2006 Missouri Tigers football team

The 2006 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers went 8-5, including a 4-4 record in Big 12 North play. The season ended with a 39-38 loss in the Sun Bowl to Oregon State at El Paso. They played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri, and was coached by head coach Gary Pinkel.

2006 Missouri Tigers football
Sun Bowl, L 38–39 vs. Oregon State
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	North Division
Record	8–5 (4–4 Big 12)
Head coach	Gary Pinkel (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dave Christensen (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Matt Eberflus (6th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Faurot Field (Capacity: 68,349)
Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

2006 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
Nebraska x		6	–	2					9	–	5
Missouri		4	–	4					8	–	5
Kansas State		4	–	4					7	–	6
Kansas		3	–	5					6	–	6
Colorado		2	–	6					2	–	10
Iowa State		1	–	7					4	–	8
South Division
No. 11 Oklahoma x$		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 13 Texas		6	–	2					10	–	3
Texas A&M		5	–	3					9	–	4
Texas Tech		4	–	4					8	–	5
Oklahoma State		3	–	5					7	–	6
Baylor		3	–	5					4	–	8
Championship: Oklahoma 21, Nebraska 7
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 pm	Murray State*		Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri		W 47–7	50,074
September 9	11:30 am	Ole Miss*		Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri	FSN	W 34–7	51,112
September 16	7:00 pm	at New Mexico*		University Stadium Albuquerque, New Mexico	The Mtn.	W 27–17	27,806
September 23	1:00 pm	Ohio*		Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri		W 31–6	50,098
September 30	11:30 am	Colorado	No. 25	Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri	FSN	W 28–13	57,824
October 7	6:00 pm	at Texas Tech	No. 23	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, Texas	TBS	W 38–21	49,050
October 14	2:30 pm	at Texas A&M	No. 19	Kyle Field College Station, Texas	ABC	L 19–25	71,136
October 21	1:00 pm	Kansas State	No. 24	Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri		W 41–21	64,657
October 28	11:00 am	No. 19 Oklahoma	No. 23	Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri (Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe)	ABC	L 10–26	62,045
November 4	11:00 am	at Nebraska		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska (rivalry)	ABC	L 20–34	85,197
November 18	1:00 pm	at Iowa State		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, Iowa (Battle for the Telephone Trophy)		L 16–21	39,631
November 25	11:00 am	Kansas		Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri (Border War)	ABC	W 42–17	55,614
December 29	12:00 pm	vs. No. 24 Oregon State*		Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas (Sun Bowl)	CBS	L 38–39	48,732
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Rankings

See also: 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	RV	RV	RV	25	23	19	24	23	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	21	RV	23	25	RV	—	—	—	—	—
Harris	Not released				24	23	17	25	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released
BCS	Not released							24	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Recruits

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Danario Alexander WR	Marlin, Texas	Marlin HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.5	Dec 29, 2005
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (40)
Quan Barge LB	Visalia, California	College of the Sequoias	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.5	Apr 5, 2006
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    (70)
Tim Barnes C	Hughesville, Missouri	Pettis County R-5 Northwest HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	316 lb (143 kg)	5.7	Jun 16, 2004
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (77)
Marquis Booker LB	Ardmore, Oklahoma	Ardmore HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.7	Dec 6, 2005
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (40)
Castine Bridges DB	Pleasant Hill, California	Diablo Valley C.C.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.5	Dec 5, 2005
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:
Cornelius Brown DB	Reedley, California	Reedley C.C.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.5	Nov 27, 2005
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:
Justin Brown	Wahpeton, North Dakota	North Dakota State College of Science	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.4	Dec 19, 2005
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:
Tommy Chavis DT	Kilgore, Texas	Kilgore J.C.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	4.8	Apr 5, 2006
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:
Bart Coslet DE	Saint Charles, Missouri	Francis Howell Central	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Feb 12, 2005
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (40)
Charles Gaines DT	Jefferson City, Missouri	Lincoln HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	4.9	Jul 25, 2006
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Dominic Grooms QB	Tampa, Florida	Middleton HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	4.6	Nov 23, 2005
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (69)
Jesse Hernandez OL	Ardmore, Oklahoma	Ardmore HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	293 lb (133 kg)	Dec 13, 2005
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (40)
Del Howard DB	Garland, Texas	South Garland HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.5	Aug 12, 2005
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (77)
Jeremy Maclin WR	St. Louis, Missouri	Kirkwood	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	4.4	Dec 20, 2005
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (78)
Jared Perry WR	La Marque, Texas	La Marque HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	4.6	Dec 18, 2005
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (69)
Mike Prince OL	Southlake, Texas	Carroll HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	278 lb (126 kg)	5.1	Dec 19, 2005
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (77)
Kevin Rutland DB	Galena Park, Texas	North Shore HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.5	Dec 23, 2005
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (76)
Brant Scott DT	College Station, Texas	A&M Consolidated	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	256 lb (116 kg)	5.1	Dec 26, 2005
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (40)
Paul Simpson WR	Hayward, California	Chabot C.C.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.5	Dec 23, 2005
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:
John Stull DE	Columbia, Missouri	Rock Bridge HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	4.9	Oct 3, 2005
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (40)
Terris Phillips DB	St. Louis, Missouri	Murrieta Valley HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.3	Oct 3, 2005
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (40)
La'Roderick Thomas ATH	Dallas, Texas	South Oak Cliff HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.5	Dec 19, 2005
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (40)
J.P. Tillman QB	Cypress, Texas	Cy Falls	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	4.7	Jul 31, 2005
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (72)
Tremane Vaughns DB	Pasadena, California	Pasadena City C.C.	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.4	Dec 18, 2005
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:
Sean Weatherspoon LB	Jasper, Texas	Jasper HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.5	Dec 26, 2005
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (40)
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 38    Rivals: 41
‡ Refers to 40-yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 2006 Football Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved February 4, 2009. "2006 Missouri Commits". Scout. Retrieved February 4, 2009. "2006 Player Commitments – Missouri". ESPN. Retrieved February 4, 2009. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved February 4, 2009. "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved February 4, 2009.