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2024 Missouri

10–⁠3 (5–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Eli Drinkwitz, finished No. 22 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Missouri in 2024, game by game: won vs. Murray State 51–0; won vs. Buffalo 38–0; won vs. No. 24 Boston College 27–21; won vs. Vanderbilt 30–27; lost at No. 25 Texas A&M 10–41; won at Massachusetts 45–3; won vs. Auburn 21–17; lost at No. 15 Alabama 0–34; won vs. Oklahoma 30–23; lost at No. 23 South Carolina 30–34; won at Mississippi State 39–20; won vs. Arkansas 28–21; won vs. Iowa 27–24+51−34Won 51–0 vs. Murray State+51Murray StateWon 38–0 vs. Buffalo+38BuffaloWon 27–21 vs. No. 24 Boston College+6No. 24 Boston CollegeWon 30–27 vs. Vanderbilt+3VanderbiltLost 10–41 at No. 25 Texas A&M-31No. 25 Texas A&MWon 45–3 at Massachusetts+42MassachusettsWon 21–17 vs. Auburn+4AuburnLost 0–34 at No. 15 Alabama-34No. 15 AlabamaWon 30–23 vs. Oklahoma+7OklahomaLost 30–34 at No. 23 South Carolina-4No. 23 South CarolinaWon 39–20 at Mississippi State+19Mississippi Sta…Won 28–21 vs. Arkansas+7ArkansasWon 27–24 vs. Iowa+3Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsMurray StateW 51–⁠095%
Sep 7vsBuffaloW 38–⁠082%
Sep 14vs24Boston CollegeW 27–⁠2174%
Sep 21vsVanderbiltW 30–⁠2785%
Oct 5at25Texas A&ML 10–⁠4154%
Oct 12atMassachusettsW 45–⁠384%
Oct 19vsAuburnW 21–⁠1780%
Oct 26at15AlabamaL 0–⁠3432%
Nov 9vsOklahomaW 30–⁠2366%
Nov 16at23South CarolinaL 30–⁠3441%
Nov 23atMississippi StateW 39–⁠2074%
Nov 30vsArkansasW 28–⁠2173%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsIowaMusic City BowlW 27–⁠2448%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Iowa 27–⁠24 in the Music City Bowl; No. 22 in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 11
  2. Wk 2: 9
  3. Wk 3: 6
  4. Wk 4: 7
  5. Wk 5: 11
  6. Wk 6: 9
  7. Wk 7: 21
  8. Wk 8: 19
  9. Wk 9: 21
  10. Wk 10: 25
  11. Wk 12: 24
  12. Wk 14: 24
  13. Wk 15: 22
  14. Wk 16: 23
  15. Final: 22
Record
10–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 22 peak No. 6
Points
376–⁠265
Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Elo
1664 +25 this season
SP+ rating
14.0 No. 19 of 134; offense No. 23, defense No. 20, special teams No. 96
SRS
8.9 No. 32 of 134 in FBS
Returning
88% of last season’s EPA, No. 7 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 20 roster talent No. 19 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Kirby Moore
Defensive coordinators
Corey Batoon and D.J. Smith
Offense
Pistol
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense51st of 134
  • Defense42nd of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted45th of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted35th of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1443%1.2151st of 134
Defense0.0641%1.2642nd of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.15 off
0.06 def		44% off
41% def		—45th off
35th 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
Offense3.9own 3111% allowed
Defense3.4own 2718% caused

CORE rating 12.7, 28th of 134 (offense 4.3, defense -8.4).

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 QB2,525 yds
Passing touchdownsBrady Cook QB11 TD
Rushing yardsNate Noel RB818 yds
Rushing touchdownsMarcus Carroll RB12 TD
Receiving yardsTheo Wease WR884 yds
Receiving touchdownsLuther Burden III WR6 TD
TacklesCorey Flagg Jr. LB81 tkl
SacksJohnny Walker DE9.5 sacks
InterceptionsDreyden Norwood CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Williams Nwaneri DL★★★★★No. 8
Courtney Crutchfield WR★★★★No. 100
Trajen Greco S★★★★No. 175
Kewan Lacy RB★★★★No. 178
Elias Williams DL★★★★No. 261
Jaylen Brown DL★★★★No. 282
Brian Huff LB★★★★No. 372
James Madison II WR★★★★No. 447

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.880
Running backs14.00.927
Receivers43.30.875
Offensive line33.00.872
Defensive line44.00.917
Linebackers33.00.855
Defensive backs33.30.899
Athletes and specialists33.00.870
Whole class223.30.885

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 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 1Armand Membou OTNew York Jets
Rd 2Luther Burden III WRChicago Bears
Rd 7Marcus Bryant OTNew England Patriots

Roster 119

The 2024 roster

119 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 61 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 15

The 2024 portal
Cayden Green OT★★★★from Oklahoma
Toriano Pride Jr. CB★★★★from Clemson
Darris Smith DE★★★★from Georgia
Jeremiah Beasley LB★★★★from Michigan
Chris McClellan DL★★★from Florida
Marcus Carroll RB★★★from Georgia State
Sterling Webb DL★★★from New Mexico State
Zion Young DE★★★from Michigan State
Khalil Jacobs LB★★★from South Alabama
Marcus Bryant OT★★★from SMU
Nate Noel RB★★★from App State
Eddie Kelly DL★★★from Georgia Tech

And 3 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 19

Gabarri Johnson QB★★★to Oregon State
Dameon Wilson LB★★★to East Carolina
Jake Garcia QB★★★to East Carolina
Max Whisner TE★★★to Akron
D.J. Wesolak DE★★★to Oregon State
Dannis Jackson WR★★★to Southern Miss
Val Erickson OT★★★to NC State
Serigne Tounkara DE★★★to California
Ky Montgomery DL★★★to Ball State
Xavier Simmons LB★★★to Charlotte
Carmycah Glass LB★★★to Louisiana
E.J. Ndoma-Ogar OL★★★to Arkansas State

And 7 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-SEC

1 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2024 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2024 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas7–⁠113–⁠34
Georgia6–⁠211–⁠36
Tennessee6–⁠210–⁠39
Missouri5–⁠310–⁠322
Ole Miss5–⁠310–⁠311
South Carolina5–⁠39–⁠419
Alabama5–⁠39–⁠417
LSU5–⁠39–⁠4
Texas A&M5–⁠38–⁠5
Florida4–⁠48–⁠5
Vanderbilt3–⁠57–⁠6
Arkansas3–⁠57–⁠6
Oklahoma2–⁠66–⁠7
Auburn2–⁠65–⁠7
Kentucky1–⁠74–⁠8
Mississippi State0–⁠82–⁠10

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