Mizzou Football’s 2014 season-opener and start of its home schedule at Faurot Field will be televised nationally by ESPNU, with head coach Gary Pinkel and the Tigers facing South Dakota State at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 30.

Mizzou twice played on ESPNU during its impressive 2013 season, defeating Toledo (Sept. 7), 38-23, and winning at Kentucky (Nov. 9), 48-17. Both wins came during the Tigers’ second 12-win season in school history and second for Pinkel (2007).

The Tigers’ matchup vs. the Jackrabbits is the first in program history.

Mizzou’s full 2014 schedule can be found here, with season ticket requests currently being taken online here through the Mizzou Ticket Office. The ticket office can reached by phone at 1-800-CAT-PAWS or 573-884-PAWS (in Mid-Missouri).

Non-conference single game tickets will go on sale online July 24 (6 p.m.) for Tiger Scholarship Fund members and on July 25 (6 p.m.) for the general public. Accessible ticket requests can be made the next business day by phone (8 a.m.-5 p.m.). Reserved ticket prices are set at $49 for the SDSU game.

— MU Sports Information —