The 2025 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by Eliah Drinkwitz in his sixth season as their head coach. The Tigers play their home games at Faurot Field located in Columbia, Missouri. The conference opponents were the same in 2025 as in 2024, with the only difference being the host cities have been swapped. Missouri also played Kansas in football for the first time since 2011. The Tigers are coming off a 10–3 season and a 27–24 win over Iowa in the 2024 Music City Bowl.
Missouri's linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator D.J. Smith left the program to become the defensive coordinator at Appalachian State. On January 16, 2025, it was announced that University of Miami linebackers coach Derek Nicholson would replace Smith. On May 16th, interior defensive line coach Al Davis resigned his position due to personal reasons, with David Blackwell taking over Smith's duties.
Eli Drinkwitz and his staff were very active in the transfer portal once again, bringing in 17 transfers during the winter transfer period. These included offensive skill players such as running back Ahmad Hardy (formerly of Louisiana-Monroe) and wide receiver Kevin Coleman Jr. (formerly of Mississippi State). They also brought in transfer QB Beau Pribula from Penn State, who is expected to compete with Sam Horn for the starting QB role. On defense, Missouri brought in Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year Josiah Trotter from West Virginia, and former 5 star recruit and one of the highest rated transfers in the portal in Georgia OLB Damon Wilson II, who is expected to play as an edge rusher for the Tigers.
Missouri was predicted to finish 12th of 16 in the SEC by media covering SEC Football Media Days in Atlanta, Georgia, with OL Cayden Green named to the preseason first-team All-SEC. Missouri received votes in both the Preseason Coaches Poll and the AP poll.
Drinkwitz announced that he would not name an official starting QB heading into the season, and that Beau Pribula would play the first half and Sam Horn would play the second half in the opening game vs. Central Arkansas. Both QB Sam Horn and kicker Blake Craig were injured in the opening game, and would miss the remainder of the season. In week 2, Missouri overcame a 21–6 deficit to beat arch-rival Kansas, and would debut at No. 25 in the AP Poll following the win. After a 52–10 win over Louisiana in week 3, Missouri would also break into the top 25 in the Coaches Poll at No. 22.
Missouri finished the 2025 regular season in a tie for 8th place in the SEC. The team's four regular season losses came against teams that ended the season ranked in the top 15 of the AP Poll, and each of the team's eight wins came against teams with a losing record. Missouri ended the season with a close 13-7 loss to Virginia in the Gator Bowl and was unranked in the final polls. 6 players on the 2025 Missouri roster got drafted in the 2026 NFL draft, tied for the 16th-most of any 2025 college team.
The Missouri Tigers drew an average home attendance of 57,321, the 33rd-highest of all college football teams.
Offseason Departures 2025 Missouri offseason departures Armand Membou OT Declared for 2025 NFL draft Luther Burden III WR Declared for 2025 NFL Draft Brady Cook QB Out of eligibility Theo Wease Jr. WR Out of eligibility Nate Noel RB Out of eligibility Marcus Carroll RB Out of eligibility Mookie Cooper RB Out of eligibility Tyler Stephens TE Out of eligibility Kristian Williams DT Out of eligibility Marcus Bryant OT Out of eligibility Drake Heismeyer OL Out of eligibility Mitchell Walters OL Out of eligibility Cam'Ron Johnson G Out of eligibility Chuck Hicks LB Out of eligibility Corey Flagg Jr. LB Out of eligibility Will Norris LB Out of eligibility Marcus Clarke CB Out of eligibility Johnny Walker Jr. DE Out of eligibility Joe Moore DE Out of eligibility Joseph Charleston S Out of eligibility Sidney Williams S Out of eligibility Tre'Vez Johnson S Out of eligibility Trent Flint LS Out of eligibility Courtney Crutchfield WR Transferred to Arkansas Williams Nwaneri Edge Transferred to Nebraska Jaylen Brown Edge Transferred to South Carolina Kewan Lacy RB Transferred to Ole Miss Mekhi Miller WR Transferred to Tulsa Aidan Glover QB Transferred to Northwest Mississippi Community College Phillip Roche S Entered Transfer Portal Jack McGarry IOL Transferred to Illinois State Brayshawn Littlejohn LB Transferred to Appalachian State Orion Phillips P Transferred to Utah Jaren Sensabaugh CB Transferred to NC State Boyton Cheney CB Entered Transfer Portal Drew Pyne QB Transferred to Bowling Green Jahkai Lang Edge Transferred to SMU Ja'Marion Wayne S Transferred to Coastal Carolina Mikai Gbayor LB Transferred to North Carolina Talan Chandler IOL Transferred to Northwestern Eddie Kelly Jr. Edge Transferred to West Virginia Austyn Dendy RB Transferred to Bowling Green Luke Bauer P Transferred to Michigan Brett Brown QB Transferred to Middle Tennessee Bryce Jackson RB Transferred to Missouri Valley College Jaden Abongo Jr. WR Transferred to Washburn Colton Westbrook WR Transferred to Northwest Missouri State Caleb Pyfrom OL Transferred to Garden City CC Jack Kautz LS Transferred to Eastern Michigan Brody Boehm K Transferred to Ball State Will Safris P Transferred to Utah State Nick Quadrini K Entered Transfer Portal Gerald Lacy Jr. S Transferred to Trinity Valley CC Jahkai Lang DE Transferred to SMU Grayson Cutchlow LB Transferred to Missouri State Jaylen Brown Edge Transferred to West Virginia
Incoming transfers Ahmad HardyRB3 yearsLouisiana–MonroeKevin Coleman Jr.WR1 yearMississippi StateJosiah TrotterLB3 yearsWest VirginiaSantana BannerS3 yearsNorthern IllinoisMikai GbayorLB2 yearsNebraskaMose PhillipsS2 yearsVirginia TechLangden KitchenDL2 yearsNorthwest Missouri StateDominick GiudiceOL2 yearsMichiganKeagen TrostOL1 yearWake ForestNate JohnsonEdge2 yearsAppalachian StateConnor WeselmanP1 yearStanfordBeau PribulaQB2 yearsPenn StateJohnny Williams IVOT3 yearsWest VirginiaStephen HallDB1 yearWashington StateJalen CatalonS1 yearUNLVVince Brown IITE1 yearColorado StateDamon Wilson IIEdge2 yearsGeorgiaGavin HoffmanTE4 yearsIowaXavier LoydWR1 yearIllinois StateJaylen EarlyOL2 yearsFlorida StateBralen HendersonDT1 yearOhioGavin WyattWR3 yearsWilliam Jewell
2025 recruiting class
Schedule
Rankings
Game summaries Central Arkansas (FCS)
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Statistics CARKMIZ First downs 15 25 Plays–yards 62–227 68–562 Rushes–yards 39–154 37–221 Passing yards 73 341 Passing: comp–att–int 13–23–1 26–31–0 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 29:51 30:09 Team Category Player Statistics Central Arkansas Passing Luther Richesson 13/23, 73 yards, TD, INT Rushing Landen Chambers 15 carries, 63 yards Receiving Malachi Henry 3 receptions, 18 yards Missouri Passing Beau Pribula 23/28, 283 yards, 2 TD Rushing Ahmad Hardy 10 carries, 100 yards, TD Receiving Marquis Johnson 5 receptions, 134 yards, TD
Kansas (Border War)
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Statistics KUMIZ First downs 13 28 Plays–yards 49–226 86–595 Rushes–yards 19–3 47–261 Passing yards 223 334 Passing: comp–att–int 18–30–1 30–39–0 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 19:33 40:27 Team Category Player Statistics Kansas Passing Jalon Daniels 18/30, 223 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Jalon Daniels 10 carries, 17 yards, TD Receiving Deshawn Hanika 6 receptions, 74 yards, 2 TD Missouri Passing Beau Pribula 30/39, 334 yards, 3 TD Rushing Jamal Roberts 13 carries, 143 yards, TD Receiving Kevin Coleman Jr. 10 receptions, 126 yards, TD
Louisiana
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Statistics LAMIZ First downs 4 32 Plays–yards 36–121 86–606 Rushes–yards 22–117 62–427 Passing yards 4 179 Passing: comp–att–int 2–14–0 17–24–1 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 17:09 42:51 Team Category Player Statistics Louisiana Passing Daniel Beale 1/8, 5 yards Rushing Zylan Perry 5 carries, 86 yards, TD Receiving Caden Jensen 1 reception, 5 yards Missouri Passing Beau Pribula 15/22, 174 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Ahmad Hardy 22 carries, 250 yards, 3 TD Receiving Kevin Coleman Jr. 8 receptions, 84 yards
South Carolina
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Statistics SCARMIZ First downs 15 29 Plays–yards 50–293 75–456 Rushes–yards 22–(-9) 48–285 Passing yards 302 171 Passing: comp–att–int 18–28–0 16–27–1 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 24:43 35:17 Team Category Player Statistics South Carolina Passing LaNorris Sellers 18/28, 302 yards, 2 TD Rushing Oscar Adaway III 3 carries, 7 yards Receiving Vandrevius Jacobs 7 receptions, 128 yards, TD Missouri Passing Beau Pribula 16/27, 171 yards, TD, INT Rushing Ahmad Hardy 22 carries, 138 yards, TD Receiving Marquis Johnson 7 receptions, 80 yards
UMass
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Statistics MASSMIZ First downs 9 31 Plays–yards 55–124 84–521 Rushes–yards 16–19 52–268 Passing yards 105 253 Passing: comp–att–int 14–39–1 27–32–1 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 21:17 38:43 Team Category Player Statistics Massachusetts Passing AJ Hairston 11/31, 75 yards, TD, INT Rushing Rocko Griffin 5 carries, 23 yards Receiving Jacquon Gibson 6 receptions, 30 yards Missouri Passing Beau Pribula 26/29, 241 yards, TD, INT Rushing Ahmad Hardy 24 carries, 130 yards, 3 TD Receiving Kevin Coleman Jr. 12 receptions, 108 yards
No. 8 Alabama
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Statistics ALAMIZ First downs 22 15 Plays–yards 75–325 56–330 Rushes–yards 44–125 28–163 Passing yards 200 167 Passing: comp–att–int 23–31–0 16–28–2 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 38:33 21:27 Team Category Player Statistics Alabama Passing Ty Simpson 23/31, 200 yards, 3 TD Rushing Jam Miller 20 carries, 85 yards Receiving Lotzeir Brooks 4 receptions, 58 yards Missouri Passing Beau Pribula 16/28, 167 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Beau Pribula 11 carries, 61 yards, TD Receiving Donovan Olugbode 3 receptions, 55 yards, TD
at Auburn
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Statistics MIZAUB First downs 26 19 Plays–yards 84–343 71–357 Rushes–yards 44–91 41–150 Passing yards 252 207 Passing: comp–att–int 23–40–2 18–30–1 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 32:47 27:13 Team Category Player Statistics Missouri Passing Beau Pribula 23/40, 252 yards, 2 INT Rushing Ahmad Hardy 24 carries, 58 yards, 2 TD Receiving Donovan Olugbode 5 receptions, 69 yards Auburn Passing Jackson Arnold 18/30, 207 yards, INT Rushing Jeremiah Cobb 19 carries, 111 yards Receiving Cam Coleman 6 receptions, 108 yards
at No. 10 Vanderbilt
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Statistics MIZVAN First downs 22 13 Plays–yards 78–376 45–265 Rushes–yards 41–170 26–136 Passing yards 206 129 Passing: comp–att–int 23–37–0 10–19–1 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 36:12 23:48 Team Category Player Statistics Missouri Passing Matt Zollers 14/23, 138 yards, TD Rushing Ahmad Hardy 20 carries, 97 yards Receiving Kevin Coleman Jr. 7 receptions, 109 yards Vanderbilt Passing Diego Pavia 10/19, 129 yards, INT Rushing Makhilyn Young 4 carries, 86 yards, TD Receiving Tre Richardson 4 receptions, 62 yards
No. 3 Texas A&M
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Statistics TA&MMIZ First downs 21 17 Plays–yards 68–464 56–284 Rushes–yards 39–243 34–207 Passing yards 221 77 Passing: comp–att–int 20–29–0 7–22–0 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 35:44 24:16 Team Category Player Statistics Texas A&M Passing Marcel Reed 20/29, 221 yards, 2 TD Rushing Rueben Owens II 13 carries, 102 yards, 2 TD Receiving KC Concepcion 4 receptions, 84 yards, TD Missouri Passing Matt Zollers 7/22, 77 yards Rushing Jamal Roberts 17 carries, 110 yards, TD Receiving Donovan Olugbode 3 receptions, 74 yards
Mississippi State
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