	W 27–20 (vacated)	29,143
September 19	11:00 a.m.	UConn*	No. 22	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	ESPN	W 9–6 (vacated)	70,079
September 26	6:30 p.m.	at Kentucky	No. 25	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	SECN	L 13–21	58,008
October 3	11:00 a.m.	South Carolina		Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECN	W 24–10 (vacated)	66,751
October 10	6:30 p.m.	No. 11 Florida		Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECN	L 3–21	70,767
October 17	6:30 p.m.	at Georgia		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	SECN	L 6–9	92,746
October 24	3:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt		Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	SECN	L 3–10	31,128
November 5	8:00 p.m.	No. 24 Mississippi State		Faurot Field Columbia, MO (SEC Nation)	ESPN	L 13–31	58,878
November 14	6:30 p.m.	vs. BYU*		Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO	SECN	W 20–16 (vacated)	42,824
November 21	6:15 p.m.	Tennessee		Faurot Field Columbia, MO	ESPN2	L 8–19	59,575
November 27	1:30 p.m.	at Arkansas		Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (Battle Line Rivalry)	CBS	L 3–28	65,228
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:^[5]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	24	21	22	25	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	23	21	20	23	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
4	128	Evan Boehm	C	Arizona Cardinals
5	144	Conner McGovern	C	Denver Broncos
5	150	Kentrell Brothers	LB	Minnesota Vikings

Campus protests and resignation of Tim Wolfe

In the fall of 2015 there were a number of racially charged incidents at the University of Missouri campus. Some students held protests, and some called for the resignation of university system president Tim Wolfe, who they said had not provided a sufficient response to the incidents. On November 7 some members of the Missouri Tigers football team said that they would boycott all football-related activities until Wolfe resigned. Coach Pinkel stated that he supported the players. On November 9 Wolfe resigned as president.^[6]^[7]

References

^ "2023 Football Quick Facts". University of Missouri Athletics. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
^ Connelly, Bill (October 14, 2014). "Missouri's 2015 schedule released". Rock M Nation. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
^ "Mizzou Football 2015 Schedule Announced" (Press release). University of Missouri Department of Athletics. October 14, 2014. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
^ "Arrowhead Stadium to Host Mizzou-BYU in 2015" (Press release). University of Missouri Department of Athletics. November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
^ "2015 Missouri Tigers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
^ Tracy, Marc; Southall, Ashley (November 8, 2015). "Black Football Players Lend Heft to Protests at Missouri". The New York Times. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
^ Nadkarni, Rohan; Nieves, Alex (November 9, 2015). "Why Missouri's Football Team Joined a Protest Against School Administration". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 9, 2015.

[1] "2023 Football Quick Facts". University of Missouri Athletics. Retrieved October 24, 2023.

[r020-2] Connelly, Bill (October 14, 2014). "Missouri's 2015 schedule released". Rock M Nation. Retrieved November 27, 2024.

[Mizzou15-3] "Mizzou Football 2015 Schedule Announced" (Press release). University of Missouri Department of Athletics. October 14, 2014. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.

[BYU-4] "Arrowhead Stadium to Host Mizzou-BYU in 2015" (Press release). University of Missouri Department of Athletics. November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.

[5] "2015 Missouri Tigers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved November 21, 2014.

[6] Tracy, Marc; Southall, Ashley (November 8, 2015). "Black Football Players Lend Heft to Protests at Missouri". The New York Times. Retrieved November 9, 2015.

[7] Nadkarni, Rohan; Nieves, Alex (November 9, 2015). "Why Missouri's Football Team Joined a Protest Against School Administration". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 9, 2015.

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