It was the Tigers' third season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in the Eastern Division.

The team was led by head coach Gary Pinkel, who was in his 14th year, and played its home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri.

They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 in SEC play to be champions of the Eastern Division.

Key losses: 2014 MO Tigers football team commits (28), 02/05/14 https://twitter.com/mizzoufootball 28 recruits signed their National Letter of Intent on February 5, the National Signing Period.

[8] Football is a copycat business, and Missouri's ability to recruit under-the-radar prospects and develop them have caught on with other teams around the nation.