2006 Missouri Tigers football team

The 2006 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers went 8-5, including a 4-4 record in Big 12 North play. The season ended with a 39-38 loss in the Sun Bowl to Oregon State at El Paso. They played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri, and was coached by head coach Gary Pinkel.

2006 Missouri Tigers football
Sun Bowl, L 38–39 vs. Oregon State
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
2006 record8–5 (4–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Christensen (6th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorMatt Eberflus (6th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFaurot Field
(Capacity: 68,349)
2006 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Northern Division
Nebraska x  6 –2     9 –5  
Missouri  4 –4     8 –5  
Kansas State  4 –4     7 –6  
Kansas  3 –5     6 –6  
Colorado  2 –6     2 –10  
Iowa State  1 –7     4 –8  
Southern Division
No. 11 Oklahoma x$  7 –1     11 –3  
No. 13 Texas  6 –2     10 –3  
Texas A&M  5 –3     9 –4  
Texas Tech  4 –4     8 –5  
Oklahoma State  3 –5     7 –6  
Baylor  3 –5     4 –8  
Championship: Oklahoma 21, Nebraska 7
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Recruits
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Danario Alexander
WR		 Marlin, Texas Marlin HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 4.5 Dec 29, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Quan Barge
LB		 Visalia, California College of the Sequoias 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 4.5 Apr 5, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Tim Barnes
C		 Hughesville, Missouri Pettis County R-5 Northwest HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 316 lb (143 kg) 5.7 Jun 16, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Marquis Booker
LB		 Ardmore, Oklahoma Ardmore HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 4.7 Dec 6, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Castine Bridges
DB		 Pleasant Hill, California Diablo Valley C.C. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 4.5 Dec 5, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Cornelius Brown
DB		 Reedley, California Reedley C.C. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 4.5 Nov 27, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Justin Brown
Wahpeton, North Dakota North Dakota State College of Science 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 4.4 Dec 19, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Tommy Chavis
DT		 Kilgore, Texas Kilgore J.C. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 285 lb (129 kg) 4.8 Apr 5, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Bart Coslet
DE		 Saint Charles, Missouri Francis Howell Central 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Feb 12, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Charles Gaines
DT		 Jefferson City, Missouri Lincoln HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 305 lb (138 kg) 4.9 Jul 25, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Dominic Grooms
QB		 Tampa, Florida Middleton HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 4.6 Nov 23, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 69
Jesse Hernandez
OL		 Ardmore, Oklahoma Ardmore HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 293 lb (133 kg) Dec 13, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Del Howard
DB		 Garland, Texas South Garland HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 4.5 Aug 12, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Jeremy Maclin
WR		 St. Louis, Missouri Kirkwood 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 4.4 Dec 20, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Jared Perry
WR		 La Marque, Texas La Marque HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 4.6 Dec 18, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 69
Mike Prince
OL		 Southlake, Texas Carroll HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 278 lb (126 kg) 5.1 Dec 19, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Kevin Rutland
DB		 Galena Park, Texas North Shore HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 4.5 Dec 23, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Brant Scott
DT		 College Station, Texas A&M Consolidated 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 256 lb (116 kg) 5.1 Dec 26, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Paul Simpson
WR		 Hayward, California Chabot C.C. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 4.5 Dec 23, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
John Stull
DE		 Columbia, Missouri Rock Bridge HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 250 lb (110 kg) 4.9 Oct 3, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Terris Phillips
DB		 St. Louis, Missouri Murrieta Valley HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 4.3 Oct 3, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
La'Roderick Thomas
ATH		 Dallas, Texas South Oak Cliff HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 4.5 Dec 19, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
J.P. Tillman
QB		 Cypress, Texas Cy Falls 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 233 lb (106 kg) 4.7 Jul 31, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 72
Tremane Vaughns
DB		 Pasadena, California Pasadena City C.C. 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 4.4 Dec 18, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Sean Weatherspoon
LB		 Jasper, Texas Jasper HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 4.5 Dec 26, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 38   Rivals: 41
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Missouri 2006 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
  • "2006 Missouri Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
  • "2006 Player Commitments – Missouri". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
  • "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 4, 2009.

    Schedule
    DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
    September 26:00 pmMurray State*
    		W 47-750,074
    September 911:30 amOle Miss*
    • Faurot Field
    • Columbia, Missouri
    		FSNW 34-751,112
    September 167:00 pmat New Mexico*
    		The Mtn.W 27-1727,806
    September 231:00 pmOhio*
    • Faurot Field
    • Columbia, Missouri
    		W 31-650,098
    September 3011:30 amColoradoNo. 25
    • Faurot Field
    • Columbia, Missouri
    		FSNW 28-1357,824
    October 76:00 pmat Texas TechNo. 23
    		TBSW 38-2149,050
    October 142:30 pmat Texas A&MNo. 19
    		ABCL 19-2571,136
    October 211:00 pmKansas StateNo. 24
    • Faurot Field
    • Columbia, Missouri
    		W 41-2164,657
    October 2811:00 amNo. 19 OklahomaNo. 23
    		ABCL 10-2662,045
    November 411:00 amat Nebraska
    		ABCL 20-3485,197
    November 181:00 pmat Iowa State
    		L 16-2139,631
    November 2511:00 amKansas
    		ABCW 42-1755,614
    December 2912:00 pmvs. No. 24 Oregon State*
    		CBSL 38-3948,732
    • *Non-conference game
    • Homecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Central time

    References
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