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Vanderbilt-Missouri

Missouri10-5-1Vanderbilt
Power Program III#27 of 138–Regional Program I#75 of 138–
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Missouri leads the all-time series 10-5-1. They've met 16 times since 1957. Missouri once took 5 straight.

Current season

Vegas win totals and transfer-portal swing right now, plus what fans are actually saying — not history, this year.

Missouri
Win total
7.5
Vegas over/under
Transfer portal
+2
portal net points (weighted) · raw ledger: +13
What fans are saying · player performance
fans believe the team's kicker misses too many field goals
Well Army better score a TD cuz there’s no fucking way I trust that kicker again
Verified verbatim
Vanderbilt
Win total
4.5
Vegas over/under
Transfer portal
-7
portal net points (weighted) · raw ledger: -10
What fans are saying · position battle
fans believe Jared should be the starter
Blaze isn't really the starter. We kind of expected them to play Blaze a bit and then play Jared a bit and there's no way that I can say it without it sounding stupid.
Verified verbatim

Stature & the series, 1957–2025

Both programs’ standing over time, each line named at its end, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won. (Stature is each program’s season-by-season standing on the Zeitgeist List, 1936–present — one score blending on-field performance, program achievement, and roster talent.)

program stature over timeMissouriVanderbiltevery meeting (bar height = margin; dark: Missouri won, gray: Vanderbilt won)19401960198020002020

The identity war

Missouri has been the more pass-heavy program more often than not.

Across 23 seasons of real play-level data (2004–2026), Missouri led 14 and Vanderbilt led 9.

more passmore runMissouriVanderbilt2004200620082010201220142016201820202022202420262008Missouri 17.2 pts2025Vanderbilt 10.5 ptsVanderbilt won 17-102005Vanderbilt 8.6 pts
Source team_season_stats (CFBD season totals) · pass rate = passAttempts ÷ (passAttempts + rushingAttempts)

The biggest win was Missouri by 41 in 2020. The biggest crowd, 66,250, was in 2012.

The coaching duels

Eli Drinkwitz vs Clark Lea4-1
Barry Odom vs Derek Mason3-1
Gary Pinkel vs James Franklin1-1
Gary Pinkel vs Derek Mason1-1

The draft ledger

Every NFL Draft pick either program has produced since the modern era began, decade by decade.

Draft picks
116-54
Missouri leads
1st-rounders
19-4
Since
1967
First CFBD-carried draft class
MissouriVanderbilt
1960s7-3
1970s20-8
1980s17-6
1990s5-6
2000s18-12
2010s24-15
2020s25-4

Best picks, either side

1968Russ Washington Offensive Tackle · San Diego ChargersRd 1, pick 4#4 overall
2001Justin Smith Defensive End · Cincinnati BengalsRd 1, pick 4#4 overall
2025Armand Membou Offensive Tackle · New York JetsRd 1, pick 7#7 overall
2011Aldon Smith Defensive End · San Francisco 49ersRd 1, pick 7#7 overall
1984Leonard Coleman Defensive Back · Indianapolis ColtsRd 1, pick 8#8 overall
2011Blaine Gabbert Quarterback · Jacksonville JaguarsRd 1, pick 10#10 overall
1971Joe Moore Running Back · Chicago BearsRd 1, pick 11#11 overall
1977Morris Towns Offensive Tackle · Houston OilersRd 1, pick 11#11 overall

Recent meetings

2025Vanderbilt17-10Missouri — both ranked
2024Missouri30-27
2023Missouri38-21
2022Missouri17-14Vanderbilt — decided by 3
2021Missouri37-28
2020Missouri41-0
2019Vanderbilt21-14Missouri — Missouri favored by 21.0
2018Missouri33-28
2017Missouri45-17
2016Missouri26-17
2015Vanderbilt10-3
2014Missouri24-14
2013Missouri51-28
2012Vanderbilt19-15

Every meeting since 2018, play by play

Each line is Missouri’s chance to win through that meeting. Missouri is 3-2 in the meetings since 2018 that were still close in the fourth quarter. The loudest meeting for fans was 2025: loud. Fans of both teams were loud at once in 2022 and 2025. The bracket marks where.

2025Vanderbilt 17-10Missouri lost 10-17 at Vanderbilt. Chance to win started at 31%, low under 1%, high 57%.Loud
2024Missouri 30-27Missouri won 30-27 vs Vanderbilt. Chance to win started at 87%, low 49%, high better than 99%.
2023Missouri 38-21Missouri won 38-21 at Vanderbilt. Chance to win started at 83%, low 74%, high better than 99%.Busy
2022Missouri 17-14Missouri won 17-14 vs Vanderbilt. Chance to win started at 85%, low 67%, high 99%.Loud
2020Missouri 41-0Missouri won 41-0 vs Vanderbilt. Chance to win started at 79%, low 77%, high better than 99%.
2019Vanderbilt 21-14Missouri lost 14-21 at Vanderbilt. Chance to win started at 92%, low 3%, high 95%.
2018Missouri 33-28Missouri won 33-28 vs Vanderbilt. Chance to win started at 82%, low 34%, high better than 99%.
“Good job on the 25 year old for beating up on a bunch of 18 year olds. (I’m very salty ik there’s time left just let me be negative)”
A Missouri fan
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  • 2025
    “Good job on the 25 year old for beating up on a bunch of 18 year olds. (I’m very salty ik there’s time left just let me be negative)”
    A Missouri fan

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2 meetings in our archive, 2019 to 2025.