2025 Missouri Football Season Recap

ByShaikat Kumar

The Missouri Tigers football opened the 2025 season red-hot with several dominant nonconference wins at Faurot Field and built strong early momentum. Missouri showed explosive offense early in the year and battled hard in SEC play, including a dramatic double-overtime road win against Auburn Tigers football.

While the Tigers faced tough losses against top conference opponents such as Alabama Crimson Tide football and Texas A&M Aggies football, they still secured a winning season and a bowl appearance. Missouri finished the year 8-5, highlighted by rivalry wins and strong performances at home in Columbia.

2025 Missouri Game Results – Season Overall 8-5

  1. Aug 28 – vs Central Arkansas Bears football – W 61-6
  2. Sep 6 – vs Kansas Jayhawks football – W 42-31
  3. Sep 13 – vs Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns football – W 52-10
  4. Sep 20 – vs South Carolina Gamecocks football – W 29-20
  5. Sep 27 – vs UMass Minutemen football – W 42-6
  6. Oct 11 – vs Alabama Crimson Tide football – L 27-24
  7. Oct 18 – at Auburn Tigers football – W 23-17 (2OT)
  8. Oct 25 – at Vanderbilt Commodores football – L 17-10
  9. Nov 8 – vs Texas A&M Aggies football – L 38-17
  10. Nov 15 – vs Mississippi State Bulldogs football – W 49-27
  11. Nov 22 – at Oklahoma Sooners football – L 17-6
  12. Nov 29 – at Arkansas Razorbacks football – W 31-17
  13. Dec 27 – vs Virginia Cavaliers football (TaxSlayer Gator Bowl) – L 13-7

Season Takeaway

The 2025 Tigers proved they could compete with anyone when their offense was clicking, especially during the strong 5-0 start to the season. Missouri also showed grit with key wins over Kansas and Arkansas and a thrilling overtime victory at Auburn. Although a few close SEC losses kept the Tigers from reaching the conference’s top tier, the 8-win season and bowl appearance reinforced Missouri’s competitiveness in the SEC and provided a solid foundation heading into 2026.