Mizzou announces plans to formally honor 1960 national championship team
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Mizzou will celebrate its 1960 national championship team that only earlier this month was officially recognized as the best in college football for that season.
Just a few weeks after the U.S. Senate voted to officially recognize Mizzou as the 1960 national champs, Mizzou Athletics announced on Friday that the newly minted champs from yesteryear will be honored at the 100th Anniversary Game against Troy on Sept. 19.
As the current Tigers take on Troy in the Week 3 battle at Faurot Field, Mizzou fans will be treated to a trip back in time to 1960, when those special Tigers laid it all on the line and were finally recognized in August of 2026 with a national championship designation. That new designation voted on by the U.S. Senate will be celebrated, with the vote earlier this month being unanimous.
Mizzou faithful will be treated to a ceremony during halftime of the battle with Troy, which in itself will be special since it will signify the Memorial Stadium 100th Anniversary Game.
There were unique circumstances surrounding that 1960 season, but 66 years later that Tigers team has been given the national championship designation that will be celebrated on Sept. 19. The national championship celebration that day will also be incorporated with Mizzou’s other celebration of the 100th anniversary of historic Memorial Stadium.
For this grand occasion, the current Tigers will wear special throwback jerseys that serve to honor Mizzou’s football past.
While Mizzou honors its past greatness, the 2026 Tigers will be trying to rack up the victories this fall in pursuit of the kind of college football relevance that the 1960 team possessed. Here is what the Kalshi market is currently saying about how many victories the current Mizzou team could finish with when the dust settles:
Cory Nightingale, a former sportswriter and sports editor at the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post, is a South Florida-based freelance writer who covers Alabama for SaturdayDownSouth.com.
