2017 Missouri Tigers football team

The 2017 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by second-year head coach Barry Odom. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in SEC play to finish in a tie for third place in the Eastern Division. They were invited to the Texas Bowl where they lost to Texas.

2017 Missouri Tigers football
Texas Bowl, L 16–33 vs. Texas
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record7–6 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJosh Heupel (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBarry Odom
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFaurot Field
2017 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 2 Georgia x$^  7 1   13 2  
South Carolina  5 3   9 4  
Kentucky  4 4   7 6  
Missouri  4 4   7 6  
Florida  3 5   4 7  
Vanderbilt  1 7   5 7  
Tennessee  0 8   4 8  
West Division
No. 10 Auburn xy  7 1   10 4  
No. 1 Alabama x#^  7 1   13 1  
No. 18 LSU  6 2   9 4  
No. 19 Mississippi State  4 4   9 4  
Texas A&M  4 4   7 6  
Ole Miss*  3 5   6 6  
Arkansas  1 7   4 8  
Championship: Georgia 28, Auburn 7
  • # College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • * Ole Miss ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

On November 24, quarterback Drew Lock broke the SEC passing record for touchdowns in a season with 43, in a 48–45 win over Arkansas.

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