Missouri experienced a lot of atrophy during the offseason, losing key players from last year’s SEC East-winning team to the NFL (Shane Ray and Marcus Murphy, to name a few), dismissal (Marcus Loud) and injury (Harold Brantley).

Despite these losses, the Tigers have a big factor working in their favor in the quest for a division three-peat: their schedule. Assuming coach Gary Pinkel and his staff can work more player-development magic, Missouri has a real chance to return to Atlanta.

Here’s a breakdown of the Tigers’ history against every 2015 opponent.

2015 record according to history: 9-2*
Most unfamiliar opponent: UConn
Most familiar opponents: Arkansas, Vanderbilt
Most lopsided series: Tennessee

*Based off which team holds an all-time series advantage

Sept. 5 vs. Southeast Missouri: An opening week tune-up against an FCS opponent won’t reveal a lot about the Tigers. There will be more intrigue regarding which backup quarterback replaces Maty Mauk in the fourth quarter than the outcome.

Series history: Missouri leads 2-0.

Sept. 12 at Arkansas State: Pinkel has bemoaned that this game will be played in Jonesboro instead of Columbia or St. Louis, but the Tigers should handle the Red Wolves no matter the venue.

Series history: Missouri leads 3-1. Every meeting has come during Pinkel’s tenure.

Sept. 19 vs. UConn: The Huskies are the only 2015 opponent that Missouri hasn’t played before. Next year’s long trip to Storrs could put a wrinkle in their 2016 season, but Missouri should win this first meeting in September.

Series history: First meeting.

Sept. 26 at Kentucky: The Tigers are undefeated against the Wildcats as an SEC member, but Missouri lost the first two contests in the 1960s. Those games were low-scoring affairs, but with key defensive losses by both teams, don’t expect this game in Lexington to be the same.

Series history: Missouri leads 3-2.

Oct. 3 vs. South Carolina: Missouri didn’t have any natural SEC rivals prior to entering the conference, but the South Carolina game has become a heated contest. Gamecock fans still can’t believe their late collapse last September against the Tigers, and Missouri faithful still are trying to forget Andrew Baggett’s missed field goal during the 2013 homecoming game.

Series history: Missouri leads 3-2.

Oct. 10 vs. Florida: Missouri’s lopsided win in Gainesville last season may have cost Will Muschamp his job. The Tigers will try to go three in a row against the Gators and new coach Jim McElwain.

Series history: Missouri leads 3-1, with the only non-conference matchup coming in the 1966 Sugar Bowl.

Oct. 17 at Georgia: The Bulldogs are the only division opponent that Missouri holds a losing record against. That one win came in a 2013 upset in Athens.

Series history: Georgia leads 3-1.

Oct. 24 at Vanderbilt: After coming off a tough stretch, Missouri should get its fifth win against the Commodores in October.

Series history: Missouri leads 4-2-1. The first meeting came in 1895 (yes, you read that correctly).

Nov. 5 vs. Mississippi State: A visit from Dak Prescott and a nationally-televised game already has Missouri fans excited for this Thursday night contest. Both programs have changed tremendously since their last meeting, but this came could be a turning point for the Tigers and Bulldogs in their 2015 seasons.

Series history: Missouri leads 2-0. Both games came in the early 1980s.

Nov. 14 vs. BYU: In another exciting contest for Tigers fans, Missouri will return to Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City for the first time since the halted Border War game against Kansas.

Series history: BYU leads 1-0. The two played in the 1983 Holiday Bowl.

Nov. 21 vs. Tennessee: It’s hard to believe that Missouri is still undefeated against the Volunteers, but a home win in 2013 and two close games in Knoxville have made Missouri a Tennessee parasite. The 2015 game in Columbia could decide the SEC East champion.

Series history: Missouri leads 3-0.

Nov. 27 at Arkansas: The replacement game for the lost Kansas rivalry, Missouri-Arkansas has been branded as the Battle Line Rivalry. This will be the Tigers’ first game in Fayetteville as Arkansas’ new cross-division rival.

Series history: Missouri leads 4-2, including last season’s SEC East-clinching win.