The Missouri Tigers suffered their first loss of the 2026 campaign, ending their perfect 3-0 start to the season. Missouri traveled to Starkville on Saturday to take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Missouri led No. 24 Mississippi State 24-17 going into the fourth quarter but were unable to hang on in its SEC opener. Losing a close game to a top-25 team is nothing new for Missouri as the loss marks the fourth single-possession defeat to a ranked conference opponent in the last three years.
Mizzou football has wrapped up nonconference play and enters a nine-game Southeastern-Conference schedule featuring a plethora of ranked opponents. In those games, the Tigers' new-look defense has looked valiant as ever in a few areas while faltering in others.
The Missouri Tigers are gearing up for their first SEC matchup of the season. After beating Troy 27-17 last week to improve to a perfect 3-0 record, tougher matchups await the Tigers as they move forward.
Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz spoke to the media on Tuesday and looked back on the 27-17 victory over Troy and previewed a top-25 matchup against Mississippi State on Saturday.
The Missouri Tigers are entering their nine-game Southeastern Conference schedule undefeated through three games and having outscored its opponents 119-52 all while acclimating 30 transfers — including starting quarterback Austin Simmons — a new offensive coordinator and 23 true freshmen.
Missouri kept its undefeated record and improved to 3-0 on the year after defeating Troy 27-17 on Saturday. There were a handful of individual performances that were important during the game.
COLUMBIA — After looking like the strength of Missouri through the first two weeks, the Tiger passing attack put up its worst performance of the season against Troy.
After an unconvincing 27-17 win over Troy on Saturday night, the Missouri Tigers jumped up from No. 20 to No. 19 in the Week 3 AP Top 25 Poll, receiving 369 votes.
After two weeks of multiple standout PFF performances from several Tigers, Missouri lacked true domination in a 27-17 victory over Troy. With just 42 players receiving snaps on offense and defense, the Tigers went with the most concise lineup of the season, but were unable to generate many top tier performances.
In 2025, Missouri ranked second in Power Four rushing yards per game, rushed for more yards than it passed for in multiple games and had one of the best one-two punches in the nation.
Donta Simpson earned the eighth most snaps of any defensive player in the Tigers' season opener against UAPB, but head coach Eli Drinkwitz was not impressed by the sophomore's performance.
Eli Drinkwitz spoke to the media Tuesday and spent a lot of time looking back at the matchup against Kansas from an objective standpoint, not emotional.
Two Missouri Tigers earned weekly Southeastern Conference honors for their performances against Kansas in Week 2. Quarterback Austin Simmons completed 19 of his 29 passes, throwing for 292 yards, four touchdowns and zero interceptions while guiding Missouri to a 38-21 win over the Jayhawks.
Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz had a pretty loaded quote after beating Kansas in their rivalry game Friday. Kansas had given the rivalry some extra heat during the week by releasing a hype video that alluded to Kansas’ anti-slavery stance during the Civil War and framed the game as a battle between right and wrong.
Missouri Tigers coach Eli Drinkwitz should consider practicing what he preaches.
No. 23 Missouri walked into Lawrence on Friday night and came away with another huge Border War victory, defeating Kansas 38-21 in a rivalry matchup filled with big plays and plenty of emotion.
The Missouri Tigers are preparing for a major game on Friday night for Week 2 of the 2026 college football season as they face Kansas. Ahead of the game they started to receive some good injury update news surrounding some of their players.
As the Missouri Tigers entered the 2026 college football season, they did so being buried in the SEC behind the usual national championship contenders like Georgia, Texas, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, LSU, and Alabama. Yet, after just one night, Austin Simmons might’ve forced the entire nation to put more respect on Missouri this season.
Mark Mitchell is sticking with the Missouri Tigers.
Forward Mark Mitchell has reenrolled at Missouri ahead of the 2026/27 season, a source tells Jeff Goodman of The Field of 68 (Twitter link). Agent Brandon Mitchell confirmed the news to Jeff Borzello of ESPN (Twitter link).
The Miami Hurricanes lost some key players: Quarterback Carson Beck, OT Francis Mauigoa and DE Rueben Bain Jr. Can they recover from those losses to have a successful 2026 season?
If the Missouri Tigers want to remain competitive in the loaded SEC, Eli Drinkwitz and his staff will have to be diligent on the recruiting trail and in the transfer portal.
The New England Patriots will have the No. 31 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.
The Missouri Tigers did not feel the need to wait until fall camp to name their starting quarterback for the 2026 season. And they haven't.
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