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2023 Missouri

11–⁠2 (6–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Eli Drinkwitz, finished No. 8 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Missouri in 2023, game by game: won vs. South Dakota 35–10; won vs. Middle Tennessee 23–19; won vs. No. 15 Kansas State 30–27; won vs. Memphis 34–27; won at Vanderbilt 38–21; lost vs. No. 23 LSU 39–49; won at No. 24 Kentucky 38–21; won vs. South Carolina 34–12; lost at No. 1 Georgia 21–30; won vs. No. 14 Tennessee 36–7; won vs. Florida 33–31; won at Arkansas 48–14; won vs. No. 7 Ohio State 14–3+34−10Won 35–10 vs. South Dakota+25South DakotaWon 23–19 vs. Middle Tennessee+4Middle TennesseeWon 30–27 vs. No. 15 Kansas State+3No. 15 Kansas StateWon 34–27 vs. Memphis+7MemphisWon 38–21 at Vanderbilt+17VanderbiltLost 39–49 vs. No. 23 LSU-10No. 23 LSUWon 38–21 at No. 24 Kentucky+17No. 24 KentuckyWon 34–12 vs. South Carolina+22South CarolinaLost 21–30 at No. 1 Georgia-9No. 1 GeorgiaWon 36–7 vs. No. 14 Tennessee+29No. 14 TennesseeWon 33–31 vs. Florida+2FloridaWon 48–14 at Arkansas+34ArkansasWon 14–3 vs. No. 7 Ohio State+11No. 7 Ohio State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsSouth DakotaW 35–⁠1083%
Sep 9vsMiddle TennesseeW 23–⁠1959%
Sep 16vs15Kansas StateW 30–⁠2738%
Sep 23vsMemphisW 34–⁠2745%
Sep 30atVanderbiltW 38–⁠2162%
Oct 7vs23LSUL 39–⁠4953%
Oct 14at24KentuckyW 38–⁠2134%
Oct 21vsSouth CarolinaW 34–⁠1267%
Nov 4at1GeorgiaL 21–⁠3017%
Nov 11vs14TennesseeW 36–⁠747%
Nov 18vsFloridaW 33–⁠3174%
Nov 24atArkansasW 48–⁠1464%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvs7Ohio StateCotton BowlW 14–⁠331%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ohio State 14–⁠3 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 8 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 23
  2. Wk 6: 21
  3. Wk 8: 20
  4. Wk 9: 16
  5. Wk 10: 14
  6. Wk 11: 16
  7. Wk 12: 11
  8. Wk 13: 10
  9. Wk 14: 9
  10. Wk 15: 9
  11. Final: 8

Burlsworth TrophyCody Schrader, RB

Consensus All-AmericanCody Schrader, RB

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 8 peak No. 8
Points
423–⁠271
Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Elo
1709 +215 this season
SP+ rating
19.3 No. 10 of 133; offense No. 13, defense No. 14, special teams No. 45
SRS
16.8 No. 12 of 133 in FBS
Returning
65% of last season’s EPA, No. 35 of 131
Recruiting class
No. 34 roster talent No. 24 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Kirby Moore
Defensive coordinators
Blake Baker and D.J. Smith
Offense
Pistol
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense15th of 133
  • Defense51st of 133
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted14th of 133
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted25th of 133
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2445%1.3115th of 133
Defense0.0838%1.2951st of 133
Opponent-adjusted0.23 off
0.03 def		46% off
35% def		—14th off
25th 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
Offense4.5own 2914% allowed
Defense3.9own 2620% caused

CORE rating 17.0, 15th of 133 (offense 10.4, defense -6.6).

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 yardsBrady Cook QB3,302 yds
Passing touchdownsBrady Cook QB21 TD
Rushing yardsCody Schrader RB1,617 yds
Rushing touchdownsCody Schrader RB14 TD
Receiving yardsLuther Burden III WR1,205 yds
Receiving touchdownsLuther Burden III WR9 TD
TacklesJaylon Carlies DB64 tkl
SacksDarius Robinson DL8.5 sacks
InterceptionsKris Abrams-Draine DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2023 class

Brett Norfleet TE★★★★No. 236
Joshua Manning WR★★★★No. 267
Marvin Burks Jr. S★★★★No. 323
Gabarri Johnson QB★★★★No. 354
Logan Reichert OT★★★★No. 445

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

The 2023 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.898
Running backs13.00.879
Receivers53.40.892
Offensive line23.50.881
Defensive line33.00.865
Linebackers23.00.828
Defensive backs33.30.875
Athletes and specialists23.00.851
Whole class193.30.872

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 2024

The 2024 draft
Rd 1Darius Robinson DEArizona Cardinals
Rd 2Ennis Rakestraw Jr. CBDetroit Lions
Rd 3Ty’Ron Hopper LBGreen Bay Packers
Rd 4Javon Foster OTJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 5Kris Abrams-Draine CBDenver Broncos
Rd 5Jaylon Carlies SIndianapolis Colts

Roster 110

The 2023 roster

110 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2023 line; 50 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 8

The 2023 portal
Cam’Ron Johnson OT★★★★from Houston
Jake Garcia QB★★★★from Miami
Marcellus Johnson OT★★★★from Eastern Michigan
Theo Wease WR★★★★from Oklahoma
Austin Firestone DL★★★from Northwestern
Sidney Williams LB★★★from Florida State
Tre’Vez Johnson S★★★from Florida
Nyles Gaddy DE★★★from Jackson State

Transfers out 20

Dominic Lovett WR★★★★to Georgia
Hyrin White OT★★★to SMU
Marcus Scott II CB★★★to California
Trajan Jeffcoat DE★★★to Arkansas
Arden Walker DL★★★to Colorado
Zach Lovett LB★★★to Iowa State
Jalani Williams S★★★★no new school on file
Travion Ford DE★★★★to Toledo
Tyler Macon QB★★★★to Alcorn State
Daniel Robledo DE★★★no new school on file
D.J. Jackson CB★★★to Texas State
Devin Nicholson LB★★★to Kent State

And 8 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-SEC

5 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2023 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2023 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia8–⁠013–⁠14
Alabama8–⁠012–⁠25
Missouri6–⁠211–⁠28
Ole Miss6–⁠211–⁠2
LSU6–⁠210–⁠312
Tennessee4–⁠49–⁠417
Texas A&M4–⁠47–⁠6
Kentucky3–⁠57–⁠6
Auburn3–⁠56–⁠7
South Carolina3–⁠55–⁠7
Florida3–⁠55–⁠7
Mississippi State1–⁠75–⁠79
Arkansas1–⁠74–⁠8
Vanderbilt0–⁠82–⁠10

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