2020 Missouri

5–⁠5 (5–⁠5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Eli Drinkwitz.

Schedule and results

Missouri in 2020, game by game: lost vs. No. 2 Alabama 19–38; lost at No. 21 Tennessee 12–35; won at No. 17 LSU 45–41; won vs. Kentucky 20–10; lost at No. 10 Florida 17–41; won at South Carolina 17–10; won vs. Vanderbilt 41–0; won vs. Arkansas 50–48; lost vs. No. 12 Georgia 14–49; lost at Mississippi State 32–51+41−35Lost 19–38 vs. No. 2 Alabama-19No. 2 AlabamaLost 12–35 at No. 21 Tennessee-23No. 21 TennesseeWon 45–41 at No. 17 LSU+4No. 17 LSUWon 20–10 vs. Kentucky+10KentuckyLost 17–41 at No. 10 Florida-24No. 10 FloridaWon 17–10 at South Carolina+7South CarolinaWon 41–0 vs. Vanderbilt+41VanderbiltWon 50–48 vs. Arkansas+2ArkansasLost 14–49 vs. No. 12 Georgia-35No. 12 GeorgiaLost 32–51 at Mississippi State-19Mississippi Sta…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Mississippi State 51–⁠32; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 75th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠5 tied for 6th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
267–⁠323
Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Elo
1507 −20 this season
SP+ rating
-1.0 No. 75 of 130; offense No. 103, defense No. 39
SRS
0.2 No. 42 of 77 in FBS
Returning
29% of last season’s EPA, No. 116 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 50 roster talent No. 47 in FBS
Defensive coordinator
Ryan Walters
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense53rd of 127
  • Defense106th of 127
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted52nd of 127
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted107th of 127
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1344%1.2453rd of 127
Defense0.2246%1.19106th of 127
Opponent-adjusted0.13 off
0.18 def
43% off
45% def
—52nd off
107th 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
Offense3.6own 2714% allowed
Defense4.9own 2816% caused

CORE rating -6.6, 89th of 127 (offense 0.1, defense 6.7).

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 yardsConnor Bazelak QB2,366 yds
Passing touchdownsConnor Bazelak QB7 TD
Rushing yardsLarry Rountree III RB972 yds
Rushing touchdownsLarry Rountree III RB14 TD
Receiving yardsKeke Chism WR458 yds
Receiving touchdownsNiko Hea TE2 TD
TacklesNick Bolton LB95 tkl
SacksTrajan Jeffcoat DL6 sacks
InterceptionsDevin Nicholson LB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2020 class

J.J. Hester WR★★★★No. 342
Kris Abrams-Draine WR★★★No. 418
Elijah Young APB★★★No. 543
Ja’Mori Maclin WR★★★No. 554
Drake Heismeyer OG★★★No. 600

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

The 2020 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.868
Running backs13.00.878
Receivers43.30.875
Offensive line33.00.859
Defensive line13.00.870
Linebackers23.00.850
Defensive backs23.00.856
Athletes and specialists23.00.839
Whole class163.10.861

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 2021

The 2021 draft
Rd 2Nick Bolton ILBKansas City Chiefs
Rd 4Tyree Gillespie SLas Vegas Raiders
Rd 5Larry Borom OTChicago Bears
Rd 6Joshuah Bledsoe SNew England Patriots
Rd 6Larry Rountree III RBLos Angeles Chargers

Roster 118

The 2020 roster

118 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2020 line; 61 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2020 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2020 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama10–⁠013–⁠01
Texas A&M8–⁠19–⁠14
Florida8–⁠28–⁠413
Georgia7–⁠28–⁠27
Auburn6–⁠46–⁠5
LSU5–⁠55–⁠5
Missouri5–⁠55–⁠5
Ole Miss4–⁠55–⁠5
Kentucky4–⁠65–⁠6
Mississippi State3–⁠74–⁠7
Arkansas3–⁠73–⁠7
Tennessee3–⁠73–⁠7
South Carolina2–⁠82–⁠8
Vanderbilt0–⁠90–⁠9

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