MISSOURI TIGERS

The 'Missouri Tigers' athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of the University of Missouri–Columbia. The name comes from a band armed guards called the Missouri Tigers who, in 1854, protected Columbia from Confederate guerrillas during the Civil War. ^[2] The University of Missouri–Columbia (often referred to as simply the University of Missouri, Mizzou, Missouri, or MU) is the flagship institution of the University of Missouri System.^[3] The women's teams are sometimes called the Lady Tigers, but often both the men's and women's teams are simply called the Tigers. Mizzou is a member of the Big 12 Conference and is the only NCAA Division I-A program in Missouri.

★ 'Men's sports' ★ ★ Baseball ★ ★ Basketball ★ ★ Cross country ★ ★ Football ★ ★ Golf ★ ★ Swimming and Diving ★ ★ Track and field ★ ★ Wrestling

★ 'Women's sports' ★ ★ Basketball ★ ★ Cross country ★ ★ Golf ★ ★ Gymnastics ★ ★ Soccer ★ ★ Softball ★ ★ Swimming and diving ★ ★ Tennis ★ ★ Track and field ★ ★ Volleyball

Contents

Varsity sports

Football

Basketball

Baseball

Traditions

MU vs. KU

Homecoming

Alma Mater

Fight Songs

''Every True Son''

''Mizzou Cheer''

''Fight Tiger''

''Give a Cheer''

The Missouri Waltz

''Tiger Rag''

Other Sports

Notable Athletes

See also

References

Varsity sports

Football

'Affiliations:'
:Big 12 Conference 1996-present
:Big Eight Conference 1907-1996 (formally changed name from MVIAA to Big 8 1964)
::a.k.a. Big Seven Conference (unofficial name) 1947-1957
::a.k.a. Big Six Conference (unofficial name) 1928-1947
::a.k.a. Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1907-1928
'Coach:' Gary Pinkel
'Home field:' Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium
'Uniform colors:' Black and Gold
'Logo design:' A stylised tiger inside an oval; also a large, gold letter M
'Mascot:' Truman the Tiger
'Conference Championships:' 12 [All Big 8: 1909; 1913 (Co-Champions); 1919; 1924; 1925; 1927; 1939; 1941; 1942; 1945; 1960; 1969 (Co-Champions)]
'Bowl games:' 24
'Bowl record:' 10-14
'All-Time Record:' 583-503-53 ^[4]
'Retired Jersey Numbers'

★ Johnny Roland, #23

★ Roger Wehrli, #23

★ Brock Olivo, #27

★ Bob Steuber, #37

★ Darold Jenkins, #42

★ Paul Christman, #44

★ Kellen Winslow, #83
'All-Americans'

★ Ed Lindenmeyer, T 1925

★ Paul Christman, QB 1939

★ Darold Jenkins, C 1941

★ Bob Steuber, RB 1942

★ Harold Burnine, DE 1955

★ Danny LaRose, DE 1960

★ Ed Blaine, T 1961

★ Conrad Hitchler, DE 1962

★ Johnny Roland, DB 1965

★ Francis Peay, OT 1965

★ Russ Washington, OT 1967

★ Roger Wehrli, DB 1968

★ Mike Carroll, OG 1969

★ Scott Anderson, C 1973

★ John Moseley, DB 1973

★ Henry Marshall, WR 1975

★ Morris Towns, OT 1976

★ Kellen Winslow, TE 1978

★ Bill Whitaker, DB 1980

★ Brad Edelman, C 1981

★ Jeff Gaylord, DT 1981

★ Conrad Goode, OT 1983

★ John Clay, OT 1986

★ Devin West, TB 1998

★ Rob Riti, C 1999

★ Justin Smith, DE 2000
'Current and Former Players in the NFL and CFL'

★ Dwayne Blakley — tight end for Atlanta Falcons

★ Atiyyah Ellison — defensive lineman for San Francisco 49ers

★ Justin Gage — wide receiver for Tennessee Titans

★ C.J. Mosley — defensive tackle for New York Jets

★ Tony Palmer — offensive guard for Green Bay Packers

★ Brad Smith — wide receiver for New York Jets

★ Brian Smith — linebacker for Jacksonville Jaguars

★ Justin Smith — defensive end for Cincinnati Bengals

★ Paul Christman — former quarterback for Chicago Cardinals

★ Damien Nash — former running back for Denver Broncos ^deceased

★ Johnny Roland — former running back for St. Louis Cardinals

★ Roger Wehrli — former cornerback for St. Louis Cardinals — Pro Football Hall of Famer

★ Kellen Winslow — former tight end for San Diego Chargers — Pro Football Hall of Famer

★ Sam Britts — linebacker for B.C. Lions and Edmonton Eskimos

★ Dave Newman — wide receiver for Toronto Argonauts and Ottawa Rough Riders

★ Doug Seymour — defensive lineman for B.C. Lions and Ottawa Rough Riders

★ Darrell Wallace — kick returner for B.C. Lions

★ Tyrone Walls — tight end for B.C. Lions and Edmonton Eskimos
'Notable Head Coaches'

★ Dan Devine — winningest Missouri football coach (record: 92-38-7); coached at Missouri from 1958–1970

★ Don Faurot — longest-tenured Missouri football coach (1935-42, 1946-56); football field bears his name

★ Al Onofrio — coach from 1971–77

★ Warren Powers — coach from 1978–84

Basketball

'Summary'

★ Coach: Mike Anderson

★ Conference Champions: 15

★ Conference Tournament Champions: 6

★ NIT invitations: 6

★ NCAA invitations: 21

★ Final 4: 0

★ Elite 8: 4

★ Sweet 16: 6
'Regular-Season'

★ 'Conference Championships'
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★ 'Missouri Valley Conference,' 1918 1920 1921 1922
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★ 'Big Six Conference,' 1930 1939 1940
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★ 'Big Eight Conference,' 1976 1980 1981 1982 1983 1987 1990 1994
'Post-Season'

★ 'Conference Championships'
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★ 'Big Eight Conference,' 1978 1982 1987 1989 1991 1993

★ 'NCAA Tournament Appearances' 1944 1976 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1992 1993 1994 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
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★ 'Sweet 16' 1976 1980 1982 1989 1994 2002
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★ 'Elite 8 Appearances' 1944 1976 1994 2002

★ 'NIT' 1984 1985 1996 1998 2004 2005
'Retired Jersey Numbers'

★ Bill Stauffer, #43

★ Norm Stewart, #22

★ Willie Smith, #30

★ Steve Stipanovich, #40

★ Jon Sundvold, #20

★ Doug Smith, #34
'All-Americans'

★ Fred Williams, 1916

★ Craig Ruby, F, 1918-1919

★ George Williams, C, 1920-1921

★ Herb Bunker, G, 1921-1923

★ Arthur Browning, F, 1922-1923

★ Marshall Craig, F, 1930

★ Max Collings, 1931

★ John Lobsiger, G, 1939-1940

★ Bill Stauffer, C, 1952

★ Norm Stewart, G, 1956, former head coach at Northern Iowa (1961-1967) and Mizzou (1967-1999)

★ Charles Henke, C, 1961

★ John Brown, F, 1972-1973

★ Willie Smith, G, 1976

★ Ricky Frazier, F, 1982

★ Steve Stipanovich, C, 1983

★ Jon Sundvold, G, 1983

★ Derrick Chievous, F, 1987

★ Doug Smith, F, 1990

★ Anthony Peeler, G, 1992

★ Melvin Booker, G, 1994
'Other Notable Players'

★ Keyon Dooling, current NBA player for Orlando Magic

★ Linas Kleiza, current NBA player for Denver Nuggets

★ Kareem Rush, current player in Europe

★ Rickey Paulding, current player in Europe

★ Larry Drew, former NBA player & current NBA assistant coach
'Notable Coaches'

★ Norm Stewart, coach for over 35 seasons

★ Quin Snyder, coach 1999-2006

★ Mike Anderson, current coach

Baseball

The first Missouri Tigers baseball team was in 1868. The first recorded season was in 1891, when the Tigers went 2-2. The presence of former Missouri Tiger baseball players in professional baseball continues to grow each year. In 2005, three players signed contracts, bringing the number of former MU players signing pro contracts to 134. Current MU head coach Tim Jamieson has seen 29 players in his 10-year tenure sign pro contracts. Notable Tiger baseball alum include Tim Laudner, who played for the 1987 World Champion Minnesota Twins, and Phil Bradley, who played for several teams in 1980s and early `90s.
'Current Head Coach:' Tim Jamieson (1995-present) (13 seasons)
'Notable Head Coaches:'
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★ Hi Simmons - (1937-1973) (35 seasons) (Retired number; 2^nd most wins In Missouri history - 481)
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★ Gene McArtor - (1974-1994) (21 seasons) (Retired number; most wins In Missouri history - 733)
'Big Six Titles:' 1930, 1931, 1937, 1938, 1941, 1942

'Big Seven Titles:' 1952, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1963

'Big Eight Titles:' 1964, 1965, 1976, 1980

'National Titles:' 1954

'National Runner-ups:' 1952, 1958, 1964

'Postseason:'
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★ 1952 College World Series Runners-Up
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★ '1954 College World Series National Champions'
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★ 1958 District V Playoffs
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★ 1958 College World Series Runners-Up
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★ 1962 District V Playoffs
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★ 1962 College World Series
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★ 1963 District V Playoffs
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★ 1963 College World Series
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★ 1964 District V Playoffs
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★ 1964 College World Series Runner-up
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★ 1965 NCAA District V Playoffs
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★ 1976 NCAA Midwest Regional
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★ 1978 NCAA Mideast Regional
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★ 1980 NCAA Midwest Regional
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★ 1981 NCAA South Regional
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★ 1988 NCAA South Regional
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★ 1991 NCAA East Regional
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★ 1996 NCAA Midwest Regional
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★ 2003 NCAA Regional
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★ 2004 NCAA Regional
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★ 2005 NCAA Regional
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★ 2005 NCAA Regional
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★ 2006 NCAA Super Regional
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★ 2007 NCAA Regional

Traditions

MU vs. KU

The Tigers' biggest rival is the KU Jayhawks, with whom they compete in the annual Border Showdown. There is also a traditional basketball rivalry with the Illinois Fighting Illini referred to as the Braggin' Rights Game.

Homecoming

The University of Missouri claims to be the originator of the tradtion of homecoming.^[5] Before 1911, games against the University of Kansas were played in Kansas City. However, a change in conference regulations required intercollegiate football games to be played on campus starting in 1911. Fearing that game attendance would be low, the new Missouri coach, C. L. Brewer, appealed with great success for the "Old Grads" to "Come Back Home" to boost attendance and help dedicate MU's new football field. The fans responded, swelling the crowd at Rollins Field in Columbia to more than ten thousand. Missouri, The NCAA, Trivial Pursuit, and Jeopardy! consider this game in 1911 to be the first homecoming game.
Several schools, notably Baylor University, Illinois, and Indiana University also claim to have had the first homecoming with Baylor claiming they held their first homecoming game in 1909, and Illinois claiming their first homecoming game on October 15, 1910,^[6][7][8] and Indiana claiming October 21, 1910.^[9]

Alma Mater

The Alma Mater for the University of Missouri–Columbia is ''Old Missouri''. It was written in 1895 and is sung to the tune Far Above Cayuga's Waters and has two verses. Before and after athletic events, sometimes only the first verse is used. The first and second and second verses are more commonly sung at student orientation and at commencement/graduation ceremonies. Both verses are followed by the chorus.
'First Verse'
Old Missouri, fair Missouri

Dear old varsity.

Ours are hearts that fondly love thee

Here's a health to thee.

'Chorus'
Proud art thou in classic beauty

Of thy noble past

With they watch words honour, duty,

Thy high fame shall last!

'Second verse'
Every student, man and maiden

Swells the glad refrain.

'Till the breezes, music laden

Waft it back again.

'Chorus'
Proud art thou in classic beauty

Of thy noble past

With they watch words honour, duty,

Thy high fame shall last!

Fight Songs

The fight song(s) are used in several different combinations. The most recognizable (and longest) is ''Every True Son'', ''Mizzou Cheer'', and ''Fight Tiger'' all in a row. ''Fight Tigers'' can be used on its own and may have also been known as ''The Tiger Song of U of M'' many years ago.

''Every True Son''

Every true son, so happy hearted

Skies above us are blue.

There's a spirit so deep within us

Old Missouri, here's to you!

When the band plays the Tiger war song

And when the fray is through

We will tramp, tramp, tramp around the columns

With a cheer for old Mizzou!

''Mizzou Cheer''

Hit it! Hurray, hurrah! Mizzou! Mizzou!

Hurray, hurrah! Mizzou! Mizzou!

Hurray, Hurrah! And a bully for old Mizzou! Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah!

Mizzou-Rah! Mizzou-Rah! Mizzou-Rah! Tigers!

''Fight Tiger''

Fight, Tiger, fight for Old Mizzou.

Right behind you everyone is with you.

Break the line and follow down the field.

And you'll be, on the top, upon the top!

Fight, Tiger, you will always win.

Proudly keep the colors flying skyward.

In the end you'll win the victory,

So, Tigers, fight for Old Mizzou!

''Give a Cheer''

This song is a more recent addition, written by alumnus Carl E. Bolte.
Give a cheer for Mizzou's Tigers!

We will show 'em how to play.

Give a cheer for Mizzou's Tigers!

And our Tigers will win today.

We've got the team that will never retreat;

We've got the team they can never defeat!

Give a cheer for Mizzou's Tigers!

And our Tigers will win today!

Give a cheer for Mizzou's Tigers!

And our Tigers will win today!

The Missouri Waltz

The Missouri Waltz is the official song for the state of Missouri. It is always played before and during athletic contests.

''Tiger Rag''

Just like Auburn, Clemson, LSU, and Princeton, Missouri uses Tiger Rag as a secondary song.

Other Sports

'National Titles: (All Sports)'
Baseball- 1954
Indoor Track and Field- 1965

Notable Athletes

★ John Anderson, former high jumper, now anchor on ESPN SportsCenter

★ Hans Uldal, current Missouri decathlete competed in 2004 Olympic Games for Norway

★ Derrick Peterson, former Missouri middle distance runner competed in 800-meter run at 2004 Olympic Games for the United States

★ Gene Snitsky, former Missouri football player, now WWE wrestler

★ Kellen Winslow, former Missouri football player now in College and Pro Hall of Fame

★ Roger Wehrli, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2007 inductee.

★ Lloyd Carr, former football player and current head coach at the University of Michigan

★ Jim Leavitt, former football player is now coach University of South Florida

★ Christian Cantwell, former thrower on track team, current world-class shot putter, 2004 IAAF World Indoor Champion

★ Kyle Hawkins, head lacrosse coach, first male openly gay coach of a men's team sport at the NCAA level

★ Ben Askren, Missouri's first individual wrestling champion

★ John Kelly, Low Amateur at The 2007 Masters

See also

★ "''Fifth Down''" (The infamous "5th" down during the 1990 Colorado-Missouri football game)

★ "''The Flea Kicker''"

★ Marching Mizzou

References

1. http://mutigers.cstv.com/school-bio/did-you-know.html
2. http://mutigers.cstv.com/trads/mascot-football-traditions.html
3. http://www.missouri.edu/about/
4. "[1]". ''STASSEN.COM College Football Information''.
5. http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2006/10/20/traditions-beginnings-mysterious/
6. http://www.admin.uiuc.edu/homecoming/history.pdf
7. http://web.library.uiuc.edu/ahx/uasfa/4120060.pdf see items 155 and 200
8. http://www.footballfoundation.com/news.php?id=478
9. http://alumni.indiana.edu/events/homecoming/history.shtml