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

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. Missouri's ability to recruit under-the-radar prospects and develop them have caught on with other teams around the nation.

Schedule

Schedule , as of December 8, 2013 (Retrieved: January 7, 2014)

Game summaries

South Dakota State

Toledo

UCF

Indiana

South Carolina

Georgia

Florida

Vanderbilt

Kentucky

Texas A&M

Tennessee

Arkansas

Alabama

Minnesota (Citrus Bowl)

Coaching staff

Source: 2014 Mizzou Football Roster (coaches)

Rankings

References