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Mizzou football schedule, results, playoff chances after Oklahoma win

by November 10, 2024

For the Missouri Tigers, it’s not so much good news/bad news as it is good news/not the best news.

Yes, Mizzou saved its season with Saturday night’s dramatic 30-23 win over Oklahoma, giving it bragging rights for its former Big 12 rival. However, the Tigers are still a long way from reaching either the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta or the College Football Playoff.

Overall, the Tigers are 7-2, 3-2 in league play, which places them on the right side (i.e. over .500) of the SEC standings. However, there are still plenty of teams in the running that Missouri would have to overtake to finish first or second at the end of the regular season. Tennessee, Texas and Texas A&M all have an SEC loss, while Georgia, Alabama, Ole Miss and LSU all also had two losses and were ranked higher.

Missouri’s two losses were both losses, albeit on the road. It has also only defeated one ranked team, Boston College, when the Eagles were ranked No. 24 in September. The Tigers still have a chance to reach the SEC Championship Game, but need some serious help and a crazy final three weeks. Georgia hosts Tennessee next week and the Lone Star teams close out the season against each other in College Station. So there will already be a lot of movement in the table. It’s just that Mizzou needs a lot of it.

As far as the College Football Playoff goes, the scenario is similar as the Tigers need to get into the No. 10-12 range and are hoping for some serious weirdness as the selection committee won’t be taking more than three or four teams out of the conference. Mizzou hasn’t had a standout win, as its three SEC wins have come against teams that have a combined five wins in league play, and none of the three teams it has played yet have been particularly impressive this season.

November 16: at South Carolina, 3:15 p.m. CT, SEC Network

Nov. 23: at Mississippi State, 2:30 or 3:30 p.m., TBD

November 30: Arkansas, 2:30 or 3:30 p.m., TBD

Results 2024

August 29: Murray State, W 51-0
September 7: Buffalo, S 38-0
September 14: No. 24 Boston College, W 27-21
September 21: Vanderbilt, W 30-27 2OT
October 5: No. 25 Texas A&M, L 41-10
Oct. 12: in Massachusetts, W 45-3
Oct. 19: Auburn, season 21-17
October 26: at No. 15 Alabama, L 34-0
November 9: Oklahoma, pp 30-23

SEC Championship Game tiebreaker

(According to the Southeastern Conference)

Head-to-head competition between the tied teams

Record against all common conference opponents among teams with the same points

Record against the highest (best) placed joint conference opponent in the conference rankings and progression in the conference rankings among the teams with the same points

Cumulative conference win percentage of all conference opponents among tied teams

Limited relative overall scoring advantage over all conference opponents among tied teams

Random draw of the teams with the same points

College Football Playoffs

The 12 participating teams are the five highest-rated conference champions by the CFP selection committee and the next seven teams. Alabama was ranked No. 11 this weekend.
First round games will take place December 20-21 / ABC-ESPN-TNT
The quarterfinals will be played December 31st and January 1st at the Fiesta, Peach, Rose and Sugar Bowls/ESPN
Orange Bowl (semifinals, January 9), 7:30 p.m. ET / ESPN
Cotton Bowl (semifinals, January 10), 7:30 p.m. ET / ESPN
CFP National Championship (Atlanta, Ga.), Jan. 20, 7:30 p.m., ESPN

SEC Bowl Opportunities

(From the Southeastern Conference)
Friday, December 20th
Gasparilla Bowl (Tampa, Florida) – 3:30 p.m. ET / ESPN (American/ACC/SEC)

Friday, December 27th
Birmingham Bowl (Birmingham, Alabama) – Noon or 3:30 p.m. ET / ESPN (American/ACC/SEC)
Liberty Bowl (Memphis, Tennessee) – 7 p.m. / ESPN (SEC vs. Big 12)
Las Vegas Bowl (Las Vegas, Nevada) – 10:30 p.m. / ESPN (SEC vs. Pac-12)

Monday, December 30th
TransPerfect Music City Bowl (Nashville) – 2:30 p.m., ET / ESPN (SEC vs. Big Ten)

Tuesday, December 31st
ReliaQuest Bowl (Tampa, Florida) – Noon ET / ESPN (SEC vs. Big Ten or ACC)
Texas Bowl (Houston) – 3:30 p.m. ET / ESPN (SEC vs. Big 12)

Thursday, January 2, 2025
Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, Fla.) – 7:30 p.m. ET / ESPN (ACC vs. SEC)

Notable: The SEC alternates with the Big Ten between the Las Vegas Bowl (2020, 2022, 2024) and the Duke’s Mayo Bowl (2021, 2023, 2025).

See also: Pyne comes through: Mizzou’s offense explodes in the second half, sneaks win against Oklahoma

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