2011 Missouri Tigers football team

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2011 Missouri Tigers football
Missouri Tigers old logo.svg
Independence Bowl champion
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record8–5 (5–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDavid Yost (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorDave Steckel (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumFaurot Field
(Capacity: 71,004)
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Oklahoma State $   8 1     12 1  
No. 15 Kansas State   7 2     10 3  
No. 13 Baylor   6 3     10 3  
No. 16 Oklahoma   6 3     10 3  
Missouri   5 4     8 5  
Texas   4 5     8 5  
Texas A&M   4 5     7 6  
Iowa State   3 6     6 7  
Texas Tech   2 7     5 7  
Kansas   0 9     2 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Gary Pinkel, who returned for his 11th season, and played their home games at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium. It was the Tigers' final season in the Big 12 Conference as they departed for the Southeastern Conference in 2012. They finished the season 8–5, 5–4 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place. They were invited to the Independence Bowl where they defeated North Carolina 41–24.

The NCAA recognized Missouri's football program for ranking in the top 10% of the country for Academic Progress Rate for the 2011–12 academic year, MU's final year as members of the Big 12.[1]

Recruits

Key Losses:

QB Blaine Gabbert chose to forgo his senior year eligibility and enter the NFL draft in 2011.[2]

Four days after Gabbert declared for the NFL draft, sophomore DE Aldon Smith also declared.[3]

Sheldon Richardson, a 6' 4" defensive tackle[4] originally from St. Louis, signed a Letter of Intent to play for the Tigers in 2011. He was ranked as the #1 DT prospect in the nation from many recruiting analysts, and a 5* rating (out of 5). He also was ranked as the #1 player at any position in the State of Missouri. He originally signed with Mizzou in February 2009, but had to go to junior college (College of the Sequoias, in Visalia, California) to improve his grades; played DT for them in the past two years.[5] He was also rated the #3 junior college prospect by Rivals.com.[6] He also can play offensive tight end as well as defensive tackle.[7][8]

Michael Boddie, Gerrand Johnson, and Wesley Leftwich signed LOI prior to Feb. 3 and enrolled in classes this Spring semester. 'More Info'

All 17 recruits signed their National Letter of Intent during the National Signing Period (February 3, 2011 – April 1, 2011).

The recruits signed by February 2.[9]

Fully one-half (9) of the 17 recruits are from Texas, and four were in Missouri; two of those four were from St. Louis. The Mizzou class consists of four offensive linemen, four defensive backs, three linebackers, two wide receivers, two defensive tackles, a defensive end, and a quarterback. Richardson is the only junior college transfer.

[10]

A capsule look at Mizzou's signees here.[11]

US college sports recruiting information for 2011 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40 Commit date
Corbin Berkstresser
QB
Lee's Summit, Missouri Lee's Summit HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) ? Sep 1, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 77
Michael Boddie
OG
Gilmer, Texas Gilmer HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 270 lb (120 kg) ? Oct 26, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 77
Kentrell Brothers
OLB
Guthrie, Oklahoma Guthrie HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 4.75 Nov 10, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 75
Courtland Browning
S
Tyler, Texas Lee HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 4.48 Mar 19, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 74
Taylor Chappell
OG
Canadian, Texas Canadian HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 270 lb (120 kg) 5.3 May 22, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 75
Brandon Durant
OLB
Copperas Cove, Texas Copperas Cove HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 4.6 Nov 4, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 72
Clarence Green
OLB
Freeport, Texas Brazoswood HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 4.52 Apr 23, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 75
Brandon Hannah
WR
St. Louis, Missouri Chaminade College Prep 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 4.5 Mar 11, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 45
David Johnson
CB
Spring, Texas Spring HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 4.37 Dec 18, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 45
Gerrand Johnson
DT
Rayville, Louisiana Rayville HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 270 lb (120 kg) ? Oct 13, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 78
Wesley Leftwich
WR/CB
Columbia, Missouri Columbia-Hickman HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 4.40 Feb 2, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 75
Connor McGovern
OT
Fargo, North Dakota Shanley HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 5.12 Aug 13, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 45
Brad McNulty
C/OG
Allen, Texas Allen HS 6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 5.41 Oct 12, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 74
Ernest Payton
CB
College Station, Texas A & M Consolidated HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 4.40 Jan 29, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 45
Shane Ray
DE
Shawnee Mission, Kansas Bishop Miege HS 6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 4.75 Mar 6, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 78
Sheldon Richardson
DT
St. Louis, Missouri College of the Sequoias 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 270 lb (120 kg) ? Dec 15, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 81
Ian Simon
S
Mansfield, Texas Mansfield Legacy HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) ? Jun 13, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 45
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 47   Rivals: 46  ESPN: 66
  • ‡ 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 2011 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
  • "2011 Missouri Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
  • "2011 Player Commitments – Missouri". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 3, 2011.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 311:00 amMiami (OH)*No. 21FSNW 17–658,313[12]
September 99:30 pmat Arizona State*No. 21ESPNL 30–37 OT70,236[13]
September 176:00 pmWestern Illinois*
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
FSN PPVW 69–063,420
September 247:00 pmat No. 1 OklahomaFXL 28–3885,547
October 82:30 pmat No. 20 Kansas StateABC/ESPN3L 17–2448,435
October 151:00 pmIowa Statedagger
W 52–1771,004
October 2211:00 amNo. 6 Oklahoma State
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
FXL 24–4564,202[14]
October 2911:00 amat No. 16 Texas A&MFXW 38–31 OT86,934
November 56:00 pmat BaylorFSNL 39–4240,194
November 1211:00 amNo. 21 Texas
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
FXW 17–561,323
November 192:30 pmTexas Tech
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
ABC/ESPN3W 31–2754,309
November 262:30 pmvs. KansasFSNW 24–1047,059[15]
December 264:00 pmvs. North Carolina*ESPN2W 41–2441,728
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Rankings

Ranking movments
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP2121RVRVRVRVRVRV
Coaches2119RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
HarrisNot releasedRVRVRVRVRVNot released
BCSNot released25Not released

Game summaries

Miami (OH)

1 2 3 4 Total
Miami (OH) 0 0 6 0 6
Missouri 7 3 0 7 17

[16]

@ Arizona State

1 2 3 4OT Total
Missouri 3 7 6 140 30
Arizona State 7 9 7 77 37

Western Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Western Illinois 0 0 0 0 0
Missouri 21 21 10 17 69

@ Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total
Missouri 14 0 0 14 28
Oklahoma 10 14 7 7 38

@ Kansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Missouri 0 3 0 14 17
Kansas State 10 0 7 7 24

Iowa State

1 2 3 4 Total
Iowa State 3 7 0 7 17
Missouri 21 10 14 7 52

Oklahoma State

1 2 3 4 Total
Oklahoma State 14 10 14 7 45
Missouri 3 14 0 7 24

@ Texas A&M

1 2 3 4OT Total
Missouri 14 3 0 147 38
Texas A&M 7 21 0 30 31

@ Baylor

1 2 3 4 Total
Missouri 7 7 0 25 39
Baylor 0 13 15 14 42

Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Texas 3 0 2 0 5
Missouri 0 14 3 0 17

Texas Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Texas Tech 14 3 10 0 27
Missouri 0 10 7 14 31

vs. Kansas (in Kansas City)

1 2 3 4 Total
Kansas 0 10 0 0 10
Missouri 0 3 14 7 24

vs. North Carolina (2011 AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
Missouri 14 17 7 3 41
North Carolina 7 3 7 7 24

References

  1. ^ Matter, Dave (June 7, 2013). "Mizzou Football Recognized for High APR". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Archived from the original on July 6, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
  2. ^ Laymance, Reid (January 3, 2011). "Blaine Gabbert Entering 2011 Draft". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  3. ^ Laymance, Reid (January 7, 2011). "Mizzou's Aldon Smith Heading to NFL Early". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "Sheldon Richardson 2011 Football Recruiting Profile". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
  5. ^ "Richardson is a Tiger!". Scout. December 15, 2010. Archived from the original on December 20, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
  6. ^ Laymance, Reid (December 15, 2010). "Sheldon Richardson Signs with Mizzou". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
  7. ^ Video on YouTube COS Sheldon Richardson #34 Mid-Season Highlights] (November 13, 2009)
  8. ^ Video on YouTube Gateway Tech High School Sheldon Richardson Football Highlights 2008] (August 30, 2009)
  9. ^ "Football Announces 2011 Recruiting Class: Tigers Sign 17 Standouts To Latest Group". CBSSports.com. February 2, 2011.
  10. ^ Laymance, Reid (February 3, 2011). "Missouri continues trend of recruiting heavily in Texas". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
  11. ^ Laymance, Reid (February 2, 2011). "Capsule look at Mizzou's football signees". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
  12. ^ "Miami (OH) RedHawks vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score". ESPN. September 3, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  13. ^ "Missouri Tigers vs. Arizona State Sun Devils Box Score". ESPN. September 9, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  14. ^ "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score". ESPN. October 22, 2011.
  15. ^ "Missouri Tigers vs. Kansas Jayhawks Box Score". ESPN. November 26, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
  16. ^ "Franklin Leads Mizzou Past Miami (OH), 17–6". University of Missouri Department of Athletics. September 3, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.