With the news that South Carolina fired Will Muschamp on Sunday night — meaning that former Colorado State head coach and Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo is the interim head coach — it got me thinking: how often has Missouri played a team under the guidance of an interim head coach since 2000? And how well have they done in those situations? Simple premise, fairly simple answer. Assuming I haven’t missed any, let’s take a look at Missouri’s record in these matchups:
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Missouri - Gary Pinkel (7th year) - 11-1 (7-1) - 12th SP+ (4th Offense, 51st Defense)
Arkansas - Reggie Herring - 8-4 (4-4) - 17th SP+ (24th Offense, 29th Defense)
Houston Nutt finished the 2006 season with 10 wins, a SEC West title, and three amazing NFL-caliber running backs in Peyton Hillis, Felix Jones, and Heisman-trophy finalist Darren McFadden.