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The Latest in Lions Football
11/25/09: Jarvis named second-team All-Region 11/10/09: Lions have eight named All-MIAA 11/7/09: Johnson's four touchdowns highlight senior day 10/31/09: Big fourth quarter dooms Lions in 27-17 loss at 19th ranked Central Missouri 10/27/09: Daniel Thompson named MIAA Player of the Week 10/23/09: Lions defeat 12th ranked Missouri Western, 35-34 10/19/09: Andrew Gassen named MIAA Special Teams Player of the Week 10/17/09: Late touchdown catch lifts Lions over Truman, 20-16 10/10/09: Lions fall 52-6 at sixth ranked Northwest Missouri 10/3/09: Lions fall 21-13 to PSU in the Sonic Miners Bowl 9/26/09: Lions drop homecoming contest to UNO, 44-36 9/19/09: Six picks spark 34-13 win over Emporia 9/12/09: Lions fall at Washburn, 54-31 8/29/09: Lions drop season opener 17-15 8/27/09: Lions open up 2009 at Harding 8/3/09: Lions picked seventh in both MIAA preseason polls 6/16/09: Brawner named preseason first-team All-American 5/12/09: Rod Smith inducted into College Football Hall of Fame 4/17/09: Lions prepare for annual spring game 2/4/09: Lions sign 43 in spring class 1/29/09: Former Southern All-American named strength coach at Iowa State 1/27/09: MSSU Football Player Killed In Car Accident 1/23/09: Brawner named to two more All-American teams 12/9/08: Brawner named second-team All-American 12/2/08: Brawner named first-team All-Region 11/11/08: Lions have seven named All-MIAA 11/8/08: Hinspeter becomes Lions' all-time offensive leader, but #3 Northwest rallies in second half for 48-24 win 11/1/08: Big second half lifts Bulldogs over Southern, 38-7 10/25/08: Two second half scores lift Western over the Lions, 17-3 10/23/08: Rod Smith to be inducted into D-II Football Hall of Fame 10/18/08: Lions fall 47-14 at home to Central Missouri 10/13/08: Jared Brawner named MIAA Defensive Player of the Week 10/11/08: Lions defense pitches 28-0 shutout at Fort Hays 10/4/08: Lions lose defensive struggle to Washburn, 23-0 9/27/08: Lions win at Emporia, 19-18 9/20/08: Fifth-ranked UNO defeats Southern, 40-21 9/13/08: Late touchdown lifts seventh ranked PSU over Lions 21-14 9/4/08: Lions rack up 404 yards on the ground and defeat Haskel, 66-9 8/30/08: Hinspeter's record night leads Southern past Harding 45-31 8/6/08: Lions start fall practice August 7 8/4/08: Lions picked seventh in MIAA preseason coaches poll 4/4/08: Lions conclude spring practice with annual Green and Gold Game 3/3/08: Lions open up spring camp 2/6/08: Lions announce 22 signings 1/30/08: Broussard to play in Texas vs. The Nation Bowl 1/8/08: Rod Smith to be inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame 12/18/07: Lions release 2008 Football Schedule 12/5/07: 14 Lions represented on MIAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll 11/27/07: Brawner named second team All-Region 11/11/07: Lions land ten on All-MIAA team 11/10/07: Lions fall 49-14 at fifth ranked Northwest Missouri 11/8/07: Bado named second team Academic All-District 11/3/07: Lions win big in home finale, 55-24 over Truman State 10/26/07: Lions fall on the road at Western, 30-14 10/20/07: Lions fall at Central Missouri, 24-23 10/13/07: Lions win defensive battle with Fort Hays, 6-0 10/8/07: Lions ranked 12th in first NCAA D-II SW Region Poll 10/6/07: Lions falter late and fall 26-20 at Washburn 9/29/07: Hinspeter throws three TD's and the Lions win 42-19 over ESU 9/24/07: Jared Brawner named MIAA Defensive Player of the Week 9/22/07: Two second half touchdowns lift Lions to 17-16 win at SBU 9/17/07: Broussard named MIAA Co-Player of the Week 9/15/07: Broussard runs for four touchdowns, but Lions fall to PSU, 31-28 9/8/07: Lions move to 2-0 with 48-20 win over Harding in home opener 8/30/07: Southern racks up 587 yards and defeats Haskell, 51-0 8/16/07: Missouri Southern Announces Bart Tatum Coaches Show 8/16/07: Colin Bado Named Pre-Season All-American 8/16/07: Missouri Southern football to hold scrimmage this Saturday 7/30/07: Southern picked to finish seventh in MIAA Coaches Poll 4/29/07: Allen Barbre becomes highest ever drafted player at Southern 3/26/07: Lions conclude spring practice with spring game on March 31 2/20/07: Allen Barbre named top Division II prospect by d2football.com 2/6/07: Southern announces 2007 football signing class 2/1/07: Barbre to play in Texas vs. the Nation Bowl Game 1/29/07: Football Team To Hold Open Tryouts 1/8/07: Barbre named to D2football.com All-American 12/22/06: Lions announce another football signing 12/21/06: Lions football announce junior college signings 12/15/06: Barbre named Associated Press All-American 12/13/06: Barbre named Football Coaches All-American 12/4/06: Ten named to 2006 MIAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll 12/4/06: Allen Barbre named Daktronics All-Southwest Region 11/14/06: Nine Lions named to All-MIAA Squad 11/11/06: Touchdown run for Colbert lifts the Lions to 34-33 win at Emporia 11/4/06: Lions miss attempt at chance to make last-second field goal and fall at home to Washburn, 14-13 10/28/06: Lions offense goes quiet and falls 10-0 at Fort Hays 10/23/06: Hinspeter named Wilson/MIAA Offensive Player of the Week 10/21/06: Southern defense forces four turnovers, scoring on one, and defeats Central Missouri, 31-26 10/14/06: Touchdown pass with six seconds left lifts 17th ranked Missouri Western over Missouri Southern 24-17 10/7/06: Lions come back from two 14 point deficits, but fall at Truman, 35-28 9/30/06: Lions hold second ranked Bearcats scoreless in second half, but fall 24-7 9/23/06: Lions fall 48-24 at 13th ranked Pitt State in US Cellular Miner's Bowl 9/17/06: Newman and Manga named MIAA Players of the Week 9/16/06: Lions move to 3-0 with a 42-21 win at home over SBU 9/9/06: Defense steps up and leads Southern to 30-27 win at Harding 9/2/06: Lions win season opener 28-22 in Bart Tatum's coaching debut 8/22/06: Barbre named preseason All-American 7/31/06: Lions picked to finish seventh in Preseason Coaches Poll 5/19/06: 2006 MSSU Lion Pride Football Camp Information 3/22/06: Football squad plans community service project 2/28/06: Spring football kicks off for Lions on Sunday (March 5) 2/01/06: Football squad announces signing class of 32 1/04/06: Tatum rounds out MSSU football staff 12/21/05: Allen Barbre earns all-region honor 12/13/05: Bart Tatum named new head football coach | Press conf. audio 12/01/05: Twelve from MSSU football earn MIAA academic honor
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Contact Info - Football

Bart Tatum
Head Coach
Email: tatum-b@mssu.edu

Daryl Daye
Defensive Coordinator
Phone: 417-625-9874
Email: daye-d@mssu.edu
Recruiting Area: St. Louis

Matt Karleskint
Off. Coordinator
Phone: 417-625-9689
Email: karleskint-m@mssu.edu
Recruiting Area: Kansas City

Matt Plunkett
Offensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator
Phone: 417-659-4469
Email: plunkett-m@mssu.edu
Recruiting Area: Arkansas

John Tatum
Running Backs
Phone: 417-625-9361
Email: tatum-j@mssu.edu
Recruiting Area: Northeast Missouri/North Kansas City

Mike Mutz
Defensive Backs
Phone: 417-625-9568
Email: mutz-m@mssu.edu
Recruiting Area: Tulsa/Northeast Oklahoma

Raleigh T. Jackson
Defensive Line
Phone: 417-625-9682
Email: jackson-r@mssu.edu
Recruiting Area: Oklahoma City

DeVon Lockett
DB Assistant Coach
Phone: 417-659-4446
Recruiting Area: St. Louis

Jared Elliott
Wide Receivers
Phone: 417-659-4446
Recruiting Area: Central Missouri
Email: elliott-jared@mssu.edu

JR Tatum
Tight Ends
Phone: 417-659-4446

Brandon Smith
Offensive Assistant
Phone: 417-659-4446