2012 Missouri Tigers football team

2012 Missouri Tigers football

Conference	Southeastern Conference Eastern Division
2012 record	5–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach	Gary Pinkel (12th year)
Offensive coordinator	David Yost (2nd as coordinator 12th overall year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Dave Steckel (3rd as coordinator 12th overall year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Faurot Field (Capacity: 71,004)

2012 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#5т Georgia xy		7	–	1		12	–	2
#9 Florida x%		7	–	1		11	–	2
#8 South Carolina		6	–	2		11	–	2
#23 Vanderbilt		5	–	3		9	–	4
Missouri		2	–	6		5	–	7
Tennessee		1	–	7		5	–	7
Kentucky		0	–	8		2	–	10
Western Division
#1 Alabama x$#		7	–	1		13	–	1
#14 LSU		6	–	2		10	–	3
#5т Texas A&M		6	–	2		11	–	2
Mississippi State		4	–	4		8	–	5
Ole Miss		3	–	5		7	–	6
Arkansas		2	–	6		4	–	8
Auburn		0	–	8		3	–	9
Championship: Alabama 32, Georgia 28
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached for the 12th season by Gary Pinkel and played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri for the 87th consecutive season. In their first season as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference, Missouri finished fifth with a record of 2–6 in the conference, and 5–7 overall. As a result, the Tigers failed to qualify for a bowl game for the first time since the 2004 season.

Recruits

Key losses:

OL John Birdwell
TE Beau Brinkley
OL Quinn Brown
WR Terry Dennis
DL Brendan Donaldson
LB Will Ebner
TE Michael Egnew
WR Brandon Gerau
LB Luke Lambert
DL Dominique Hamilton
DB Trey Hobson
OL Dan Hoch
WR Jerrell Jackson
S Kenji Jackson
TE Andrew Jones
WR Wes Kemp
LB Tony Randolph
DL Jacquies Smith
DL Corey Sudhoff

All nineteen recruits signed their National Letter of Intent during the National Signing Period (February 1, 2012 – April 1, 2012).

The recruits signed by February 1.^[1]

Almost one-third (six) of the nineteen recruits are from Missouri with three of them from St. Louis and one from Kansas City. Another six were from Texas. Markus Golden, a linebacker from Visalia, Texas, is the only junior college transfer. Darius White (the 20th), a wide receiver from Fort Worth, Texas is a transfer from the Texas Longhorns who has already enrolled in the off-season but has to sit out the 2012 season per NCAA transfer rules and will then have two years of eligibility starting in 2013.^[2]

2012 recruits
Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Evan Boehm C	Lee's Summit, MO	Lee's Summit HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	5.00	Dec 21, 2011
Evan Boehm C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82
Torey Boozer OLB	Everman, TX	Everman HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	?	May 23, 2011
Torey Boozer OLB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Harold Brantley DT	Hershey, PA	Hershey HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	4.80	Jan 29, 2012
Harold Brantley DT	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73
Levi Copelin S	Broken Arrow, OK	Broken Arrow HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	?	Jan 18, 2012
Levi Copelin S	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 68
Chasten Cuffee S	Cleburne, TX	Cleburne HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	?	May 23, 2011
Chasten Cuffee S	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
Sean Culkin TE	Largo, FL	Indian Rocks Christian HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.60	Dec 22, 2011
Sean Culkin TE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
John Gibson CB	Missouri City, TX	Marshall HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	?	Jan 29, 2012
John Gibson CB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
Markus Golden OLB	St. Louis, MO	Affton HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	4.60	May 1, 2011
Markus Golden OLB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC
Dorial Green-Beckham WR	Springfield, MO	Hillcrest HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.47	Feb 1, 2012
Dorial Green-Beckham WR	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 86
Russell Hansbrough RB	Arlington, TX	Bowie HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.44	Jan 12, 2012
Russell Hansbrough RB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
Rickey Hatley DE	Atlanta, TX	Atlanta HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	?	Dec 10, 2011
Rickey Hatley DE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
Brandon Holifield TE	Tallahassee, FL	Amos P. Godby HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	?	Feb 22, 2012
Brandon Holifield TE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
Maty Mauk QB	Kenton, OH	Kenton HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	?	Jul 11, 2011
Maty Mauk QB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Donavin Newsom MLB	St. Louis, MO	Parkway North HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.50	Jun 8, 2011
Donavin Newsom MLB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Michael Scherer MLB	St. Louis, MO	Mary Institute and St. Louis HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	4.75	Jun 10, 2011
Michael Scherer MLB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Morgan Steward RB	Kansas City, MO	Staley HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	4.52	Mar 1, 2011
Morgan Steward RB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
Ka'ra Stewart S	O'Fallon, IL	O'Fallon HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	?	Dec 10, 2011
Ka'ra Stewart S	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Jordan Williams OT	Denton, TX	Ryan HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	?	Oct 20, 2011
Jordan Williams OT	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Evan Winston DE	Muskegon Heights, MI	Muskegon Heights HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	?	Jul 23, 2011
Evan Winston DE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 3.05 (#33) Rivals: 3.11 (#31) ESPN: 77
‡ 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 2012 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 22, 2012. "2012 Missouri Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 22, 2012. "2012 Player Commitments – Missouri". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 22, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 22, 2012. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 22, 2012.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 PM	Southeastern Louisiana*	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	FSN PPV	W 62–10	62,173
September 8	6:45 PM	#7 Georgia	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	ESPN2	L 20–41	71,004
September 15	6:00 PM	Arizona State*	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	ESPN2	W 24–20	71,004
September 22	2:30 PM	at #7 South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	CBS	L 10–31	80,836
September 29	11:00 AM	at UCF*	Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL	FSN	W 21–16	35,835
October 6	6:00 PM	Vanderbilt	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	SECRN	L 15–19	66,250
October 13	2:30 PM	#1 Alabama	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	CBS	L 10–42	71,004
October 27	11:00 AM	Kentucky	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	ESPNU	W 33–10	67,853
November 3	11:00 AM	at #8 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	ESPN2	L 7–14	90,496
November 10	11:21 AM	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	SECN	W 51–48 ^4OT	89,272
November 17	6:00 PM	Syracuse*	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	ESPNU	L 27–31	63,045
November 24	6:00 PM	at #9 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	ESPN2	L 29–59	87,222
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source:^[3]

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Years at MU	Alma mater (year)
Gary Pinkel ^[4]	Head Coach	12	Kent State (1975)
Dave Steckel (American Football) ^[5]	Assistant Head Coach Defensive Coordinator Linebackers Coach	12	Kutztown (1982)
David Yost ^[6] ^[7]	Assistant Head Coach Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks Coach Recruiting Coordinator	12	Kent State (1992)
Cornell Ford^[8]	Cornerbacks Coach	12	Toledo (1991)
Alex Grinch^[9]	Safeties Coach	4	Mount Union (2002)
Josh Henson^[10]	Co-Offensive Line Coach	4	Oklahoma State (1998)
Andy Hill^[11]	Receivers Coach	17	University of Missouri (1985)
Brian Jones^[12]	Running Backs Coach	12	Connecticut (1981)
Craig Kuligowski^[13]	Defensive Line Coach	12	Toledo (1991)
Bruce Walker^[14]	Co-Offensive Line Coach	12	Central Washington (1983)
Dan Hopkins^[15]	Director of Football Operations	6	University of Missouri (2004)
Nick Otterbacher^[16]	Director of Football Recruiting	9	Toledo (2002)

Source: 2012 Mizzou Football Roster^[17]

David Yost resigned on December 3, suggestingly for personal reasons.^[7] ^[18]

Roster

(as of 8/30/12 MUTIGERS.com, and Rivals.com)

Wide receivers

2 L'Damian Washington - Junior
3 Gahn McGaffie - '' Senior
5 Rolandis Woodland - Senior
8 Darius White - Junior
9 Kerwin Stricker - Junior
14 Jaleel Clark - Junior
15 Dorial Green-Beckham - Freshman
16 Levi Copelin - Freshman
17 Sheldon Gerau - Freshman
18 Wesley Leftwich - Freshman
21 Bud Sasser - Sophomore
22 Joe Plevel - Senior
28 T. J. Moe - Senior
43 Cameron Chancey - Freshman
33 Drew O'Connell - Freshman
85 Marcus Lucas - Junior
87 Gavin Otte - Sophomore
88 Jimmie Hunt - Sophomore

Offensive line

51 Steven Carberry - Sophomore
53 Travis Ruth - Senior
54 Nick Monaghan - Freshman
56 Robert Luce - Sophomore
59 Kyle Starke - Freshman
60 Connor McGovern - Freshman
61 Max Copeland - Junior
62 Taylor Chappell - Freshman
63 Brad McNulty - Freshman
65 Mitch Morse - Sophomore
66 Trey Foster - Senior
67 Michael Boddie - Freshman
68 Justin Britt - Junior
69 Mitch Hall - Freshman
70 Anthony Gatti - Sophomore
71 Justin Grava - Freshman
72 Elvis Fisher - Senior
73 Mitch Hall - Freshman
74 Chris Freeman - Sophomore
75 Jack Meiners - Senior
76 Jordan Williams - Freshman
77 Evan Boehm - Freshman
78 Nick Demien - Sophomore
79 Adam Franklin - Freshman

Tight ends

26 Jake Brents - Freshman
46 Kyle Peasel - '' Junior
80 Sean Culkin - Freshman
81 Eric Waters - Junior
84 Brandon Colbert - Sophomore
86 Jake Hurrell - Freshman

Quarterbacks

1 James Franklin - Junior
7 Maty Mauk - Freshman
11 Reid Swearingen - Freshman
12 Brock Bondurant - Freshman
13 Corbin Berkstresser - Freshman
16 Eric Laurent - Freshman
17 Alex Demczak - Sophomore

Running (tail) backs

4 Kendial Lawrence - Senior'
6 Marcus Murphy - Sophomore
10 Miles Drummond - Freshman
20 Henry Josey - Junior
24 Greg White - Sophomore
32 Russell Hansbrough - Freshman
33 Jordan Wade - Sophomore
35 Tyler Hunt - Sophomore
36 Morgan Steward - Freshman
38 Jared McGriff-Culver - Senior
41 Andrew Stevens - Freshman

Defensive line

34 Sheldon Richardson - Junior
47 Kony Ealy - Sophomore
50 Evan Winston - Freshman
51 Steven Mack - Sophomore
52 Michael Sam - Junior
55 Brayden Burnett - Junior
56 Shane Ray - Freshman
57 Brad Madison - Senior
64 Keric Lickerman - Sophomore
85 Derrion Thomas - Sophomore
89 Matt Hoch - Sophomore
90 Harold Brantley - Freshman
91 Jimmy Burge - Senior
94 Marvin Foster - Junior
95 Rickey Hatley - Freshman
96 Lucas Vincent - Sophomore
98 Clayton Echard - Freshman
99 David Butler - Junior

Linebackers

8 Donovan Bonner - Junior
10 Kentrell Brothers - Freshman
11 Torey Boozer - Freshman
12 Darvin Ruise - Sophomore
25 Zaviar Gooden - Senior
32 Will Ebner - Senior
33 Markus Golden - Sophomore
40 Clarence Green - Freshman
41 Donavin Newsom - Freshman
48 Andrew Wilson - Junior
50 Denzel Martin - Junior
54 Michael Brennan - Sophomore
58 Michael Scherer - Freshman

Safety

4 Daniel Easterly - Sophomore
5 Cortland Browning - Freshman
9 Braylon Webb - Sophomore
18 Michael Godas - Freshman
21 Ian Simon - Freshman
22 Kalen Wilder - Freshman
30 Kenronte Walker - Senior

Free safety

17 Matt White - Junior

Defensive backs

1 Kip Edwards - Senior
3 David Johnson - Freshman
7 Randy Ponder - Junior
13 John Gibson - Freshman
19 Chaston Ward - Freshman
26 Xavier Smith - Sophomore
28 Ernest Payton - Freshman
29 Zach Edwards - Freshman
31 E. J. Gaines - Junior
45 Tyler Davis - Junior
46 Jared Edwards - Freshman

Punters

92 Christian Brinser - Sophomore
97 Trey Barrow - Senior

Kickers

90 Nick Coffman - Freshman
91 Blake Owens - Sophomore
99 Andrew Baggett - Freshman

Season summary

Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	4OT	Total
• Missouri	7	0	14	7	7	7	6	3	51
Tennessee	7	14	7	0	7	7	6	0	48

Date: November 10
Location: Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee
Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST
Television network: SEC Network

Scoring summary

1	4:08	TENN	Cordarrelle Patterson 5-yard run (Michael Parlady kick)	Tennessee 7-0

1	3:55	MIZZ	Jimmie Hunt 87-yard kickoff return (Andrew Baggett kick)	Tie 7-7

2	9:56	TENN	A.J. Johnson 3-yard run (Michael Parlady kick)	Tennessee 14-7

2	4:10	TENN	Mychal Rivera 21-yard pass from Tyler Bray (Michael Parlady kick)	Tennessee 21-7

3	14:38	MIZZ	Kendial Lawrence 77-yard run (Andrew Baggett kick)	Tennessee 21-14

3	8:03	TENN	Alton Howard 16-yard pass from Tyler Bray (Michael Parlady kick)	Tennessee 28-14

3	4:12	MIZZ	Kendial Lawrence 1-yard run (Andrew Baggett kick)	Tennessee 28-21

4	:47	MIZZ	Dorial Green-Beckham 25-yard pass from James Franklin (Andrew Baggett kick)	Tie 28-28

OT		MIZZ	Jimmie Hunt 24-yard pass from James Franklin (Andrew Baggett kick)	Missouri 35-28

OT		TENN	Rajion Neal 8-yard pass from Tyler Bray (Michael Parlady kick)	Tie 35-35

2OT		TENN	Tyler Drummer 5-yard run (Michael Parlady kick)	Tennessee 42-35

2OT		MIZZ	Marcus Lucas 18-yard pass from James Franklin (Andrew Baggett kick)	Tie 42-42

3OT		MIZZ	Dorial Green-Beckham 10-yard pass from James Franklin (two-point conversion failed)	Missouri 48-42

3OT		TENN	Justin Hunter 13-yard pass from Tyler Bray (two-point conversion failed)	Tie 48-48

4OT		MIZZ	Andrew Baggett 35-yard field goal	Missouri 51-48

^[19]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches'	RV	RV	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Harris	Not released						NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR		Not released
BCS	Not released							NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR		Not released

References

↑ "Football Announces 2012 Recruiting Class: Tigers Sign 19 Standouts To Latest Group". CBSSports.com. February 1, 2012.
↑ Darius White, Missouri Tigers (February 1, 2012)
↑ "2012 Missouri Tigers Football Schedule". Retrieved December 29, 2011.
↑ "Mizzou Football: Gary Pinkel Profile". CSTV.com. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
↑ "Mizzou Football: Dave Steckel Profile". CSTV.com. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
↑ "Mizzou Football: David Yost Profile". CSTV.com. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
1 2 "Mizzou's Yost resigns, cites personal reasons". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 3, 2012.
↑ "Mizzou Football: Cornell Ford Profile". CSTV.com. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
↑ "Mizzou Football: Alex Grinch Profile". CSTV.com. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
↑ "Mizzou Football: Josh Henson Profile". CSTV.com. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
↑ "Mizzou Football: Andy Hill Profile". CSTV.com. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
↑ "Mizzou Football: Brian Jones Profile". CSTV.com. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
↑ "Mizzou Football: Craig Kuligowski Profile". CSTV.com. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
↑ "Mizzou Football: Bruce Walker Profile". CSTV.com. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
↑ "Mizzou Football: Dan Hopkins Profile". CSTV.com. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
↑ "Mizzou Football: Nick Otterbacher Profile". CSTV.com. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
↑ "Mizzou Football Roster: Coaches". CSTV.com. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
↑ "Burwell: Pinkel learning the price of being in SEC". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 4, 2012.
↑ ESPN

Missouri Tigers football

Venues	Rollins Field (1890–1926) Faurot Field (1926–present)

Rivalries	Arkansas: Battle Line Rivalry Illinois Iowa State (Telephone Trophy) Kansas: Border War Nebraska (Victory Bell) Oklahoma (Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe)

Culture and lore	Truman the Tiger Marching Mizzou 1911 Kansas game Fifth Down Game (1990) Flea Kicker

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical Leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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