54 fans ejected from Mizzou home football games so far this year
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
So far this year, 54 fans have been ejected from Memorial Stadium during Mizzou home football games.
Mizzou (5-1) has played four games so far this year at Faurot Field. The most fans ejections occurred during the Florida game on Oct. 3, which also happened to be Mizzou’s homecoming game.
Ejections by game and opponent are as followed:
Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Sept. 3: Seven Troy, Sept. 19: 13 Florida, Oct. 3: 28 Texas A&M, Oct. 10: SixOn Sept. 3, six of the ejections were alcohol-related, with three being from intoxication and another three occurring from minors in possession of alcohol, according to ejection cards from the university. One person was tossed for vaping.
On Sept. 19, eight ejections were alcohol-related, with five being listed as “intoxication,” and another two being minors in possession. Four people were thrown out for vaping. One person tried to reenter the stadium and was not allowed to, the cards show.
During the homecoming game, 21 ejections were alcohol-related, with nine occurring from minors being in possession of booze, seven were for intoxication and two people brought in outside liquor.
Two people were tossed for being on the field without credentials, two were accused of causing a disturbance, one person was accused of assault and another was accused of fighting. Notably, one person was accused of sneaking into the stadium without a ticket.
Five of the ejections on Oct. 10 were alcohol-related, with four of them occurring minors being in possession of alcohol.
Last year, 111 fans were thrown out of the stadium during MU games.
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