2021 Missouri Tigers football team

The 2021 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri, and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by second-year head coach Eliah Drinkwitz.

2021 Missouri Tigers football
Armed Forces Bowl, L 22–24 vs. Army
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
2021 record6–7 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorSteve Wilks (1st season)
Home stadiumFaurot Field
(Capacity: 62,621)
2021 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 1 Georgia x#^  8 0   14 1  
No. 18 Kentucky  5 3   10 3  
Tennessee  4 4   7 6  
Missouri  3 5   6 7  
South Carolina  3 5   7 6  
Florida  2 6   6 7  
Vanderbilt  0 8   2 10  
West Division
No. 2 Alabama x$^  7 1   13 2  
No. 11 Ole Miss  6 2   10 3  
No. 21 Arkansas  4 4   9 4  
Mississippi State  4 4   7 6  
Texas A&M  4 4   8 4  
Auburn  3 5   6 7  
LSU  3 5   6 7  
Championship: Alabama 41, Georgia 24
  • # College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 4 3:00 p.m. Central Michigan* SECN W 34–24 46,327
September 11 6:30 p.m. at Kentucky SECN L 28–35 58,437
September 18 11:00 a.m. Southeast Missouri State*
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
ESPN+/SECN+ W 59–28 46,598
September 25 11:00 a.m. at Boston College* ESPN2 L 34–41 44,500
October 2 11:00 a.m. Tennessee
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
SECN L 24–62 45,655
October 9 3:00 p.m. North Texas*
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
SECN W 48–35 46,985
October 16 11:00 a.m. No. 21 Texas A&M
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
SECN L 14–35 48,139
October 30 2:00 p.m. at Vanderbilt SECN W 37–28 19,821
November 6 11:00 a.m. at No. 1 Georgia ESPN L 6–43 92,746
November 13 3:00 p.m. South Carolina
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
SECN W 31–28 44,092
November 20 3:00 p.m. Florida
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
SECN W 24–23 OT 47,818
November 26 2:30 p.m. at No. 25 Arkansas CBS L 17–34 67,320
December 22 7:00 p.m. vs. Army* ESPN L 22–24 34,888

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Staff

Name Position Seasons at
Missouri
Alma Mater
Eliah Drinkwitz Head Coach 2 Arkansas Tech (2004)
Charlie Harbison Associate Head Coach / Defensive Backs 2 Gardner–Webb (1982)
Steve Wilks Defensive Coordinator / Safeties 1 Appalachian State (1991)
Erik Link Special Teams Coordinator 2 Drake (2003)
Al Davis Defensive Line 1 Arkansas (2012)
Bush Hamdan Wide Receivers / Quarterbacks 2 Boise State (2008)
Casey Woods Tight Ends / Recruiting Coordinator 2 Tennessee (2006)
Aaaron Fletcher Secondary 1 Texas A&M (1999)
Marcus Johnson Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach 2 Ole Miss (2004)
Curtis Luper Running Backs 2 Stephen F. Austin (1996)
D. J. Smith Linebackers 2 Appalachian State (2010)
Andy Lutz Director of Football Operations 2 Pacific (1991)
Zac Woodfin Director of Athletic Performance 2 UAB (2004)

References

  1. "2021 Missouri Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
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