Missouri's first football team was organized in 1890; the athletic committee adopted the nickname "Tiger" in official recognition of those Civil War Missouri defenders. Missouri University is one of 39 schools which have won more than 500 games. The 500th victory came in the final game of Missouri University's 100th football season in 1990, against Kansas.
Missouri has had 23 all-Americans. The first was Ed Lindenmeyer, a tackle, in 1925, and most recent was John Clay, also a tackle, in 1986. And, Missouri has 11 members of the College Football Hall of Fame. Johnny Roland is being inducted this year. |