# 2017 Missouri Tigers football team

The 2017 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by second-year head coach Barry Odom. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in SEC play to finish in a tie for third place in the Eastern Division. They were invited to the Texas Bowl where they lost to Texas.
On November 24, quarterback Drew Lock broke the SEC passing record for touchdowns in a season with 43, in a 48–45 win over Arkansas.

## Recruiting
### Position key

| Back | B | Center | C | Cornerback | CB | Defensive back | DB |
| Defensive end | DE | Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | End | E |
| Fullback | FB | Guard | G | Halfback | HB | Kicker | K |
| Kickoff returner | KR | Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB |
| Long snapper | LS | Punter | P | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB |
| Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR |

### Recruits

The Tigers signed a total of 25 recruits.
US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Daron Davis RB | Kansas City, Missouri | Hogan Preparatory Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Nov 6, 2015 |
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| Hyrin White OT | DeSoto, Texas | DeSoto HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 292 lb (132 kg) | Mar 17, 2016 |
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| Pompey Coleman OT | Indianapolis, Indiana | Ben Davis HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | Apr 9, 2016 |
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| Logan Christopherson TE | Lemont, Illinois | Lemont HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 216 lb (98 kg) | Jun 2, 2016 |
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| Larry Borom OG | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | Brother Rice HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 338 lb (153 kg) | Jul 23, 2016 |
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| Case Cook C | Carrollton, Georgia | Carrollton HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | Jul 26, 2016 |
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| Aubrey Miller LB | Memphis, Tennessee | Whitehaven HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) | Jul 26, 2016 |
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| Jamal Brooks LB | Bessemer, Alabama | Bessemer City HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 227 lb (103 kg) | Jul 26, 2016 |
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| Joshuah Bledsoe S | Houston, Texas | Dekaney HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | Jul 27, 2016 |
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| Chris Turner DE | Hammond, Louisiana | Hammond HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Nov 13, 2016 |
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| Terry Petry CB | Missouri City, Texas | Ridge Point HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Nov 30, 2016 |
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| Rashad Brandon DT | Jersey City, New Jersey | ASA College | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 315 lb (143 kg) | Dec 3, 2016 |
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| Nate Anderson DE | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | New Mexico Military Institute | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | Dec 4, 2016 |
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| Larry Rountree III RB | Raleigh, North Carolina | Millbrook HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 204 lb (93 kg) | Dec 9, 2016 |
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| Yasir Durant OG | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Arizona Western College | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 330 lb (150 kg) | Dec 12, 2016 |
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| Isaiah Miller RB | Jacksonville, Florida | Baldwin HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | Dec 12, 2016 |
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| Adam Sparks CB | Geismar, Louisiana | Dutchtown HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Dec 25, 2016 |
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| Jordan Ulmer S | Bellevue, Michigan | Bellevue HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jan 7, 2017 |
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| Tyree Gillespie S | Ocala, Florida | Vanguard HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | Jan 22, 2017 |
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| Taylor Powell QB | Fayetteville, Arkansas | Fayetteville HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | Jan 23, 2017 |
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| Kobie Whiteside DT | Houston, Texas | Alief Taylor HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 304 lb (138 kg) | Jan 29, 2017 |
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| Walter Palmore DT | Columbus, Georgia | Eastern Arizona College | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 295 lb (134 kg) | Jan 30, 2017 |
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| O'shae Clark WR | Cypress, Texas | Cypress Springs HS | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | Jan 31, 2017 |
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| Caleb Sampson DT | Covington, Louisiana | Northlake Christian School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | Feb 1, 2017 |
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| Malik Young DT | Marietta, Georgia | Eastern Arizona College | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | Feb 1, 2017 |
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| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Missouri Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 5, 2017. "2017 Missouri Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 5, 2017. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 5, 2017. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 5, 2017. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 5, 2017. |||||||

## Schedule

Missouri announced its 2017 football schedule on September 13, 2016. The 2017 schedule consists of 7 home games and 5 away games in the regular season. The Tigers will host SEC foes Auburn, Florida, South Carolina, and Tennessee, and will travel to Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, and Vanderbilt.
The Tigers will host three of its four non–conference games which are against Idaho from the Sun Belt Conference, Missouri State from the Missouri Valley Football Conference, Purdue from the Big Ten Conference and travel to UConn from the American Athletic Conference.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 11:00 a.m. | Missouri State* | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | SECN | W 72–43 | 50,131 |
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | South Carolina | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO (SEC Nation) | ESPN2 | L 13–31 | 55,023 |
| September 16 | 3:00 p.m. | Purdue* | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | SECN | L 3–35 | 53,262 |
| September 23 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 15 Auburn | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | ESPNU | L 14–51 | 54,574 |
| October 7 | 6:30 p.m. | at Kentucky | Kroger FieldLexington, KY | SECN | L 34–40 | 57,476 |
| October 14 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 4 Georgia | Sanford StadiumAthens, GA (SEC Nation) | SECN | L 28–53 | 92,746 |
| October 21 | 11:00 a.m. | Idaho* | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | SECN | W 68–21 | 47,648 |
| October 28 | 5:30 p.m. | at UConn* | Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT | CBSSN | W 52–12 | 21,062 |
| November 4 | 11:00 a.m. | Florida | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | ESPN2 | W 45–16 | 49,154 |
| November 11 | 6:30 p.m. | Tennessee | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | SECN | W 50–17 | 50,637 |
| November 18 | 6:30 p.m. | at Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN | SECN | W 45–17 | 22,910 |
| November 24 | 1:30 p.m. | at Arkansas | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR (Battle Line Rivalry) | CBS | W 48–45 | 64,529 |
| December 27 | 8:00 pm | vs. Texas* | NRG StadiumHouston, TX (Texas Bowl) | ESPN | L 16–33 | 67,820 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Central time |||||||
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