**1. Football loses to Indiana, blown out by Georgia**

Missouri may have finished the season with a second consecutive division title in hand, but the season had its rough patches. It’s hard to forget about giving up nearly 500 yards and losing to a lowly Indiana team on parents’ weekend. The loss ended any national championship hopes and made Mizzou the laughingstock of the Southeastern Conference. It wouldn’t get any better when the Tigers returned home two weeks later. The Georgia Bulldogs steamrolled Mizzou at Faurot Field by a score of 34-0, the first shutout since 2002. Oh, and the game was on national television. Many Mizzou fans thought the Tigers had the game in hand when it was announced that Bulldogs’ Heisman Trophy candidate tailback Todd Gurley was suspended for a violation of NCAA rules. Yet, their hopes were extinguished when Bulldog freshman Nick Chubb rushed 38 times for 143 yards and one touchdown.

**2. Men’s basketball smacked by Kentucky in Lexington**

Mizzou’s 49-point loss to Kentucky at Rupp Arena symbolized an entire season of embarrassment (see, fittingly, “Biggest Embarrassment” in this section). The Tigers were actually playing solid basketball heading into the matchup with the top-ranked Wildcats. They went down to the wire against Illinois, Oklahoma State and Auburn, and had beaten Lipscomb and Louisiana State, but the Tigers were completely overmatched by Kentucky. The bigger, more-athletic Wildcats limited the Tigers to just 27 percent from the field in the 86-37 victory. It was Mizzou’s fewest points scored in a game since 1950 in a 41-36 loss to Oklahoma and its largest margin of defeat since an 111-56 loss to Kansas State in 1998. The Tigers’ leading scorer, Johnathan Williams III, shot 1-for-13 and finished with a mere three points in the loss.

**3. J-Three departs**

After a 9-23 season in which there were few bright spots, most Mizzou fans started looking forward to next season with a more mature and developed team. They would receive one more jolt of disappointment when leading scorer Johnathan Williams III announced his plans to transfer. Williams, a four-star prospect from Memphis, Tennessee, originally chose the Tigers over Tennessee, Georgetown and Michigan State, among others, and was the top signing in Mizzou’s 2013 recruiting class. He led the Tigers with 11.9 points per game, 7.1 rebounds per game and 0.6 blocks per game. According to remarks from his father, Williams didn’t have strong relationships or chemistry with his teammates at Mizzou. Williams’ transfer did come with a restriction, however, as J3 will not be allowed to go to schools in the SEC, Big 12 Conference, Illinois or Arizona (schools on Mizzou’s 2016-17 schedule). He’ll be taking a year off next season, with two years of eligibility remaining.

**4. Volleyball takes major step back**

Mizzou volleyball went on an unprecedented run in 2013. The Tigers rolled through the SEC, put together the first undefeated regular season in conference history and broke numerous school records. With 11 total returning players, including two All-Americans and five starters, Tiger coach Wayne Kreklow seemed to have assembled a team poised to defend its SEC title. However, Missouri would take a major step back this season, finishing 16-17 overall, 7-11 in conference play, failing to qualify for the NCAA tournament. A 2-6 mid-season stretch and a 1-4 mark in their final five matches did the Tigers in.

**5. Wrestling can’t finish at nationals**

Mizzou’s wrestling team plowed through the competition, finishing the regular season with an undefeated record and a Mid-American Conference Championship title. They seemed invincible heading into NCAA Championships. Held at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, the Tigers took the stage in front of what was essentially a home crowd. Although six Tigers placed individually at nationals, including Drake Houdashelt’s first-place finish, they could not hold up the title they had been fighting for all year: the team title. Instead, the Tigers had to settle for a fourth-place finish, with Ohio State winning it all.