2008 Missouri Tigers football team

2008 Missouri Tigers football
Big 12 North Division co-champion
Alamo Bowl champion
Alamo Bowl, W 30–23 OT vs. Northwestern
Conference Big 12 Conference
Division North Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 16
AP No. 19
2008 record 10–4 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach Gary Pinkel (8th season)
Offensive coordinator Dave Christensen (8th season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus (8th season)
Base defense 4–3
Captain Chase Daniel
Ziggy Hood
William Moore
Tommy Saunders
Home stadium Faurot Field
(Capacity: 68,349)
2008 Big 12 football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Northern Division
No. 19 Missouri xy  5 –3     10 –4  
Nebraska x  5 –3     9 –4  
Kansas  4 –4     8 –5  
Colorado  2 –6     5 –7  
Kansas State  2 –6     5 –7  
Iowa State  0 –8     2 –10  
Southern Division
No. 5 Oklahoma xy$  7 –1     12 –2  
No. 4 Texas x%  7 –1     12 –1  
No. 12 Texas Tech x  7 –1     11 –2  
No. 16 Oklahoma State  5 –3     9 –4  
Baylor  2 –6     4 –8  
Texas A&M  2 –6     4 –8  
Championship: Oklahoma 62, Missouri 21
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Gary Pinkel, who returned in his eighth season with Mizzou, and played their home games at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium.

Quarterback Chase Daniel returned for his final year of eligibility and led the Tigers to a second appearance in the Big 12 Championship Game.[1]

Recruits

Key Losses:

Five junior Tigers will return for the 2008 season after turning down the NFL Draft, including QB Chase Daniel, TE Chase Coffman, SS William Moore, Delaware Stryker Sulak and DT Ziggy Hood.[1] The Tigers will have 16 returning starters, 10 on defense and six on offense.[3]

Redshirt freshman DE John Stull was removed from the team on January 11, 2008, after being arrested on drug charges.[4]

22 Recruits list.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Jimmy Burge
DT		 Houston, Texas Stratford HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 5.10 Jun 19, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 71
Taylor Davis
OT		 Plano, Texas Prestonwood Christian 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 261 lb (118 kg) 5.66 Aug 3, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Will Ebner
MLB		 Friendswood, Texas Friendswood HS 6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 4.61 Dec 17, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Kip Edwards
CB		 Arlington, Texas Bowie HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 4.53 Oct 27, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Michael Egnew
WR		 Plainview, Texas Plainview HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) N/A Jun 10, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Blaine Gabbert
QB		 Ballwin, Missouri Parkway West HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (100 kg) 4.60 Nov 10, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Zaviar Gooden
S		 Pflugerville, Texas Pflugerville HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 4.50 Jan 22, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Dan Hoch
OT		 Harlan, Iowa Harlan Community HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 315 lb (143 kg) 5.21 Jan 8, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Kenji Jackson
S		 Mansfield, Texas Mansfield HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) N/A Dec 18, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:1/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Daniel Jackson
OT		 Gilmer, Texas Gilmer HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 270 lb (120 kg) N/A Sep 10, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Andrew Jones
TE		 Smithville, Missouri Smithville HS 6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 4.78 Mar 5, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Wes Kemp
WR		 St. Louis, Missouri DeSmet Jesuit HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 4.60 Jan 7, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
Brad Madison
DE		 Bethany, Missouri South Harrison HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) N/A Mar 12, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Marcus Malbrough
DE		 Beaumont, Texas West Brook Sr. HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (100 kg) N/A Jan 28, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Gahn McGaffie
RB		 Galena Park, Texas Galena Park HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) N/A Jun 15, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Travis Ruth
DT		 Jefferson City, Missouri Jefferson City HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 280 lb (130 kg) N/A Feb 7, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Aldon Smith
DE		 Raytown, Missouri Raytown HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (100 kg) N/A Oct 7, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 65
Jacquies Smith
DE		 Dallas, Texas South Oak Cliff HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) N/A Jan 24, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Robert Steeples
CB		 St. Louis, Missouri DeSmet Jesuit HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 4.53 Jun 16, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Drew Temple
RB		 Kansas City, Missouri Rockhurst HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) N/A Jul 20, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 69
George White
MLB		 Cincinnati, Ohio Harmony Community School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 252 lb (114 kg) N/A Dec 18, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Rolandis Woodland
WR		 Cincinnati, Ohio Harmony Community School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) N/A Feb 7, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 31   Rivals: 25
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Missouri 2008 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
  • "2008 Missouri Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
  • "2008 Player Commitments – Missouri". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
  • "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 1, 2009.

    Following their Cotton Bowl Classic victory, Mizzou landed a number of previously committed recruits from the state of Missouri. QB Blaine Gabbert from Ballwin, Missouri is the No. 1 rated prep player in the state of Missouri, and No. 1 rated pro-style quarterback in his recruiting class.[5] and the Tigers landed him after he had previously committed to Nebraska.[6] According to Rivals rankings, the Tigers also landed WR Wes Kemp (#5), TE Andrew Jones (#3), DE Alden Smith (#6) and RB Drew Temple (#11), brother of former Tigers player Tony Temple all from in-state high schools.[7]

    From out of state, the Tigers landed OT Dan Hoch, who like Gabbert previously committed to Nebraska.[8]

    Schedule

    Missouri Tigers schedule

    Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
    August 30 7:30 PM vs. No. 20 Illinois* No. 6 Edward Jones Dome • St. Louis, Missouri (Arch Rivalry) ESPN W 52–42   66,441
    September 6 6:00 PM Southeast Missouri State (FCS)* No. 6 Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri FSN PPV W 52–3   62,305
    September 13 11:30 AM Nevada* No. 6 Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri FSN W 69–17   54,202
    September 20 1:00 PM Buffalo* No. 5 Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri W 42–21   65,556
    October 4 8:00 PM at Nebraska No. 4 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska (Rivalry) ESPN W 52–17   85,372
    October 11 7:00 PM No. 17 Oklahoma State No. 3 Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri ESPN2 L 23–28   68,349
    October 18 7:00 PM at No. 1 Texas No. 11 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas ABC L 31–56   98,383
    October 25 5:30 PM Coloradodagger No. 16 Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri FSN W 58–0   68,349
    November 1 2:00 PM at Baylor No. 14 Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, Texas W 31–28   35,142
    November 8 6:00 PM Kansas State No. 13 Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri (Senior Night) FSN W 41–24   68,349
    November 15 5:30 PM at Iowa State No. 12 Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa (Battle for the Telephone Trophy) FSN W 52–20   46,013
    November 29 11:30 AM vs. Kansas No. 12 Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, Missouri (Border War) FSN L 37–40   79,123
    December 6 7:00 PM vs. No. 4 Oklahoma No. 19 Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, Missouri (Big 12 Championship Game) ABC L 21–62   71,004
    December 29 7:00 PM vs. No. 22 Northwestern* No. 25 Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas (Alamo Bowl) ESPN W 30–23 OT  55,986
    *Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

    Game Summaries

    Illinois

    1 2 3 4 Total
    #20/19 Illinois 6 7 15 14 42
    #6/7 Missouri 7 24 14 7 52

    In a close contest where Missouri held a big lead for most of the game, Illinois cuts it to within 10 near the end but gets no closer.

    Southeast Missouri State

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Southeast Missouri State 0 0 0 3 3
    #6/7 Missouri 21 21 3 7 52

    Missouri takes a commanding 42-0 lead over their FCS competition in their best defensive performance of the year, the first half really showcased their offensive abilities. The second half was a mere formality as Missouri's backups played the entire second half.

    Nevada

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Nevada 7 10 0 0 17
    #6/6 Missouri 17 21 21 10 69

    Derrick Washington, Jeremy Maclin, and Jeff Wolfert scored for Missouri, and Colin Kaepernick rushed for a 1-yard touchdown for Nevada in the first quarter.

    Chase Daniel passed to Jared Perry for 27 yards for a 2nd-quarter touchdown. Brett Jaekle kicked a field goal for Nevada, followed by Washington's 2-yard touchdown for Missouri. Maclin caught a pass (14 yards) from Daniel for Missouri, followed by a Kaepernick pass (42 yards) to Marko Mitchell for a Nevada touchdown.

    Third quarter was all Missouri. Daniel passed to Maclin for a 49-yard touchdown, Tommy Saunders passed to Chase Coffman for a 32-yard touchdown and then Chase Paton rushed for a 3-yard touchdown. Jeff Wolfert kicked a 24-yard field goal for Missouri.

    Buffalo

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Buffalo 7 7 7 0 21
    #5/5 Missouri 10 10 13 9 42

    Missouri looked a bi flat at times against Buffalo but still won in commanding fashion.

    at Nebraska

    1 2 3 4 Total
    #4/3 Missouri 14 17 21 0 52
    Nebraska 7 3 0 7 17

    Chase Daniel threw three touchdown passes, Derrick Washington ran for 139 yards and scored three times, as Missouri mopped up Nebraska for their first road win against the Cornhuskers in 30 years (1978). The Tigers never had to punt all game.

    The 35-point defeat was the Huskers' most lopsided home loss in 53 years.

    Oklahoma State

    1 2 3 4 Total
    #17/17 Oklahoma State 7 0 14 7 28
    #3/2 Missouri 3 7 7 6 23

    Oklahoma State handed Missouri their first loss as well as forced their first three and outs all year, giving teams a blueprint on how to slow down the Tigers' "video game offense" which looked unstoppable up to that point.

    at Texas

    1 2 3 4 Total
    #11/12 Missouri 0 3 14 14 31
    #1/1 Texas 14 21 7 14 56

    Sportscasters touted the 2005 contest with the Missouri Tigers as a showcase between two of the best dual-threat quarterbacks playing in college football, pitting Missouri quarterback Brad Smith against Vince Young of Texas.[9][10] The two players combined for 582 yards total offense. Both Young and Smith led their respective team in rushing yards. Young had 108 rushing yards while Smith had 57. Young had 236 passing yards compared to Smith's 181.[11] Texas won the game 51–20[11] to extend its series lead over Missouri to 15–5.[12] The two teams did not face each other in 2006 or 2007.[13]

    Like the 2005 game, the 2008 matchup was billed as a battle between two great quarterbacks, Colt McCoy of Texas and Chase Daniel of Missouri having both been mentioned as possible Heisman trophy candidates. Texas was playing their first home game as a number-one ranked team since 1977. Missouri won their first five games of 2008 and had moved into third place in the nation before they were upset at home by the Oklahoma State Cowboys and fell to eleventh place. The Tigers came into the game with a 0-10 record against number-one ranked teams, and they had not won a football game in Austin since 1896.[14]

    To help ensure that the Longhorns did not dwell on the emotional victory over the Sooners one week earlier, the UT coaching staff called the team together and buried the TX/OU game ball in the UT practice field on the Monday before the game. The morning of the game the betting line on the morning of the game was Texas by 4½ points; the over/under was 65.[15] The temperature was 72 °F (22 °C) at kickoff, with clear skies.[16] ESPN College GameDay was in Austin for the game, which set a new attendance record (UT, state of Texas, Big12 Conference) of 98,383.[17]

    Missouri won the coin toss and elected to receive the kickoff. They returned the ball to their 40 yard-line. On the first play from scrimmage, Missouri tried a reverse, but Texas dropped them for a loss and Missouri went three-and-out. Missouri had gone without a three-and-out for the whole season until having two during their loss the previous week against Oklahoma State. The Missouri punt rolled to the Texas 5-yard line. Colt McCoy led the Longhorns 95-yards for a touchdown.[17]

    Texas had the ball 5-times in the first half and scored a touchdown each time, taking a 35-0 lead. Missouri scored a field goal at the end of the first half to make the score 35-3. Texas was forced to punt on their first possession of the second half and Missouri scored a touchdown to narrow the lead to 35-10. Texas rebounded with a touchdown and Missouri was never able to cut the lead to less than 25 points.[17] The final score was Texas-56, Missouri-31.[17][18][19]

    McCoy completed the game with 337 yards on 29-of-32 passing with two touchdowns, rushed for two more and at one point completed a school-record 17 passes in a row. His completion ratio of 79% coming into the game improved as he completed 91% of his passes in this game. His four touchdowns put him in first place for the most career touchdowns scored at Texas (82), passing Vince Young (81).[18]

    ESPN's recap of the game said, "And when McCoy dribbled the ball on the ground only to pick it up and throw a strike that kept the last drive of the half alive, he created the 'Did you just see that?' moment of the season so far. With one half of near-perfect football, Texas buried not only the remnants of the Sooners and the Tigers, but any doubt about who deserves to be No. 1. For now."[18]

    Colorado

    Colorado at #16/16 Missouri
    1 234Total
    Colorado 0 000 0
    • Missouri 21 131410 58

    The Tigers won their 600th game since their inception in 1890, in an overwhelming 58-0 shutout of the Buffaloes in the Tigers' Homecoming game at Faurot Field rolling up 491 total offensive yards. Chase Daniel passed for 302 yards, and the runners ran for another 189 yards. Daniel was 31-for-37 throwing five touchdowns, intercepted once. Jeremy Maclin had 11 pass receptions for 134 yards with two touchdowns. The defense was outstanding, holding Colorado to a mere 41 net yards rushing and 158 passing for only 199 total offensive yards.[20]

    at Baylor

    1 2 3 4 Total
    #14/14 Missouri 14 7 0 10 31
    Baylor 0 7 14 7 28

    Missouri looked good early but barely scraped by Baylor for another flat performance in what was quickly becoming a disappointing season for the Tigers.

    Kansas State

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Kansas State 0 3 7 14 24
    #13/13 Missouri 7 17 3 14 41

    Getting back on track, Missouri routed Kansas State coasting on a commanding 24=3 halftime lead.

    at Iowa State

    1 2 3 4 Total
    #12/11 Missouri 7 24 7 14 52
    Iowa State 0 7 6 7 20

    Iowa State put up very little resistance against the much better Missouri Tigers who played their backups for most of the second half.

    Kansas (Border Showdown in Kansas City, Missouri)

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Kansas 3 16 7 14 40
    #12/11 Missouri 0 10 13 14 37

    On November 30, offensive coordinator Dave Christensen accepted the job as head coach for the Wyoming Cowboys in 2009.[21]

    Kansas also got their revenge for having their perfect season ruined the previous year by handing the Tigers their third loss and all but guaranteeing they wouldn't play in a BCS bowl game unless they got a win over Oklahoma.

    Oklahoma (Dr. Pepper Big 12 Championship in Kansas City, Missouri)

    1 2 3 4 Total
    #19/17 Missouri 0 7 7 7 21
    #2/4 Oklahoma 10 28 3 21 62

    QB Chase Daniel became the Missouri career total offense yardage leader with 13,256. He entered the game with 12,988 yards and had 268 total yards (255 passing, 13 rushing) in the game. He moved ahead of Brad Smith (13,088) and had 13,256 at halftime. Senior CB Tru Vaughns made his first career start. PK Jeff Wolfert improved his career PAT mark to a perfect 182 of 182. TE Chase Coffman recorded his 30th career touchdown reception. He was already Missouri's all-time touchdown reception leader. Former walk-on WR Tommy Saunders moved into sixth place on the MU career receptions list. He finished the game with 144 to pass current Kansas City Chiefs' Will Franklin.[22]

    Jeremy Maclin leads all of major-college football in all-purpose yards per game with 203.54 (2,646 yds. in 13 G), over 20 yards more than second-place Jahvid Best (California).[23]
    He has 1,221 receiving, 987 kickoff return, 250 rushing, and 188 punt returns yardage.[24]

    On December 11, TE Chase Coffman won the prestigious John Mackey Tight End Award as the nation's top tight end.[25]

    Through 13 games in 2008, MU's offense ranks 4th in the nation in passing (340.38 ypg), 6th in total offense (497.46 ypg), 6th in scoring (43.15 ppg) and 8th in pass efficiency (162.69 rating).

    On December 12, Pinkel said the new offensive coordinator will be present quarterbacks' coach and recruiting coordinator, David Yost.[26]

    Northwestern (16th Valero Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, Texas)

    1 2 3 4OT Total
    #25/23 Missouri 0 10 10 37 30
    #22/20 Northwestern 7 3 13 00 23

    Roster

    2008 Missouri Tigers football roster (as of 9/3/08 MUTIGERS.com, and Rivals.com)

    Wide Receivers

    •  2 LaRoderick Thomas – Sophomore
    •  3 Gahn McGaffie – Freshman
    •  4 Jared Perry – Junior
    •  5 Rolandis Woodland – Freshman
    •  7 Earl Goldsmith – Senior
    •  8 Wes Kemp – Freshman
    •  9 Jeremy Maclin – Sophomore
    • 16 Brandon Gerau – Freshman
    • 28 Adam Casey – Senior
    • 29 Jerrell Jackson – Freshman
    • 36 Tyron Reece – Junior
    • 80 Terry Dennis – Freshman
    • 81 Danario Alexander – Junior
    • 84 Tommy Saunders – Senior
    • 88 Forrest Shock – Sophomore
    • 89 Blake May – Senior

    Offensive Line

    • 53 Travis Ruth – Freshman
    • 55 Daniel Jenkins – Freshman
    • 57 Brad Madison – Freshman
    • 58 Brendan Donaldson – Freshman
    • 61 Colin Brown – Senior
    • 62 Tim Barnes – Sophomore
    • 63 Ryan Schleusner – Junior
    • 65 Mike Prince – Sophomore
    • 66 Austin Wuebbels – Freshman
    • 67 J. T. Beasley – Freshman
    • 68 Dain Wise – Junior
    • 69 Kevin Mansco – Sophomore
    • 70 Lance Honeycutt – Freshman
    • 71 Jayson Palmgren – Freshman
    • 72 Elvis Fisher – Freshman
    • 73 Thomas Hellm – Sophomore
    • 75 John Gourley – Freshman
    • 76 Ryan Madison – Senior
    • 77 Dan Hoch – Freshman
    • 78 Kurtis Gregory – Junior
    • 79 Taylor Davis – Freshman

    Tight Ends

    • 17 Marvin Norman – Freshman
    • 43 Jon Gissinger – Junior
    • 45 Chase Coffman – Senior
    • 48 Caleb Medley – Freshman
    • 82 Michael Egnew – Freshman
    • 86 Beau Brinkley – Freshman
    • 87 Andrew Jones – Freshman
    • 93 Andy Loyd – Sophomore
    		  

    Quarterbacks

    Running (Tail) Backs

    •  1 Jimmy Jackson – Senior
    • 17 Drew Temple – Freshman
    • 24 Derrick Washington – Sophomore
    • 26 Ryan Evans – Freshman
    • 26 De'Vion Moore – Freshman
    • 46 Shawn Scott – Junior

    Defensive Line

    •  2 Brian Coulter – Junior
    • 38 Stryker Sulak – Senior
    • 39 Tyler Crane – Sophomore
    • 48 Tommy Chavis – Senior
    • 59 Zach Milligan – Junior
    • 64 Joe Schumacher – Senior
    • 85 Aldon Smith – Freshman
    • 90 Dominique Hamilton – Freshman
    • 91 Jimmy Burge – Freshman
    • 92 Andy Maples – Junior
    • 93 Terrell Resonno – Freshman
    • 94 Ziggy Hood – Senior
    • 95 Chris Earnhardt – Freshman
    • 96 Jaron Baston – Junior
    • 97 Marcus Malbrough – Freshman
    • 98 Bart Coslet – Junior
    • 99 Jacquies Smith – Freshman

    Linebackers

    •  5 Van Alexander – Senior
    •  6 Andrew Gachkar – Sophomore
    • 12 Sean Weatherspoon – Junior
    • 18 Steve Redmond – Senior
    • 25 Aaron O'Neal – Senior †
    • 30 Caleb Freeman – Freshman
    • 32 Will Ebner – Freshman
    • 33 Luke Lambert – Sophomore
    • 34 Brock Christopher – Senior
    • 35 Jeff Gettys – Junior
    • 45 Marlon Galbreath – Junior
    • 52 George White – Freshman
    • 54 Jared Culver – Freshman
    		  

    Safety

    •  1 William Moore Senior
    •  8 Justin Garrett – Senior
    • 10 Gilbert Moye – Freshman
    • 14 Fred Trotman – Freshman
    • 24 Mack Breed – Senior

    Strong Safety

    •  7 Munir Prince – Junior

    Free Safety

    • 15 Del Howard – Junior

    Defensive Backs

    •  4 Hardy Ricks – Junior
    •  9 Kip Edwards – Freshman
    • 11 Tremane Vaughns – Senior
    • 13 Kenji Jackson – Freshman
    • 19 Carl Gettis – Sophomore
    • 20 Kevin Rutland – Sophomore
    • 21 Castine Bridges – Senior
    • 22 Robert Steeples – Freshman
    • 28 Evan Scott – Freshman
    • 31 Trey Hobson – Sophomore
    • 35 Matt Davis – Junior
    • 40 Zaviar Gooden – Freshman

    Punters

    • 36 Jake Harry – Junior

    Kickers

    • 91 Tanner Mills – Junior
    • 95 Grant Ressel – Freshman
    • 97 Trey Barrow – Freshman
    • 99 Jeff Wolfert – Senior
    † Starter at position     † LB Aaron O'Neal died on July 12, 2005 at 19, yet remains on the Tigers' roster for the remainder of his eligibility

    Player Bio: Aaron O'Neal - MISSOURI OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE MISSOURI OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Football

    Coaching staff

    NamePositionYears
    at MU    		Alma mater (Year)
    Gary Pinkel[27]Head Coach8Kent State (1975)
    Dave ChristensenAssistant Head Coach
    Offensive Coordinator
    Quarterbacks
    Offensive Line    		8Western Washington (1985)
    Matt EberflusAssociate Head Coach
    Defensive Coordinator
    Safeties    		8Toledo (1993)
    Cornell FordCornerbacks8Toledo (1991)
    Andy HillWide Receivers13University of Missouri (1985)
    Brian JonesRunning Backs8Connecticut (1981)
    Craig KuligowskiDefensive Line8Toledo (1991)
    Dave SteckelLinebackers8Kutztown (1982)
    Bruce WalkerTight Ends
    Assistant Offensive Line    		8Central Washington (1983)
    David YostQuarterbacks
    Recruiting Coordinator    		8Kent State (1992)
    Barry OdomAssistant AD for Football Operations6University of Missouri (1999)
    Nick OtterbacherDirector of Football Recruiting5Toledo (2002)

    Coaching staff from: "Missouri Tigers - 2008 Roster". CSTV.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2008. Retrieved December 28, 2007.

    Rankings

    (as of January 9, 2009)

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
    AP 6 6 (1) 6 (1) 5 6 4 (1) 3 (1) 11 16 14 14 12 12 12 19 25 19 
    Coaches' 7 7 6 5 5 3 2 12 16 14 13 11 11 11 17 23 16 
    Harris Not released 4 (1)f 4 11 16 14 13 11 11 11 18 24 Not released 
    BCS Not released 15 14 14 12 13 13 20 21 Not released

    Statistics

    Statistics from: "Missouri Tigers – Cumulative Season Statistics". CSTV.com. December 31, 2008. Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2009.

    Team

    (to December 29, 2008)

    MUOpp
    SCORING    591    381
      Points per Game    42.2    27.2
    FIRST DOWNS    358    327
      Rushing    100    110
      Passing    235    199
      Penalty      23      18
    RUSHING YARDAGE  2,153  1,748
      Gained  2,407  2,219
      Lost    -254    -471
      Attempts    417    510
      Avg per Rush      5.2      3.4
      Avg per Game    153.8    124.9
      TDs Rushing      28      19
    PASSING YARDAGE  4,625  4,013
      Comp-Att-Int  404-565-18  374-583-14
      Avg per Pass      8.2      6.9
      Avg per Catch    11.4    10.7
      Avg per Game    330.4    286.6
      TDs Passing      41      29
    MUOpp
    TOTAL OFFENSE  6,778  5,761
      Total Plays     982  1,093
      Avg per Play     6.9    5.3
      Avg per Game  484.1  411.5
    Fumbles-Lost  13-8  19-8
    Penalties-Yards  58-524  98-827
      Avg per Game  37.4  59.1
    Punts-Yards  34-1,397  72-2,788
      Avg per Punt  41.1   38.7
      Net punt avg  37.7  32.9
    Time of Possession/Game  26:08  33:31
    3rd Down Conversions  87/163 (53%)  106/230 (46%)
    4th Down Conversions  6/14 (43%)  14/27 (52%)
    Sacks By-Yards    33-254    16-94
    Misc. Yards    14    0
    Touchdowns Scored   76   50
    Field Goals-Attempts-Long  20-27 (74%)  10-14 (71%)
    On-Side Kicks    0-0    1-1
    Red-Zone Scores    58-65 (89%)    36-50 (72%)
    Red-Zone TDs    46-65 (71%)    29-50 (58%)
    PAT-Attempts  73-73 (100%)  47-49 (96%)
    ATTENDANCE  387,120264,910
      Games / Avg per Game    6 / 64,520  4 / 66,228
      Neutral Site  4 / 68,138

    Scores by quarter

    (through December 29, 2008)

    1 2 3 4OT Total
    Missouri 121 191 147 1257 591
    Opponents 68 112 93 1080 381

    Offense

    Rushing

    (to December 29, 2008)

    NameGP-GSAttGainLossNetAvgTDLongAvg/G
    Derrick Washington  14  177      1,078  42  1,036  5.9  17  59  74.0
    Jeremy Maclin  14    40        306  13    293  7.3    2  56  20.9
    Chase Daniel  14    69        384103    281  4.1    1  48  20.1
    Jimmy Jackson  14    59        275  28    247  4.2    6  37  17.6
    De'Vion Moore  13    41        251  20    231  5.6    1  55  17.8
    Blaine Gabbert    5      6          37  15      22  3.7    0  30    4.4
    Shawn Scott    3      4          23    1      22  5.5    0    8    7.3
    Tommy Saunders  14      3          14    0      14  4.7    0    8    1.0
    Jerrell Jackson  13      2          11    1      10  5.0    0  11    0.8
    Chase Patton    8      5          19  10        9  1.8    1  11    1.1
    Danario Alexander  12      2            6    0        6  3.0    0    3    0.5
    Tyrone Reece    2      3            3    5        -2  -0.7    0    3    -1.0
    TEAM  11      4            0    8        -8  -2.0    0    0    -0.7
    Jared Perry  14      2            0    8        -8  -4.0    0    0    -0.6
    TOTAL  14  417      2,407  254  2,153  5.2  28  59  153.8
    Opponents  14  510      2,219  471  1,748  3.4  19  93  124.9

    Passing

    (to December 29, 2008)

    Name (G)EfficCmp-Att-IntPctYdsTDLngAvg/G
    Chase Daniel (14)159.44385-528-18  72.94,335  39  80  309.6
    Chase Patton (8)176.47  12-18-0  66.7  196    1  48    24.5
    Blaine Gabbert (5)  66.25    5-13-0  38.5    43    0  14      8.6
    Tommy Saunders (14)479.20    2-2-0100.0    51    1  32      5.1
    Chase Coffman (12)  0.00    0-1-0    0.0      0    0    0      0.0
    Danario Alexander (12)  0.00    0-1-0    0.0      0    0    0      0.0
    TEAM (11)  0.00    0-2-0    0.0      0    0    0      0.0
    TOTAL (14)157.84404-565-1871.54,625  41  80  330.4
    Opponents (14)133.58374-583-1464.24,013  29  65  286.6

    Receiving

    (to December 29, 2008)

    NameGPNo.YdsAvgTDLongAvg/G
    Jeremy Maclin  14102  1,260  12.4  13  80    90.0
    Chase Coffman  12  90    987  11.0  10  48    82.2
    Tommy Saunders  14  72    833  11.6    7  69    59.5
    Jared Perry  14  41    567  13.8    4  38    40.5
    Derrick Washington  14  29    277    9.6    2  28    19.8
    Danario Alexander  12  26    329  12.7    5  39    27.4
    Andrew Jones  13  20    146    7.3    0  15    11.2
    Jerrell Jackson  13    9      98  10.9    0  15      7.5
    Earl Goldsmith  13    5      58  11.6    0  17      4.5
    Michael Egnew  13    4      22    5.5    0    7      1.7
    Jimmy Jackson  14    3      26    8.7    0  13      1.9
    Wes Kemp    7    1      15  15.0    0  15      2.1
    Jon Gissinger  14    1      10  10.0    0  10      0.7
    Colin Brown  14    1      -3  -3.0    0    0      -0.2
    TOTAL  14  404  4,625  11.4  41  80  330.4
    Opponents  14  374  4,013  10.7  29  65  286.6

    Field Goals / PAT

    (to December 29, 2008)

    NameFG-FGAPct01-1920-2930-3940-4950-99LngBlkdPATPts.
    Jeff Wolfert  20-2774.1  1-1  5-5  6-7  7-9  1-5  51  273-73133

    Special teams

    (to December 29, 2008)

    Name Punting Kickoffs
    No.YdsAvgLongTBFCI20Blkd No.YdsAvgTBOB
    Jeff Wolfert  7    29742.4541030103    6,55063.6151
    Jake Harry26  1,05740.75535100
    Grant Ressel  1      4343.0430100
    Tanner Mills  3      20367.700
    TOTAL34  1,39741.15546130106    6,75363.7151
    Opponents72  2,78838.769620231  70    3,90355.8  41
    Name Punt Returns Kick Returns
    No.YdsAvgTDLongNo.YdsAvgTDLong
    Jeremy Maclin2327011.7  175421,010  24.0  199
    Tommy Saunders  2  2412.0  015
    Will Ebner  2    6  3.0  0  0
    Jimmy Jackson10  119  11.9  022
    Tru Vaughns  3    67  22.3  024
    Jon Gissinger  3    26    8.7  012
    Earl Goldsmith  2    22  11.0  015
    Jeff Gettys  1      1    1.0  0  1
    TOTAL  2730011.1  175611,245  20.4  199
    Opponents  11  35  3.2  011882,018  22.9  197

    Interceptions

    (to December 29, 2008)

    NameNo.YdsAvgTDLong
    Sean Weatherspoon    3  100    33.3  2  65
    Brock Christopher    3    39    13.0  1  22
    Kenji Jackson    2    34    17.0  0  25
    Jaron Baston    1      5      5.0  0    5
    Castine Bridges    1      7      7.0  0    7
    Kevin Rutland    1    12    12.0  0  12
    Jeff Gettys    1    27    27.0  1  27
    William Moore    1    17    17.0  1  17
    Carl Gettis    1    27    27.0  0  27
    TOTAL  14  268    19.1  5  65
    Opponents  18  158      8.8  1  39

    Fumble Returns

    (to December 29, 2008)

    NameNo.YdsAvgTDLong
    Jaron Baston    1    18  18.0  0  18
    TOTAL    1    18  18.0  0  18
    Opponents    1    23  23.0  0  23

    Defense

    (to December 29, 2008)

    Name GP Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Fumbles Blkd
    Kick    		 Saf
    SoloAstTotalTFL-YdsNo.-YdsInt-Yds.BrUpQBHRcv-YdsFF
    Sean Weatherspoon14    76  79  155  18.5-75    5.0-46    3-100    7    6      -  2    -  -
    Brock Christopher14    51  54  105    7.5-20    1.0-6    3-39    6    3    1-0  -    -  -
    Justin Garrett14    51  38    89    1.5-3      -      -    6    3      -  -    -  -
    William Moore12    55  31    86    6.5-19    1.0-10    1-17    6    1      -  3    -  -
    Carl Gettis14    52  26    78    4.0-8      -    1-27    4    -    1-0  -    -  -
    Castine Bridges12    49  20    69    4.5-8    0.5-2    1-7    7    -      -  -    -  -
    Kenji Jackson13    40  22    62      -      -    2-34    1    -      -  1    -  -
    Ziggy Hood14    31  31    62    7.0-42    5.0-37      -    2  12    2-0  -    1  -
    Luke Lambert14    30  28    58    3.5-7    1.0-2      -    1    -    1-0  1    -  -
    Stryker Sulak14    29  26    55  15.5-106  10.5-94      -    6    6      -  6    1  -
    Tru Vaughns14    26  23    49    2.5-5    1.0-4      -    3    -      -  -    -  -
    Jaron Baston14    17  32    49    8.0-22    1.0-8    1-5    1    1    2-18  -    -  -
    Jacquies Smith14    22  24    46    3.0-6    1.0-3      -    2    2      -  -    -  -
    Tommy Chavis13    21  23    44    6.0-31    3.0-20      -    2    6      -  2    -  -
    Del Howard13    22  19    41      -      -      -    1    -      -  -    -  -
    Hardy Ricks14    26  13    39    1.5-6      -      -    -    1      -  -    -  -
    Brian Coulter12    13  16    29    6.5-44    3.0-22      -    2    1      -  2    -  -
    Andrew Gachkar14    13  15    28    1.0-2      -      -    1    -      -  -    -  -
    Kevin Rutland14    16    9    25      -      -    1-12    5    -    1-0  -    -  -
    Will Ebner14    15    6    21    3.0-20      -      -    -    1      -  -    1  -
    Dominique Hamilton13      8  10    18    0.5-0      -      -    1    -      -  1    -  -
    Chris Earnhardt  7      7  10    17    1.0-4      -      -    -    2      -  -    -  -
    Trey Hobson12    10    6    16    1.0-1      -      -    1    -      -  -    -  -
    Terrell Resonno14      7    6    13    1.0-2      -      -    -    1      -  -    -  -
    TEAM11      4    7    11      -      -      -    1    -      -  -    -  1
    Van Alexander  8      2    5      7      -      -      -    -    -      -  -    -  -
    Jeff Gettys14      5    1      6      -      -    1-27    -    -      -  -    -  -
    Others (17)14    11  13    24      -      -      -    -    -      -  -    -  -
    TOTAL14  7095931,302  103-431  33- 254  14-268  66  46    8-1818    3  1
    Opponents14  5105261,036  77-250  16- 94  18-158  38  16    8-23  9    2  1

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