Missouri Football: 5 games the Tigers should win

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BOISE, ID – DECEMBER 22: Head coach Paul Petrino of the Idaho Vandals hands the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl team trophy to his players at the conclusion of the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against the Colorado State Rams on December 22, 2016 at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. Idaho won the game 61-50. (Photo by Loren Orr/Getty Images) /

It’s been a very long time since Missouri played a football game against the Idaho Vandals. In 1963, Missouri, coached by Dan Devine, played a shut-out, beating the Vandals, 24-0, thus proving, crime doesn’t pay.

All punny jokes aside, the Tigers are undefeated – a grand 2-0 – in games played against Idaho. In 1958, the Tigers beat Idaho, 14-10.

In 2016, Idaho assembled a respectable, 9-4 record. While this could be the dreaded “trap game” for Missouri, this game is also far enough in the schedule, that the Tigers may have suffered a couple of losses prior to hosting Idaho.

Historically, Idaho has never beaten an SEC team (0-8), and in the sake of fairness, it’s never beaten a team in the Big 12 (0-5). Idaho’s mark against Big 12 opponents could improve though, if it ever schedules kansas.

In 2016, Idaho was 4-3 on the road, and won its last five games of the season. Depending on how the first half of their season goes, the Vandals could visit Missouri on a hot streak.

Until then, this is a winnable game for the Tigers. I don’t really see much reason why Missouri shouldn’t create more problems for Idaho, thus keeping the Vandals “o-fer” against the SEC.

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