2001 Missouri Tigers football team

2001 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record4–7 (3–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Christensen (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorMatt Eberflus (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFaurot Field
(Capacity: 68,174)
2001 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 9 Colorado xy$   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 8 Nebraska x%   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Iowa State   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Kansas State   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Missouri   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Kansas   1 – 7     3 – 8  
South Division
No. 5 Texas xy   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 6 Oklahoma   6 – 2     11 – 2  
Texas Tech   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Texas A&M   4 – 4     8 – 4  
Oklahoma State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Baylor   0 – 8     3 – 8  
Championship: Colorado 39, Texas 37
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri. They were members of the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. The team was coached by head coach Gary Pinkel.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16:30 pmBowling Green*
L 13–2051,039[1]
September 86:30 pmSW Texas State*
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, Missouri
W 40–651,689[2]
September 2911:30 amNo. 4 Nebraska
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, Missouri
FSNL 3–3664,204[3]
October 67:00 pmat Oklahoma State
W 41–38 3OT44,050[4]
October 131:00 pmIowa State
L 14–2050,671[5]
October 201:00 pmat Kansas
W 38–3438,500[6]
October 271:00 pmNo. 7 Texas
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, Missouri
L 16–3551,123[7]
November 32:00 pmat No. 25 Colorado
L 24–3845,942[8]
November 101:00 pmBaylor
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, Missouri
W 41–2446,611[9]
November 2411:00 amat Kansas State
FSNL 3–2443,810[10]
December 110:00 amat Michigan State*
ESPN2L 7–5572,823[11]

Roster

2001 Missouri Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 12 Justin Gage Jr
QB 14 Kirk Farmer Jr
C 70 A. J. Ricker  So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ Fallstrom, R.B. (September 2, 2001). "Bowling Green Humbles Missouri In Season Opener". Daily American Republic. Associated Press. p. 2B. Retrieved November 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Coats, Bill (September 9, 2001). "Farmer is injured again in Pinkel's first MU win". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. D1. Retrieved November 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Sipple, Steven M. (September 30, 2001). "Crouch takes charge". Lincoln Journal Star. p. 1C. Retrieved November 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Matter, Dave (October 7, 2001). "Shootout survivors". Columbia Daily Tribune. p. 1B. Retrieved November 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Matter, Dave (October 14, 2001). "Shattered dreams". Columbia Daily Tribune. p. 1B. Retrieved November 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Matter, Dave (October 21, 2001). "MU puts fight back in rivalry". Columbia Daily Tribune. p. 1B. Retrieved November 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ DeArmond, Mike (October 28, 2001). "Texas dominates Tigers". The Kansas City Star. p. C5. Retrieved November 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "No. 25 Colorado's rally too much for Missouri". The Des Moines Register. November 4, 2001. p. 5C. Retrieved November 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Hill, Jerry (November 11, 2001). "Gage shoots holes in secondary". Waco Tribune-Herald. p. 7B. Retrieved November 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Latzke, Jeff (November 25, 2001). "Scobey bowls over MU". Columbia Missourian. p. 1B. Retrieved November 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Spartans cruise, eye bowl bid". The Times Herald. Associated Press. December 2, 2001. p. 1C. Retrieved November 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.