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The WireBreaking coverage · SECUPDATED AUG 29, 2026
The Pate State / The Wire
The WireStatus · ConfirmedImpact · lowMissouri · SEC

Missouri to honor 1960 team as national champion on Sept. 19

The recognition, set for the Tigers' home game against Troy, follows a congressional measure from Sen. Eric Schmitt backing Missouri's disputed claim to the title.

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AUG 29, 2026
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Missouri will honor its 1960 team as a national champion on Sept. 19, when the Tigers host Troy — the payoff to a congressional measure Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., filed weeks ago backing the school's claim to that title.

No national-championship selector or governing body has announced a new award to Missouri for 1960, and the school has not said what the ceremony will include.

The No. 25 Tigers, 8-5 a year ago, open Thursday night against Arkansas-Pine Bluff and play at Kansas on Sept. 11. Kickoff against Troy is 12:45 p.m. ET, and by then a 66-year-old argument will have a banner moment in Columbia — one Washington helped stage.

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