# 2006 Missouri Tigers football team

The 2006 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers went 8-5, including a 4-4 record in Big 12 North play. The season ended with a 39-38 loss in the Sun Bowl to Oregon State at El Paso. They played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri, and was coached by head coach Gary Pinkel.

## Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40$^‡$ | Commit date |
| Danario Alexander WR | Marlin, Texas | Marlin HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 4.5 | Dec 29, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 |||||||
| Quan Barge LB | Visalia, California | College of the Sequoias | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | 4.5 | Apr 5, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 |||||||
| Tim Barnes C | Hughesville, Missouri | Pettis County R-5 Northwest HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 316 lb (143 kg) | 5.7 | Jun 16, 2004 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Marquis Booker LB | Ardmore, Oklahoma | Ardmore HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | 4.7 | Dec 6, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 |||||||
| Castine Bridges DB | Pleasant Hill, California | Diablo Valley C.C. | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 4.5 | Dec 5, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Cornelius Brown DB | Reedley, California | Reedley C.C. | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 4.5 | Nov 27, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Justin Brown | Wahpeton, North Dakota | North Dakota State College of Science | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 4.4 | Dec 19, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Tommy Chavis DT | Kilgore, Texas | Kilgore J.C. | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | 4.8 | Apr 5, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Bart Coslet DE | Saint Charles, Missouri | Francis Howell Central | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Feb 12, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 |||||||
| Charles Gaines DT | Jefferson City, Missouri | Lincoln HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 305 lb (138 kg) | 4.9 | Jul 25, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Dominic Grooms QB | Tampa, Florida | Middleton HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | 4.6 | Nov 23, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69 |||||||
| Jesse Hernandez OL | Ardmore, Oklahoma | Ardmore HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 293 lb (133 kg) | Dec 13, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 |||||||
| Del Howard DB | Garland, Texas | South Garland HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 4.5 | Aug 12, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Jeremy Maclin WR | St. Louis, Missouri | Kirkwood | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 4.4 | Dec 20, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| Jared Perry WR | La Marque, Texas | La Marque HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | 4.6 | Dec 18, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69 |||||||
| Mike Prince OL | Southlake, Texas | Carroll HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 278 lb (126 kg) | 5.1 | Dec 19, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Kevin Rutland DB | Galena Park, Texas | North Shore HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 4.5 | Dec 23, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 |||||||
| Brant Scott DT | College Station, Texas | A&M Consolidated | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 256 lb (116 kg) | 5.1 | Dec 26, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 |||||||
| Paul Simpson WR | Hayward, California | Chabot C.C. | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 4.5 | Dec 23, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| John Stull DE | Columbia, Missouri | Rock Bridge HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | 4.9 | Oct 3, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 |||||||
| Terris Phillips DB | St. Louis, Missouri | Murrieta Valley HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 4.3 | Oct 3, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 |||||||
| La'Roderick Thomas ATH | Dallas, Texas | South Oak Cliff HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 4.5 | Dec 19, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 |||||||
| J.P. Tillman QB | Cypress, Texas | Cy Falls | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 233 lb (106 kg) | 4.7 | Jul 31, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 72 |||||||
| Tremane Vaughns DB | Pasadena, California | Pasadena City C.C. | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 4.4 | Dec 18, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Sean Weatherspoon LB | Jasper, Texas | Jasper HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 4.5 | Dec 26, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 38 Rivals: 41 |||||||
| ‡ 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 2006 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 4, 2009. "2006 Missouri Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 4, 2009. "2006 Player Commitments – Missouri". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2009. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 4, 2009. "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 4, 2009. |||||||

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 6:00 pm | Murray State* | | Faurot FieldColumbia, Missouri | | W 47–7 | 50,074 |
| September 9 | 11:30 am | Ole Miss* | | Faurot FieldColumbia, Missouri | FSN | W 34–7 | 51,112 |
| September 16 | 7:00 pm | at New Mexico* | | University StadiumAlbuquerque, New Mexico | The Mtn. | W 27–17 | 27,806 |
| September 23 | 1:00 pm | Ohio* | | Faurot FieldColumbia, Missouri | | W 31–6 | 50,098 |
| September 30 | 11:30 am | Colorado | No. 25 | Faurot FieldColumbia, Missouri | FSN | W 28–13 | 57,824 |
| October 7 | 6:00 pm | at Texas Tech | No. 23 | Jones SBC StadiumLubbock, Texas | TBS | W 38–21 | 49,050 |
| October 14 | 2:30 pm | at Texas A&M | No. 19 | Kyle FieldCollege Station, Texas | ABC | L 19–25 | 71,136 |
| October 21 | 1:00 pm | Kansas State | No. 24 | Faurot FieldColumbia, Missouri | | W 41–21 | 64,657 |
| October 28 | 11:00 am | No. 19 Oklahoma | No. 23 | Faurot FieldColumbia, Missouri (Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe) | ABC | L 10–26 | 62,045 |
| November 4 | 11:00 am | at Nebraska | | Memorial StadiumLincoln, Nebraska (rivalry) | ABC | L 20–34 | 85,197 |
| November 18 | 1:00 pm | at Iowa State | | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, Iowa (Battle for the Telephone Trophy) | | L 16–21 | 39,631 |
| November 25 | 11:00 am | Kansas | | Faurot FieldColumbia, Missouri (Border War) | ABC | W 42–17 | 55,614 |
| December 29 | 12:00 pm | vs. No. 24 Oregon State* | | Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, Texas (Sun Bowl) | CBS | L 38–39 | 48,732 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | — | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | 19 | 24 | 23 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches Poll | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 21 | RV | 23 | 25 | RV | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 24 | 23 | 17 | 25 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 24 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |