You know the old cliche suggesting football is a game won and lost in the trenches? It’s a cliche for a reason. And it’s a cliche which has held true at Mizzou.
Five times in the last 20 seasons the Tigers have finished the season ranked. The common theme among them is the ability to win the line of scrimmage. Mizzou had a combined 20 offensive or defensive linemen named to an All-Conference team after the 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013 and 2014 seasons. Those teams had a number of differences, but the through line was their ability to dictate the game through the line of scrimmage.