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2011 Missouri Tigers football
Independence Bowl champion
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record8–5 (5–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDavid Yost (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorDave Steckel (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumFaurot Field
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Oklahoma State $   8 – 1     12 – 1  
No. 15 Kansas State   7 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 13 Baylor   6 – 3     10 – 3  
No. 16 Oklahoma   6 – 3     10 – 3  
Missouri   5 – 4     8 – 5  
Texas   4 – 5     8 – 5  
Texas A&M   4 – 5     7 – 6  
Iowa State   3 – 6     6 – 7  
Texas Tech   2 – 7     5 – 7  
Kansas   0 – 9     2 – 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Gary Pinkel, who returned for his 11th season, and played their home games at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium. It was the Tigers' final season in the Big 12 Conference as they departed for the Southeastern Conference in 2012. They finished the season 8–5, 5–4 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place. They were invited to the Independence Bowl where they defeated North Carolina 41–24.

The NCAA recognized Missouri's football program for ranking in the top 10% of the country for Academic Progress Rate for the 2011–12 academic year, MU's final year as members of the Big 12.[1]

Recruits[edit]

Key Losses:

QB Blaine Gabbert chose to forgo his senior year eligibility and enter the NFL draft in 2011.[2]

Four days after Gabbert declared for the NFL draft, sophomore DE Aldon Smith also declared.[3]

Sheldon Richardson, a 6' 4" defensive tackle[4] originally from St. Louis, signed a Letter of Intent to play for the Tigers in 2011. He was ranked as the #1 DT prospect in the nation from many recruiting analysts, and a 5* rating (out of 5). He also was ranked as the #1 player at any position in the State of Missouri. He originally signed with Mizzou in February 2009, but had to go to junior college (College of the Sequoias, in Visalia, California) to improve his grades; played DT for them in the past two years.[5] He was also rated the #3 junior college prospect by Rivals.com.[6] He also can play offensive tight end as well as defensive tackle.[7][8]

Michael Boddie, Gerrand Johnson, and Wesley Leftwich signed LOI prior to Feb. 3 and enrolled in classes this Spring semester. 'More Info'

All 17 recruits signed their National Letter of Intent during the National Signing Period (February 3, 2011 – April 1, 2011).

The recruits signed by February 2.[9]

Fully one-half (9) of the 17 recruits are from Texas, and four were in Missouri; two of those four were from St. Louis. The Mizzou class consists of four offensive linemen, four defensive backs, three linebackers, two wide receivers, two defensive tackles, a defensive end, and a quarterback. Richardson is the only junior college transfer.

[10]

A capsule look at Mizzou's signees here.[11]

US college sports recruiting information for 2011 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Corbin Berkstresser
QB 		Lee's Summit, Missouri Lee's Summit HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) ? Sep 1, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Michael Boddie
OG 		Gilmer, Texas Gilmer HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 270 lb (120 kg) ? Oct 26, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Kentrell Brothers
OLB 		Guthrie, Oklahoma Guthrie HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 4.75 Nov 10, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Courtland Browning
S 		Tyler, Texas Lee HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 4.48 Mar 19, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Taylor Chappell
OG 		Canadian, Texas Canadian HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 270 lb (120 kg) 5.3 May 22, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Brandon Durant
OLB 		Copperas Cove, Texas Copperas Cove HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 4.6 Nov 4, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 72
Clarence Green
OLB 		Freeport, Texas Brazoswood HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 4.52 Apr 23, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Brandon Hannah
WR 		St. Louis, Missouri Chaminade College Prep 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 4.5 Mar 11, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 45
David Johnson
CB 		Spring, Texas Spring HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 4.37 Dec 18, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 45
Gerrand Johnson
DT 		Rayville, Louisiana Rayville HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 270 lb (120 kg) ? Oct 13, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Wesley Leftwich
WR/CB 		Columbia, Missouri Columbia-Hickman HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 4.40 Feb 2, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Connor McGovern
OT 		Fargo, North Dakota Shanley HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 5.12 Aug 13, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 45
Brad McNulty
C/OG 		Allen, Texas Allen HS 6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 5.41 Oct 12, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Ernest Payton
CB 		College Station, Texas A & M Consolidated HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 4.40 Jan 29, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 45
Shane Ray
DE 		Shawnee Mission, Kansas Bishop Miege HS 6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 4.75 Mar 6, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Sheldon Richardson
DT 		St. Louis, Missouri College of the Sequoias 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 270 lb (120 kg) ? Dec 15, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 81
Ian Simon
S 		Mansfield, Texas Mansfield Legacy HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) ? Jun 13, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 45
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 47   Rivals: 46  ESPN: 66
  • ‡ 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 2011 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
  • "2011 Missouri Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
  • "2011 Player Commitments – Missouri". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 3, 2011.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 311:00 amMiami (OH)*No. 21
FSNW 17–658,313[12]
September 99:30 pmat Arizona State*No. 21
ESPNL 30–37 OT70,236[13]
September 176:00 pmWestern Illinois*
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
FSN PPVW 69–063,420
September 247:00 pmat No. 1 Oklahoma
FXL 28–3885,547
October 82:30 pmat No. 20 Kansas State
ABC/ESPN3L 17–2448,435
October 151:00 pmIowa Statedagger
W 52–1771,004
October 2211:00 amNo. 6 Oklahoma State
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
FXL 24–4564,202[14]
October 2911:00 amat No. 16 Texas A&M
FXW 38–31 OT86,934
November 56:00 pmat Baylor
FSNL 39–4240,194
November 1211:00 amNo. 21 Texas
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
FXW 17–561,323
November 192:30 pmTexas Tech
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
ABC/ESPN3W 31–2754,309
November 262:30 pmvs. Kansas
FSNW 24–1047,059[15]
December 264:00 pmvs. North Carolina*
ESPN2W 41–2441,728
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster[edit]

2011 Missouri Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 1 James Franklin So
WR 2 L'Damian Washington  So
WR 3 Gahn McGaffie  Jr
RB 4 Kendial Lawrence Jr
WR 5 Rolandis Woodland  Jr
RB 6 Marcus Murphy So
QB 7 Kortland Webb Fr
WR 8 Wes Kemp Sr
WR 9 Kerwin Stricker  So
QB 12 Jimmy Costello  Sr
QB 13 Corbin Berkstresser Fr
WR 14 Jaleel Clark  So
WR 16 Brandon Gerau Sr
QB 16 Ashton Glaser  So
QB 17 Ryan Howerton  So
WR 18 Wesley Leftwich Fr
RB 20 Henry Josey So
WR 21 Bud Sasser  Fr
WR 22 Joe Plevel  Jr
RB 24 Greg White  Fr
RB 26 De'Vion Moore  Sr
WR 28 T. J. Moe Jr
WR 29 Jerrell Jackson Sr
RB 33 Kellen Wright  Fr
RB 35 Tyler Hunt Fr
RB 38 Jared Culver  Jr
WR 46 Kyle Peasel  So
OL 50 Steven Mack  Fr
OL 51 Stephen Carberry  Fr
OL 52 Marvin Newman  Sr
OL 53 Travis Ruth  Jr
OL 56 Robert Luce  Fr
OL 59 Kyle Starke Fr
OL 61 Max Copeland  So
OL 62 Taylor Chappell Fr
OL 63 Brad McNulty Fr
OL 65 Mitch Morse  Fr
OL 66 Austin Wuebbels  Sr
OL 67 Michael Boddie Fr
OL 68 Justin Britt  So
OL 70 Anthony Gatti  Fr
OL 71 Jayson Palmgren  Sr
OL 72 Elvis Fisher Sr
OL 73 Mark Hill  So
OL 74 Chris Freeman  Fr
OL 75 Jack Meiners Jr
OL 76 Quinn Brown Sr
OL 77 Dan Hoch Sr
OL 78 Nick Demien  Fr
OL 79 John Birdwell Sr
WR 80 Terry Dennis Sr
TE 81 Eric Waters So
TE 82 Michael Egnew Sr
TE 84 Stephen Drain Jr
WR 85 Marcus Lucas So
TE 86 Beau Brinkley Sr
TE 87 Andrew Jones Sr
WR 88 Jimmie Hunt Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 1 Kip Edwards  Jr
DL 3 Jacquies Smith Sr
DB 4 Daniel Easterly  Fr
DB 5 Cortland Browning Fr
DB 7 Randy Ponder  So
DB 9 Braylon Webb  Fr
LB 10 Tony Randolph Sr
DB 11 Ian Simon Fr
LB 12 Darvin Ruise  Fr
S 13 Jenji Jackson Sr
LB 15 Donovan Bonner  So
S 17 Mattlast=White  So
DB 19 David Johnson Fr
DB 21 Trey Hobson Sr
DB 22 Robert Steeples  Jr
LB 25 Zaviar Gooden  Jr
DB 26 Xavier Smith  Fr
DB 28 Ernst Payton Fr
S 30 Kenronte Walker  Jr
DB 31 E. J. Gaines So
LB 32 Will Ebner Sr
LB 33 Luke Lambert  Sr
DL 34 Sheldon Richardson Jr
LB 36 Jared Parham  Fr
LB 38 Kentrell Brothers Fr
LB 39 Brandon Durant Fr
LB 40 Clarence Green Fr
LB 41 Daniel Carpenter  So
S 43 Quincy Hamilton Fr
DB 45 Tyler Davis  So
DL 47 Kony Ealy  Fr
LB 48 Andrew Wilson  So
LB 50 Denzel Martin  So
DL 52 Michael Sam  So
LB 54 Michael Brennan  Fr
DL 55 Brayden Burnett  So
DL 56 Shane Ray Fr
DL 57 Brad Maidson  Jr
DL 58 Brendan Donaldson Sr
DL 60 Connor McGovern Fr
DL 64 Keric Lickerman Fr
DL 64 Tim Struckhoff Jr
DL 85 Derrion Thomas  Fr
DL 89 Matt Hoch  Fr
DL 90 Dominique Hamilton Sr
DL 91 Jimmy Burge  Jr
DL 92 Corey Sudhoff Sr
DL 93 Terrell Resonno  Sr
DL 94 Marvin Foster  So
DL 96 Lucas Vincent  Fr
DL 99 George White  Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 91 Blake Owens  Fr
P 92 Christian Brinser  Fr
K 95 Grant Ressel  Sr
P/K 97 Trey Barrow  Jr
K 99 Andrew Baggett Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • David Yost – Offensive coordinator / Quarterbacks
  • Andy Hill – Wide receivers
  • Brian Jones – Running backs
  • Bruce Walker – Offensive line
  • Dave Steckel – Defensive coordinator / Assistant head coach / Linebackers
  • Craig Kuligowski – Defensive line
  • Cornell Ford – Cornerbacks
  • Barry Odom – Safeties
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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Rankings[edit]

See also: 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP2121RVRVRV————————RVRVRV
Coaches2119RVRV—————RV—RVRVRVRVRV
HarrisNot released—RV———RVRVRVRVNot released
BCSNot released——————25—Not released

Game summaries[edit]

Miami (OH)[edit]

See also: 2011 Miami RedHawks football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Miami (OH) 0 0 6 0 6
Missouri 7 3 0 7 17

[16]

@ Arizona State[edit]

See also: 2011 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
1 2 3 4OT Total
Missouri 3 7 6 140 30
Arizona State 7 9 7 77 37

Western Illinois[edit]

See also: 2011 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Western Illinois 0 0 0 0 0
Missouri 21 21 10 17 69

@ Oklahoma[edit]

See also: 2011 Oklahoma Sooners football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Missouri 14 0 0 14 28
Oklahoma 10 14 7 7 38

@ Kansas State[edit]

See also: 2011 Kansas State Wildcats football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Missouri 0 3 0 14 17
Kansas State 10 0 7 7 24

Iowa State[edit]

See also: 2011 Iowa State Cyclones football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Iowa State 3 7 0 7 17
Missouri 21 10 14 7 52

Oklahoma State[edit]

See also: 2011 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Oklahoma State 14 10 14 7 45
Missouri 3 14 0 7 24

@ Texas A&M[edit]

See also: 2011 Texas A&M Aggies football team
1 2 3 4OT Total
Missouri 14 3 0 147 38
Texas A&M 7 21 0 30 31

@ Baylor[edit]

See also: 2011 Baylor Bears football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Missouri 7 7 0 25 39
Baylor 0 13 15 14 42

Texas[edit]

See also: 2011 Texas Longhorns football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Texas 3 0 2 0 5
Missouri 0 14 3 0 17

Texas Tech[edit]

See also: 2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Texas Tech 14 3 10 0 27
Missouri 0 10 7 14 31

Vs. Kansas (in Kansas City)[edit]

See also: 2011 Kansas Jayhawks football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Kansas 0 10 0 0 10
Missouri 0 3 14 7 24

Vs. North Carolina (2011 AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl)[edit]

See also: 2011 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Missouri 14 17 7 3 41
North Carolina 7 3 7 7 24

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matter, Dave (June 7, 2013). "Mizzou Football Recognized for High APR". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Archived from the original on July 6, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
  2. ^ Laymance, Reid (January 3, 2011). "Blaine Gabbert Entering 2011 Draft". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  3. ^ Laymance, Reid (January 7, 2011). "Mizzou's Aldon Smith Heading to NFL Early". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "Sheldon Richardson 2011 Football Recruiting Profile". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
  5. ^ "Richardson is a Tiger!". Scout. December 15, 2010. Archived from the original on December 20, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
  6. ^ Laymance, Reid (December 15, 2010). "Sheldon Richardson Signs with Mizzou". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
  7. ^ Video on YouTube COS Sheldon Richardson #34 Mid-Season Highlights] (November 13, 2009)
  8. ^ Video on YouTube Gateway Tech High School Sheldon Richardson Football Highlights 2008] (August 30, 2009)
  9. ^ "Football Announces 2011 Recruiting Class: Tigers Sign 17 Standouts To Latest Group". CBSSports.com. February 2, 2011.
  10. ^ Laymance, Reid (February 3, 2011). "Missouri continues trend of recruiting heavily in Texas". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
  11. ^ Laymance, Reid (February 2, 2011). "Capsule look at Mizzou's football signees". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
  12. ^ "Miami (OH) RedHawks vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score". ESPN. September 3, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  13. ^ "Missouri Tigers vs. Arizona State Sun Devils Box Score". ESPN. September 9, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  14. ^ "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score". ESPN. October 22, 2011.
  15. ^ "Missouri Tigers vs. Kansas Jayhawks Box Score". ESPN. November 26, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
  16. ^ "Franklin Leads Mizzou Past Miami (OH), 17–6". University of Missouri Department of Athletics. September 3, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
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