Saturday, September 5
Columbia, Mo.
3:00 PM
Missouri
vs
Southeast Missouri State
@MizzouFootball Opens 2015 Saturday with Southeast Missouri
8/31/2015 2:00:00 PM | Football
| Opponent | Location | Day/Time | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEMO
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Memorial Stadium / Faurot Field | Saturday, Sept. 5
3:01 p.m. |
TV: SEC Network Alternate | Channel Finder
Radio: Tiger Network, Sirius 113, XM 191 Online: WatchESPN | Live Audio | Live Stats Game Notes |
- No. 24/23 Mizzou Football will kick off its season against in-state rival SEMO of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) on Saturday (Sept. 5). Kickoff for the game is slated for 3 p.m. and it will be broadcast nationwide on SEC Network (alternate) and SEC Network+ on the WatchESPN app. Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht and Paul Carcaterra are on the call.
- Mizzou begins its 125th season of football with an all-time record of 655-535-52. The last 15 of those 125 seasons have arguably been Mizzou's finest under the direction of head coach Gary Pinkel. In that span, Mizzou is 113-66 with five seasons of 10 or more wins, five conference division titles and 10 bowl games (six wins).
- Saturday's game marks the third meeting all-time between Mizzou and Southeast Missouri as the in-state schools will play for the first time since 2008. In 2008, Gary Pinkel's squad, led by reigning Heisman Trophy Finalist Chase Daniel, defeated SEMO, 52-3. Daniel went 16-for-17 in that game, the school record for completion percentage (94.1) with more than 10 attempts. He added three TD passes to set the school record for passing efficiency in a game (273.4) in the win.
- Mizzou is 3-0 all-time against teams from the state of Missouri, winning both games with Southeast Missouri and a single game against Missouri State (formerly Southwest Missouri State). Below is a quick look at the all-time meetings against in-state schools, which includes a pair of shutouts and a combined score of 82-3 over the three meetings:
- 1923 - Mizzou vs. Missouri State - W, 10-0 - Columbia, Mo.
- 1936 - Mizzou vs. Southeast Missouri - W, 20-0
- 2008 - Mizzou vs. Southeast Missouri - W, 52-3
- Gary Pinkel has played just one game against in-state foes since taking the reigns in 2001 and that came in 2008 in the aforementioned 52-3 win over SEMO. Mizzou is set to play Missouri State - coached by former Mizzou defensive coordinator Dave Steckel - in 2017 and will again play SEMO in 2019.
- In its previous 124 seasons, Mizzou stands at 80-39-5 in season-opening games (.665). Mizzou has won 13 consecutive season-openers and 17-of-18 dating back to 1997.
- Mizzou holds an 89-31-4 all-time record (.733) in 124 previous home openers. Included in that figure is a mark of 59-27-3 (.678) in home openers since 1926, the year that Memorial Stadium opened. Since the field was named Faurot Field in 1972,
- Mizzou's home opener record is 32-11 (.744).
- Mizzou is a pristine 14-0 all-time against opponents from the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Head Coach Gary Pinkel is 11-0 against FCS foes in his 14 previous years at Mizzou, with the average score being 49.4-to-8.5 (543-to-93 overall combined score).
- When Mizzou takes the field on Saturday, 10 football student-athletes on the Mizzou roster will be playing having already earned degrees from Mizzou. That is the third-most for any program in college football this season, trailing only Virginia (13) and South Carolina (11). The Tigers are tied for third with Louisana-Monroe and USC. Additionally, Mizzou has five more seniors set to graduate in December with four more slated to walk across the stage in May of 2016.
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