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2018 Missouri

8–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Southeastern Conference), coached by Barry Odom.

Schedule and results

Missouri in 2018, game by game: won vs. UT Martin 51–14; won vs. Wyoming 40–13; won at Purdue 40–37; lost vs. No. 2 Georgia 29–43; lost at South Carolina 35–37; lost at No. 1 Alabama 10–39; won vs. Memphis 65–33; lost vs. No. 12 Kentucky 14–15; won at No. 13 Florida 38–17; won vs. Vanderbilt 33–28; won at Tennessee 50–17; won vs. Arkansas 38–0; lost vs. Oklahoma State 33–38+38−29Won 51–14 vs. UT Martin+37UT MartinWon 40–13 vs. Wyoming+27WyomingWon 40–37 at Purdue+3PurdueLost 29–43 vs. No. 2 Georgia-14No. 2 GeorgiaLost 35–37 at South Carolina-2South CarolinaLost 10–39 at No. 1 Alabama-29No. 1 AlabamaWon 65–33 vs. Memphis+32MemphisLost 14–15 vs. No. 12 Kentucky-1No. 12 KentuckyWon 38–17 at No. 13 Florida+21No. 13 FloridaWon 33–28 vs. Vanderbilt+5VanderbiltWon 50–17 at Tennessee+33TennesseeWon 38–0 vs. Arkansas+38ArkansasLost 33–38 vs. Oklahoma State-5Oklahoma State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsUT MartinW 51–⁠1480%
Sep 8vsWyomingW 40–⁠1361%
Sep 15atPurdueW 40–⁠3751%
Sep 22vs2GeorgiaL 29–⁠4334%
Oct 6atSouth CarolinaL 35–⁠3741%
Oct 13at1AlabamaL 10–⁠3913%
Oct 20vsMemphisW 65–⁠3353%
Oct 27vs12KentuckyL 14–⁠1553%
Nov 3at13FloridaW 38–⁠1736%
Nov 10vsVanderbiltW 33–⁠2874%
Nov 17atTennesseeW 50–⁠1760%
Nov 23vsArkansasW 38–⁠087%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsOklahoma StateLiberty BowlL 33–⁠3863%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma State 38–⁠33 in the Liberty Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 15: 24
Record
8–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 7th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 24
Points
476–⁠331
Coach
Barry Odom
Elo
1631 +106 this season
SP+ rating
20.8 No. 12 of 130; offense No. 8, defense No. 24, special teams No. 49
SRS
15.1 No. 11 of 130 in FBS
Returning
76% of last season’s EPA, No. 38 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 43 roster talent No. 46 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Derek Dooley
Defensive coordinator
Ryan Walters
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense31st of 130
  • Defense39th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted23rd of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted18th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1748%1.1031st of 130
Defense0.0540%1.2539th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.17 off
0.00 def		49% off
38% def		—23rd off
18th 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
Offense4.0own 3012% allowed
Defense3.1own 2815% caused

CORE rating 16.6, 9th of 130 (offense 8.4, defense -8.3).

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 QB3,498 yds
Passing touchdownsDrew Lock QB28 TD
Rushing yardsLarry Rountree III RB1,216 yds
Rushing touchdownsLarry Rountree III RB11 TD
Receiving yardsEmanuel Hall WR828 yds
Receiving touchdownsAlbert Okwuegbunam TE6 TD
TacklesCale Garrett LB106 tkl
SacksTerez Hall LB5 sacks
InterceptionsCam Hilton S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Chad Bailey ILB★★★No. 388
Jalen Knox ATH★★★No. 431
Kam Scott WR★★★No. 427
Daniel Parker SDE★★★No. 496
Danny Gray WR★★★No. 517

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

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.00.820
Receivers63.00.859
Offensive line43.00.835
Defensive line23.00.869
Linebackers53.00.859
Defensive backs33.00.842
Athletes and specialists13.00.885
Whole class233.00.851

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 2019

The 2019 draft
Rd 2Drew Lock QBDenver Broncos
Rd 7Terry Beckner Jr. DTTampa Bay Buccaneers

Roster 100

The 2018 roster

100 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2018 line; 67 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

1 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2018 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2018 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠014–⁠12
Georgia7–⁠111–⁠37
Kentucky5–⁠310–⁠312
Florida5–⁠310–⁠37
LSU5–⁠310–⁠36
Texas A&M5–⁠39–⁠416
Missouri4–⁠48–⁠5
Mississippi State4–⁠48–⁠5
South Carolina4–⁠47–⁠6
Auburn3–⁠58–⁠5
Vanderbilt3–⁠56–⁠7
Tennessee2–⁠65–⁠7
Ole Miss1–⁠75–⁠7
Arkansas0–⁠82–⁠10

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