# 2015 Missouri Tigers football team

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.

## Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2015 recruits :
| 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 |
| Recruiting 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 |
| Recruiting 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 |
| Recruiting 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 |
| Recruiting 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 |
| Recruiting 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 |
| Recruiting 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 |
| Recruiting 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 |
| Recruiting 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 |
| Recruiting 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 |
| Recruiting 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 |
| Recruiting 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 |
| Recruiting 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 |
| Recruiting 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 |
| Recruiting 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 |
| Recruiting 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 |
| Recruiting 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 |
| Recruiting 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 |
| Recruiting 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 |
| Recruiting 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 |
| Recruiting 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 |
| Recruiting 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 |
| Recruiting 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 |
| Recruiting 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. 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.
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.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 3:00 p.m. | Southeast Missouri* | No. 24 | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | SEC Alt. | W 34–3 (vacated) | 64,670 |
| September 12 | 6:00 p.m. | at Arkansas State* | No. 21 | Centennial Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR | ESPN3 | W 27–20 (vacated) | 29,143 |
| September 19 | 11:00 a.m. | UConn* | No. 22 | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | ESPN | W 9–6 (vacated) | 70,079 |
| September 26 | 6:30 p.m. | at Kentucky | No. 25 | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY | SECN | L 13–21 | 58,008 |
| October 3 | 11:00 a.m. | South Carolina | | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | SECN | W 24–10 (vacated) | 66,751 |
| October 10 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 11 Florida | | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | SECN | L 3–21 | 70,767 |
| October 17 | 6:30 p.m. | at Georgia | | Sanford StadiumAthens, GA | SECN | L 6–9 | 92,746 |
| October 24 | 3:00 p.m. | at Vanderbilt | | Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN | SECN | L 3–10 | 31,128 |
| November 5 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 24 Mississippi State | | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO (SEC Nation) | ESPN | L 13–31 | 58,878 |
| November 14 | 6:30 p.m. | vs. BYU* | | Arrowhead StadiumKansas City, MO | SECN | W 20–16 (vacated) | 42,824 |
| November 21 | 6:15 p.m. | Tennessee | | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | ESPN2 | L 8–19 | 59,575 |
| November 27 | 1:30 p.m. | at Arkansas | | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR (Battle Line Rivalry) | CBS | L 3–28 | 65,228 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||
    Schedule Source:

## 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 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 25 | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | 23 | 21 | 20 | 23 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 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.