2010 Missouri Tigers football team

2010 Missouri Tigers football
Big 12 North Division co-champion
Insight Bowl, L 24–27 vs. Iowa
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 18
Record10–3 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDavid Yost (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorDave Steckel (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFaurot Field
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 20 Nebraska xy   6 2     10 4  
No. 18 Missouri x   6 2     10 3  
Kansas State   3 5     7 6  
Iowa State   3 5     5 7  
Colorado   2 6     5 7  
Kansas   1 7     3 9  
South Division
No. 6 Oklahoma xy$   6 2     12 2  
No. 13 Oklahoma State x   6 2     11 2  
No. 19 Texas A&M x   6 2     9 4  
Baylor   4 4     7 6  
Texas Tech   3 5     8 5  
Texas   2 6     5 7  
Championship: Oklahoma 23, Nebraska 20
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Gary Pinkel, who returned for his tenth season with Mizzou, and played their home games at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium. The team began the season fresh off their fifth straight bowl appearance. The team hired a new public address announcer, Randy Moehlman.[1]

Michael Egnew (TE), was named to the 1st-Team All-American list. He became the third MU tight end to win that honor in the last four years. The previous two were Martin Rucker (2007) and Chase Coffman (2008). Egnew led all of the nation's tight ends with 83 receptions, and his 698 receiving yards was also second-most among all tight ends, with those figures coming against the nation's 9th-toughest schedule.[2] The Tigers finished the regular season with a 10–2 record and faced the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Insight Bowl, which they lost by a score of 27–24.

In early August 2010, the team voted their star running back Derrick Washington team captain. Washington had led the team in all rushing categories in each of the previous two seasons. However, just after being named captain, Washington was investigated for sexually assaulting his tutor, a female MU student, which led to a felony charge of deviate sexual assault and his suspension from the football team at the end of preseason camp. He dropped out of school shortly afterwards, and was eventually convicted of sexual assault a year later, serving 120 days of a 5-year sentence.[3][4]

  1. ^ Mizzou Names Randy Moehlman New Public Address Announcer: Moehlman, a Missouri alumnus, joins the Tigers for the 2010 football season August 28, 2010.
  2. ^ Michael Egnew Named 1st-Team All-American: Becomes Third Mizzou Tight End in Four Years to Win Honors CBSSports.com December 9, 2010.
  3. ^ Matter, David (August 21, 2014). "Derrick Washington disputes allegations uncovered by ESPN". St, Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  4. ^ Palmer, Tod (August 21, 2014). "ESPN reports new allegations against former MU running back Derrick Washington". Kansas City Star. Retrieved August 25, 2014.