2025 Missouri Tigers football team

2025 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKirby Moore (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorCorey Batoon (2nd season)
Home stadiumFaurot Field
2025 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Alabama   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Arkansas   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Auburn   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Florida   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Georgia   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Kentucky   0 – 0     0 – 0  
LSU   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Mississippi State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
  0 – 0     0 – 0  
Oklahoma   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Ole Miss   0 – 0     0 – 0  
South Carolina   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Tennessee   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Texas   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Texas A&M   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Vanderbilt   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Championship: December 6, 2025
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of July 8, 2025
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Missouri Tigers football team will represent the University of Missouri in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers will be led by Eliah Drinkwitz in his sixth season as their head coach. The Tigers will play their home games at Faurot Field located in Columbia, Missouri. The conference opponents are the same in 2025 as in 2024, with the only difference being the host cities have been swapped. Missouri is also slated to play Kansas in football for the first time since 2011. The Tigers are coming off a 10-3 season and a 27-24 win over Iowa in the 2024 Music City Bowl.

Missouri's linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator D.J. Smith left the program to become the defensive coordinator at Appalachian State. On January 16, 2025, it was announced that Miami linebackers coach Derek Nicholson would replace Smith. On May 16th, interior defensive line coach Al Davis resigned his position due to personal reasons, with David Blackwell taking over Smith's duties.

Eli Drinkwitz and his staff were very active in the transfer portal once again, bringing in 17 transfers during the winter transfer period. These included offensive skill players such as running back Ahmad Hardy (formerly of Louisiana-Monroe) and wide receiver Kevin Coleman Jr. (formerly of Mississippi State). They also brought in transfer QB Beau Pribula from Penn State, who is expected to compete with Sam Horn for the starting QB role. On defense, Missouri brought in Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year Josiah Trotter from West Virginia, and former 5 star recruit and one of the highest rated transfers in the portal in Georgia OLB Damon Wilson II, who is expected to play as an edge rusher for the Tigers.

Offseason

Departures

Name Position Notes
2025 Missouri offseason departures
Armand Membou OT Declared for 2025 NFL draft
Luther Burden III WR Declared for 2025 NFL Draft
Brady Cook QB Out of eligibility
Theo Wease Jr. WR Out of eligibility
Nate Noel RB Out of eligibility
Marcus Carroll RB Out of eligibility
Kristian Williams DT Out of eligibility
Marcus Bryant OT Out of eligibility
Cam'Ron Johnson G Out of eligibility
Chuck Hicks LB Out of eligibility
Joseph Charleston S Out of eligibility
Sidney Williams S Out of eligibility
Tre'Vez Johnson S Out of eligibility
Courtney Crutchfield WR Transferred to Arkansas
Williams Nwaneri Edge Transferred to Nebraska
Jaylen Brown Edge Transferred to South Carolina
Kewan Lacy RB Transferred to Ole Miss
Mekhi Miller WR Transferred to Tulsa
Aidan Glover QB Entered Transfer Portal
Phillip Roche S Entered Transfer Portal
Jack McGarry IOL Entered Transfer Portal
Brayshawn Littlejohn LB Transferred to Appalachian State
Orion Phillips P Transferred to Utah
Jaren Sensabaugh CB Transferred to NC State
Boyton Cheney CB Entered Transfer Portal
Drew Pyne QB Transferred to Bowling Green
Jahkai Lang Edge Transferred to SMU
Ja'Marion Wayne S Transferred to Coastal Carolina
Mikai Gbayor LB Transferred to North Carolina
Talan Chandler IOL Transferred to Northwestern
Eddie Kelly Jr. Edge Transferred to West Virginia
Austyn Dendy RB Transferred to Bowling Green
Luke Bauer P Transferred to Michigan

Incoming transfers

Name Position Eligibility Remaining Previous School
Ahmad Hardy RB 3 years Louisiana-Monroe
Kevin Coleman Jr. WR 1 year Mississippi State
Josiah Trotter LB 3 years West Virginia
Santana Banner S 3 years Northern Illinois
Mikai Gbayor LB 2 years Nebraska
Mose Phillips S 2 years Virginia Tech
Langden Kitchen DL 2 years Northwest Missouri State
Dominick Giudice OL 2 years Michigan
Keagen Trost OL 1 year Wake Forest
Nate Johnson Edge 2 years Appalachian State
Connor Weselman P 1 year Stanford
Beau Pribula QB 2 years Penn State
Johnny Williams IV OT 3 years West Virginia
Stephen Hall DB 1 year Washington State
Jalen Catalon S 1 year UNLV
Vince Brown II TE 1 year Colorado State
Damon Wilson II Edge 2 years Georgia
Gavin Hoffman TE 4 years Iowa
Xavier Loyd WR 1 year Illinois State
Jaylen Early OL 2 years Florida State
Bralen Henderson DT 1 year Ohio

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Javion Hilson
Edge 		Cocoa, Florida Cocoa High School 6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Dec 4, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    On3:    ESPN:    (83)
Matt Zollers
QB 		Royersford, Pennsylvania Spring-Ford Area High School 6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Apr 4, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    On3:    ESPN:    (83)
Donovan Olugbode
WR 		Naperville, Illinois IMG Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jul 5, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    On3:    ESPN:    (82)
Marquise Davis
RB 		Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland Heights High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Dec 1, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    On3:    ESPN:    (83)
Jack Lange
OL 		Eureka, Missouri Eureka High School (Missouri) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Apr 24, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    On3:    ESPN:    (82)
Daeden Hopkins
Edge 		Hermann, Missouri Hermann High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Apr 30, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    On3:    ESPN:    (81)
DaMarion Fowlkes
WR 		Olney, Maryland Our Lady of Good Counsel High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Dec 2, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    On3:    ESPN:    (79)
Dante McClellan
LB 		Canton, Ohio McKinley High School 6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Apr 22, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    On3:    ESPN:    (80)
Keiton Jones
OL 		Coffeyville, Kansas Field Kindley High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 315 lb (143 kg) Jul 7, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    On3:    ESPN:    (77)
Brendon Haygood
RB 		Wylie, Texas Sachse High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Dec 3, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    On3:    ESPN:    (76)
Henry Fenuku
OL 		Fort Worth, Texas North Crowley High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Jun 10, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    On3:    ESPN:    (79)
Charles Bass
S 		St. Louis, Missouri East St. Louis High School 6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 10, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    On3:    ESPN:    (78)
Shaun Terry
WR 		Ironton, Ohio Ironton High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jun 20, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    On3:    ESPN:    (79)
Jason Dowell
DL 		Belleville, Illinois Althoff Catholic High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Apr 19, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    On3:    ESPN:    (78)
Dakotah Terrell
TE 		Pocola, Oklahoma Pocola High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 30, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    On3:    ESPN:    (79)
Mark Manfred
CB 		Marietta, Georgia Sprayberry High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 23, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    On3:    ESPN:    (79)
Jason King
LB 		St. Louis, Missouri De Smet Jesuit High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Apr 27, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    On3:    ESPN:    (77)
Robert Meyer
K 		Auburn, California Colfax High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jul 22, 2024 
Recruit ratings: On3:    
Overall recruit ranking:    Rivals: 22    247Sports: 19    On3: 18    ESPN: 26
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Rivals commits". Rivals. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  • "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  • "247Sports commits". 247Sports. Retrieved December 23, 2024.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResult
August 286:30 p.m.Central Arkansas*
SECN
September 62:30 p.m.Kansas*
ESPN2
September 133:00 p.m.Louisiana*
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
SECN+/ESPN+
September 20South Carolina
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
September 27UMass*
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
October 1111:00 a.m.Alabama
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
ABC/ESPN
October 18at Auburn
October 25at Vanderbilt
November 8Texas A&M
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
November 15Mississippi State
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
November 2211:00 a.m.at Oklahoma
ABC/ESPN
November 29at Arkansas
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 4) – Released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time

[1][2]

Game summaries

vs Central Arkansas (FCS)

See also: 2025 Central Arkansas Bears football team
Pregame line Over/under
Central Arkansas Bears (FCS) (0–0) vs Missouri Tigers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Bears (FCS) 0
Tigers 0

at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri

  • Date: August 28
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m.
  • Game weather:  
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  • Referee:  
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Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UCA MIZZ
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Central Arkansas Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Missouri Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Kansas (Border War)

See also: 2025 Kansas Jayhawks football team and Border War (Kansas–Missouri rivalry) § Football
Pregame line Over/under
Kansas Jayhawks (0–0) vs Missouri Tigers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Jayhawks 0
Tigers 0

at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather:  
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Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics KU MIZZ
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Kansas Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Missouri Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Louisiana

See also: 2025 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team
Pregame line Over/under
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (0–0) vs Missouri Tigers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0
Tigers 0

at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m.
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance:  
  • Referee:  
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Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics ULL MIZZ
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Missouri Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs South Carolina

See also: 2025 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
Pregame line Over/under
South Carolina Gamecocks (0–0) vs Missouri Tigers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Gamecocks 0
Tigers 0

at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time:  
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Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SCAR MIZZ
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
South Carolina Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Missouri Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs UMass

See also: 2025 UMass Minutemen football team
Pregame line Over/under
UMass Minutemen (0–0) vs Missouri Tigers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Minutemen 0
Tigers 0

at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time:  
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Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics MASS MIZZ
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
UMass Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Missouri Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Alabama

See also: 2025 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Pregame line Over/under
Alabama Crimson Tide (0–0) vs Missouri Tigers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Crimson Tide 0
Tigers 0

at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance:  
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Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics ALA MIZZ
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Alabama Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Missouri Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Auburn

See also: 2025 Auburn Tigers football team
Pregame line Over/under
Missouri Tigers (0–0) at Auburn Tigers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Missouri 0
Auburn 0

at Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time:  
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Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics MIZZ AUB
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Missouri Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Auburn Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Vanderbilt

See also: 2025 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
Pregame line Over/under
Missouri Tigers (0–0) at Vanderbilt Commodores (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Tigers 0
Commodores 0

at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time:  
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Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics MIZZ VAN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Missouri Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Vanderbilt Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Texas A&M

See also: 2025 Texas A&M Aggies football team
Pregame line Over/under
Texas A&M Aggies (0–0) vs Missouri Tigers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Aggies 0
Tigers 0

at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time:  
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Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics TAMU MIZZ
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas A&M Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Missouri Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Mississippi State

See also: 2025 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
Pregame line Over/under
Mississippi State Bulldogs (0–0) vs Missouri Tigers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Bulldogs 0
Tigers 0

at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time:  
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Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics MSST MIZZ
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Mississippi State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Missouri Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Oklahoma (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Oklahoma Sooners football team and Missouri–Oklahoma football rivalry
Pregame line Over/under
Missouri Tigers (0–0) at Oklahoma Sooners (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Tigers 0
Sooners 0

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather:  
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Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics MIZZ OU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Missouri Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Oklahoma Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Arkansas (Battle Line Rivalry)

See also: 2025 Arkansas Razorbacks football team and Battle Line Rivalry
Pregame line Over/under
Missouri Tigers (0–0) at Arkansas Razorbacks (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Tigers 0
Razorbacks 0

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

  • Date: November 29
  • Game time:  
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Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics MIZZ ARK
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Missouri Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arkansas Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at Missouri Alma Mater
Eliah Drinkwitz Head Coach 6 Arkansas Tech (2004)
Al Pogue Cornerbacks 4 Alabama State (1996)
Kirby Moore Offensive coordinator/ Quarterbacks 3 Boise State (2013)
Corey Batoon Defensive coordinator/safeties 2 Long Beach State (1991)
Erik Link Special teams coordinator/tight ends 6 Drake (2003)
David Blackwell Defensive line (Interior) 3 East Carolina (1997)
Derek Nicholson Linebackers and co-defensive coordinator 1 Florida State (2009)
Jacob Peeler Wide receivers 4 Louisiana Tech (2007)
Brandon Jones Offensive line 3 Texas Tech (2007)
Curtis Luper Running backs 6 Stephen F. Austin (1996)
Brian Early Defensive line (Edge) 2 University of Arkansas at Monticello (1994)
Chris Ball Defensive analyst 2 Missouri Western State (1987)

References

  1. ^ McAndrew, Calum. "SEC announces full 2025 Missouri football schedule. Here's when Tigers play". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "2025 Missouri Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
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