2012 Missouri Tigers football team

The 2012 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached for the 12th season by Gary Pinkel and played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri 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.

2012 Missouri Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	5–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach	Gary Pinkel (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	David Yost (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Dave Steckel (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Faurot Field
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. T–5 Georgia xy		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 9 Florida x%		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 8 South Carolina		6	–	2					11	–	2
No. 23 Vanderbilt		5	–	3					9	–	4
Missouri		2	–	6					5	–	7
Tennessee		1	–	7					5	–	7
Kentucky		0	–	8					2	–	10
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#		7	–	1					13	–	1
No. 14 LSU *		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. T–5 Texas A&M		6	–	2					11	–	2
Mississippi State		4	–	4					8	–	5
Ole Miss *		3	–	5					7	–	6
Arkansas		2	–	6					4	–	8
Auburn		0	–	8					3	–	9
Championship: Alabama 32, Georgia 28
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * Ole Miss and LSU vacated all wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

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

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, a linebacker from St. Louis as well, is the only junior college transfer. Darius White (the 20th), a wide receiver from Fort Worth, Texas is a transfer from the Texas Longhorns 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]

College recruiting information (2012)
Name	Hometown	School	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
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (82)
Torey Boozer OLB	Everman, TX	Everman HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	?	May 23, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (79)
Harold Brantley DT	Hershey, PA	Hershey HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	4.80	Jan 29, 2012
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (73)
Levi Copelin S	Broken Arrow, OK	Broken Arrow HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	?	Jan 18, 2012
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (68)
Chasten Cuffee S	Cleburne, TX	Cleburne HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	?	May 23, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (76)
Sean Culkin TE	Largo, FL	Indian Rocks Christian HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.60	Dec 22, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (74)
John Gibson CB	Missouri City, TX	Marshall HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	?	Jan 29, 2012
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (76)
Markus Golden OLB	St. Louis, MO	Affton HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	4.60	May 1, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (JC)
Dorial Green-Beckham WR	Springfield, MO	Hillcrest HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.47	Feb 1, 2012
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (86)
Russell Hansbrough RB	Arlington, TX	Bowie HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.44	Jan 12, 2012
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (77)
Rickey Hatley DE	Atlanta, TX	Atlanta HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	?	Dec 10, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (75)
Brandon Holifield TE	Tallahassee, FL	Amos P. Godby HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	?	Feb 22, 2012
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (77)
Maty Mauk QB	Kenton, OH	Kenton HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	?	Jul 11, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (80)
Donavin Newsom MLB	St. Louis, MO	Parkway North HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.50	Jun 8, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (79)
Michael Scherer MLB	St. Louis, MO	Mary Institute and St. Louis HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	4.75	Jun 10, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (79)
Morgan Steward RB	Kansas City, MO	Staley HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	4.52	Mar 1, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (77)
Ka'ra Stewart S	O'Fallon, IL	O'Fallon HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	?	Dec 10, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (78)
Jordan Williams OT	Denton, TX	Ryan HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	?	Oct 20, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (78)
Evan Winston DE	Muskegon Heights, MI	Muskegon Heights HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	?	Jul 23, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (76)
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 3.05 (#33)    Rivals: 3.11 (#31)    ESPN: 77
‡ 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 2012 Football Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved February 22, 2012. "2012 Missouri Commits". Scout. Retrieved February 22, 2012. "2012 Player Commitments – Missouri". ESPN. Retrieved February 22, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved February 22, 2012. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals. 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	No. 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 No. 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	No. 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 No. 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 No. 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 Archived April 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, and Rivals.com)
Wide receivers 2 L'Damian Washington – Junior 3 Gahn McGaffie – '' Senior 5 Rolandis Woodland – Senior 8 Darius White – Junior 9 Kerwin Stricker – Junior 14 Jaleel Clark – Junior 15 Dorial Green-Beckham – Freshman 16 Levi Copelin – Freshman 17 Sheldon Gerau – Freshman 18 Wesley Leftwich – Freshman 21 Bud Sasser – Sophomore 22 Joe Plevel – Senior 28 T. J. Moe – Senior 43 Cameron Chancey – Freshman 33 Drew O'Connell – Freshman 85 Marcus Lucas – Junior 87 Gavin Otte – Sophomore 88 Jimmie Hunt – Sophomore Offensive line 51 Steven Carberry – Sophomore 53 Travis Ruth – Senior 54 Nick Monaghan – Freshman 56 Robert Luce – Sophomore 59 Kyle Starke – Freshman 60 Connor McGovern – Freshman 61 Max Copeland – Junior 62 Taylor Chappell – Freshman 63 Brad McNulty – Freshman 65 Mitch Morse – Sophomore 66 Trey Foster – Senior 67 Michael Boddie – Freshman 68 Justin Britt – Junior 69 Mitch Hall – Freshman 70 Anthony Gatti – Sophomore 71 Justin Grava – Freshman 72 Elvis Fisher – Senior 73 Mitch Hall – Freshman 74 Chris Freeman – Sophomore 75 Jack Meiners – Senior 76 Jordan Williams – Freshman 77 Evan Boehm – Freshman 78 Nick Demien – Sophomore 79 Adam Franklin – Freshman Tight ends 26 Jake Brents – Freshman 46 Kyle Peasel – '' 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 – Freshman 16 Eric Laurent – Freshman 17 Alex Demczak – Sophomore Running (tail) backs 4 Kendial Lawrence – Senior 6 Marcus Murphy – Sophomore 10 Miles Drummond – Freshman 20 Henry Josey – Junior 24 Greg White – Sophomore 32 Russell Hansbrough – Freshman 33 Jordan Wade – Sophomore 35 Tyler Hunt – Sophomore 36 Morgan Steward – Freshman 38 Jared McGriff-Culver – Senior 41 Andrew Stevens – Freshman Defensive line 34 Sheldon Richardson – Junior 47 Kony Ealy – Sophomore 50 Evan Winston – Freshman 51 Steven Mack – Sophomore 52 Michael Sam – Junior 55 Brayden Burnett – Junior 56 Shane Ray – Freshman 57 Brad Madison – Senior 64 Keric Lickerman – Sophomore 85 Derrion Thomas – Sophomore 89 Matt Hoch – Sophomore 90 Harold Brantley – Freshman 91 Jimmy Burge – Senior 94 Marvin Foster – Junior 95 Rickey Hatley – Freshman 96 Lucas Vincent – Sophomore 98 Clayton Echard – Freshman 99 David Butler – Junior Linebackers 8 Donovan Bonner – Junior 10 Kentrell Brothers – Freshman 11 Torey Boozer – Freshman 12 Darvin Ruise – Sophomore 25 Zaviar Gooden – Senior 32 Will Ebner – Senior 33 Markus Golden – Sophomore 40 Clarence Green – Freshman 41 Donavin Newsom – Freshman 48 Andrew Wilson – Junior 50 Denzel Martin – Junior 54 Michael Brennan – Sophomore 58 Michael Scherer – Freshman		Safety 4 Daniel Easterly – Sophomore 5 Cortland Browning – Freshman 9 Braylon Webb – Sophomore 18 Michael Godas – Freshman 21 Ian Simon – Freshman 22 Kalen Wilder – Freshman 30 Kenronte Walker – Senior Free safety 17 Matt White – Junior Defensive backs 1 Kip Edwards – Senior 3 David Johnson – Freshman 7 Randy Ponder – Junior 13 John Gibson – Freshman 19 Chaston Ward – Freshman 26 Xavier Smith – Sophomore 28 Ernest Payton – Freshman 29 Zach Edwards – Freshman 31 E. J. Gaines – Junior 45 Tyler Davis – Junior 46 Jared Edwards – Freshman Punters 92 Christian Brinser – Sophomore 97 Trey Barrow – Senior Kickers 90 Nick Coffman – Freshman 91 Blake Owens – Sophomore 99 Andrew Baggett – Freshman

Games summaries

Tennessee

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	4OT	Total
• Missouri	7	0	14	7	7	7	6	3	51
Tennessee	7	14	7	0	7	7	6	0	48

• Date: November 10
• Location: Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee
• Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Television network: SEC Network

Scoring summary

1	4:08	TENN	Cordarrelle Patterson 5-yard run (Michael Parlady kick)	Tennessee 7–0
1	3:55	MIZZ	Jimmie Hunt 87-yard kickoff return (Andrew Baggett kick)	Tie 7–7
2	9:56	TENN	A.J. Johnson 3-yard run (Michael Parlady kick)	Tennessee 14–7
2	4:10	TENN	Mychal Rivera 21-yard pass from Tyler Bray (Michael Parlady kick)	Tennessee 21–7
3	14:38	MIZZ	Kendial Lawrence 77-yard run (Andrew Baggett kick)	Tennessee 21–14
3	8:03	TENN	Alton Howard 16-yard pass from Tyler Bray (Michael Parlady kick)	Tennessee 28–14
3	4:12	MIZZ	Kendial Lawrence 1-yard run (Andrew Baggett kick)	Tennessee 28–21
4	:47	MIZZ	Dorial Green-Beckham 25-yard pass from James Franklin (Andrew Baggett kick)	Tie 28–28
OT		MIZZ	Jimmie Hunt 24-yard pass from James Franklin (Andrew Baggett kick)	Missouri 35–28
OT		TENN	Rajion Neal 8-yard pass from Tyler Bray (Michael Parlady kick)	Tie 35–35
2OT		TENN	Tyler Drummer 5-yard run (Michael Parlady kick)	Tennessee 42–35
2OT		MIZZ	Marcus Lucas 18-yard pass from James Franklin (Andrew Baggett kick)	Tie 42–42
3OT		MIZZ	Dorial Green-Beckham 10-yard pass from James Franklin (two-point conversion failed)	Missouri 48–42
3OT		TENN	Justin Hunter 13-yard pass from Tyler Bray (two-point conversion failed)	Tie 48–48
4OT		MIZZ	Andrew Baggett 35-yard field goal	Missouri 51–48

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Rankings

See also: 2012 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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	RV	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Harris	Not released						—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Not released
BCS	Not released							—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Not released