# 2014 Missouri Tigers football team

The 2014 Missouri Tigers football team (also called "Mizzou") represented the University of Missouri in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Tigers' third season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in the Eastern Division. The team was led by head coach Gary Pinkel, who was in his 14th year, and played its home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri. They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 in SEC play to be champions of the Eastern Division. They represented the Eastern Division in the SEC Championship Game where they lost to Western Division champions Alabama 13–42. They were invited to the Citrus Bowl where they defeated Minnesota 33–17.

## Recruits

Key losses:
* Henry Josey, junior tailback (declared for the 2014 NFL draft), on January 7.
* Kony Ealy, junior defensive end (declared for the 2014 NFL Draft), on January 3.
* Dorial Green-Beckham, junior wide receiver (dismissed from team), on April 11.
* QB James Franklin
* WR L'Damian Washington
* WR Marcus Lucas
* WR Jaleel Clark
* TE Eric Waters
* OL Max Copeland
* OL Justin Britt
* DE Michael Sam
* LB Donovan Bonner
* CB E. J. Gaines
* CB Randy Ponder
* FS Matt White
2014 MO Tigers football team commits (28), 02/05/14
https://twitter.com/mizzoufootball
28 recruits signed their National Letter of Intent on February 5, the National Signing Period.
Missouri's low recruit rankings are similar to past classes. Football is a copycat business, and Missouri's ability to recruit under-the-radar prospects and develop them have caught on with other teams around the nation.
College recruiting information (2014) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40$^‡$ | Commit date |
| Paul Adams OT | Nashville, TN | Christ Presbyterian Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | ? | May 17, 2013 |
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| Sam Bailey C | Lamar, MO | Lamar HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | ? | Jul 23, 2013 |
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| Andy Bauer OG | St. Louis, MO | DeSmet Jesuit HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 295 lb (134 kg) | ? | Nov 4, 2013 |
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| DeSean Blair WR | Jacksonville, FL | Sandalwood HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | ? | Feb 5, 2014 |
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| Kendall Blanton TE | Blue Springs, MO | Blue Springs South HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | ? | Mar 12, 2013 |
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| Walter Brady DE | Florence, AL | Florence HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 242 lb (110 kg) | ? | Feb 1, 2014 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Nate Brown WR | Suwanee, GA | North Gwinnett HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | ? | Sep 17, 2013 |
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| Logan Cheadle CB | Lee's Summit, MO | Lee's Summit West HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 4.40 | Jun 13, 2013 |
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| Kenya Dennis CB | Raymond, MS | Hinds HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | 4.38 | Jun 26, 2013 |
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| Keyon Dilosa WR | Round Rock, TX | Round Rock HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 4.46 | Jan 26, 2014 |
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| Michael Fairchild OT | Overland Park, KS | Blue Valley West HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | ? | May 13, 2013 |
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| Darnell Green-Beckham WR | Springfield, MO | Hillcrest HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | ? | Mar 2, 2013 |
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| Grant Jones DE | Columbia, MO | Columbia-Hickman HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 4.90 | Mar 2, 2013 |
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| Brandon Lee OLB | Indianapolis, IN | Lawrence Central HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | ? | Nov 8, 2013 |
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| Lawrence Lee WR | Pensacola, FL | West Florida HS technical | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | ? | Jul 22, 2013 |
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| Rocel McWilliams DE | Pensacola, FL | West Florida HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | ? | Apr 20, 2013 |
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| Kevin Pendleton OT | Lee's Summit, MO | Lee's Summit West HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 310 lb (140 kg) | ? | May 8, 2013 |
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| Thomas Richard WR | Nashville, TN | Christ Presbyterian Academy | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | ? | Apr 28, 2013 |
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| Tavon Ross S | Cochran, GA | Bleckley County HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | ? | Aug 26, 2013 |
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| Finus Stribling CB | Thompson's Station, TN | Independence HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | ? | May 13, 2013 |
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| Greg Taylor S | East St. Louis, IL | East St. Louis Senior HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | ? | Apr 11, 2013 |
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| Trevon Walters RB | Bradenton, FL | Manatee HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 4.53 | Aug 26, 2013 |
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| Spencer Williams DE | Jacksonville, FL | First Coast HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | ? | Feb 5, 2014 |
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| Thomas Wilson ATH | Buford, GA | Buford HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 4.41 | Sep 17, 2013 |
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| Raymond Wingo CB | St. Louis, MO | St. Louis University HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | ? | Dec 17, 2013 |
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| Roderick Winters OLB | Arlington, TX | Bowie HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 4.52 | Jul 21, 2013 |
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| Ish Witter RB | Tampa, FL | Alonso HS | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | ? | Sep 26, 2013 |
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| Marvin Zanders QB | Jacksonville, FL | William M. Raines HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | ? | Aug 2, 2013 |
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 32 Rivals: 35 247Sports: 39 ESPN: 33 |||||||
| ‡ 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 2014 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 5, 2014. "2014 Missouri Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 5, 2014. "2014 Player Commitments – Missouri". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 5, 2014. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 5, 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 5, 2014. |||||||

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 10 (FCS) South Dakota State* | No. 24 | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | ESPNU | W 38–18 | 60,589 |
| September 6 | 11:00 a.m. | at Toledo* | No. 24 | Glass BowlToledo, OH | ESPN | W 49–24 | 24,196 |
| September 13 | 11:00 a.m. | UCF* | No. 20 | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | SECN | W 38–10 | 60,348 |
| September 20 | 3:00 p.m. | Indiana* | No. 18 | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | SECN | L 27–31 | 66,455 |
| September 27 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 13 South Carolina | | Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, SC (College GameDay) | ESPN | W 21–20 | 83,493 |
| October 11 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 13 Georgia | No. 23 | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | CBS | L 0–34 | 71,168 |
| October 18 | 6:00 p.m. | at Florida | | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | ESPN2 | W 42–13 | 89,117 |
| October 25 | 3:00 p.m. | Vanderbilt | | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | SECN | W 24–14 | 65,264 |
| November 1 | 3:00 p.m. | Kentucky | | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO (SEC Nation) | SECN | W 20–10 | 62,004 |
| November 15 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 24 Texas A&M | | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX (SEC Nation) | SECN | W 34–27 | 104,756 |
| November 22 | 6:30 p.m. | at Tennessee | No. 20 | Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN (SEC Nation) | ESPN | W 29–21 | 95,821 |
| November 28 | 1:30 p.m. | Arkansas | No. 17 | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | CBS | W 21–14 | 71,168 |
| December 6 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. No. 1 Alabama | No. 16 | Georgia DomeAtlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game / SEC Nation) | CBS | L 13–42 | 73,526 |
| January 1 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. No. 25 Minnesota* | No. 16 | Orlando Citrus Bowl StadiumOrlando, FL (Citrus Bowl) | ABC | W 33–17 | 48,624 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 28 released prior to gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||
Schedule Archived January 8, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, as of December 8, 2013 (Retrieved: January 7, 2014)

## Game summaries
### South Dakota State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| South Dakota State | 7 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
| No.24 Missouri | 21 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri
* Date: August 30, 2014
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind: 6 mph (9.7 km/h) SW • Weather: Partly sunny
* Game attendance: 60,589
* Referee: Penn Wagers
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick, Anthony Becht, and Cara Capuano
Game information :
First Quarter
14:54 Missouri (7-0) - Darius White 44 yard pass from Maty Mauk (Andrew Baggett kick)
14:10 SDSU (7-7) - Zach Zenner 75 yard run (Justin Syrovatka kick)
8:08 Missouri (14-7) - Darius White 39 yard pass from Maty Mauk (Andrew Baggett kick)
6:52 Missouri (21-7) - Russell Hansbrough 10 yard run (Andrew Baggett kick)
Second Quarter
5:16 SDSU (21-10) - 39 yard kick by Justin Syrovatka
Third Quarter
11:03 SDSU (21-18) - Zach Zenner 3 yard run (2 point conv)
10:28 Missouri (28-18) - Marcus Murphy returned kickoff 100 yards (Andrew Baggett kick)
Fourth Quarter
11:41 Missouri (35-18) - Bud Sasser 29 yard pass from Maty Mauk (Andrew Baggett kick)
2:33 Missouri (38-18) - 44 yard kick by Andrew Baggett
Passing
SDSU – Zach Lujan 21/28, 239 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT
MIZZ – Maty Mauk 13/21, 178 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT
Rushing
SDSU – Zach Zenner 17 carries, 103 yards, 2 TD
MIZZ – Russell Hansbrough 20 carries, 126 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
SDSU – Jake Wieneke 6 receptions, 107 yards, 0 TD
MIZZ – Darius White 2 receptions, 83 yards, 2 TD
Tackling
SDSU – T. J. Lally 11 tackles
MIZZ – Markus Golden 10 tackles, 1.5 sacks :

### Toledo

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No.24 Missouri | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
| Toledo | 7 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
at Glass Bowl • Toledo, Ohio
* Date: September 6, 2014
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: 8 mph (13 km/h) NW • Weather: Cloudy skies
* Game attendance: 24,196
* Referee: Matt Austin
* TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen, Matt Millen, and Quint Kessenich
Game information :
First Quarter
10:54 Missouri (7-0) - Russell Hansbrough 16 yard run (Andrew Baggett kick)
4:54 Toledo (7-7) - Kareem Hunt 38 yard run (Jeremiah Detmer kick)
3:12 Missouri (14-7) - Darius White 7 yard pass from Maty Mauk (Andrew Baggett kick)
Second Quarter
13:20 Missouri (21-7) - Maty Mauk 1 yard run (Andrew Baggett kick)
6:29 Missouri (28-7) - Jimmie Hunt 13 yard pass from Maty Mauk (Andrew Baggett kick)
Third Quarter
9:37 Missouri (35-7) - Marcus Murphy 13 yard pass from Maty Mauk (Andrew Baggett kick)
7:55 Toledo (35-14) - Kareem Hunt 1 yard run (Jeremiah Detmer kick)
5:56 Toledo (35-21) - Kareem Hunt 1 yard run (Jeremiah Detmer kick)
4:21 Missouri (42-21) - Bud Sasser 25 yard pass from Maty Mauk (Andrew Baggett kick)
Fourth Quarter
7:35 Missouri (49-21) - Jimmie Hunt 12 yard pass from Maty Mauk (Andrew Baggett kick)
1:17 Toledo (49-24) - 40 yard kick by Jeremiah Detmer
Passing
MIZZ – Maty Mauk 21/32, 325 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT
UT – Phillip Ely 17/34, 204 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
MIZZ – Russell Hansbrough 18 carries, 84 yards, 1 TD
UT – Kareem Hunt 15 carries, 148 yards, 3 TD
Receiving
MIZZ – Bud Sasser 5 receptions, 121 yards, 1 TD
UT – Alonzo Russell 6 receptions, 89 yards, 0 TD
Tackling
MIZZ – Michael Scherer 9 tackles
UT – Dejuan Rogers 8 tackles :

### Central Florida

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Central Florida | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| No.20 Missouri | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 38 |
at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri
* Date: September 13, 2014
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Wind: 5 mph (8.0 km/h) NE • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 60,348
* Referee: John McDaid
* TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Andre Ware (color commentator), and Laura Rutledge (sideline reporter)
* Recap
Game information :
First Quarter
10:11 Missouri (7-0) - Jimmie Hunt 11 yard pass from Maty Mauk (Andrew Baggett kick)
3:30 UCF (7-3) - 19 yard kick by Shawn Moffitt
Second Quarter
12:17 UCF (7-10) - W. Stanback 2 yard pass from Justin Holman (Shawn Moffitt kick)
6:12 Missouri (14-10) - Jimmie Hunt 10 yard pass from Maty Mauk (Andrew Baggett kick)
Third Quarter
1:43 Missouri (21-10) - Bud Sasser 21 yard pass from Maty Mauk (Andrew Baggett kick)
Fourth Quarter
11:32 Missouri (28-10) - Bud Sasser 22 yard pass from Maty Mauk (Andrew Baggett kick)
4:13 Missouri (31-10) - 26 yard kick by Andrew Baggett
0:13 Missouri (38-10) - Singleton 60 yard fumble recovery (Andrew Baggett kick)
Passing
UCF – Justin Holman 22/36, 209 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
MIZZ – Maty Mauk 14/24, 144 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
UCF – W. Stanback 15 carries, 33 yards
MIZZ – Marcus Murphy 15 carries, 94 yards
Receiving
UCF – Rannell Hall 8 receptions, 73 yards
MIZZ – Bud Sasser 5 receptions, 57 yards, 2 TD
Tackling
UCF – T. Plummer 12 tackles
MIZZ – Michael Scherer 10 tackles, 1 FR :

### Indiana

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Indiana | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| No.18 Missouri | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri
* Date: September 20, 2014
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: 13 mph (21 km/h) WSW • Weather: Partly Cloudy
* Game attendance: 66,455
* Referee: David Smith
* TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal, Andre Ware, and Laura Rutledge
Game information :
First Quarter
5:18 Indiana (0-7) - Tevin Coleman 1 yard run (A. Del Grosso kick)
3:12 Missouri (7-7) - Jimmie Hunt 45 yard pass from Maty Mauk (Andrew Baggett kick)
Second Quarter
12:50 Indiana (7-14) - D. Roberts 1 yard run (A. Del Grosso kick)
6:50 Missouri (14-14) - Russell Hansbrough 68 yard run (Andrew Baggett kick)
2:42 Missouri (17-14) - 27 yard kick by Andrew Baggett
00:00 Indiana (17-17) - 23 yard kick by A. Del Grosso
Third Quarter
0:54 Indiana (17-24) - J. Harris II 33 yard pass from Nate Sudfeld (Griffin Oakes kick)
Fourth Quarter
13:20 Missouri (24-24) - Sean Culkin 1 yard pass from Maty Mauk (Andrew Baggett kick)
2:20 Missouri (27-24) - 40 yard kick by Andrew Baggett
0:22 Indiana (27-31) - D. Roberts 3 yard run (Griffin Oakes kick)
Passing
IU – Nate Sudfeld 18/33, 252 yards, 1 TD
MIZZ – Maty Mauk 29/48, 331 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
IU – Tevin Coleman 19 carries, 132 yards, 1 TD
MIZZ – Russell Hansbrough 10 carries, 119 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
IU – Shane Wynn 6 receptions, 60 yards
MIZZ – Bud Sasser 12 receptions, 153 yards
Tackling
IU – T.J. Simmons 6 tackles
MIZZ – Michael Scherer 13 tackles :

### South Carolina

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Missouri | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| No.13 South Carolina | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
at Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina
* Date: September 27, 2014
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature:74 °F (23 °C) • Wind:5 mph (8.0 km/h) NE • Weather:Partly Cloudy
* Game attendance: 83,493
* Referee: Ken Williamson
* TV announcers (ESPN): Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, and Holly Rowe
Game information :
First Quarter
12:06 Missouri (7-0) - Russell Hansbrough 18 yard run (Andrew Baggett kick)
2:07 South Carolina (7-3) - 33 yard kick by Elliot Fry
Second Quarter
1:36 South Carolina (7-10) - Mike Davis 17 yard run (Elliot Fry kick)
Third Quarter
6:38 South Carolina (7-13) - 41 yard kick by Elliot Fry
Fourth Quarter
7:25 South Carolina (7-20) - Pharoh Cooper 23 yard pass from Dylan Thompson (Elliot Fry kick)
6:49 Missouri (14-20) - Russell Hansbrough 1 yard run (Andrew Baggett kick)
1:36 Missouri (21-20) - Russell Hansbrough 1 yard run (Andrew Baggett kick)
Passing
MIZZ – Maty Mauk 12/34, 132 yards
SC – Dylan Thompson 21/37, 219 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
MIZZ – Marcus Murphy 16 carries, 98 yards
SC – Mike Davis 22 carries, 104 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
MIZZ – Bud Sasser 6 receptions, 86 yards
SC – Nick Jones 5 receptions, 72 yards
Tackling
MIZZ – Kentry Brothers 10 tackles, 2 TFL
SC – J.T. Surratt 7 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1 sack :

### Georgia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No.13 Georgia | 6 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| No.23 Missouri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri
* Date: October 11, 2014
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind: 9 mph (14 km/h) ENE • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 71,168
* Referee: Hubert Owens
* TV announcers (CBS): Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor, and Jamie Erdahl
Game information :
First Quarter
8:54 Georgia (3-0) - 47 yard kick by Marshall Morgan
2:07 Georgia (6-0) - 29 yard kick by Marshall Morgan
Second Quarter
10:57 Georgia (13-0) - 11 yard run by Hutson Mason (Marshall Morgan kick)
5:32 Georgia (20-0) - Michael Bennett 9 yard run by Hutson Mason (Marshall Morgan kick)
Third Quarter
0:47 Georgia (27-0) - 15 yard run by Brendan Douglas (Marshall Morgan kick)
Fourth Quarter
7:46 Georgia (34-0) - 9 yard run by Nick Chubb (Marshall Morgan kick)
Passing
UGA – Hutson Mason, 22/28, 156 yards, 1 TD
MIZZ – Maty Mauk, 9/21, 97 yards, 4 INT
Rushing
UGA – Nick Chubb, 38 carries, 143 yards, 1 TD
MIZZ – Marcus Murphy, 7 carries, 34 yards
Receiving
UGA – Michael Bennett, 5 receptions, 53 yards, 1 TD
MIZZ – J'Mon Moore, 2 receptions, 33 yards
Tackling
UGA – Tim Kimbrough, 4 tackles
MIZZ – Kentrell Brothers, 12 tackles :

### Florida

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Missouri | 14 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 42 |
| Florida | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
* Date: October 18, 2014
* Game time: 7:11 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: calm • Weather: 52% humidity
* Game attendance: 89,117
* Referee: Matt Loeffler
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Joe Tessitore, Brock Huard, Shannon Spake
Game information :
First Quarter
14:49 Missouri (7-0) - Marcus Murphy 96 yard kickoff return (Andrew Baggett kick)
3:50 Missouri (14-0) - Marcus Murphy 5 yard run (Andrew Baggett kick)
Second Quarter
8:38 Missouri (17-0) - 25 yard kick by Andrew Baggett
4:21 Missouri (20-0) - 34 yard kick by Andrew Baggett
Third Quarter
13:01 Missouri (28-0) - Marcus Murphy 82 yard punt return (2 pt converted)
7:25 Missouri (35-0) - Marcus Golden 21 yard fumble recovery (Andrew Baggett kick)
5:57 Missouri (42-0) - Darvin Ruise 46 yard interception return (Andrew Baggett kick)
1:43 Florida (42-7) - T. Westbrook 5 yard pass from T. Harris (F. Velez kick)
Fourth Quarter
0:26 Florida (42-13) - 3 yard run by T. Harris (F. Velez kick blocked)
Passing
MIZZ – Maty Mauk 6/18, 20 yards, 1 INT
UF – T. Harris 8/12, 98 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
MIZZ – Maty Mauk 7 carries, 38 yards
UF – K. Taylor 12 carries, 56 yards
Receiving
MIZZ – Bud Sasser 3 receptions, 9 yards
UF – D. Robinson 4 receptions, 48 yards
Tackling
MIZZ – Kenya Dennis 8 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 FF
UF – K. Neal 10 tackles, 1 TFL :

### Vanderbilt

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vanderbilt | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Missouri | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri
* Date: October 25, 2014
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: 3 mph (4.8 km/h) NNW • Weather: Sunny and clear
* Game attendance: 65,264
* Referee: Marc Curles
* TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart, Matt Stinchcomb, and Kayce Smith
Game information :
First Quarter
10:59 Missouri (3-0) - 37 yd kick by Andrew Baggett
Second Quarter
3:19 Missouri (10-0) - Russell Hansbrough run for 10 yds for a TD (Andrew Baggett kick)
0:08 Vanderbilt (10-7) - Johnny McCrary pass complete to Nathan Marcus for 9 yds for a TD (Tommy Openshaw kick)
Third Quarter
2:27 Missouri (17-7) - Maty Mauk pass complete to Bud Sasser for 13 yds for a TD (Andrew Baggett kick)
Fourth Quarter
6:53 Vanderbilt (17-14) - Johnny McCrary pass complete to C.J. Duncan for 29 yds for a TD (Tommy Openshaw kick)
2:05 Missouri (24-14) - Maty Mauk pass complete to Bud Sasser for 25 yds for a TD, (Andrew Baggett kick)
Passing
VU – Johnny McCrary, 17/31, 196 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
MIZZ – Maty Mauk, 11/23, 141 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
VU – Ralph Webb, 16 carries, 34 yards
MIZZ – Marcus Murphy, 16 carries, 93 yards
Receiving
VU – Steven Scheu, 6 receptions, 81 yards
MIZZ – Bud Sasser, 5 receptions, 74 yards, 2 TD
Tackling
VU – Nigel Bowden, 11 tackles
MIZZ – Kentrell Brothers, 6 tackles :

### Kentucky

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kentucky | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Missouri | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri
* Date: November 1, 2014
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 48 °F (9 °C) • Wind: 4 mph (6.4 km/h) ESE • Weather: Mostly sunny
* Game attendance: 62,004
* Referee: Penn Wagers
* TV announcers (SECN): Brent Musburger, Jesse Palmer, and Maria Taylor
Game information :
First Quarter
No scoring plays
Second Quarter
12:56 Missouri (7-0) - Bud Sasser 3 yard pass from Maty Mauk (Andrew Baggett kick)
9:35 Kentucky (7-3) - 47 yard kick by A. MacGinnis
5:26 Missouri (14-3) - Bud Sasser 26 yard pass from Maty Mauk (Andrew Baggett kick)
Third Quarter
3:42 Missouri (17-3) - 41 yard kick by Andrew Baggett
Fourth Quarter
7:23 Missouri (20-3) - 21 yard kick by Andrew Baggett
3:26 Kentucky (20-10) - J. Blue 1 yard pass from P. Towles (A. MacGinnis kick)
Passing
UK – Patrick Towles, 19–37, 158 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
MIZZ – Maty Mauk, 18–33, 164 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
UK – Mikel Horton, 10 carries, 62 yards
MIZZ – Maty Mauk, 14 carries, 75 yards
Receiving
UK – S. Williams, 5 receptions, 58 yards
MIZZ – Bud Sasser, 6 receptions, 67 yards
Tackling
UK – Josh Forrest, 10 tackles
MIZZ – Kentrell Brothers, 13 tackles :

### Texas A&M

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Missouri | 3 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 34 |
| No.24 Texas A&M | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
at Kyle Field • College Station, Texas
* Date: November 15, 2014
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 48 °F (9 °C) • Wind: 7 mph (11 km/h) E • Weather: Light rain
* Game attendance: 104,756
* Referee: Hubert Owens
* TV announcers (SECN): Brent Musburger, Jesse Palmer, and Maria Taylor
Game information :
First Quarter
8:53 Missouri (3-0) - 38 yard kick by Andrew Baggett
7:18 Texas A&M (3-3) - 40 yard kick by Josh Lambo
Second Quarter
9:40 Texas A&M (3-10) - Josh Reynolds 24 yard pass from Kyle Allen (Josh Lambo kick)
4:30 Missouri (6-10) - 35 yard kick by Andrew Baggett
0:00 Texas A&M (6-13) - 31 yard kick by Josh Lambo
Third Quarter
11:47 Missouri (13-13) - Darius White 16 yard pass from Maty Mauk (Andrew Baggett kick)
10:46 Texas A&M (13-20) - Josh Reynolds 56 yard pass from Kyle Allen (Josh Lambo kick)
9:07 Missouri (20-20) - Russell Hansbrough 49 yard run (Andrew Baggett kick)
5:41 Missouri (27-20) - Russell Hansbrough 45 yard run (Andrew Baggett kick)
0:43 Missouri (34-20) - Ish Witter 16 yard run (Andrew Baggett kick)
Fourth Quarter
11:04 Texas A&M (34-27) - Malcome Kennedy 4 yard pass from Kyle Allen (Josh Lambo kick)
Passing
MIZZ – Maty Mauk, 23–40, 252 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
TAM – Kyle Allen, 24–35, 237 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
MIZZ – Russell Hansbrough, 20 carries, 199 yards, 2 TD
TAM – Tra Carson, 10 carries, 56 yards
Receiving
MIZZ – Jimmie Hunt, 5 receptions, 85 yards
TAM – Josh Reynolds, 5 receptions, 125 yards, 2 TD
Tackling
MIZZ – Kendrell Brothers, 11 tackles
TAM – S. Washington, 10 tackles, 1 breakup :

### Tennessee

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No.19 Missouri | 7 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 29 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 21 |
at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee
* Date: November 22, 2014
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 47 °F (8 °C) • Wind: 5 mph (8.0 km/h) SSW • Weather: Clear
* Game attendance: 95,821
* Referee: Matt Austin
* TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color commentator), and Heather Cox (sideline reporter)
Game information :
First Quarter
10:23 Missouri (7-0) - Marcus Murphy run for 1 yd for a TD, (Andrew Baggett kick)
3:41 Tennessee (7-3) - 38 yard kick by Aaron Medley
Second Quarter
11:14 Tennessee (7-10) - Patrick Ashford pass complete to Alex Ellis for 31 yds for a TD, (Aaron Medley kick)
7:50 Missouri (13-10) - Marcus Murphy run for 7 yds for a TD, (Andrew Baggett PAT failed)
3:49 Tennessee (13-13) - 39 yard kick by Aaron Medley
Third Quarter
7:40 Missouri (16-13) - 43 yard kick by Andrew Baggett
Fourth Quarter
10:42 Missouri (23-13) - Maty Mauk pass complete to Jimmie Hunt for 73 yds for a TD, (Andrew Baggett kick)
6:22 Missouri (29-13) - Maty Mauk pass complete to Bud Sasser for 13 yds for a TD, (Andrew Baggett PAT failed)
1:52 Tennessee (29-21) - Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Jason Croom for 4 yds for a TD, (2-point conv)
Passing
MIZZ – Maty Mauk, 12–25, 230 yards, 2 TD
TENN – Joshua Dobbs, 24–37, 195 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
MIZZ – Marcus Murphy, 19 carries, 82 yards, 2 TD
TENN – Jalen Hurd, 11 carries, 40 yards
Receiving
MIZZ – Jimmie Hunt, 3 receptions, 106 yards, 1 TD
TENN – Pig Howard, 8 receptions, 90 yards
Tackling
MIZZ – Kendrell Brothers, 7 tackles
TENN – L. McNeil, 11 tackles, 1 breakup :

### Arkansas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Arkansas | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| No.17 Missouri | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 21 |
at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri
* Date: November 28, 2014
* Game time: 1:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind: 13 mph (21 km/h) SSW • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 71,168
* Referee: David Smith
* TV announcers (CBS): Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor, and Jamie Erdahl
Game information :
First Quarter
6:48 Arkansas (0-7) - Jonathan Williams 23 Yd pass from Brandon Allen (Adam McFain kick)
Second Quarter
14:23 Missouri (3-7) - 52 yard kick by Andrew Baggett
7:15 Arkansas (3-14) - Keon Hatcher 12 Yd pass from Brandon Allen (Adam McFain kick)
0:00 Missouri (6-14) - 50 yard kick by Andrew Baggett
Third Quarter
No Scoring
Fourth Quarter
12:41 Missouri (14-14) - Jimmie Hunt 4 Yd pass from Maty Mauk (2-point conv)
4:38 Missouri (21-14) - Marcus Murphy 12 Yd Run (Andrew Baggett kick)
Passing
ARK – Brandon Allen, 13–30, 133 yards, 2 TD
MIZZ – Maty Mauk, 25–42, 265 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
ARK – Jonathan Williams, 13 carries, 72 yards
MIZZ – Russell Hansbrough, 20 carries, 91 yards
Receiving
ARK – Hunter Henry, 4 receptions, 48 yards
MIZZ – Bud Sasser, 9 receptions, 127 yards
Tackling
ARK – M. Spaight, 15 tackles
MIZZ – Kendrell Brothers, 11 tackles :

### Alabama

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No.1 Alabama | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 42 |
| No.14 Missouri | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
at Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Georgia
* Date: December 6, 2014
* Game time: 3:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Indoors
* Game attendance: 73,526
* Referee: Tom Ritter
* TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), and Allie LaForce (sideline)
Game information :
First Quarter
11:24 Alabama (7-0) - T.J. Yeldon 1 yard run (Adam Griffith kick)
Second Quarter
11:48 Alabama (14-0) - T.J. Yeldon 1 yard run (Adam Griffith kick)
8:30 Missouri (14-3) - 33 yard kick by Andrew Baggett
2:47 Alabama (21-3) - T.J. Yeldon 2 yard run (Adam Griffith kick)
Third Quarter
11:00 Missouri (21-10) - Bud Sasser 1 yard pass from Maty Mauk (Andrew Baggett kick)
4:37 Missouri (21-13) - Markus Golden 21 yard fumble recovery (Andrew Baggett kick)
Fourth Quarter
14:55 Alabama (28-13) - Christion Jones 6 yard pass from Blake Sims (Adam Griffith kick)
7:38 Alabama (35-13) - Derrick Henry 26 yard run (Adam Griffith kick)
3:38 Alabama (42-13) - Derrick Henry 1 yard run (Adam Griffith kick)
Passing
BAMA – Blake Sims 23/27, 262 yards, 2 TD
MIZZ – Maty Mauk 16/34, 272 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
BAMA – Derrick Henry 20 carries, 141 yards, 2 TD
MIZZ – Russell Hansbrough 13 carries, 21 yards
Receiving
BAMA – DeAndrew White 4 receptions, 101 yards, 1 TD
MIZZ – Jimmie Hunt 6 receptions, 169 yards
Tackling
BAMA – A'Shawn Robinson 9 tackles, 3 TFL
MIZZ – Kentrell Brothers 14 tackles :

### Minnesota (Citrus Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No.16 Missouri | 0 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 33 |
| No.25 Minnesota | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
at Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium • Orlando, Florida
* Date: January 1, 2015
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: 6 mph (9.7 km/h) NE • Weather: Partly Cloudy
* Game attendance: 48,624
* Referee: Alan Eck
* TV announcers (ABC/ESPN Radio): Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, and Jeannine Edwards/Dave LaMont, Tom Ramsey, and Kayce Smith
Game information :
First Quarter
6:38 Minnesota (7-0) - Rodrick Williams Jr. 20 yard run (Ryan Santoso kick)
Second Quarter
7:10 Missouri (7-3) - 21 yard kick by Andrew Baggett
1:50 Missouri (7-10) - Bud Sasser 25 yard pass from Maty Mauk (Andrew Baggett kick)
Third Quarter
14:00 Missouri (7-13) - 33 yard kick by Andrew Baggett
12:40 Minnesota (14-13) - Maxx Williams 54 yard pass from Mitch Leidner (Ryan Santoso kick)
10:00 Missouri (14-19) – Maty Mauk 18 yard run (2 point conv failed)
7:30 Minnesota (17-19) - 37 yard kick by Ryan Santoso
Fourth Quarter
10:30 Missouri (17-26) - Russell Hansbrough 78 yard run (Andrew Baggett kick)
5:50 Missouri (17-33) - Bud Sasser 7 yard pass from Maty Mauk (Andrew Baggett kick)
Passing
MINN – Mitch Leidner 21/31, 258 yards, 1 TD
MIZZ – Maty Mauk 12/19, 97 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
MINN – David Cobb 21 carries, 81 yards
MIZZ – Marcus Murphy 12 carries, 157 yards
Receiving
MINN – Maxx Williams 7 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD
MIZZ – Bud Sasser 7 receptions, 68 yards, 2 TD
Tackling
MINN – Damien Wilson, 8 tackles
MIZZ – Ian Simon, 10 tackles, 1 breakup :

## Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Years at MU | Alma mater (year) |
| Gary Pinkel | Head coach | 14 | Kent State (1975) |
| Dave Steckel | Assistant head coach Defensive coordinator Linebackers coach | 14 | Kutztown (1982) |
| Andy Hill | Quarterbacks Coach Associate head coach | 19 | University of Missouri (1985) |
| Josh Henson | Offensive coordinator Co-offensive line coach Tight ends | 6 | Oklahoma State (1998) |
| Alex Grinch | Secondary and Safeties Coach | 6 | Mount Union (2002) |
| Cornell Ford | Cornerbacks coach | 14 | Toledo (1991) |
| Pat Washington | Receivers Coach | 2 | Auburn (1987) |
| Brian Jones | Running backs coach | 14 | Connecticut (1981) |
| Craig Kuligowski | Defensive line coach | 14 | Toledo (1991) |
| A. J. Ricker | Co-offensive line coach | 1 | University of Missouri (2004) |
| Dan Hopkins | Director of football operations | 8 | University of Missouri (2004) |
| Nick Otterbacher | Director of Football Recruiting | 11 | Toledo (2002) |
Source: 2014 Mizzou Football Roster (coaches)

## Roster

Defense :
* FS
* Ian Simon
* Thomas Wilson
| WLB | MLB | SLB |
| ⋅ | Michael Scherer | ⋅ |
| Clarence Green | Eric Beisel | ⋅ |
* SS
* Braylon Webb
* Duron Singleton
* CB
* Aarion Penton
* John Gibson
| DE | DT | DT | DE |
| Markus Golden | ⋅ | ⋅ | Shane Ray |
| Marcus Loud | ⋅ | ⋅ | Charles Harris |
* CB
* Kenya Dennis
* David Johnson
Offense :
* WR
* Jimmie Hunt
* Gavin Otte
* WR
* Darius White
* Wesley Leftwich
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| Mitch Morse | Brad McNulty | Evan Boehm | Connor McGovern | Taylor Chappell |
| Nate Crawford | Jordan Williams | Alec Abeln | Mitch Hall | Clay Rhodes |
* WR
* WR
* Bud Sasser
* J'Mon Moore
* QB
* Maty Mauk
* Eddie Printz
* RB
* Marcus Murphy
* Russell Hansbrough
* Special teams
* PK Andrew Baggett
* PK Nick Coffman
* P Christian Brinser
* KR Marcus Murphy
* PR Marcus Murphy
* LS Jake Hurrell
* H Braylon Webb

## 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 | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | 24 | 24 | 20 | 18 | RV | 24 | 23 | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 19 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
| Coaches | RV | 22 | 22 | 19 | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 20 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 11 |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | RV | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | Not released |