Missouri Tigers
The Missouri Tigers university sports programs represent the University of Missouri in Columbia. The name came from a band of armed Union Home Guards. These were called the "Fighting Tigers of Columbia". In 1864 they protected Columbia from Confederate guerrillas during the American Civil War.[1] The Tigers have been members of the Southeastern Conference since 2012.
The University of Missouri are often called "Mizzou". It is part of the University of Missouri System.[2]
Missouri Tigers Media
The University of Missouri Athletics wordmark.
SEC logo in Missouri's colors
Photo is of the 1907 Missouri Tigers Baseball Team from page 239 of the 1908 Savitar Yearbook*From the Google Books archive: Title The Savitar Publisher E. W. Stephens., 1908 Original from the University of Michigan Digitized Dec 17, 2008
Missouri at Arkansas game in 2013
Chase Daniel takes a snap in the first quarter of the 2007 Mizzou vs. Nebraska football game
A Missouri wrestler (left) after winning a match against a Navy Midshipmen wrestler in 2012
Mizzou Cheerleaders group photo on the sidelines of Faurot Field in 1977. Mizzou Cheerlearders originated and implemented the famous MIZ / ZOU chant in 1976, now part of Mizzou legend.
References
- ↑ "The Mizzou Tigers Traditions". Mizzou. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
- ↑ "About the Mizzou". University of Missouri. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
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