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2006 Missouri Tigers football team

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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
Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
Nebraskax	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.11Oklahoma x$	7	–	1	11	–	3
No.13Texas	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 BowltoOregon StateatEl Paso. They played their home games at Faurot FieldinColumbia, Missouri, and was coached by head coach Gary Pinkel.

Recruits[edit]

UScollege 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
Danario Alexander WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Quan Barge LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 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
Tim Barnes C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Marquis Booker LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Castine Bridges DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Cornelius Brown DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Justin Brown	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Tommy Chavis DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 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
Bart Coslet DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Charles Gaines DT	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
Dominic Grooms QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Jesse Hernandez OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Del Howard DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Jeremy Maclin WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Jared Perry WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Mike Prince OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Kevin Rutland DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Brant Scott DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Paul Simpson WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
John Stull DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 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
Terris Phillips DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
La'Roderick Thomas ATH	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
J.P. Tillman QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Tremane Vaughns DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Sean Weatherspoon LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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[edit]

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	atNew 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	atTexas Tech	No. 23	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, Texas	TBS	W 38–21	49,050
October 14	2:30 pm	atTexas 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. 19Oklahoma	No. 23	Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri (Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe)	ABC	L 10–26	62,045
November 4	11:00 am	atNebraska		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska (rivalry)	ABC	L 20–34	85,197
November 18	1:00 pm	atIowa 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. 24Oregon 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[edit]

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 Poll	—	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

References[edit]

v t e Missouri Tigers football
Venues	Guitar and Lowry Field (1890–1891) Athletic Grounds (1892–1895) Rollins Field (1896–1926) Faurot Field (1926–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arkansas: Battle Line Rivalry Illinois Iowa State Kansas: Border War Nebraska Oklahoma
Culture and lore	Truman the Tiger Marching Mizzou 1911 Kansas game Fifth Down Game (1990) Flea Kicker
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical Leaders
Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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