Missouri heading to the Music City Bowl

COLUMBIA, Missouri – The University of Missouri will play in its 37th bowl game when it faces Iowa in the TransPerfect Music City Bowl on Monday, December 30 in Nashville.

The kick-off between the No. 19 Tigers and the Hawkeyes are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. CT, with ESPN and Tiger Radio Network providing coverage.

The gridiron meeting between Mizzou (9-3) and Iowa (8-4) will be the first since 2010 and the 14th in series history, with the Tigers holding a slim 7-6 lead over the previous 13 meetings have.

Mizzou Football season ticket holders and Tiger Scholarship Fund members will receive email information about purchasing tickets for the Mizzou contingent. If there is still stock in the allotment, the tickets will be made available to the public at a later date. Complete bowl information, including tickets, travel and events, will be posted soon on MUTigers.com.

“It is an honor to be selected to participate in the TransPerfect Music City Bowl,” said Mizzou head coach Eliah Drinkwitz said. “We look forward to the opportunity to play at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. It’s a great market for our alumni and fan base and I know we’ll have an enthusiastic audience. Our team has worked extremely hard to achieve this goal and we look forward to preparing for and playing against a great Iowa team. I’m just grateful that I get to coach this special team one more game this season.

This season, Mizzou achieved its 15th perfect season at Memorial Stadium and its first undefeated mark at home since 2010. The Tigers also sold out all seven home games on their 2024 schedule, marking the first time they achieved this feat since 1979 . Additionally, Mizzou achieved its 10th nine-win season and reached the mark in back-to-back seasons (2007-08 & 2013-14) for the third time in program history after going 11-2 in 2023.

The Tigers rank in the top 25 in numerous offensive and defensive categories, such as: E.g., third down conversion percentage, defense third down conversion percentage, time of possession, fumbles recovered, fumbles lost, scoring defense, and red zone offense.

Offensively, the Tigers are led by the quarterback Brady Cookwho holds a 25-13 record as Mizzou’s starter at the same rank Brad Smith for the second-most wins in program history. He has converted 183 of 289 (.633) pass attempts for 2,248 yards this season while adding 169 rushing yards on 73 carries. Wide receiver Theo Wease Jr. He leads the team in receiving yards with a career-high 809 on 55 receptions and three touchdowns. The running back duo from Nate Noel And Marcus Carroll led the ground game with 804 and 578 rushing yards, respectively. Noel ranks fourth in the SEC in rushing yards per game (80.40), fifth in rushing yards and ninth in yards per rush (5.12), while Carroll ranks fourth in the conference Ranks 32nd nationally with 12 rushing touchdowns.

Defensive linebacker Corey Flagg Jr. And Triston Newson Lead the team with 76 and 64 tackles, respectively. Additionally defensive end Johnny Walker Jr. holds the nation’s longest sack streak (six consecutive games) and ranks 29th nationally and eighth in the SEC with 0.63 sacks per game. The Tampa, Florida native is also ranked 21st nationally and is fifth in the SEC with 0.25 forced fumbles per appearance after recording three fumbles in the regular season.

“On behalf of our board, staff and volunteers, we look forward to welcoming the Hawkeyes and Tigers to Music City for our 27th annual TransPerfect Music City Bowl,” said Scott Ramsey, President and CEO of TransPerfect Music City Bowl. “This year’s game will feature two teams that have won a combined 17 games in the two strongest conferences in the country, and we expect a large influx of fans to flock to Nashville.”

Mizzou has a 16-20 record in bowl games and earned a 14-3 victory over Ohio State in the 88th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic last season.

The Tigers also appeared in the Christmas Festival (1925), Orange (1940, 1960, 1961 and 1970), Sugar Bowl (1942 and 1966), Cotton Bowl (1946, 2008, 2014 and 2023) and Gator Bowl (1949, 1950). & 1968), Bluebonnet Bowl (1962), Fiesta Bowl (1972), Sun Bowl (1973 and 2006), Liberty Bowl (1978, 1980 and 2018), Hall of Fame Bowl (1979), Holiday Bowl (1983 and 1997), Insight Bowl (1998 and 2010), Independence Bowl ( 2003). , 2005 & 2011), Alamo Bowl (2008), Texas Bowl (2009 & 2017), Tangerine/Citrus Bowl (1981 & 2015), Armed Forces Bowl (2021) and Gasparilla Bowl (2022). Mizzou was also invited to participate in the Music City Bowl in 2020, but the game was canceled due to Covid-19.

Mizzou at the Music City Bowl

• MU will play in its first Music City Bowl
• The Tigers were invited to participate in the Music City Bowl in 2020, but the game was canceled

Mizzou’s all-time bowl results (16-20)

Christmas – December 25, 1925: Southern California 20, Missouri 7
Orange Bowl – January 1, 1940: Georgia Tech 21, Missouri 7
Sugar Bowl – January 1, 1942: Fordham 2, Missouri 0
Cotton Bowl – January 1, 1946: Texas 40, Missouri 27
Gator Bowl – January 1, 1949: Clemson 24, Missouri 23
Gator Bowl – January 2, 1950: Maryland 20, Missouri 7
Orange Bowl – January 1, 1960: Georgia 14, Missouri 0
Orange Bowl – January 2, 1961: Missouri 21, Navy 14
Bluebonnet Bowl – December 22, 1962: Missouri 14, Georgia Tech 10
Sugar Bowl – January 1, 1966: Missouri 20, Florida 18
Gator Bowl – December 28, 1968: Missouri 35, Alabama 10
Orange Bowl – January 1, 1970: Penn State 10, Missouri 3
Fiesta Bowl – December 23, 1972: Arizona State 49, Missouri 35
Sun Bowl – December 29, 1973: Missouri 34, Auburn 17
Liberty Bowl – December 23, 1978: Missouri 20, LSU 15
Hall of Fame Bowl – December 29, 1979: Missouri 24, South Carolina 14
Liberty Bowl – December 27, 1980: Purdue 28, Missouri 25
Tangerine Bowl – December 19, 1981: Missouri 19, Southern Miss 17
Holiday Bowl – December 23, 1983: Brigham Young 21, Missouri 17
Holiday Bowl – December 29, 1997: Colorado State 35, Missouri 24
Insight.com Bowl – December 26, 1998: Missouri 34, West Virginia 31
Independence Bowl – December 31, 2003: Arkansas 27, Missouri 14
Independence Bowl – December 30, 2005: Missouri 38, South Carolina 31
Sun Bowl – December 29, 2006: Oregon State 39, Missouri 38
Cotton Bowl – January 1, 2008: Missouri 38, Arkansas 7
Alama Bowl – December 29, 2008: Missouri 30, Northwestern 23 (OT)
Texas Bowl – December 31, 2009: Navy 35, Missouri 13
Insight Bowl – December 28, 2010: Iowa 27, Missouri 24
Independence Bowl – December 26, 2011: Missouri 41, North Carolina 24
Cotton Bowl – January 3, 2014: Missouri 41, Oklahoma State 31
Citrus Bowl – January 1, 2015: Missouri 33, Minnesota 17
Texas Bowl – December 27, 2017: Texas 33, Missouri 16
Liberty Bowl – December 31, 2018: Oklahoma State 38, Missouri 33
Music City Bowl – December 30, 2020: Canceled due to Covid-19 (Missouri vs. Iowa)
Armed Forced Bowl – December 22, 2021: Army West Point 24, Missouri 22
Gasparilla Bowl – December 23, 2022: Wake Forest 27, Missouri 17
Cotton Bowl – December 29, 2023: Missouri 14, Ohio State 3

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