2014 Missouri Tigers football team
American college football team season
The 2014 Missouri Tigers football team (also called "Mizzou") represented the University of Missouri in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Tigers' third season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in the Eastern Division. The team was led by head coach Gary Pinkel, who was in his 14th year, and played its home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri. They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 in SEC play to be champions of the Eastern Division. They represented the Eastern Division in the SEC Championship Game where they lost to Western Division champions Alabama 13–42. They were invited to the Citrus Bowl where they defeated Minnesota 33–17.
Recruits
Key losses:
Henry Josey, junior tailback (declared for the 2014 NFL draft), on January 7.
Kony Ealy, junior defensive end (declared for the 2014 NFL Draft), on January 3.
Dorial Green-Beckham, junior wide receiver (dismissed from team), on April 11.
QB James Franklin
WR L'Damian Washington
WR Marcus Lucas
WR Jaleel Clark
TE Eric Waters
OL Max Copeland
OL Justin Britt
DE Michael Sam
LB Donovan Bonner
CB E. J. Gaines
CB Randy Ponder
FS Matt White
28 recruits signed their National Letter of Intent on February 5, the National Signing Period.
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