2001 Missouri Tigers football team

2001 Missouri Tigers football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	North Division
Record	4–7 (3–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Gary Pinkel (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Dave Christensen (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Matt Eberflus (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Faurot Field (Capacity: 68,174)
Seasons ←  2000 2002  →

2001 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 9 Colorado xy$		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 8 Nebraska x%		7	–	1					11	–	2
Iowa State		4	–	4					7	–	5
Kansas State		3	–	5					6	–	6
Missouri		3	–	5					4	–	7
Kansas		1	–	7					3	–	8
South Division
No. 5 Texas xy		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 6 Oklahoma		6	–	2					11	–	2
Texas Tech		4	–	4					7	–	5
Texas A&M		4	–	4					8	–	4
Oklahoma State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Baylor		0	–	8					3	–	8
Championship: Colorado 39, Texas 37
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri. They were members of the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. The team was coached by head coach Gary Pinkel.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	6:30 pm	Bowling Green *	Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri		L 13–20	51,039	[1]
September 8	6:30 pm	SW Texas State *	Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri		W 40–6	51,689	[2]
September 29	11:30 am	No. 4 Nebraska	Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri	FSN	L 3–36	64,204	[3]
October 6	7:00 pm	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma		W 41–38 3OT	44,050	[4]
October 13	1:00 pm	Iowa State	Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri (Telephone Trophy)		L 14–20	50,671	[5]
October 20	1:00 pm	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas (Border War)		W 38–34	38,500	[6]
October 27	1:00 pm	No. 7 Texas	Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri		L 16–35	51,123	[7]
November 3	2:00 pm	at No. 25 Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado		L 24–38	45,942	[8]
November 10	1:00 pm	Baylor	Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri		W 41–24	46,611	[9]
November 24	11:00 am	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, Kansas	FSN	L 3–24	43,810	[10]
December 1	10:00 am	at Michigan State *	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, Michigan	ESPN2	L 7–55	72,823	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

2001 Missouri Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 12 Justin Gage Jr QB 14 Kirk Farmer Jr C 70 A. J. Ricker  So	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Gary Pinkel Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. Fallstrom, R.B. (September 2, 2001). "Bowling Green Humbles Missouri In Season Opener". Daily American Republic . Associated Press. p. 2B. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. Coats, Bill (September 9, 2001). "Farmer is injured again in Pinkel's first MU win". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . p. D1. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. Sipple, Steven M. (September 30, 2001). "Crouch takes charge". Lincoln Journal Star . p. 1C. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. Matter, Dave (October 7, 2001). "Shootout survivors". Columbia Daily Tribune . p. 1B. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. Matter, Dave (October 14, 2001). "Shattered dreams". Columbia Daily Tribune . p. 1B. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. Matter, Dave (October 21, 2001). "MU puts fight back in rivalry". Columbia Daily Tribune . p. 1B. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. DeArmond, Mike (October 28, 2001). "Texas dominates Tigers". The Kansas City Star . p. C5. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "No. 25 Colorado's rally too much for Missouri". The Des Moines Register . November 4, 2001. p. 5C. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. Hill, Jerry (November 11, 2001). "Gage shoots holes in secondary". Waco Tribune-Herald . p. 7B. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. Latzke, Jeff (November 25, 2001). "Scobey bowls over MU". Columbia Missourian . p. 1B. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Spartans cruise, eye bowl bid". The Times Herald . Associated Press. December 2, 2001. p. 1C. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.