On December 21, 2023, extensions for defensive coordinatorBlake Baker and offensive coordinatorKirby Moore were announced. On December 31, 2023, the University of Missouri announced a contract extension for Eli Drinkwitz through the 2028 season. On January 5, 2024, Baker was hired by LSU to be their defensive coordinator in a contract that would make him the highest paid assistant coach in college football. Defensive end coach Kevin Peoples also followed Baker to LSU. Baker was replaced by South Alabama defensive coordinator Corey Batoon on January 26, 2024, with Houston defensive end coach Brian Early replacing Peoples. Missouri is coming off an 11–2 season and a 14–3 Cotton Bowl Classic victory over Ohio State in the 2023 season.
Missouri was predicted to finish 6th in the SEC by media covering SEC Football Media Days in Dallas, Texas, with Luther Burden III named to the preseason first-team All-SEC. Expectations were high going into the season, as the Tigers had college football playoff aspirations following the success of the 2023 season and many returning starters (such as Brady Cook, Luther Burden III, and Theo Wease Jr.), as well as key transfer portal additions.
Missouri began the season ranked No. 11 in both the Preseason Coaches Poll and the AP poll. The Tigers began the season 4–0 after closer-than-expected wins over No. 24 Boston College and Vanderbilt. Following a bye in Week 5, Missouri was dominated by No. 25 Texas A&M in College Station, losing 41–10. The lopsided loss had major ramifications for the Tigers in the polls, as they tumbled from No. 9 all the way to No. 21 in the AP Poll following the loss. Missouri rebounded with wins over UMass and Auburn to improve to 6–1, but starting QB Brady Cook and starting RB Nate Noel suffered injuries in the Auburn win. Missouri was shutout 34–0 against Alabama in Tuscaloosa in Week 9, in which Cook injured his throwing hand and left the game in the second quarter. After the loss to Alabama, the Tigers completely fell out of the AP Top 25, although they would debut at No. 24 in the College Football Playoff rankings. Backup QB Drew Pyne led the Tigers to a wild back-and-forth victory over Oklahoma in Week 11, improving Missouri to 7–2 and keeping their slim playoff chances alive. Those playoff chances would be extinguished in the following week as Missouri rallied from a 21–6 halftime deficit only to blow a 3-point lead in the final minute to fall to South Carolina. The Tigers would defeat Mississippi State and Arkansas in their final two games to finish the regular season 9-3 and 5-3 in the SEC. Mizzou was chosen to compete in the 2024 TransPerfect Music City Bowl, where they will face off against the 8–4 Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. The TransPerfect Music City Bowl is on December 30, 2024, and is part of the 2024–25 NCAA football bowl games that will conclude the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
This season marked the first season since 2010 that the Tigers went undefeated at home and the first season since 1979 that each home game was sold out. The Tigers also set a record for most wins at home during a season with 7 wins.
Pregame line: MIZ −4.5 Over/Under: 49.5
Notes: Brady Cook suffered a high ankle sprain on the first offensive series of the game. He was transferred to MU Hospital for an MRI, and would return to the game late in the 3rd quarter with Mizzou losing 17–6. He then led two touchdown drives to win the game.
Game information
First quarter
(8:24) MIZ – Blake Craig 51 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 41 yards, 6:36; Missouri 3–0)
TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), and Katie George (sideline)
Pregame line: ALA −16.5 Over/Under: 51.5
Notes: Brady Cook would start the game at QB despite suffering a high ankle sprain in the Auburn game. However, Cook would leave the game in the 2nd quarter after injuring his throwing hand, and did not return to the game. Drew Pyne would take the majority of the snaps at QB for the remainder of the game, with JR Blood getting a few snaps, as well. Mizzou's leading rusher, Nate Noel, was also unavailable for the game due to a foot injury suffered in the Auburn game.
Game information
First quarter
(8:50) ALA – Graham Nicholson 47-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 4:03; Alabama 3–0)
Second quarter
(4:38) ALA – Graham Nicholson 39-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 4:08; Alabama 6–0)
(1:54) ALA – Jam Miller 3-yard run (Graham Nicholson kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 35 yards, 0:43; Alabama 13–0)
Third quarter
(12:33) ALA – Jalen Milroe 9-yard run (Graham Nicholson kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:27; Alabama 20–0)
(4:28) ALA – Jam Miller 11-yard run (Graham Nicholson kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:29; Alabama 27–0)
Fourth quarter
(11:06) ALA – Justice Haynes 35-yard run (Graham Nicholson kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 2:34; Alabama 34–0)
Pregame line: OU −3.5 Over/Under: 41.5
Notes: Drew Pyne started the game at QB for Missouri as Brady Cook was out with an injury to his throwing hand. Oklahoma would take a touchdown lead with 2 minutes remaining in the 4th quarter after a 43 yard fumble recovery touchdown. However, Missouri would tie the game with a 75 yard touchdown drive in only 57 seconds. The Tigers then took the lead for good with a fumble recovery touchdown of their own with 22 seconds left. The Sooners fumbled the ball 6 times in the game, losing 4 of them. This was the first meeting of Missouri and Oklahoma in Columbia since October 23rd, 2010, in which the Tigers upset the #1 ranked Sooners on Homecoming.
Game information
First quarter
No scoring
Second quarter
(14:57) OU – Zach Schmit 40 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 5:53; Oklahoma 3–0)
(7:58) OU – Zach Schmit 35 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 2:49; Oklahoma 6–0)
(3:26) MIZ – Blake Craig 25 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 2:22; Oklahoma 6–3)
(0:00) OU – Zach Schmit 56 yard field goal (Drive: 3 plays, 13 yards, 0:10; Oklahoma 9–3)
Third quarter
(5:43) MIZ – Theo Wease Jr. 13 yard pass from Drew Pyne (Blake Craig kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 6:34; Missouri 10–9)
Fourth quarter
(8:47) MIZ – Brett Norfleet 5 yard pass from Drew Pyne (Blake Craig PAT failed) (Drive: 9 plays, 30 yards, 4:56; Missouri 16–9)
(3:18) OU – Jackson Arnold 18 yard pass from Taylor Tatum (Zach Schmit kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:29; Tied 16–16)
(2:00) OU – Billy Bowman Jr. 43 yard fumble return (Zach Schmit kick) (Oklahoma 23–16)
(1:03) MIZ – Theo Wease Jr. 10 yard pass from Drew Pyne (Blake Craig kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 0:57; Tied 23–23)
(0:22) MIZ – Zion Young 17 yard fumble return (Blake Craig kick) (Missouri 30–23)
TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), and Cole Cubelic (sideline)
Pregame line: SCAR −10.5 Over/Under: 42.5
Notes: Missouri took a 3 point lead with 1:10 left in regulation after a one-handed touchdown catch by Luther Burden on 4th and 5 from the South Carolina 37 yard line. However, South Carolina would score a touchdown of their own to retake the lead and win the game with 15 seconds remaining. This was the Gamecocks' first win over the Tigers since the 2018 season. This loss officially eliminated the Tigers from playoff contention.
Game information
First quarter
(10:00) MIZ: Blake Craig 38 yard Field Goal. 3-0 Missouri
(7:27) SCAR: Nyck Harbor 26 yard pass from LaNorris Sellers (Alex Herrera Kick). 7-3 South Carolina
(2:41) MIZ: Blake Craig 37 yard Field Goal. 7-6 South Carolina
Second quarter
(1:57) SCAR: Joshua Simon 6 yard pass from LaNorris Sellers (Alex Herrera Kick). 14-6 South Carolina
(0:39) SCAR: Jared Brown 38 yard pass from LaNorris Sellers (Alex Herrera Kick). 21-6 South Carolina
Third quarter
(4:54) MIZ: Marcus Carroll 2 yard run (Two-point Run Conversion Failed). 21-12 South Carolina
Fourth quarter
(12:49) MIZ: Blake Craig 25 yard Field Goal. 21-15 South Carolina
Game weather: Light snow, 27 degrees, 5 mph NE winds
Game attendance: 62,621 (paid attendance, gate attendance was much less)
Referee: Ken Williamson
TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), and Alyssa Lang (sideline)
Pregame line: MIZ −3.5 Over/Under: 51.5
Notes: 3" of snow fell on Faurot Field before gametime, with the field remaining partially snow covered for the entirety of the game. Brady Cook scored on a 30 yard run with 1:53 to go in the 4th quarter in his last game at Faurot Field. Missouri's defense would hold, as Taylen Green's Hail Mary to the end zone fell incomplete as time expired. Missouri finished the regular season 9-3 overall and 5-3 in the SEC.
Game information
First quarter
(2:23) MIZ: Marcus Carroll 2 yard run (Blake Craig Kick). 7-0 Missouri
Second quarter
(9:42) ARK: Ja'Quinden Jackson 2 yard run (Matthew Shipley Kick). Tied 7-7
Third quarter
(11:41) ARK: Ja'Quinden Jackson 12 yard run (Matthew Shipley Kick). 14-7 Arkansas
(3:06) MIZ: Blake Craig 28 yard field goal. 14-10 Arkansas
Fourth quarter
(13:45) MIZ: Marcus Carroll 1 yard run (Blake Craig Kick). 17-14 Missouri
(9:39) MIZ: Blake Craig 34 yard field goal. 20-14 Missouri
(4:19) ARK: Ja'Quinden Jackson 9 yard run (Matthew Shipley Kick). 21-20 Arkansas
(1:53) MIZ: Brady Cook 30 yard run (Brady Cook pass to Luther Burden III for two-point conversion). 28-21 Missouri
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