The 2012 Missouri Tigers football team, their 123rd season, represented the University of Missouri in College football during the 2012 season. The team was coached for the 12th season by Gary Pinkel, and played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri, US for the 87th consecutive season. In their first season as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference, Missouri finished fifth with a record of 2–6 in the conference, and 5–7 overall. As a result, the Tigers failed to qualify for a bowl game for the first time since the 2004 season.