ASU, Missouri agree on future football series

Arizona State University and the University of Missouri have agreed on a future home/home series in football, vice president for University Athletics Lisa Love announced Friday.

The games with Missouri will be played on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Sun Devil Stadium/Frank Kush Field in Tempe and on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field in Columbia.

"We are excited to announce this quality home/home matchup of Pacific-10 Conference and Big 12 institutions," says Love. "We believe this will be a magnificent series for our fans, alumni and our football team. We have had preliminary discussions with our television partners about this series and we are excited about those possibilities as well. Missouri is a very nice addition to our future schedules, which already include Notre Dame, LSU, Wisconsin, Colorado, and Illinois."

The addition of the Missouri game completes the 2012 schedule. The 2011 slate needs one contest to be finalized.

ASU and Missouri have met five times previously on the football field. The Tigers hold a 3-2 advantage, winning 9-0 in Columbia in 1974 and 15-0 in Tempe in 1977. ASU defeated Missouri 49-35 in the 1972 Fiesta Bowl and 19-3 in Tempe in 1983. ASU lost to Missouri 30-9 in Columbia in 1990.

2011 ASU Football Schedule
Sept. 3 – TBA
Sept. 10 – Missouri
Sept. 17 – at Illinois
Sept. 24 – Washington
Oct. 1 – at Oregon
Oct. 8 – at UCLA
Oct. 15 – Oregon State
Oct. 22 – California
Oct. 29 – at Washington State
Nov. 5 – at Stanford
Nov. 12 – Bye date
Nov. 19 – USC
Nov. 26 – Arizona

2012 ASU Football Schedule
Sept. 1 – Northern Arizona
Sept. 8 – Illinois
Sept. 15 – at Missouri
Sept. 22 – at Oregon State
Sept. 29 – Oregon
Oct. 6 – Bye date
Oct. 13 – at California
Oct. 20 – Stanford
Oct. 27 – at USC
Nov. 3 – Washington State
Nov. 10 – at Washington
Nov. 17 – UCLA
Nov. 24 – at Arizona