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2022 Missouri Tigers football team

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2022 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record6–7 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorBlake Baker (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFaurot Field
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 1 Georgia xy$#^   8 0     15 0  
No. 6 Tennessee   6 2     11 2  
No. 23 South Carolina   4 4     8 5  
Kentucky   3 5     7 6  
Florida   3 5     6 7  
Missouri   3 5     6 7  
Vanderbilt   2 6     5 7  
West Division
No. 16 LSU xy   6 2     10 4  
No. 5 Alabama x   6 2     11 2  
No. 20 Mississippi State   4 4     9 4  
Ole Miss   4 4     8 5  
Arkansas   3 5     7 6  
Auburn   2 6     5 7  
Texas A&M   2 6     5 7  
Championship: Georgia 50, LSU 30
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri, and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by third-year head coach Eliah Drinkwitz.

Offseason

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Recruiting

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The Tigers signed the #15 ranked recruiting class (according to Rivals) prior to the 2022 season, headlined by wide receiver Luther Burden III from East St. Louis, Illinois and quarterback Sam Horn from Suwanee, Georgia.[1]

Name Position Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Luther Burden III[2] Wide receiver East St. Louis, IL East St. Louis 6'2" 205 lbs. October 19, 2021
Sam Horn[3] Quarterback Suwanee, GA Collins Hill 6'3" 180 lbs. February 28, 2021
DJ Wesolak[4] Defensive end Boonville, MO Boonville 6'5" 225 lbs. December 15, 2021
Tavorus Jones[5] Running back El Paso, TX Burges 5'11" 205 lbs. July 2, 2021

Schedule

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Missouri and the SEC announced the 2022 football schedule on September 21, 2021.[6][7]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech*ESPNUW 52–2447,653
September 1011:00 a.m.at Kansas State*ESPN2L 12–4051,806
September 1711:00 a.m.Abilene Christian*
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
SECN+/ESPN+W 34–1753,253
September 2411:00 a.m.at AuburnESPNL 14–17 OT85,750
October 16:30 p.m.No. 1 Georgia
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
SECNL 22–2658,165
October 811:00 a.m.at FloridaESPNUL 17–2488,471
October 223:00 p.m.Vanderbiltdagger
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
SECNW 17–1460,618
October 293:00 p.m.at No. 25 South CarolinaSECNW 23–1077,578
November 511:00 a.m.Kentucky
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
SECNL 17–2161,047
November 1211:00 a.m.at No. 5 TennesseeCBSL 24–66101,915
November 196:00 p.m.New Mexico State*
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
ESPNUW 45–1445,231
November 252:30 p.m.Arkansas
CBSW 29–2755,710
December 235:30 p.m.vs. Wake Forest*ESPNL 17–2734,370

Coaching staff

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Name Position Seasons at
Missouri
Alma Mater
Eliah Drinkwitz Head Coach 3 Arkansas Tech (2004)
Al Pogue Defensive backs 1 Alabama State (1996)
Blake Baker Defensive coordinator/safeties 1 Tulane (2004)
Erik Link Special teams coordinator/tight ends 3 Drake (2003)
Al Davis Defensive line (Interior) 2 Arkansas (2012)
Bush Hamdan Quarterbacks 3 Boise State (2008)
Jacob Peeler Wide receivers 1 Louisiana Tech (2007)
Aaron Fletcher Secondary 2 Texas A&M (1999)
Marcus Johnson Offensive line/run game coordinator/assistant head coach 3 Ole Miss (2004)
Curtis Luper Running backs 3 Stephen F. Austin (1996)
Kevin Peoples Defensive line (Edge) 1 Carroll College (1992)
D. J. Smith Co-defensive coordinator/linebackers/recruiting coordinator 3 Appalachian State (2010)
Andy Lutz Director of football operations 3 Pacific (1991)
Zac Woodfin Director of Athletic Performance 3 UAB (2004)

Roster

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2022 Missouri Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 0 BJ Harris So
WR 1 Tauskie Dove Sr
WR 2 Chance Luper So
WR 3 Luther Burden III Fr
RB 4 Elijah Young Jr
WR 5 Mookie Cooper So
QB 6 Tyler Macon  Fr
WR 7 Dominic Lovett So
RB 8 Nathaniel Peat Sr
WR 10 Mekhi Miller Fr
WR 11 Barrett Banister GS
QB 12 Brady Cook So
QB 14 Brett Brown Fr
QB 15 Tommy Lock  Fr
QB 16 Jack Abraham GS
RB 17 Taj Butts  Fr
WR 18 Demariyon Houston  Jr
RB 20 Cody Schrader Sr
QB 21 Sam Horn Fr
RB 22 Tavorus Jones Fr
RB 31 Anthony Favrow Fr
RB 33 Bryce Jackson  Fr
RB 35 Michael Cox So
RB 38 Christopher Kreh  Fr
TE 40 Damon Johanns  Fr
WR 41 Zach Hahn  Fr
TE 45 Kibet Chepyator GS
OL 50 Hyrin White GS
OL 51 Zeke Powell GS
OL 53 Dylan Spencer So
OL 54 Luke Griffin Jr
OL 55 Connor Tollison  Fr
OL 58 Makyi Lee Jr
OL 61 Richard Taylor Sr
OL 62 Bence Polgar Jr
OL 63 Isaac Zatechka  Fr
OL 64 Bobby Lawrence Sr
OL 65 Trenton Sederwall Jr
OL 66 Connor Wood GS
OL 67 Xavier Machado Fr
OL 68 Jack McGarry Fr
OL 69 Drake Heismeyer So
OL 70 EJ Ndoma-Ogar So
OL 71 Valen Erickson Fr
OL 72 Xavier Delgado Sr
OL 73 Tristan Wilson Fr
OL 75 Mitchell Walters So
OL 76 Javon Foster Sr
OL 79 Armand Membou Fr
TE 80 Tyler Stephens Jr
TE 81 Shawn Hendershot So
WR 82 Logan Kuckey  Fr
TE 84 Ryan Hoestkamp  Fr
TE 87 Gavin McKay  Fr
TE 88 Max Whisner Fr
WR 89 Micah Manning  So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 0 Jayden Jernigan Sr
DB 1 Jaylon Carlies Jr
DB 2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr. So
DB 3 Martez Manuel Sr
DB 4 Jalani Williams Jr
DL 5 Tyrone Hopper GS
DL 6 Darius Robinson Sr
DL 7 DJ Coleman GS
LB 8 Ty'Ron Hopper Jr
DL 9 Isaiah McGuire Sr
LB 10 Dameon Wilson  Fr
LB 11 Devin Nicholson Sr
DB 12 DJ Jackson So
DB 13 Daylan Carnell  Fr
DB 14 Kris Abrams-Draine Jr
DL 15 Johnny Walker Jr. So
DL 16 Travion Ford  Fr
DB 17 Tyler Hibbler  Fr
DL 18 Trajan Jeffcoat  Sr
DB 19 Dreyden Norwood  Fr
DB 20 LJ Hewitt So
DB 21 Tyler Jones So
LB 22 Will Norris So
DB 24 Marcus Scott II Fr
DB 25 Ja'Marion Wayne Fr
LB 26 Xavier Simmons Fr
DB 28 Joseph Charleston Jr
DB 29 Justin Efebera  Jr
LB 30 Chuck Hicks Sr
LB 31 Zach Lovett  Fr
DL 32 Ky Montgomery  Fr
LB 33 Chad Bailey Sr
DB 34 Davion Sistrunk  Fr
DB 35 Jarrin McKeithen Sr
DB 36 Devyn Butler  Jr
DB 39 Caimin Hayes So
LB 41 Carmycah Glass Fr
DB 43 Boyton Cheney Fr
DB 43 Isaac Thompson Fr
DL 45 DJ Wesolak Fr
LB 52 Vic Garrido Fr
DL 55 Arden Walker  Fr
LB 56 Nate Norris Fr
DL 81 Jack Meyer  Fr
DL 88 Jason Skivers  Fr
DL 90 Josh Landry  Sr
DL 91 Ian Mathews  Fr
DL 92 Kristian Williams  Jr
DL 93 Andrew Serrano So
DL 94 Marquis Gracial Fr
DL 97 Daniel Robledo Jr
DL 95 Jalen Marshall Fr
DL 99 Realus George Jr. Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
LS 47 Daniel Hawthorne Jr
LS 49 Jake Hoffman Sr
K 90 Sean Koetting GS
K 92 Harrison Mevis Jr
K 93 Luke Bauer So
K 96 Nick Quadrini Fr
P 97 Jack Stonehouse  Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Marcus JohnsonAssociate head coach/Run game coordinator/offensive line
  • Blake BakerDefensive coordinator/safeties
  • D. J. SmithCo-defensive coordintor/linebackers/recruiting coordinator
  • Erik Link – Special teams coordinator/tight ends
  • Al Davis – Interior-defensive line
  • Bush HamdanQuarterbacks
  • Curtis LuperRunning backs
  • Jacob Peeler – Wide receivers
  • Kevin Peoples – Edge-defensive line
  • Al Pogue – Cornerbacks

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 26, 2022

Game summaries

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Louisiana Tech

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Uniform Combination
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Game One – Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs Missouri Tigers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 3 7 01424
Tigers 0 24 141452

at Faurot FieldColumbia, Missouri

  • Date: Thursday, September 1, 2022
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C)
  • Game attendance: 47,653
  • Referee: David Smith
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Dave Steckel (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Missouri by 20.5 • FPI odds to win: Missouri 62.5%

At Kansas State

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Game Two – Kansas State Wildcats vs Missouri Tigers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers 3 0 3612
Wildcats 7 13 61440

at Bill Snyder Family StadiumManhattan, Kansas

  • Date: Saturday, September 10, 2022
  • Game time: 11:15 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Rainy • Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: N 10 MPH
  • Game attendance: 51,806
  • Referee: James Carter
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Dave Steckel (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Kansas State by 7.5 • FPI odds to win: Kansas State 60.2%
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:20) Missouri – Harrison Mevis 49-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 5:40; Missouri 3–0)
  • (4:16) Kansas State – Deuce Vaughn 1-yard run, Chris Tennant kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:58; Kansas State 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (13:29) Kansas State – Adrian Martinez 16-yard run, Chris Tennant kick (Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:22; Kansas State 14–3)
  • (6:42) Kansas State – Phillip Brooks 76-yard punt return, Chris Tennant kick blocked (Kansas State 20–3)
Third quarter
  • (10:17) Missouri – Harrison Mevis 44-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 2:16; Kansas 20–6)
  • (6:58) Kansas State – Chris Tennant 35-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 2:22; Kansas State 23–6)
  • (0:35) Kansas State – Chris Tennant 37-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:20; Kansas State 26–6)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:52) Kansas State – Deuce Vaughn 24-yard run, Chris Tennant kick (Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 2:02; Kansas State 33–6)
  • (2:33) Kansas State – DJ Giddens 28-yard run, Chris Tennant kick (Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 6:46; Kansas State 40–6)
  • (0:00) Missouri – Cody Schrader 1-yard run, no attempted kick (Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 1:10; Kansas State 40–12)
Statistics Missouri Kansas State
First downs 14 18
Total yards 222 336
Rushes/yards 35/94 43/235
Passing yards 128 101
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–31–4 9–20–0
Turnovers 4 1
Time of possession 27:59 32:01
Penalties−yards 8−46 8−68
Team Category Player Statistics
Missouri Passing Brady Cook 15/27, 128 YDS, 2 INT
Rushing Brady Cook 13 CAR, 56 YDS, 11 Long
Receiving Dominic Lovett 3 REC, 66 YDS, 39 Long
Kansas State Passing Adrian Martinez 9/20, 101 YDS
Rushing Deuce Vaughn 24 CAR, 145 YDS, 2 TD, 29 Long
Receiving Phillip Brooks 3 REC, 57 yards, 28 Long

At Auburn

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Missouri Tigers (2–1) at Auburn Tigers (2–1)
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Missouri Tigers 0 14 00014
Auburn Tigers 14 0 00317

at Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, Alabama

  • Date: Saturday, September 24, 2022
  • Game time: 11:07 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: SE 4 mph
  • Game attendance: 85,750
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline reporter)
Statistics MU AUB
First downs 13 15
Plays–yards 63–312 66–217
Rushes–yards 39–133 45–82
Passing yards 179 135
Passing: compattint 14–24–1 14–21–0
Time of possession 27:18 32:42
Team Category Player Statistics
Missouri Passing Brady Cook 14/24, 179 yds, 1 INT
Rushing Nathaniel Peat 20 carries, 110 yds
Receiving Dominic Lovett 5 receptions, 102 yds
Auburn Passing Robby Ashford 12/18, 127 yds
Rushing Robby Ashford 15 carries, 46 yds
Receiving Koy Moore 4 receptions, 74 yds

No. 1 Georgia

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No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs (4–0) vs. Missouri Tigers (2–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Missouri 3 13 3322
No. 1 Georgia 0 6 61426

at Faurot FieldColumbia, Missouri

  • Date: Saturday, October 1, 2022
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: - • Wind:
  • Game attendance: 58,165
  • Referee: Matt Loeffler
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (color) and Cole Cubelic (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Georgia −31.0 • Odds to win: Georgia 94.6%
Game information
First quarter
  • (4:11) MIZ – Harrison Mevis 41 Yd Field Goal (Missouri 3–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:43) MIZ – Tyler Stephens 10 Yd pass from Brady Cook (Harrison Mevis Kick) (Missouri 10–0)
  • (8:53) MIZ – Harrison Mevis 49 Yd Field Goal (Missouri 13–0)
  • (6:36) KENT – Jack Podlesny 40 Yd Field Goal (Missouri 13–3)
  • (3:16) MIZ – Harrison Mevis 22 Yd Field Goal (Missouri 16–3)
  • (0:00) UGA – Jack Podlesny 34 Yd Field Goal (Missouri 16–6)
Third quarter
  • (5:53) UGA – Jack Podlesny 28 Yd Field Goal (Missouri 16–9)
  • (4:31) MIZ – Harrison Mevis 52 Yd Field Goal (Missouri 19–9)
  • (2:15) UGA – Jack Podlesny 29 Yd Field Goal (Missouri 19–12)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:09) MIZ – Harrison Mevis 56 Yd Field Goal (Missouri 22–12)
  • (9:39) UGA – Kendall Milton 1 Yd Run (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Missouri 22–19)
  • (4:03) UGA – Daijun Edwards 1 Yd Run (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Georgia 26–22)

At Florida

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Missouri Tigers (2–3) at Florida Gators (3–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Missouri 0 10 0717
Florida 10 0 7724

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL

  • Date: October 8, 2022
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: N at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 88,471
  • Referee: David Smith
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): John Schriffen (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (color) and Lauren Sisler (sideline reporter)[8]
  • Boxscore
Game information

vs Vanderbilt

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1 2 3 4 Total
Commodores 0 0 7 7 14
Tigers 7 10 0 0 17

Statistics

Statistics VAN MIZ
First downs 16 19
Total yards 299 308
Rushing yards 57 97
Passing yards 242 211
Turnovers 1 4
Time of possession 31:03 28:57
Team Category Player Statistics
Vanderbilt Passing Mike Wright 9/15, 127 yards, TD
Rushing Ray Davis 15 rushes, 28 yards
Receiving Gamarion Carter 1 reception, 80 yards, TD
Missouri Passing Brady Cook 17/25, 211 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Cody Schrader 14 rushes, 84 yards
Receiving Luther Burden III 4 receptions, 66 yards, TD

At No. 5 Tennessee

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Missouri at No. 5 Tennessee
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Missouri 7 10 7024
No. 5 Tennessee 7 21 211766

at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN

  • Date: November 12
  • Game time: Noon
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C)
  • Game attendance: 101,915
  • Referee: Kyle Olson
  • TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy (play-by-play), Rick Neuheisel (color), Sherree Burress (sideline)

vs Arkansas

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Uniform Combination
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Arkansas Razorbacks (6–5) at Missouri Tigers (5–6) - Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Razorbacks 7 14 3327
Tigers 10 10 9029

at Faurot FieldColumbia, Missouri

  • Date: Friday, November 25, 2022
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Wind: 4 mph S
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy (play-by-play), Rick Neuheisel (analyst), Sherree Burruss (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Arkansas by 3.5 • FPI odds to win: Arkansas 55.8%
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:34) Missouri – Harrison Mevis 40 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:16; Missouri 3–0)
  • (5:26) Arkansas – KJ Jefferson 3 yard rush, Cam Little kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:08; Arkansas 7–3)
  • (2:56) Missouri – Cody Schrader 3 yard rush, Harrison Mevis kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:30; Missouri 10–7)
Second quarter
  • (14:56) Missouri – Brady Cook 9 yard rush, Harrison Mevis kick (Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:38; Missouri 17–7)
  • (9:26) Arkansas – Matt Landers 27 yard pass from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:30; Missouri 17–14)
  • (5:26) Missouri – Harrison Mevis 27 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:00; Missouri 20–14)
  • (1:35) Arkansas – Raheim Sanders 8 yard pass from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:51; Arkansas 21–20)
Third quarter
  • (10:09) Missouri – Luther Burden III 23 yard pass from Brady Cook, 2-point pass failed (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:51; Missouri 26–21)
  • (5:32) Missouri – Harrison Mevis 29 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 3:19; Missouri 29–21)
  • (1:43) Arkansas – Cam Little 46 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 3:49; Missouri 29–24)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:40) Arkansas – Cam Little 20 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:30; Missouri 29–27)

After the season

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NFL draft

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The NFL draft will be held in Kansas City, Missouri on April 27–29, 2023.

Missouri Tigers who were picked in the 2023 NFL Draft:

Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
4 126 Isaiah McGuire DE Cleveland Browns

References

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  1. ^ "2022 all-teams football recruiting team rankings". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "Luther Burden, 2022 Wide receiver - Rivals.com". n.rivals.com. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "Sam Horn, 2022 Pro-style quarterback - Rivals.com". n.rivals.com. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  4. ^ "DJ Wesloak, 2022 Weakside Defensive end - Rivals.com". n.rivals.com. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  5. ^ "Tavorus Jones, 2022 Running back - Rivals.com". n.rivals.com. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  6. ^ Eric Blum (September 22, 2021). "Challenging start to SEC play highlights Mizzou football's 2022 schedule". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  7. ^ Gregg Palermo (September 21, 2021). "SEC announces 2022 Missouri Football schedule". KTVI. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  8. ^ MIZZ Pregame