List of Missouri Tigers head football coaches

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The Missouri Tigers football program is a college football team that represents the University of Missouri in the East Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The team has had 31 head coaches since it started playing organized football in 1890 with the nickname Tigers. Missouri joined the Western Interstate University Football Association in December 1891, later winning the conference championship three years in a row. The conference disbanded after the 1897 season and Missouri remained independent until joining the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1907. After several changes, the conference eventually became the Big Eight Conference. The Tigers became a charter member of the Big 12 in 1996 when the Big Eight disbanded. Missouri subsequently left the Big 12 following the 2011 season and joined as the 14th member of the SEC effective for the 2012 season. The Tigers have played 1,180 games during their 119 seasons. In those seasons, seven coaches have led Missouri to postseason bowl games: Don Faurot, Chauncey Simpson, Dan Devine, Al Onofrio, Warren Powers, Larry Smith, and Gary Pinkel. Nine coaches have also won conference championships with the Tigers: Harry Orman Robinson, C. D. Bliss, Bill Roper, Chester Brewer, John F. Miller, Gwinn Henry, Faurot, Simpson and Devine.

Faurot is the all-time leader in games coached (190) and years coached (19). Gary Pinkel is the all-time leader in wins (119). Roper has the highest winning percentage of any coach, with a percentage of .938 during his one year. Of coaches who served more than one season, James Phelan leads with a .813 winning percentage. Frank Carideo is, in terms of winning percentage, the worst coach the Tigers have had (.111). Onofrio and Smith have both been awarded coach of the year honors in their conference by the Associated Press. Of the 31 Tigers coaches, six have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame: Roper, Phelan, Faurot, Frank Broyles, Devine, and Pinkel. The current head coach is Eliah Drinkwitz.

Key

Coaches

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

|+ List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards{{#tag:ref|Statistics correct as of the end of the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season.|group="A"}}

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | No.

! scope="col" | Name

! scope="col" | Season(s)

! scope="col" | GC

! scope="col" | OW

! scope="col" | OL

! scope="col" | OT

! scope="col" | O%

! scope="col" | CW

! scope="col" | CL

! scope="col" | CT

! scope="col" | C%

! scope="col" | PW

! scope="col" | PL

! scope="col" | CC
{{#tag:ref|Missouri was not in an athletic conference from 1890 through 1891 and 1898 through 1907.|group="A"}}

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Awards

1

! scope="row" | {{Sortname|A. L.|McRae}}

| {{sort|1890|1890}}

| 3

| 2

| 1

| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| {{winperc|2|1}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

2

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Hal|Reid|Hal Reid (American football)}}

| {{sort|1891|1891}}

| 4

| 3

| 1

| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| {{winperc|3|1}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

3

! scope="row" | {{Sortname|E. H.|Jones|E. H. Jones (coach)}}

| {{sort|1892|1892}}

| 3

| 1

| 2

| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| {{winperc|1|2}}

| {{nts|1}}

| {{nts|2}}

| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| {{nts|{{winperc|1|2}}}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

4

! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Harry Orman|Robinson}}

| {{sort|1893|1893–1894}}

| 14

| 8

| 6

| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| {{winperc|8|6}}

| {{nts|4}}

| {{nts|2}}

| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| {{nts|{{winperc|4|2}}}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

| {{nts|2}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

5

! scope="row" | {{Sortname|C. D.|Bliss}}

| {{sort|1895|1895}}

| 8

| 7

| 1

| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| {{winperc|7|1}}

| {{nts|2}}

| {{nts|1}}

| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| {{nts|{{winperc|2|1}}}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

| {{nts|1}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

6

! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Frank|Patterson|Frank Patterson (American football)}}

| {{sort|1896|1896}}

| 12

| 7

| 5

| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| {{winperc|7|5}}

| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| {{nts|3}}

| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| {{ntsh|.001}}.000

| {{ntsh|0}}—

7

! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Charles|Young|Charles Young (American football)}}

| {{sort|1897|1897}}

| 11

| 5

| 6

| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| {{winperc|5|6}}

| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| {{nts|2}}

| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| {{ntsh|.001}}.000

| {{ntsh|0}}—

8

! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Dave|Fultz}}

| {{sort|1898|1898–1899}}

| 17

| 10

| 6

| {{nts|1}}

| {{winperc|10|6|1}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

9

! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Fred W.|Murphy}}

| {{sort|1900|1900–1901}}

| 18

| 6

| 10

| {{nts|2}}

| {{winperc|6|10|2}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

10

! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Pat|O'Dea}}

| {{sort|1902|1902}}

| 8

| 5

| 3

| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| {{winperc|5|3}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

11

! scope="row" | {{Sortname|John|McLean|John McLean (athlete)}}

| {{sort|1903|1903–1905}}

| 27

| 9

| 17

| {{nts|1}}

| {{winperc|9|17|1}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

12

! scope="row" | {{Sortname|W. J.|Monilaw}}

| {{sort|1906|1906–1908}}

| 25

| 18

| 6

| {{nts|1}}

| {{winperc|18|6|1}}

| {{nts|4}}

| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| {{nts|{{winperc|4|4}}}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

13

| scope="row" align="center" bgcolor=#FFE6BD | {{Sortname|Bill|Roper|Bill Roper (American football)}}^{{dagger}}

| {{sort|1909|1909}}

| 8

| 7

| 0

| {{nts|1}}

| {{winperc|7|0|1}}

| {{nts|4}}

| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| {{nts|1}}

| {{nts|{{winperc|4|0|1}}}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

| {{nts|1}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

14

! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Bill|Hollenback}}

| {{sort|1910|1910}}

| 8

| 4

| 2

| {{nts|2}}

| {{winperc|4|2|2}}

| {{nts|2}}

| {{nts|1}}

| {{nts|{{winperc|2|1|1}}}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

15

! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Chester|Brewer}}

| {{sort|1911|1911–1913}}

| 24

| 14

| 8

| {{nts|2}}

| {{winperc|14|8|2}}

| {{nts|6}}

| {{nts|5}}

| {{nts|2}}

| {{nts|{{winperc|6|5|2}}}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

| {{nts|1}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

16

! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Henry|Schulte}}

| {{sort|1914|1914–1917}}

| 32

| 16

| 14

| {{nts|2}}

| {{winperc|16|14|2}}

| {{nts|10}}

| {{nts|9}}

| {{nts|2}}

| {{nts|{{winperc|10|9|2}}}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

17

! scope="row" | {{Sortname|John F.|Miller|John F. Miller (American football)}}

| {{sort|1919|1919}}

| 8

| 5

| 1

| {{nts|2}}

| {{winperc|5|1|2}}

| {{nts|4}}

| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| {{nts|1}}

| {{nts|{{winperc|4|0|1}}}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

| {{nts|1}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

18

| scope="row" align="center" bgcolor=#FFE6BD | {{Sortname|James|Phelan|James Phelan (American football)}}^{{dagger}}

| {{sort|1920|1920–1921}}

| 16

| 13

| 3

| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| {{winperc|13|3}}

| {{nts|9}}

| {{nts|3}}

| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| {{nts|{{winperc|9|3}}}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

19

! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Thomas|Kelley|Thomas Kelley (coach)}}

| {{sort|1922|1922}}

| 8

| 5

| 3

| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| {{winperc|5|3}}

| {{nts|4}}

| {{nts|3}}

| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| {{nts|{{winperc|4|3}}}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

20

! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Gwinn|Henry}}

| {{sort|1923|1923–1931}}

| 77

| 40

| 28

| {{nts|9}}

| {{winperc|40|28|9}}

| {{nts|28}}

| {{nts|16}}

| {{nts|5}}

| {{nts|{{winperc|28|16|5}}}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

| {{nts|3}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

21

! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Frank|Carideo}}

| {{sort|1932|1932–1934}}

| 27

| 2

| 23

| {{nts|2}}

| {{winperc|2|23|2}}

| {{nts|1}}

| {{nts|13}}

| {{nts|1}}

| {{nts|{{winperc|1|13|1}}}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

22

| scope="row" align="center" bgcolor=#FFE6BD | {{Sortname|Don|Faurot}}^{{dagger}}

| {{sort|1935|1935–1942, 1946–1956}}

| 190

| 101

| 79

| {{nts|10}}

| {{winperc|101|79|10}}

| {{nts|61}}

| {{nts|34}}

| {{nts|9}}

| {{nts|{{winperc|61|34|9}}}}

| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| {{nts|4}}

| {{nts|3}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

23

! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Chauncey|Simpson}}

| {{sort|1943|1943–1945}}

| 28

| 12

| 14

| {{nts|2}}

| {{winperc|12|14|2}}

| {{nts|10}}

| {{nts|3}}

| {{nts|2}}

| {{nts|{{winperc|10|3|2}}}}

| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| {{nts|1}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

24

| scope="row" align="center" bgcolor=#FFE6BD | {{Sortname|Frank|Broyles}}^{{dagger}}

| {{sort|1957|1957}}

| 10

| 5

| 4

| {{nts|1}}

| {{winperc|5|4|1}}

| {{nts|3}}

| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| {{nts|{{winperc|3|3}}}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

25

| scope="row" align="center" bgcolor=#FFE6BD | {{Sortname|Dan|Devine}}^{{dagger}}

| {{sort|1958|1958–1970}}

| 137

| 93

| 37

| {{nts|7}}

| {{winperc|93|37|7}}

| {{nts|62}}

| {{nts|23}}

| {{nts|3}}

| {{nts|{{winperc|62|23|3}}}}

| {{nts|4}}

| {{nts|2}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

26

! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Al|Onofrio}}

| {{sort|1971|1971–1977}}

| 79

| 38

| 41

| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| {{winperc|38|41}}

| {{nts|21}}

| {{nts|28}}

| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| {{nts|{{winperc|21|28}}}}

| {{nts|1}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

| {{nowrap|Big Eight AP Coach of the Year}} (1972)

27

! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Warren|Powers}}

| {{sort|1978|1978–1984}}

| 82

| 46

| 33

| {{nts|3}}

| {{winperc|46|33|3}}

| {{nts|24}}

| {{nts|22}}

| {{nts|3}}

| {{nts|{{winperc|24|22|3}}}}

| {{nts|3}}

| {{nts|2}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

28

! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Woody|Widenhofer}}

| {{sort|1985|1985–1988}}

| 44

| 12

| 31

| {{nts|1}}

| {{winperc|12|31|1}}

| {{nts|7}}

| {{nts|14}}

| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| {{nts|{{winperc|7|14}}}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

29

! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Bob|Stull}}

| {{sort|1989|1989–1993}}

| 55

| 15

| 38

| {{nts|2}}

| {{winperc|15|38|2}}

| {{nts|8}}

| {{nts|27}}

| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| {{nts|{{winperc|8|27}}}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

30

! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Larry|Smith|Larry Smith (American football coach)}}

| {{sort|1994|1994–2000}}

| 80

| 33

| 46

| {{nts|1}}

| {{winperc|33|46|1}}

| {{nts|19}}

| {{nts|25}}

| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| {{nts|{{winperc|19|25}}}}

| {{nts|1}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

| {{nowrap|Big 12 AP Coach of the Year}} (1997)

31

| scope="row" align="center" bgcolor=#FFE6BD | {{Sortname|Gary|Pinkel}}^{{dagger}}

| {{sort|2001|2001–2015}}

| 188

|117

| 71

| {{ntsh|0}}—

| {{winperc|117|71}}

| {{nts|64}}

| {{nts|55}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

| {{nts|{{winperc|64|55}}}}

| {{nts|6}}

| {{nts|4}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

| {{nowrap| National Coach of the Year}} (2007)

32

! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Barry|Odom|Barry Odom}}

| {{sort|2016|2016–2019}}

| {{nts|50}}

| {{nts|25}}

|{{ntsh|0}}—

| {{winperc|25|25|0}}

| {{nts|13}}

| {{nts|19}}

|{{ntsh|0}}—

| {{nts|{{winperc|13|19}}}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|2}}

| {{ntsh|0}}—

33

! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Eliah|Drinkwitz|Eliah Drinkwitz}}

|2020–Present

|{{nts|62}}

|{{nts|38}}

|{{nts|24}}

|{{ntsh|0}}—

|{{nts|{{Winning percentage|38|24}}}}

|{{nts|22}}

|{{nts|20}}

|{{ntsh|0}}—

|{{nts|{{Winning percentage|22|20}}}}

|{{nts|2}}

|{{ntsh|0}}—

|{{ntsh|0}} AP SEC Coach of the Year (2023)

Notes

References

;General

{{cite web | title=Year-by-Year Results | publisher=University of Missouri Athletics | access-date=2010-02-04 | url=http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/miss/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/yby-results.pdf | archive-date=2012-11-12 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112093401/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/miss/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/yby-results.pdf }}
{{cite web|title=Missouri Coaching Records |publisher=College Football Data Warehouse |access-date=2010-02-04 |url=http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/missouri/coaching_records.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216141845/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/missouri/coaching_records.php |archive-date=2010-02-16 }}
{{cite web|title=Historical Standings for Big 12 members – prior to 1996–97 |publisher=Big 12 Conference |access-date=2010-02-26 |url=http://www.big12sports.com//pdf5/134783.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=10410 |archive-date=2012-03-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321173912/http://www.big12sports.com//pdf5/134783.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=10410 |url-status=dead }}
{{cite book | title=Hear the Roar!: The Resurgence of Mizzou Football | first=Darin | last=Wernig | year=2009 | publisher=University of Missouri Press | location=Columbia, Missouri | isbn=978-0-8262-1865-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zt_RIWYd5PoC | access-date=2010-03-24 }}

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{{cite web|title=Mascot & Football Traditions |publisher=MUTigers.com |url=http://www.mutigers.com/trads/mascot-football-traditions.html |access-date=2010-03-04 |archive-date=2011-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721060451/http://www.mutigers.com/trads/mascot-football-traditions.html |url-status=dead }}

{{cite web|title=Missouri Historical Date |publisher=College Football Data Warehouse |access-date=2010-03-04 |url=http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/missouri/index.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103131144/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/missouri/index.php |archive-date=2010-01-03 }}

{{cite news | title=SEC accepts Missouri for 2012–13 | agency=The Associated Press | work=ESPN.com | date=2011-11-07 | url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7199062/missouri-tigers-move-sec-official-big-12-hurdles-remain | access-date=2012-08-05 | archive-date=2012-10-10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010015630/http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7199062/missouri-tigers-move-sec-official-big-12-hurdles-remain | url-status=live }}

{{College Football HoF|id=1562|name=Jim Phelan |access-date=2010-02-26}}

{{College Football HoF|id=1635|name=Don Faurot |access-date=2010-02-26 }}

{{College Football HoF|id=1892|name=Frank Broyles |access-date=2010-02-26 }}

{{College Football HoF|id=1949|name=Dan Devine |access-date=2010-02-26 }}

{{College Football HoF|id=1444|name=Bill Roper |access-date=2010-02-26 }}

{{cite news|title=Former Missouri football coach Onofrio dies |newspaper=USA Today |agency=The Associated Press |date=2004-11-05 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/big12/2004-11-05-onofrio-obit_x.htm |access-date=2010-03-01 |quote=Onofrio, the Associated Press Big Eight coach of the year in 1972... |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604131740/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/big12/2004-11-05-onofrio-obit_x.htm |archive-date=2011-06-04 |url-status=dead }}

{{cite news|title=Missouri Cans Football Coach |publisher=CBS News |agency=The Associated Press |date=2000-11-19 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/missouri-cans-football-coach/ |access-date=2010-03-01 |quote=In 1997, after 13 consecutive losing seasons at Missouri, Smith guided the Tigers to a 7–5 record and the Holiday Bowl, and was honored as Big 12 coach of the year by The Associated Press. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101031062356/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2000/11/19/sports/main250792.shtml |archive-date=2010-10-31 |url-status=live }}

{{Cite web|url=https://mutigers.com/news/2022/1/10/football-gary-pinkel-named-to-hall-of-fame-class-of-2022.aspx|title = Gary Pinkel Named to Hall of Fame Class of 2022}}

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