COLUMBIA, MO. • For just the second time since 1985 but also the second year in a row, Missouri hosts a nonconference opponent for homecoming this fall, the Idaho Vandals. The Tigers surely hope for a better outcome than last year, when Middle Tennessee spoiled homecoming weekend with a 51-45 upset. Mizzou catches Idaho just in time: The Vandals have elected to reclassify to the Football Championship Subdivision level in 2018.
First, our first two nonconference opponent previews:
Next up ...
Idaho Vandals
Kickoff: Oct. 21, time/TV TBA
2016 results: 9-4, 6-2 Sun Belt Conference, third place
Head coach: Paul Petrino, 15-33, fifth season
All-time series: Missouri leads 2-0
Last meeting: Missouri 24, Idaho 0 (Oct.