Wrestling Announces 2023-24 Schedule

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri wrestling is going into the 2023-24 with two consecutive Big 12 Tournament Championships and a fifth-place finish in the 2022-23 season. The Tigers are beginning their season under returning head coach Brian Smith for his 26th season, with the annual Black and Gold Scrimmage at the Hearnes Center on Oct. 28.

Missouri starts its season with the second annual Tiger Style Invite in Kansas City, Mo., on Nov. 11. The tournament will again be held at Staley High School, home of Zach Elam and Rocky Elam. Mizzou then returns to Columbia for a two-match home stand, facing Arizona State on Nov. 19. and its first conference opponent in Oklahoma on Dec. 1.

The Tigers will travel to SIUE for the Cougar Clash on Dec. 2, then back to the Hearnes Center to take on Wyoming on Dec. 8, and Air Force on Dec. 17. Then the team is off to St. Louis where the Tigers will meet Illinois at the Stiefel Theater, Dec. 21, as part of the Mizzou to the Lou series.

Missouri starts the New Year at home against Virginia Tech on Jan. 2 before kicking off three weeks on the road, where it will be facing Stanford (Jan. 10), West Virginia (Jan. 26) and Cornell (Jan. 28).

Mizzou returns home for a brief conference match versus Oklahoma State on Feb. 4, then back on the road facing North Dakota State (Feb. 16), South Dakota State (Feb. 18), Northern Iowa (Feb. 23) and finishing up conference play at Iowa State (Feb. 25).

The Big 12 Championship will return to the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., March 9-10. The Tigers are looking to extend their streak and win their 13th consecutive conference title and third Big 12 Championship Title. Mizzou Athletics will host The NCAA Tournament in Tiger territory in Kansas City, Mo., March 21-23. Junior Keegan O’Toole is returning for the 2023-24 season as a back-to-back defending NCAA champion in the 165-pound weight class.

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2023-24 MIZZOU WRESTLING SCHEDULE

Sat., Oct. 28 – BLACK AND GOLD 

Sat., Nov. 11 – Tiger Style Invite (Kansas City, Mo.)

Sun., Nov. 19 – ARIZONA STATE

Fri., Dec. 1 – OKLAHOMA 

Sat., Dec. 2 – Cougar Clash (Edwardsville, IL)

Fri., Dec 8 – WYOMING 

Sun., Dec. 17 – AIR FORCE 

Thurs., Dec. 21 – Illinois (St. Louis, Mo.)

Tues., Jan. 2 – VIRGINIA TECH 

Thurs., Jan. 10 – @ Stanford 

Fri., Jan. 26 – @ West Virginia 

Sun., Jan. 28 – @ Cornell 

Sun., Feb. 4 – OKLAHOMA STATE 

Fri., Feb. 16 – @ NDSU

Sun., Feb. 18 – @ SDSU 

Fri., Feb. 23 – @ Northern Iowa 

Sun., Feb. 25 – @ Iowa State 

Sat., March 9 – Big 12 Championship (Tulsa, Okla.)

Sun., March 10 – Big 12 Championship (Tulsa, Okla.)

Thurs., March 21 – NCAA Championships (Kansas City, Mo.)

Fri., March 22 – NCAA Championships (Kansas City, Mo.)

Sat., March 23 – NCAA Championships (Kansas City. Mo.)