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2016 Missouri

4–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Southeastern Conference), coached by Barry Odom. Officially 0–⁠8: the NCAA vacated four regular-season wins.

From the season’s Wikipedia article: “Due to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) action, all of Missouri’s wins for the 2015 and 2016 seasons were vacated.”

Schedule and results

Missouri in 2016, game by game: lost at West Virginia 11–26; won vs. Eastern Michigan 61–21; lost vs. No. 16 Georgia 27–28; won vs. Delaware State 79–0; lost at LSU 7–42; lost at No. 18 Florida 14–40; lost vs. Middle Tennessee 45–51; lost vs. Kentucky 21–35; lost at South Carolina 21–31; won vs. Vanderbilt 26–17; lost at Tennessee 37–63; won vs. Arkansas 28–24+79−35Lost 11–26 at West Virginia-15West VirginiaWon 61–21 vs. Eastern Michigan+40Eastern MichiganLost 27–28 vs. No. 16 Georgia-1No. 16 GeorgiaWon 79–0 vs. Delaware State+79Delaware StateLost 7–42 at LSU-35LSULost 14–40 at No. 18 Florida-26No. 18 FloridaLost 45–51 vs. Middle Tennessee-6Middle TennesseeLost 21–35 vs. Kentucky-14KentuckyLost 21–31 at South Carolina-10South CarolinaWon 26–17 vs. Vanderbilt+9VanderbiltLost 37–63 at Tennessee-26TennesseeWon 28–24 vs. Arkansas+4Arkansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atWest VirginiaL 11–⁠2636%
Sep 10vsEastern MichiganW 61–⁠21vacated80%
Sep 17vs16GeorgiaL 27–⁠2838%
Sep 24vsDelaware StateW 79–⁠0vacated94%
Oct 1atLSUL 7–⁠4229%
Oct 15at18FloridaL 14–⁠4026%
Oct 22vsMiddle TennesseeL 45–⁠5149%
Oct 29vsKentuckyL 21–⁠3555%
Nov 5atSouth CarolinaL 21–⁠3135%
Nov 12vsVanderbiltW 26–⁠17vacated53%
Nov 19atTennesseeL 37–⁠6317%
Nov 25vsArkansasW 28–⁠24vacated31%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arkansas 28–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 13th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 97th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 13th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
377–⁠378
Coach
Barry Odom
Elo
1448 −71 this season
SP+ rating
-1.0 No. 70 of 128; offense No. 53, defense No. 85, special teams No. 95
SRS
−4.2 No. 82 of 128 in FBS
Returning
66% of last season’s EPA, No. 66 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 43 roster talent No. 38 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Josh Heupel
Defensive coordinators
DeMontie Cross and Ryan Walters
Offense
Veer and shoot
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense66th of 128
  • Defense89th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted56th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted84th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0944%1.2666th of 128
Defense0.1646%1.1989th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.11 off
0.13 def		43% off
45% def		—56th off
84th def
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. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.4own 2612% allowed
Defense3.4own 2615% caused

CORE rating -3.7, 84th of 128 (offense -1.6, defense 2.1).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsDrew Lock QB3,399 yds
Passing touchdownsDrew Lock QB23 TD
Rushing yardsDamarea Crockett RB1,062 yds
Rushing touchdownsDamarea Crockett RB10 TD
Receiving yardsJ’Mon Moore WR1,012 yds
Receiving touchdownsJ’Mon Moore WR8 TD
TacklesDonavin Newsom LB73 tkl
SacksCharles Harris DL9 sacks
InterceptionsAarion Penton DB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Darvis Holmes OT★★★★No. 87
Tre Williams WDE★★★No. 526
Damarea Crockett RB★★★No. 536
Brendan Scales TE★★★No. 539
Albert Okwuegbunam TE★★★No. 612

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.843
Running backs13.00.869
Receivers43.00.848
Offensive line33.30.884
Defensive line23.00.844
Linebackers23.00.826
Defensive backs23.00.843
Athletes and specialists23.00.836
Whole class173.10.850

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 2017

The 2017 draft
Rd 1Charles Harris OLBMiami Dolphins

Roster 107

The 2016 roster

107 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2016 line; 66 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2016 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2016 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠014–⁠12
Florida6–⁠29–⁠414
LSU5–⁠38–⁠413
Auburn5–⁠38–⁠524
Tennessee4–⁠49–⁠422
Georgia4–⁠48–⁠5
Texas A&M4–⁠48–⁠5
Kentucky4–⁠47–⁠6
Arkansas3–⁠57–⁠6
Vanderbilt3–⁠56–⁠7
Mississippi State3–⁠56–⁠7
South Carolina3–⁠56–⁠7
Ole Miss2–⁠65–⁠7
Missouri2–⁠64–⁠8

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