2012 Missouri Tigers football team

	2012 SEC football standings
	Eastern Division
	Western Division
	Championship: December 1, 2012
	Rankings from AP Poll

Missouri Tigers football
	2012 Missouri Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
2012 record	5–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach	Gary Pinkel (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	David Yost (2nd as coordinator 12th overall season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Dave Steckel (3rd as coordinator 12th overall season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Faurot Field; (Capacity: 71,004)
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

The 2012 Missouri Tigers football team, their 123rd season, represented the University of Missouri in College football during the 2012 season. The team was coached for the 12th season by Gary Pinkel, and played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri, US for the 87th consecutive season. In their first season as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference, Missouri finished fifth with a record of 2–6 in the conference, and 5–7 overall. As a result, the Tigers failed to qualify for a bowl game for the first time since the 2004 season.

Recruits[]

Key losses:

OL John Birdwell
TE Beau Brinkley
OL Quinn Brown
WR Terry Dennis
DL Brendan Donaldson
LB Will Ebner
TE Michael Egnew
WR Brandon Gerau
LB Luke Lambert
DL Dominique Hamilton
DB Trey Hobson
OL Dan Hoch
WR Jerrell Jackson
S Kenji Jackson
TE Andrew Jones
WR Wes Kemp
LB Tony Randolph
DL Jacquies Smith
DL Corey Sudhoff

All nineteen recruits signed their National Letter of Intent during the National Signing Period (February 1, 2012 – April 1, 2012).

The recruits signed by February 1.^[1]

Almost one-third (six) of the nineteen recruits are from Missouri with three of them from St. Louis and one from Kansas City. Another six were from Texas. Markus Golden, an offensive linebacker from Visalia, Texas, is the only junior college transfer. Darius White (the 20th), a wide receiver from Fort Worth, Texas is a transfer from the University of Texas who has already enrolled in the off-season but has to sit out the 2012 season per NCAA transfer rules and will then have two years of eligibility starting in 2013.^[2]

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Evan Boehm C	Lee's Summit, MO	Lee's Summit HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	5.00	Dec 21, 2011
Evan Boehm C	Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png ESPN grade: 82
Torey Boozer OLB	Everman, TX	Everman HS	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)	210 lb (95 kg)	?	May 23, 2011
Torey Boozer OLB	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 79
Harold Brantley DT	Hershey, PA	Hershey HS	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)	280 lb (130 kg)	4.80	Jan 29, 2012
Harold Brantley DT	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 73
Levi Copelin S	Broken Arrow, OK	Broken Arrow HS	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	185 lb (84 kg)	?	Jan 18, 2012
Levi Copelin S	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 68
Chasten Cuffee S	Cleburne, TX	Cleburne HS	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	185 lb (84 kg)	?	May 23, 2011
Chasten Cuffee S	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 76
Sean Culkin TE	Largo, FL	Indian Rocks Christian HS	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.60	Dec 22, 2011
Sean Culkin TE	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 74
John Gibson CB	Missouri City, TX	Marshall HS	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	175 lb (79 kg)	?	Jan 29, 2012
John Gibson CB	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 76
Markus Golden OLB	St. Louis, MO	Affton HS	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	245 lb (111 kg)	4.60	May 1, 2011
Markus Golden OLB	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: JC
Dorial Green-Beckham WR	Springfield, MO	Hillcrest HS	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.47	Feb 1, 2012
Dorial Green-Beckham WR	Scout:File:5 stars.svg.png Rivals:File:5 stars.svg.png ESPN grade: 86
Russell Hansbrough RB	Arlington, TX	Bowie HS	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.44	Jan 12, 2012
Russell Hansbrough RB	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 77
Rickey Hatley DE	Atlanta, TX	Atlanta HS	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)	235 lb (107 kg)	?	Dec 10, 2011
Rickey Hatley DE	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 75
Brandon Holifield TE	Tallahassee, FL	Amos P. Godby HS	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)	215 lb (98 kg)	?	Feb 22, 2012
Brandon Holifield TE	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 77
Maty Mauk QB	Kenton, OH	Kenton HS	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	190 lb (86 kg)	?	Jul 11, 2011
Maty Mauk QB	Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png Rivals: ESPN grade: 80
Donavin Newsom MLB	St. Louis, MO	Parkway North HS	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.50	Jun 8, 2011
Donavin Newsom MLB	Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png Rivals: ESPN grade: 79
Michael Scherer MLB	St. Louis, MO	Mary Institute and St. Louis HS	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)	230 lb (100 kg)	4.75	Jun 10, 2011
Michael Scherer MLB	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 79
Morgan Steward RB	Kansas City, MO	Staley HS	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	188 lb (85 kg)	4.52	Mar 1, 2011
Morgan Steward RB	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 77
Ka'ra Stewart S	O'Fallon, IL	O'Fallon HS	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	190 lb (86 kg)	?	Dec 10, 2011
Ka'ra Stewart S	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 78
Jordan Williams OT	Denton, TX	Ryan HS	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)	250 lb (110 kg)	?	Oct 20, 2011
Jordan Williams OT	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 78
Evan Winston DE	Muskegon Heights, MI	Muskegon Heights HS	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)	255 lb (116 kg)	?	Jul 23, 2011
Evan Winston DE	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 76
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 3.05 (#33) Rivals: 3.11 (#31) ESPN: 77
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Missouri 2012 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/commitments/2012/alabama-22. Retrieved February 22, 2012. "2012 Missouri Commits". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=19&p=9&c=8&yr=2012. Retrieved February 22, 2012. "2012 Player Commitments – Missouri". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/college-football/recruiting/school/_/id/142/class/2012. Retrieved February 22, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=19&p=9&c=14&yr=2012. Retrieved February 22, 2012. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. http://www.rivals.com/TeamRank.asp?type=0&sort=0&year=2012. Retrieved February 22, 2012.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1*	6:00 PM	Southeastern Louisiana	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	FSN PPV	W 62–10	62,173
September 8	6:45 PM	#7 Georgia	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	ESPN2	L 20–41	71,004
September 15*	6:00 PM	Arizona State	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	ESPN2	W 24–20	71,004
September 22	2:30 PM	at #7 South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	CBS	L 10–31	80,836
September 29*	11:00 AM	at UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL	FSN	W 21–16	35,835
October 6	6:00 PM	Vanderbilt	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	SECRN	L 15–19	66,250
October 13	2:30 PM	#1 Alabama	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	CBS	L 10–42	71,004
October 27†	11:00 AM	Kentucky	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	ESPNU	W 33–10	67,853
November 3	11:00 AM	at #8 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	ESPN2	L 7–14	90,496
November 10	11:21 AM	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	SECN	W 51–48 ^4OT	89,272
November 17*	6:00 PM	Syracuse	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	ESPNU	L 27–31	63,045
November 24	6:00 PM	at #9 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	ESPN2	L 29–59	87,222
*Non-Conference Game. ^†Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source:^[3]

Coaching staff[]

Name	Position	Years at MU	Alma mater (year)
Gary Pinkel ^[4]	Head Coach	12	Kent State (1975)
Dave Steckel ^[5]	Assistant Head Coach Defensive Coordinator Linebackers Coach	12	Kutztown (1982)
David Yost ^[6] ^[7]	Assistant Head Coach Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks Coach Recruiting Coordinator	12	Kent State (1992)
Cornell Ford^[8]	Cornerbacks Coach	12	Toledo (1991)
Alex Grinch^[9]	Safeties Coach	4	Mount Union (2002)
Josh Henson^[10]	Co-Offensive Line Coach	4	Oklahoma State (1998)
Andy Hill^[11]	Receivers Coach	17	University of Missouri (1985)
Brian Jones^[12]	Running Backs Coach	12	Connecticut (1981)
Craig Kuligowski^[13]	Defensive Line Coach	12	Toledo (1991)
Bruce Walker^[14]	Co-Offensive Line Coach	12	Central Washington (1983)
Dan Hopkins^[15]	Director of Football Operations	6	University of Missouri (2004)
Nick Otterbacher^[16]	Director of Football Recruiting	9	Toledo (2002)

Source: 2012 Mizzou Football Roster^[17]

David Yost resigned on December 3, suggestingly for personal reasons.^[7] ^[18]

Roster[]

(as of 8/30/12 MUTIGERS.com, and Rivals.com)

Wide receivers

2 LaDamian Washington - Redshirt Junior
3 Gahn McGaffie - ''Redshirt Senior
5 Rolandis Woodland - Redshirt Senior
8 Darius White - Junior
9 Kerwin Stricker - Redshirt Junior
14 Jaleel Clark - Redshirt Junior
15 Dorial Green-Beckham - Freshman
16 Levi Copelin - Freshman
17 Sheldon Gerau - Redshirt Freshman
18 Wesley Leftwich - Redshirt Freshman
21 Bud Sasser - Redshirt Sophomore
22 Joe Plevel - Redshirt Senior
28 T.J. Moe - Senior
43 Cameron Chancey - Redshirt Freshman
33 Drew O'Connell - Freshman
85 Marcus Lucas - Junior
87 Gavin Otte - Sophomore
88 Jimmie Hunt - Redshirt Sophomore

Offensive line

51 Steven Carberry - Redshirt Sophomore
53 Travis Ruth - Redshirt Senior
54 Nick Monaghan - Redshirt Freshman
56 Robert Luce - Redshirt Sophomore
59 Kyle Starke - Redshirt Freshman
60 Connor McGovern - Redshirt Freshman
61 Max Copeland - Redshirt Junior
62 Taylor Chappell - Redshirt Freshman
63 Brad McNulty - Redshirt Freshman
65 Mitch Morse - Redshirt Sophomore
66 Trey Foster - Senior
67 Michael Boddie - Redshirt Freshman
68 Justin Britt - Redshirt Junior
69 Mitch Hall - Redshirt Freshman
70 Anthony Gatti - Redshirt Sophomore
71 Justin Grava - Freshman
72 Elvis Fisher - Redshirt Senior
73 Mitch Hall - Redshirt Freshman
74 Chris Freeman - Redshirt Sophomore
75 Jack Meiners - Senior
76 Jordan Williams - Freshman
77 Evan Boehm - Freshman
78 Nick Demien - Redshirt Sophomore
79 Adam Franklin - Redshirt Freshman

Tight ends

26 Jake Brents - Freshman
46 Kyle Peasel - ''Redshirt Junior
80 Sean Culkin - Freshman
81 Eric Waters - Junior
84 Brandon Colbert - Sophomore
86 Jake Hurrell - Freshman

Quarterbacks

1 James Franklin - Junior
7 Maty Mauk - Freshman
11 Reid Swearingen - Freshman
12 Brock Bondurant - Freshman
13 Corbin Berkstresser - Redshirt Freshman
16 Eric Laurent - Freshman
17 Alex Demczak - Sophomore

Running (tail) backs

4 Kendial Lawrence - Senior'
6 Marcus Murphy - Redshirt Sophomore
10 Miles Drummond - Freshman
20 Henry Josey - Junior
24 Greg White - Redshirt Sophomore
32 Russell Hansbrough - Freshman
33 Jordan Wade - Sophomore
35 Tyler Hunt - Sophomore
36 Morgan Steward - Freshman
38 Jared McGriff-Culver - Redshirt Senior
41 Andrew Stevens - Freshman

Defensive line

34 Sheldon Richardson - Redshirt Junior
47 Kony Ealy - Redshirt Sophomore
50 Evan Winston - Freshman
51 Steven Mack - Redshirt Sophomore
52 Michael Sam - Redshirt Junior
55 Brayden Burnett - Redshirt Junior
56 Shane Ray - Redshirt Freshman
57 Brad Madison - Redshirt Senior
64 Keric Lickerman - Sophomore
85 Derrion Thomas - Redshirt Sophomore
89 Matt Hoch - Redshirt Sophomore
90 Harold Brantley - Freshman
91 Jimmy Burge - Redshirt Senior
94 Marvin Foster - Redshirt Junior
95 Rickey Hatley - Freshman
96 Lucas Vincent - Redshirt Sophomore
98 Clayton Echard - Redshirt Freshman
99 David Butler - Junior

Linebackers

8 Donovan Bonner - Redshirt Junior
10 Kentrell Brothers - Redshirt Freshman
11 Torey Boozer - Freshman
12 Darvin Ruise - Redshirt Sophomore
25 Zavier Gooden - Redshirt Senior
32 Will Ebner - Redshirt Senior
33 Markus Golden - Redshirt Sophomore
40 Clarence Green - Redshirt Freshman
41 Donavin Newsom - Freshman
48 Andrew Wilson - Redshirt Junior
50 Denzel Martin - Redshirt Junior
54 Michael Brennan - Redshirt Sophomore
58 Michael Scherer - Freshman

Safety

4 Daniel Easterly - Redshirt Sophomore
5 Cortland Browning - Redshirt Freshman
9 Braylon Webb - Redshirt Sophomore
18 Michael Godas - Redshirt Freshman
21 Ian Simon - Redshirt Freshman
22 Kalen Wilder - Freshman
30 Kenronte Walker - Redshirt Senior

Free safety

17 Matt White - Redshirt Junior

Defensive backs

1 Kip Edwards - Redshirt Senior
3 David Johnson - Redshirt Freshman
7 Randy Ponder - Redshirt Junior
13 John Gibson - Freshman
19 Chaston Ward - Freshman
26 Xavier Smith - Redshirt Sophomore
28 Ernest Payton - Redshirt Freshman
29 Zach Edwards - Freshman
31 E.J. Gaines - Junior
45 Tyler Davis - Redshirt Junior
46 Jared Edwards - Freshman

Punters

92 Christian Brinser - Redshirt Sophomore
97 Trey Barrow - Redshirt Senior

Kickers

90 Nick Coffman - Freshman
91 Blake Owens - Redshirt Sophomore
99 Andrew Baggett - Redshirt Freshman

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches'	RV	RV	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Harris	Not released						NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR		Not released
BCS	Not released							NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR		Not released

References[]

↑ "Football Announces 2012 Recruiting Class: Tigers Sign 19 Standouts To Latest Group". CBSSports.com. February 1, 2012. http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020112aac.html.
↑ Darius White, Missouri Tigers (February 1, 2012)
↑ "2012 Missouri Tigers Football Schedule". http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-12/big-12/2012-missouri-tigers-football-schedule.php. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
↑ "Mizzou Football: Gary Pinkel Profile". CSTV.com. http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/pinkel_gary00.html. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
↑ "Mizzou Football: Dave Steckel Profile". CSTV.com. http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/steckel_dave00.html. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
↑ "Mizzou Football: David Yost Profile". CSTV.com. http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/yost_david00.html. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 "Mizzou's Yost resigns, cites personal reasons". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 3, 2012. http://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/mizzou-s-yost-resigns-cites-personal-reasons/article_0976d6bc-d776-561a-867a-69474d5135bb.html.
↑ "Mizzou Football: Cornell Ford Profile". CSTV.com. http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/ford_cornell00.html. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
↑ "Mizzou Football: Alex Grinch Profile". CSTV.com. http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/grinch_alex00.html. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
↑ "Mizzou Football: Josh Henson Profile". CSTV.com. http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/henson_josh00.html. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
↑ "Mizzou Football: Andy Hill Profile". CSTV.com. http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/hill_andy00.html. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
↑ "Mizzou Football: Brian Jones Profile". CSTV.com. http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/jones_brian00.html. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
↑ "Mizzou Football: Craig Kuligowski Profile". CSTV.com. http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/kuligowski_craig00.html. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
↑ "Mizzou Football: Bruce Walker Profile". CSTV.com. http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/walker_bruce00.html. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
↑ "Mizzou Football: Dan Hopkins Profile". CSTV.com. http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/hopkins_dan00.html. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
↑ "Mizzou Football: Nick Otterbacher Profile". CSTV.com. http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/otterbacher_nick00.html. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
↑ "Mizzou Football Roster: Coaches". CSTV.com. http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/miss-m-footbl-mtt.html#coaches. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
↑ "Burwell: Pinkel learning the price of being in SEC". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 4, 2012. http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bryan-burwell/burwell-pinkel-learning-the-price-of-being-in-sec/article_565bb790-44b3-5cce-b346-f4a5b02caeaa.html.

[1] "Football Announces 2012 Recruiting Class: Tigers Sign 19 Standouts To Latest Group". CBSSports.com. February 1, 2012. http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020112aac.html.

[2] Darius White, Missouri Tigers (February 1, 2012)

[Schedule-3] "2012 Missouri Tigers Football Schedule". http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-12/big-12/2012-missouri-tigers-football-schedule.php. Retrieved December 29, 2011.

[4] "Mizzou Football: Gary Pinkel Profile". CSTV.com. http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/pinkel_gary00.html. Retrieved September 15, 2012.

[5] "Mizzou Football: Dave Steckel Profile". CSTV.com. http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/steckel_dave00.html. Retrieved September 15, 2012.

[6] "Mizzou Football: David Yost Profile". CSTV.com. http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/yost_david00.html. Retrieved September 15, 2012.

[Yost-7] 7.0 ^7.1 "Mizzou's Yost resigns, cites personal reasons". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 3, 2012. http://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/mizzou-s-yost-resigns-cites-personal-reasons/article_0976d6bc-d776-561a-867a-69474d5135bb.html.

[8] "Mizzou Football: Cornell Ford Profile". CSTV.com. http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/ford_cornell00.html. Retrieved September 15, 2012.

[9] "Mizzou Football: Alex Grinch Profile". CSTV.com. http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/grinch_alex00.html. Retrieved September 15, 2012.

[10] "Mizzou Football: Josh Henson Profile". CSTV.com. http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/henson_josh00.html. Retrieved September 15, 2012.

[11] "Mizzou Football: Andy Hill Profile". CSTV.com. http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/hill_andy00.html. Retrieved September 15, 2012.

[12] "Mizzou Football: Brian Jones Profile". CSTV.com. http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/jones_brian00.html. Retrieved September 15, 2012.

[13] "Mizzou Football: Craig Kuligowski Profile". CSTV.com. http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/kuligowski_craig00.html. Retrieved September 15, 2012.

[14] "Mizzou Football: Bruce Walker Profile". CSTV.com. http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/walker_bruce00.html. Retrieved September 15, 2012.

[15] "Mizzou Football: Dan Hopkins Profile". CSTV.com. http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/hopkins_dan00.html. Retrieved September 15, 2012.

[16] "Mizzou Football: Nick Otterbacher Profile". CSTV.com. http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/otterbacher_nick00.html. Retrieved September 15, 2012.

[mutigers_coaches-17] "Mizzou Football Roster: Coaches". CSTV.com. http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/miss-m-footbl-mtt.html#coaches. Retrieved September 15, 2012.

[Yost2-18] "Burwell: Pinkel learning the price of being in SEC". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 4, 2012. http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bryan-burwell/burwell-pinkel-learning-the-price-of-being-in-sec/article_565bb790-44b3-5cce-b346-f4a5b02caeaa.html.

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