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2020 Missouri Tigers football team

The 2020 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri, and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by first-year head coach Eliah Drinkwitz.

2020 Missouri Tigers football
Music City Bowl, No Contest vs. Iowa
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record5–5 (5–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorRyan Walters (5th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFaurot Field
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 13 Florida x   8 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 7 Georgia   7 – 2     8 – 2  
Missouri   5 – 5     5 – 5  
Kentucky   4 – 6     5 – 6  
Tennessee*   3 – 7     3 – 7  
South Carolina   2 – 8     2 – 8  
Vanderbilt   0 – 9     0 – 9  
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#^   10 – 0     13 – 0  
No. 4 Texas A&M   8 – 1     9 – 1  
Auburn   6 – 4     6 – 5  
LSU*   5 – 5     5 – 5  
Ole Miss   4 – 5     5 – 5  
Arkansas   3 – 7     3 – 7  
Mississippi State   3 – 7     4 – 7  
Championship: Alabama 52, Florida 46
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Tennessee vacated all wins due to NCAA violations. LSU was ineligible for postseason due to self imposed ban.
    Note: Due to COVID-19, the SEC played a conference-only schedule.
Rankings from AP Poll.

In a season impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tigers compiled a 5–5 record, all in conference games. The team was set to face Iowa in the Music City Bowl, but had to withdraw due to COVID-19 issues.[1]

Preseason

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Award watch lists

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Listed in the order that they were released

SEC Media Days

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In the preseason media poll, Missouri was predicted to finish in sixth place in the East Division.[2]

Media poll (East Division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Florida 624 (53)
2 Georgia 613 (43)
3 Tennessee 434
4 Kentucky 405
5 South Carolina 287
6 Missouri 224
7 Vanderbilt 101

Personnel

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Staff

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Name Position Seasons at
Missouri 		Alma Mater
Eliah Drinkwitz Head coach 1 Arkansas Tech (2004)
Charlie Harbison Associate head coach / defensive backs 1 Gardner–Webb (1982)
Ryan Walters Defensive coordinator / safeties 6 Colorado (2008)
Erik Link Special teams coordinator 1 Drake (2003)
Brick Haley Defensive line 4 Alabama A&M (1988)
Bush Hamdan Wide receivers / quarterbacks 1 Boise State (2008)
Casey Woods Tight ends / recruiting coordinator 1 Tennessee (2006)
David Gibbs Secondary 2 Colorado (1990)
Marcus Johnson Offensive line 1 Ole Miss (2004)
Curtis Luper Running backs 1 Stephen F. Austin (1996)
D. J. Smith Linebackers 1 Appalachian State (2010)
Andy Lutz Director of football operations 1 Pacific (1991)
Zac Woodfin Director of Athletic Performance 1 UAB (2004)

Roster

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2020 Missouri Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 1 Tyler Badie Jr
WR 2 Micah Wilson   Sr
QB 3 Shawn Robinson   Jr
RB 4 Elijah Young Fr
WR 6 Keke Chism GS
WR 7 Damon Hazelton GS
QB 8 Connor Bazelak   Fr
WR 9 Jalen Knox Jr
WR 11 Barrett Banister   Jr
QB 12 Brady Cook Fr
WR 13 Javian Hester Fr
WR 14 Dominic Gicinto Jr
WR 15 Kris Abrams-Draine Fr
QB 16 Jack Samsel   So
WR 18 Chance Luper Fr
WR 19 Jay Maclin Fr
RB 20 Simi Bakare Jr
WR 26 Jaden Nash Fr
RB 28 Dawson Downing   Sr
WR 31 D'Ionte Smith Jr
RB 34 Larry Rountree III Sr
RB 35 Michael Cox Fr
RB 43 Jerney Jones   Sr
TE 45 Kibet Chepyator Fr
TE 48 Niko Hea So
OL 50 Hyrin White   Jr
OL 51 Zeke Powell Jr
OL 54 Luke Griffin   Fr
OL 55 Michael Maietti GS
OL 57 Steven Hardy   So
OL 59 Case Cook   Jr
OL 61 Richard Taylor   So
OL 64 Bobby Lawrence   So
OL 65 Trenton Sederwall   Fr
OL 69 Drake Heismeyer Fr
OL 70 Dylan Spencer Fr
OL 71 D.J. Bullard   Fr
OL 72 Xavier Delgado   So
OL 73 Mike Ruth   So
OL 75 Mitchell Walters Fr
OL 76 Javon Foster   So
OL 79 Larry Borom   Jr
TE 80 Messiah Swinson   So
TE 81 Shawn Hendershot Fr
TE 82 Daniel Parker Jr. Jr
WR 86 Tauskie Dove   So
WR 87 Cade Musser   So
TE 88 Logan Christopherson   Jr
TE 89 Brendan Scales   Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 0 Tre Williams   Sr
S 1 Joshuah Bledsoe Sr
DB 2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Fr
S 3 Martez Manuel So
S 4 Jalani Williams   Fr
DL 6 Darius Robinson So
DB 7 Stacy Brown So
DB 8 Jarvis Ware Jr
S 9 Tyree Gillespie Sr
DB 10 Chris Mills   So
LB 11 Devin Nicholson So
DB 14 Adam Sparks Sr
LB 15 Johnny Walker Jr. Fr
LB 16 Gerald Nathan Jr.   So
DB 17 Jaylon Carlies Fr
DL 18 Trajan Jeffcoat   So
DB 21 Tyler Jones Fr
DB 24 Ishmael Burdine   Fr
LB 25 Jamal Brooks Sr
DB 26 Aidan Harrison So
LB 28 Jatorian Hansford Jr
LB 29 Jamie Pettway   Fr
DB 30 Zion Sales   Jr
LB 32 Nick Bolton Jr
LB 33 Chad Bailey   So
DB 35 Mason Pack   Sr
LB 36 Joe Britton   Jr
LB 38 Bryson Clayton   So
DL 39 Chris Turner Sr
LB 40 Cameron Wilkins Jr
LB 41 Chance May   Jr
DB 43 Brandon Gregory Jr. Fr
DB 45 Daval Torres Fr
DB 46 Justin Efebera Fr
LB 49 Marti Jr. Sr
DL 52 Myles Eaddy   Sr
LB 53 Will Norris Fr
DL 78 Kobie Whiteside Sr
DL 90 Markell Utsey   Sr
LB 92 Z'Core Brooks   Fr
DL 93 Andrew Serrano Fr
DL 95 Ben Key Jr
DL 96 Cannon York   So
DL 97 Akial Byers Sr
DL 98 Keion Willis   So
DL 99 Isaiah McGuire So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 19 Grant McKinniss GS
LS 31 Drew Wise   Jr
LS 47 Daniel Hawthorne Fr
LS 49 Jake Hoffman   So
PK 90 Sean Koetting   Jr
P 91 Josh Dodge   So
PK 92 Harrison Mevis Fr
PK 93 Luke Bauer Fr
PK 94 Aaron Rodriguez   Fr
PK 98 Logan Brock   Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 11, 2020

Schedule

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Missouri had games scheduled against BYU, Central Arkansas, Eastern Michigan, and Louisiana, which were all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4][5]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 266:00 p.m.No. 2 Alabama
ESPNL 19–3811,738
October 311:00 a.m.at No. 21 Tennessee
SECNL 12–3521,159
October 1011:00 a.m.at No. 17 LSU
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO[a]
SECN Alt.W 45–4110,013
October 243:00 p.m.Kentucky 
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
SECNW 20–1011,738
October 316:30 p.m.at No. 10 Florida
SECN Alt.L 17–4112,049
November 216:30 p.m.at South Carolina
SECN Alt.W 17–1013,603
November 28[b]11:00 a.m.Vanderbilt
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
SECNW 41–011,053
December 511:00 a.m.Arkansas
SECNW 50–4811,378
December 1211:00 a.m.No. 9 GeorgiaNo. 25
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
SECNL 14–4910,830
December 192:30 p.m.at Mississippi State
SECN Alt.L 32–5111,748
December 303:00 p.m.Iowa
ESPNNo Contest
^[a] The game between Missouri and LSU was originally scheduled to take place in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. However, in light of Hurricane Delta, the game was moved to Columbia.
^[b] The game between Vanderbilt and Missouri was originally scheduled to take place on October 17. However, due to COVID-19 management requirements in response to positive tests and subsequent quarantine of individuals within the Vanderbilt program, the game was rescheduled for December 12.[6][7] The SEC postponed Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt to facilitate the rescheduling of the Vanderbilt-Missouri game. The shuffling allows for the opportunity for all 14 SEC teams to play 10 regular-season games.[8][9]

Games Summaries

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No. 2 Alabama

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See also: 2020 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
1 234Total
• No. 2 Alabama 14 1473 38
Missouri 0 3313 19
  • Sources:
Pregame line Over/under
ALA −28.5 56
Statistics Alabama Missouri
First downs 22 20
Total yards 414 322
Rushing yards 111 69
Passing yards 303 253
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 31:25 28:35
Team Category Player Statistics
Alabama Passing Mac Jones 18–24, 249 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Najee Harris 17 carries, 98 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving Jaylen Waddle 8 receptions, 134 yards, 2 TDs
Missouri Passing Shawn Robinson 19–25, 185 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Larry Rountree III 14 carries, 67 yards
Receiving Jalen Knox 5 receptions, 63 yards

At No. 21 Tennessee

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See also: 2020 Tennessee Volunteers football team
Missouri at Tennessee
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Missouri 0 6 6012
No. 21 Tennessee 7 14 7735

at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN

  • Date: October 3
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 55 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 21,159
  • Referee: Steve Marlow
  • TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), D. J. Shockley (color), and Dawn Davenport (sidelines)

No. 17 LSU

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See also: 2020 LSU Tigers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 LSU 14 10 17 0 41
Missouri 14 10 14 7 45

Kentucky

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See also: 2020 Kentucky Wildcats football team
Kentucky vs. Missouri
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 0 3 0710
Tigers 7 3 7320

at Faurot Field, Columbia, MO

  • Date: October 24, 2020
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 48 °F (9 °C) • Wind: NW 12-17mph
  • Game attendance: 11,738
  • Referee: Lee Hedrick
  • TV: SECN
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Statistics UK MIZ
First downs 8 26
Total yards 145 421
Rushing yards 95 220
Passing yards 50 201
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 16:50 43:10
Team Category Player Statistics
Kentucky Passing Terry Wilson 4/11, 38 yards, TD
Rushing Chris Rodriguez Jr. 9 carries, 48 yards
Receiving Josh Ali 4 receptions, 47 yards, TD
Missouri Passing Connor Bazelak 21/30, 201 yards
Rushing Larry Rountree III 37 carries, 126 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jalen Knox 5 receptions, 60 yards

At No. 10 Florida

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See also: 2020 Florida Gators football team
Missouri Tigers at No. 10 Florida Gators – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Missouri 0 7 01017
No. 10 Florida 6 14 14741

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL

  • Date: October 31, 2020
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 12,049
  • Referee: David Smith
  • TV announcers (SECN Alt.): Mike Morgan, Hutson Mason, Taylor Davis[11]
  • Boxscore
Game information

At South Carolina

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See also: 2020 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
Missouri Tigers (2–3) at South Carolina Gamecocks (2–5)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers 7 10 0017
Gamecocks 0 0 3710

at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC

  • Date: November 21, 2020
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: • Temperature:
  • Game attendance: 13,603
  • TV: SECN Alt.
  • Pregame line:
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Statistics MIZ SC
First downs 19 18
Total yards 301 283
Rushes/yards 34/98 36/114
Passing yards 203 169
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21-33-1 20-33-1
Time of possession 28:34 31:26
Team Category Player Statistics
Missouri Passing Connor Bazelak 21-33, 203 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Larry Rountree III 21 carries, 58 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Keke Chism 6 receptions, 57 yards
South Carolina Passing Luke Doty 14-23, 130 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Luke Doty 11 carries, 59 yards
Receiving Nick Muse 6 receptions, 67 yards

Vanderbilt

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See also: 2020 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Commodores 0 0 0 0 0
Tigers 7 14 6 14 41

Statistics

Statistics VAN MIZ
First downs 13 31
Total yards 185 603
Rushing yards 82 223
Passing yards 103 380
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 27:10 32:50
Team Category Player Statistics
Vanderbilt Passing Ken Seals 11/18, 79 yards
Rushing Keyon Henry-Brooks 15 rushes, 64 yards
Receiving Camron Johnson 5 receptions, 33 yards
Missouri Passing Connor Bazelak 30/37, 318 yards
Rushing Larry Rountree III 21 rushes, 160 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Tyler Badie 7 receptions, 102 yards

Arkansas

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See also: 2020 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
Game Eight – Arkansas Razorbacks (3–5) vs. Missouri Tigers (4–3)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Razorbacks 6 21 61548
Tigers 10 10 32750

at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri

  • Date: Saturday, December 5, 2020
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Wind: W 3 mph
  • Game attendance: 11,738
  • Referee: Lee Hedrick
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal (play-by-play), D. J. Shockley (analyst), Dawn Davenport (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Missouri −2.5 • Odds to win: Missouri 62.0%
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:12) MIZ – Harrison Mevis 51 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 2:48; Missouri 3–0)
  • (6:17) MIZ – Larry Rountree 2 yard rush, Harrison Mevis kick (Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 5:19; Missouri 10–0)
  • (1:48) ARK – Blake Kern 2 yard pass from KJ Jefferson, kick failed (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:29; Missouri 10–6)
Second quarter
  • (11:56) MIZ – Harrison Mevis 29 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 4:52; Missouri 13–6)
  • (11:16) ARK – Treylon Burks 68 yard pass from KJ Jefferson, A.J. Reed kick (Drive: 3 plays, 89 yards, 0:35; Tied 13–13)
  • (7:45) MIZ – Larry Rountree 6 yard rush, Harrison Mevis kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:31; Missouri 20–13)
  • (3:39) ARK – Trelon Smith 8 yard rush, A.J. Reed kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:06; Tied 20–20)
  • (0:20) ARK – KJ Jefferson 1 yard rush, A.J. Reed kick (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 1:50; Arkansas 27–20)
Third quarter
  • (10:23) MIZ – Harrison Mevis 37 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 3:07; Arkansas 27–23)
  • (8:18) ARK – Trelon Smith 15 yard rush, kick failed (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:05; Arkansas 33–23)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:51) MIZ – Harrison Mevis 40 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 5:34; Arkansas 33–26)
  • (13:15) ARK – Trelon Smith 16 yard rush, A.J. Reed kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:35; Arkansas 40–26)
  • (12:41) MIZ – Tyler Badie 46 yard rush, Harrison Mevis kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:34; Arkansas 40–33)
  • (7:46) MIZ – Larry Rountree 9 yard rush, Harrison Mevis kick (Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 2:07; Tied 40–40)
  • (4:47) MIZ – Tyler Badie 25 yard rush, Harrison Mevis kick (Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:26; Missouri 47–40)
  • (0:43) ARK – Michael Woods II 14 yard pass from KJ Jefferson, 2-point pass good (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:04; Arkansas 48–47)
  • (0:00) MIZ – Harrison Mevis 32 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 0:43; Missouri 50–48)
Statistics ARK MIZ
First downs 34 37
Plays–yards 84–566 87–653
Rushes–yards 50–292 38–273
Passing yards 274 380
Passing: comp–att–int 18–34–0 32–49–0
Time of possession 26:28 33:32
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas Passing KJ Jefferson 18/33, 274 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Trelon Smith 26 carries, 172 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Treylon Burks 10 receptions, 206 yards, 1 TD
Missouri Passing Connor Bazelak 32/49, 380 yards
Rushing Larry Rountree III 27 carries, 185 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Keke Chism 6 receptions, 113 yards

No. 9 Georgia

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See also: 2020 Georgia Bulldogs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 9 Georgia 14 7 21 7 49
No. 25 Missouri 0 14 0 0 14

At Mississippi State

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See also: 2020 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 3 8 14 32
Bulldogs 14 13 7 17 51

Statistics

Statistics MIZ MSST
First downs 22 24
Total yards 342 446
Rushing yards 101 151
Passing yards 241 295
Turnovers 4 3
Time of possession 28:57 31:03
Team Category Player Statistics
Missouri Passing Connor Bazelak 22–38, 225 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Larry Rountree III 25 rushes, 121 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Keke Chism 6 receptions, 64 yards, TD
Mississippi State Passing Will Rogers 21–36, 295 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Jo'Quavious Marks 12 rushes, 70 yards, TD
Receiving Jaden Walley 5 receptions, 129 yards, TD

Rankings

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Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP——*RVRV———RV———————RV——
Coaches——*—————RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV—
CFPNot released—————25—Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

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See also: 2021 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL club
2 58 Nick Bolton ILB Kansas City Chiefs
4 143 Tyree Gillespie S Las Vegas Raiders
5 151 Larry Borom OT Chicago Bears
6 188 Joshuah Bledsoe S New England Patriots
6 198 Larry Rountree III RB Los Angeles Chargers

References

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  1. ^ Cobb, David (December 27, 2020). "2020 Music City Bowl canceled as COVID-19 outbreak forces Missouri to pull out of game vs. Iowa". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "Preseason SEC media poll, All-SEC Team announced". SECSports.com. Southeastern Conference. September 23, 2020.
  3. ^ Talty, John (July 30, 2020). "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  4. ^ Dellenger, Ross (July 30, 2020). "Sources: SEC Adopts Conference-Only Schedule With Sept. 26 Start". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  5. ^ Dellenger, Ross (August 7, 2020). "SEC's New Schedule: Winners, Losers and... Mizzou". si.com. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  6. ^ Vanderbilt at Missouri Football Game Postponed
  7. ^ "2020 Football Schedule Announced" (Press release). Vanderbilt University Department of Athletics. August 7, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  8. ^ "Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt postponed; Commodores to play Missouri". The Tennessean.
  9. ^ "Vanderbilt Football Schedule, Vanderbilt Football Scoreboard and Results - SEC".
  10. ^ "KENTUCKY (2-2) -VS- MISSOURI (1-2)".
  11. ^ MIZZ Pregame
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