Mizzou Tigers Football Schedule, Results, Bowl Possibilities

A look at what the Tigers have done this season, where the team stands, and what might be next in terms of bowl possibilities

Nov 16, 2024; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; Missouri Tigers head coach Eliah Drinkwitz directs his team against the South Carolina Gamecocks in the first quarter at Williams-Brice Stadium. / Jeff Blake-Imagn Images

Thud. That's how the slim SEC Championship Game and College Football Playoff chances of the Missouri Tigers landed on Saturday. The 34-30 loss at No. 21 South Carolina, in a game that saw five lead changes, eliminated No. 23 Mizzou from contention for both.

Yes, Mizzou had saved its season with the previous week's dramatic 30-23 victory against Oklahoma, giving it bragging rights over its former Big 12 rival. But the chances of a three-loss team with only one victory over a ranked oppoinent making the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta, or the College Football Playoff are about none.

Overall, the Tigers are 7-3, 3-3 in league play, which puts them on the right side (meaning over .500) of the SEC standings, so Mizzou is still looking at a good bowl destination. A lot will depend on how the Tigers finish and what happens in the rest of the Southeastern Conference, including the numebr of league teams that make the College Football Playoff.

Missouri's other two losses were both blowouts, albeit on the road. It has also only defeated one ranked team, Boston College, back when the Eagles were No. 24 in September. Meanwhile, Mizzou doesn't have a signature win as the three SEC victories were against teams that came into the weekend with five combined victories in league play. Neither of the teams it has yet to play have been overly impressive this season, either.

The guess here at this point, which is still shot in the dark, is four SEC teams make the playoff, and Mizzou is slated fourth among the remaining league teams. That could translate to a trip for the Gator Bowl to face an ACC opponent, but a switch with the Liberty Bowl or Music City Bowl could happen due to geographic proximity.

Schedule

Nov. 23: at Mississippi State, 3:15 p.m. CT, SEC Network
Nov. 30: Arkansas, 2:30 p.m. or 3:30 p.m., TBD

2024 Results

Aug. 29: Murray State, W 51-0
Sept. 7: Buffalo, W 38-0
Sept. 14: No. 24 Boston College, W 27-21
Sept. 21: Vanderbilt, W 30-27 2OT
Oct. 5: at No. 25 Texas A&M, L 41-10
Oct. 12: at Massachusetts, W 45-3
Oct. 19: Auburn, W 21-17
Oct. 26: at No. 15 Alabama, L 34-0
Nov. 9: Oklahoma, W 30-23
Nov. 16: at South Carolina, L 34-30

SEC Bowl Possibilities

(From the Southeastern Conference)
Friday, December 20
Gasparilla Bowl (Tampa, Fla.) – 3:30 p.m. ET / ESPN (American/ACC/SEC)

Friday, December 27
Birmingham Bowl (Birmingham, Ala.) – noon or 3:30 p.m. ET / ESPN (American/ACC/SEC)
Liberty Bowl (Memphis, Tenn.) – 7 p.m. / ESPN (SEC vs. Big 12)
Las Vegas Bowl (Las Vegas, Nev.) – 10:30 p.m. / ESPN (SEC vs. Pac-12)

Monday, December 30
TransPerfect Music City Bowl (Nashville) – 2:30 p.m., ET / ESPN (SEC vs. Big Ten)

Tuesday, December 31
ReliaQuest Bowl (Tampa, Fla.) – noon ET / ESPN (SEC vs. Big Ten or ACC)
Texas Bowl (Houston) – 3:30 p.m ET / ESPN (SEC vs Big 12)

Thursday, January 2, 2025
Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, Fla.) – 7:30 p.m. ET / ESPN (ACC vs. SEC)

Of note: The SEC alternates with the Big Ten between the Las Vegas Bowl (2020, 2022, 2024) and Duke's Mayo Bowl (2021, 2023, 2025).

See Also: 'Just Didn't Have Enough': Mizzou Let South Carolina Out of Its Grasp in Week 12 Loss