COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Football’s season-opening game at West Virginia on Sept. 3 will air on Fox Sports 1 at 11 a.m. (CT), as announced Wednesday as part of the Big 12 Conference’s television package. It will be Mizzou’s first morning kick for a road game since 2014 at Toledo and Mizzou’s seventh morning road kick since joining the SEC. Mizzou is 5-1 in the previous six games. The contest at West Virginia will be the first game for first-year Mizzou head coach Barry Odom.

The season opener will mark the sixth all-time meeting between Mizzou and West Virginia, with Mizzou holding a 3-2 edge in the previous five games. The last meeting was in 1998 as Mizzou defeated West Virginia, 34-31, in the Insight.com Bowl. Before that, West Virginia swept a home-and-home set in 1993 and 1994. The two teams also met in the 1920s with Mizzou claiming both meetings as part of a home-and-home in 1926 and 1927.

Fans looking to purchase season tickets for the 2016 Mizzou Football season can fill out the season ticket request list at MUTigers.com or call the Mizzou ticket office at 1-800-CAT-PAWS (884-PAWS in Mid-Missouri). Single-game SEC tickets will go on sale for Tiger Scholarship Fund (TSF) donors beginning the week of August 1. TSF members will receive an email showing when their donor level will open up for sales. Donate Now to become a TSF Member and gain access to this early sale. Single-game SEC tickets will go on sale online for the general public (based on availability) beginning Thursday, August 11 at 6 p.m. CT.

— Mizzou Athletics —