2011 Missouri Tigers football team

Recruits

Key Losses:

• QB Blaine Gabbert
• WR Forrest Shock
• TB Matt Davis
• QB Daryus Allen
• C Tim Barnes
• OL Kirk Lakebrink
• OL LeeRoy Mitchell
• DE Aldon Smith
• S Jarrell Harrison
• DL Bart Coslet
• LB Andrew Gachkar
• LB Jeff Gettys
• DB Munir Prince
• DB Carl Gettis
• DB Kevin Rutland
• DB Tony Buhr
• P Matt Grabner

QB Blaine Gabbert chose to forgo his senior year eligibility and enter the NFL draft in 2011.

Four days after Gabbert declared for the NFL draft, sophomore DE Aldon Smith also declared.

Sheldon Richardson, a 6' 4" defensive tackle originally from St. Louis, signed a Letter of Intent to play for the Tigers in 2011. He was ranked as the #1 DT prospect in the nation from many recruiting analysts, and a 5* rating (out of 5). He also was ranked as the #1 player at any position in the State of Missouri. He originally signed with Mizzou in February 2009, but had to go to junior college (College of the Sequoias, in Visalia, California) to improve his grades; played DT for them in the past two years. He was also rated the #3 junior college prospect by Rivals.com. He also can play offensive tight end as well as defensive tackle.

Michael Boddie, Gerrand Johnson, and Wesley Leftwich signed LOI prior to Feb. 3 and enrolled in classes this Spring semester. 'More Info'

All 17 recruits signed their National Letter of Intent during the National Signing Period (February 3, 2011 – April 1, 2011).

The recruits signed by February 2.

Fully one-half (9) of the 17 recruits are from Texas, and four were in Missouri; two of those four were from St. Louis. The Mizzou class consists of four offensive linemen, four defensive backs, three linebackers, two wide receivers, two defensive tackles, a defensive end, and a quarterback. Richardson is the only junior college transfer.

A capsule look at Mizzou's signees here.

Schedule

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Roster

• Gary Pinkel
• David Yost – Offensive coordinator / Quarterbacks
• Andy Hill – Wide receivers
• Brian Jones – Running backs
• Bruce Walker – Offensive line
• Dave Steckel – Defensive coordinator / Assistant head coach / Linebackers
• Craig Kuligowski – Defensive line
• Cornell Ford – Cornerbacks
• Barry Odom – Safeties |}

Rankings

Game summaries

Miami (OH)

@ Arizona State

Western Illinois

@ Oklahoma

@ Kansas State

Iowa State

Oklahoma State

@ Texas A&M

@ Baylor

Texas

Texas Tech

Vs. Kansas

Vs. North Carolina—Independence Bowl

References

References

1. Matter, Dave. (June 7, 2013). "Mizzou Football Recognized for High APR". [[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]].
2. Laymance, Reid. (January 3, 2011). "Blaine Gabbert Entering 2011 Draft". [[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]].
3. Laymance, Reid. (January 7, 2011). "Mizzou's Aldon Smith Heading to NFL Early". [[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]].
4. "Sheldon Richardson 2011 Football Recruiting Profile". [[ESPN]].
5. (December 15, 2010). "Richardson is a Tiger!". [[Scout.com.
6. Laymance, Reid. (December 15, 2010). "Sheldon Richardson Signs with Mizzou". [[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]].
7. {{YouTube. omZbPC4krsE COS Sheldon Richardson #34 Mid-Season Highlights] (November 13, 2009)
8. {{YouTube. oDPtMIkcGFE Gateway Tech High School Sheldon Richardson Football Highlights 2008] (August 30, 2009)
9. (February 2, 2011). "Football Announces 2011 Recruiting Class: Tigers Sign 17 Standouts To Latest Group". [[CBSSports.com]].
10. Laymance, Reid. (February 3, 2011). "Missouri continues trend of recruiting heavily in Texas". [[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]].
11. Laymance, Reid. (February 2, 2011). "Capsule look at Mizzou's football signees". [[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]].
12. (September 3, 2011). "Miami (OH) RedHawks vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score". [[ESPN]].
13. (September 9, 2011). "Missouri Tigers vs. Arizona State Sun Devils Box Score". [[ESPN]].
14. (October 22, 2011). "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score". [[ESPN]].
15. (November 26, 2011). "Missouri Tigers vs. Kansas Jayhawks Box Score". [[ESPN]].
16. (September 3, 2011). "Franklin Leads Mizzou Past Miami (OH), 17–6". University of Missouri Department of Athletics.
17. "Missouri at Arizona State Box Score, September 9, 2011".
18. (2011-12-26). "North Carolina Falls to Missouri 41-24".