2006 Missouri Tigers football team

2006 Missouri Tigers football
Sun Bowl, L 38–39 vs. Oregon State
Conference Big 12 Conference
Division North Division
2006 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)
2006 Big 12 football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Northern 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  
Southern 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

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.

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Marquis Booker
LB		 Ardmore, Oklahoma Ardmore HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 4.7 Dec 6, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Cornelius Brown
DB		 Reedley, California Reedley C.C. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 4.5 Nov 27, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Tommy Chavis
DT		 Kilgore, Texas Kilgore J.C. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 285 lb (129 kg) 4.8 Apr 5, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Bart Coslet
DE		 Saint Charles, Missouri Francis Howell Central 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Feb 12, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Dominic Grooms
QB		 Tampa, Florida Middleton HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 4.6 Nov 23, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 69
Jesse Hernandez
OL		 Ardmore, Oklahoma Ardmore HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 293 lb (133 kg) Dec 13, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Jeremy Maclin
WR		 St. Louis, Missouri Kirkwood 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 4.4 Dec 20, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 69
Mike Prince
OL		 Southlake, Texas Carroll HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 278 lb (126 kg) 5.1 Dec 19, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
John Stull
DE		 Columbia, Missouri Rock Bridge HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 250 lb (110 kg) 4.9 Oct 3, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Sean Weatherspoon
LB		 Jasper, Texas Jasper HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 4.5 Dec 26, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 38   Rivals: 41
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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.com. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
  • "2006 Missouri Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
  • "2006 Player Commitments – Missouri". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
  • "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 4, 2009.

    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 Statedagger 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. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

    References

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