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Missouri: a football coaching history
See Missouri’s full 91-year Zeitgeist History →← all coaches
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Eli Drinkwitz
the 5th-best of Missouri's 11 coaches so far
Stature & coaches, 1936–2026
The program’s standing over time, with every coach’s tenure beneath it — read down to see who was there for each rise and fall.
Every coach
2020–now
Eli Drinkwitzcaretaker
Eli Drinkwitz moved Missouri from National Program I to Power Program III in 7 seasons.
Power Program III
46–29
2016–2019
Power Program III
25–25
2001–2015
+24.1
118–73
1994–2000
Larry Smithcaretaker
Larry Smith moved Missouri from Regional Program III to Regional Program I in 7 seasons.
Regional Program I
33–46
1989–1993
Bob Stullcaretaker
Bob Stull slid Missouri from National Program III to Regional Program I in 5 seasons.
−10.8
15–38
1985–1988
Woody Widenhofercaretaker
Woody Widenhofer slid Missouri from Power Program III to National Program I in 4 seasons.
−15.3
12–31
1978–1984
Warren Powerscaretaker
Warren Powers moved Missouri from Power Program III to Power Program II in 7 seasons.
Power Program II
46–33
1971–1977
Al Onofriocaretaker
Al Onofrio slid Missouri from Power Program II to Power Program III in 7 seasons.
Power Program III
38–41
1958–1970
+24.2
92–38
1943–1945
National Program I
12–14
1936–1956
National Program I
97–77