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2007 Missouri

12–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Big 12), coached by Gary Pinkel, finished No. 4 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Missouri in 2007, game by game: won vs. Illinois 40–34; won at Ole Miss 38–25; won vs. Western Michigan 52–24; won vs. Illinois State 38–17; won vs. No. 25 Nebraska 41–6; lost at No. 6 Oklahoma 31–41; won vs. No. 22 Texas Tech 41–10; won vs. Iowa State 42–28; won at Colorado 55–10; won vs. Texas A&M 40–26; won at Kansas State 49–32; won vs. No. 2 Kansas 36–28; lost vs. No. 9 Oklahoma 17–38; won vs. Arkansas 38–7+45−21Won 40–34 vs. Illinois+6IllinoisWon 38–25 at Ole Miss+13Ole MissWon 52–24 vs. Western Michigan+28Western MichiganWon 38–17 vs. Illinois State+21Illinois StateWon 41–6 vs. No. 25 Nebraska+35No. 25 NebraskaLost 31–41 at No. 6 Oklahoma-10No. 6 OklahomaWon 41–10 vs. No. 22 Texas Tech+31No. 22 Texas TechWon 42–28 vs. Iowa State+14Iowa StateWon 55–10 at Colorado+45ColoradoWon 40–26 vs. Texas A&M+14Texas A&MWon 49–32 at Kansas State+17Kansas StateWon 36–28 vs. No. 2 Kansas+8No. 2 KansasLost 17–38 vs. No. 9 Oklahoma-21No. 9 OklahomaWon 38–7 vs. Arkansas+31Arkansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsIllinoisW 40–⁠3474%
Sep 8atOle MissW 38–⁠2559%
Sep 15vsWestern MichiganW 52–⁠2473%
Sep 22vsIllinois StateW 38–⁠1781%
Oct 6vs25NebraskaW 41–⁠657%
Oct 13at6OklahomaL 31–⁠4131%
Oct 20vs22Texas TechW 41–⁠1054%
Oct 27vsIowa StateW 42–⁠2889%
Nov 3atColoradoW 55–⁠1064%
Nov 10vsTexas A&MW 40–⁠2673%
Nov 17atKansas StateW 49–⁠3269%
Nov 24vs2KansasW 36–⁠2851%
Dec 1vs9OklahomaBig 12 Championship GameL 17–⁠3849%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsArkansasCotton BowlW 38–⁠762%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arkansas 38–⁠7 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 4 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Big 12.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 25
  2. Wk 5: 20
  3. Wk 6: 17
  4. Wk 7: 11
  5. Wk 8: 15
  6. Wk 9: 13
  7. Wk 10: 9
  8. Wk 11: 7
  9. Wk 12: 6
  10. Wk 13: 3
  11. Wk 14: 1
  12. Final: 4

Big 12 North champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Kansas

Heisman voteChase Daniel, fourth

2 consensus All-AmericansMartin Rucker, TE; Jeremy Maclin, WR/KR

Record
12–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Big 12
AP final
No. 4 peak No. 1
Points
558–⁠326
Coach
Gary Pinkel
Elo
1734 +184 this season
SP+ rating
21.4 No. 12 of 120; offense No. 4, defense No. 51, special teams No. 49
SRS
17.2 No. 8 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 30
Offensive coordinator
Dave Christensen
Defensive coordinator
Matt Eberflus
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense9th of 119
  • Defense49th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1249%0.889th of 119
Defense0.0241%0.9249th of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.2own 302% allowed
Defense-0.1own 312% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2007 class

Michael Keck WDE★★★★No. 66
Chris Earnhardt SDE★★★No. 467
Tekerrein Cuba S★★★No. 608
Terrell Resonno SDE★★★No. 608
Rolandis Woodland WR★★★No. 608

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.00.834
Receivers33.00.836
Offensive line13.00.843
Defensive line43.30.873
Linebackers13.00.842
Defensive backs23.00.831
Whole class133.10.847

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 4Will Franklin WRKansas City Chiefs
Rd 4Martin Rucker TECleveland Browns

All-Big 12

8 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2007 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2007 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kansas7–⁠112–⁠17
Missouri7–⁠112–⁠24
Oklahoma6–⁠211–⁠38
Texas5–⁠310–⁠310
Texas Tech4–⁠49–⁠422
Oklahoma State4–⁠47–⁠6
Texas A&M4–⁠47–⁠6
Colorado4–⁠46–⁠7
Kansas State3–⁠55–⁠7
Nebraska2–⁠65–⁠7
Iowa State2–⁠63–⁠9
Baylor0–⁠83–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.