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Illinois

Southeast Missouri State (I-AA)

Nevada

Buffalo

at Nebraska

Oklahoma State

at Texas

Colorado

at Baylor

Kansas State

at Iowa State

Kansas (Border Showdown in Kansas City, MO)

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

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

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The 2008 Missouri Tigers
Missouri Tigers
The Missouri Tigers athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of the University of Missouri, located in Columbia, Missouri, United States...

football team
Missouri Tigers football
The Missouri Tigers football team represents the University of Missouri in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The team has competed in the North Division of the Big 12 Conference since the conference's inception in 1996...

represented the University of Missouri

University of Missouri

The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...

in college football's

College football

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2008 season

2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season

The 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on August 28, 2008, progressing through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game in Miami Gardens, Florida on January 8, 2009, where the #2...

. The team was coached by Gary Pinkel

Gary Pinkel

Gary Robin Pinkel is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at the University of Missouri, a position he has held since the 2001 season. From 1991 to 2000, Pinkel coached at the University of Toledo, where his team won a Mid-American Conference...

, who returned in his eighth season with Mizzou, and played their home games at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium

Faurot Field

Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium is the home field of the University of Missouri Tigers in Columbia, Missouri. It is primarily used for football. In 1972, Memorial Stadium's playing surface was named Faurot Field in honor of longtime coach Don Faurot. During the offseason, soccer goals are set up...

.

Quarterback Chase Daniel

Chase Daniel

William Chase Daniel is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2009...

returned for his final year of eligibility and led the Tigers to a second appearance in the Big 12 Championship Game.

Key Losses:

SS Cornelius "Pig" Brown
WR William Franklin
OT Tyler Luellen
TE Martin Rucker
Martin Rucker (American football)
Martin Rucker is an American football tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Missouri....
C Adam Spieker
RB Tony Temple
Tony Temple
Tony Temple is the former starting running back for the Missouri Tigers football team representing the University of Missouri. Temple played for the Tigers from 2004 to 2007...

Five junior Tigers will return for the 2008 season after turning down the NFL Draft, including QB Chase Daniel

Chase Daniel

William Chase Daniel is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2009...

, TE Chase Coffman, SS William Moore, DE Stryker Sulak and DT Ziggy Hood. The Tigers will have 16 returning starters, 10 on defense and six on offense.

Redshirt

Redshirt (college sports)

Redshirt is a term used in American college athletics that refers to a delay or suspension of an athlete's participation in order to lengthen his or her period of eligibility...

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

22 Recruits list.

Following their Cotton Bowl Classic victory, Mizzou landed a number of previously committed recruits from the state of Missouri. QB Blaine Gabbert from Ballwin, MO is the No. 1 rated prep player in the state of Missouri, and No. 1 rated pro-style quarterback in his recruiting class. and the Tigers landed him after he had previously committed to Nebraska

Nebraska Cornhuskers football

The Nebraska Cornhuskers represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in college football. The program has established itself as a traditional powerhouse, and has the fourth-most all-time victories of any NCAA Division I-A team. Nebraska is one of only six football programs in NCAA Division I-A...

. 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

Tony Temple

Tony Temple is the former starting running back for the Missouri Tigers football team representing the University of Missouri. Temple played for the Tigers from 2004 to 2007...

all from in-state high schools.

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

Missouri Tigers schedule

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.

Chase Daniel threw three touchdown passes, Derrick Washington ran for 139 yards and scored three times, and the fourth-ranked Tigers beat overmatched Nebraska for their first road win against the Cornhuskers in 30 years (1978).

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

Sportscasters touted the 2005 contest with the Missouri Tigers

Missouri Tigers

The Missouri Tigers athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of the University of Missouri, located in Columbia, Missouri, United States...

as a showcase between two of the best dual-threat quarterbacks playing in college football, pitting Missouri quarterback Brad Smith

Brad Smith (American football)

Bradley "Brad" Alexander Smith is an American football quarterback, running back, wide receiver and return specialist for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was drafted in the 4th round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the New York Jets. He played college football at Missouri.-High...

against Vince Young of Texas. 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. Texas won the game 51–20 to extend its series lead over Missouri to 15–5. The two teams did not face each other in 2006 or 2007.

Like the 2005 game, the 2008 matchup was billed as a battle between two great quarterbacks, Colt McCoy

Colt McCoy

Daniel "Colt" McCoy is an American football quarterback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Browns in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft...

of Texas and Chase Daniel of Missouri having both been mentioned as possible Heisman trophy

Heisman Trophy

The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football. It was created in 1935 as the Downtown Athletic Club trophy and renamed in 1936 following the death of the Club's athletic director, John Heisman The Heisman Memorial...

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.

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. The temperature was 72 °F (22.2 °C) at kickoff, with clear skies. ESPN College GameDay was in Austin for the game, which set a new attendance record (UT, state of Texas, Big12 Conference) of 98,383.

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.

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. The final score was Texas-56, Missouri-31.

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 alone in first place for the most career touchdowns scored at Texas (82), passing Vince Young (81).

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."

The Tigers

Missouri Tigers football

The Missouri Tigers football team represents the University of Missouri in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The team has competed in the North Division of the Big 12 Conference since the conference's inception in 1996...

won their 600th game since their inception in 1890, in an overwhelming 58-0 shutout of the Buffaloes in the Tigers' Homecoming

Homecoming

Homecoming is the tradition of welcoming back alumni of a school. It most commonly refers to a tradition in many universities, colleges and high schools in North America...

game at Faurot Field

Faurot Field

rolling up 491 total offensive yards. Chase Daniel

Chase Daniel

William Chase Daniel is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2009...

passed for 302 yards, and the runners ran for another 189 yards. Daniel was 31-for-37 throwing five touchdowns, intercepted once. Jeremy Maclin

Jeremy Maclin

-2009 NFL Draft:Maclin was considered a top National Football League prospect following his second season, and roommate Sean Weatherspoon hoped to convince Maclin to return for his junior year instead of leaving Missouri for the 2009 NFL Draft. Weatherspoon’s efforts were unsuccessful, and on...

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.

On November 30, offensive coordinator Dave Christensen

Dave Christensen

Dave Christensen is an American college football coach. He is currently the head coach for the University of Wyoming. Christensen previously served as the offensive coordinator for the University of Missouri and University of Toledo....

accepted the job as head coach for the Wyoming Cowboys

Wyoming Cowboys football

The Wyoming Cowboys are a college football team that represents the University of Wyoming. They compete in the Mountain West Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision of NCAA Division I. The team has won 15 conference titles...

in 2009.

QB Chase Daniel

Chase Daniel

William Chase Daniel is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2009...

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

Brad Smith (American football)

(13,088) and had 13,256 at halftime.
Senior CB Tru Vaughns made his first career start.
PK Jeff Wolfert

Jeff Wolfert

Jeff Wolfert is an American football kicker who is currently a free agent. He made his professional debut with the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League...

improved his career PAT mark to a perfect 182 of 182.
TE Chase Coffman

Chase Coffman

Chase Coffman is an American football tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Missouri.-Early years:Coffman played his high school football at...

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

Kansas City Chiefs

The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...

' Will Franklin

Will Franklin (American football)

William Franklin is a gridiron football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft...

.

Jeremy Maclin

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

Jahvid Best

Jahvid Andre Best is a running back for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was selected by the Lions with the 30th pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. In college, he played for the California Golden Bears, setting several records, including most all-purpose yards in a single season and...

(California

California Golden Bears football

The California Golden Bears football team is the college football team of the University of California. The team plays its home games at California Memorial Stadium, however the team played at San Francisco's AT&T Park in 2011 while Memorial Stadium was being renovated, the team will return to...

).

He has 1,221 receiving, 987 kickoff return, 250 rushing, and 188 punt returns yardage.

On December 11, TE Chase Coffman

Chase Coffman

won the prestigious John Mackey

John Mackey (American football)

John Mackey was an American Football tight end who grew up in Roosevelt, Long Island and played for the Baltimore Colts and the San Diego Chargers . He played college football at Syracuse University...

Tight End Award

John Mackey Award

The John Mackey Award is presented annually to college football's most outstanding tight end.The award is given to the collegiate tight end who best exemplifies the play, sportsmanship, academics, and community values of NFL Hall of Fame tight end John Mackey....

as the nation's top Tight End

Tight end

The tight end is a position in American football on the offense. The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be...

.

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

David Yost

David Harold Yost is an American actor and producer known for his role of Billy Cranston on the television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie and Power Rangers Zeo.-Early life:...

Name	Position	Years at MU	Alma mater Alma mater Alma mater , pronounced ), was used in ancient Rome as a title for various mother goddesses, especially Ceres or Cybele, and in Christianity for the Virgin Mary.-General term:... (Year)
Gary Pinkel Gary Pinkel Gary Robin Pinkel is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at the University of Missouri, a position he has held since the 2001 season. From 1991 to 2000, Pinkel coached at the University of Toledo, where his team won a Mid-American Conference...	Head Coach	8	Kent State (1975)
Dave Christensen Dave Christensen Dave Christensen is an American college football coach. He is currently the head coach for the University of Wyoming. Christensen previously served as the offensive coordinator for the University of Missouri and University of Toledo....	Assistant Head Coach Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks Offensive Line	8	Western Washington Western Washington University Western Washington University is one of six state-funded, four-year universities of higher education in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located in Bellingham and offers bachelor's and master's degrees.-History:... (1985)
Matt Eberflus	Associate Head Coach Defensive Coordinator Safeties	8	Toledo University of Toledo The University of Toledo is a public university in Toledo, Ohio, United States. The Carnegie Foundation classified the university as "Doctoral/Research Extensive."-National recognition:... (1993)
Cornell Ford	Cornerbacks	8	Toledo University of Toledo The University of Toledo is a public university in Toledo, Ohio, United States. The Carnegie Foundation classified the university as "Doctoral/Research Extensive."-National recognition:... (1991)
Andy Hill	Wide Receivers	13	University of Missouri University of Missouri The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses... (1985)
Brian Jones	Running Backs	8	Connecticut University of Connecticut The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually... (1981)
Craig Kuligowski	Defensive Line	8	Toledo University of Toledo The University of Toledo is a public university in Toledo, Ohio, United States. The Carnegie Foundation classified the university as "Doctoral/Research Extensive."-National recognition:... (1991)
Dave Steckel	Linebackers	8	Kutztown Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown University of Pennsylvania , is an American public university located in rural Kutztown, Berks County, Pennsylvania and is one of fourteen schools that comprise the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary... (1982)
Bruce Walker	Tight Ends Assistant Offensive Line	8	Central Washington Central Washington University Central Washington University, often abbreviated CWU, is a public university in Ellensburg, Washington in the United States.This location was selected by the state legislature as a consolation prize after Ellensburg lost its bid to be state capital... (1983)
David Yost	Quarterbacks Recruiting Coordinator	8	Kent State (1992)
Barry Odom	Assistant AD for Football Operations	6	University of Missouri University of Missouri The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses... (1999)
Nick Otterbacher	Director of Football Recruiting	5	Toledo University of Toledo The University of Toledo is a public university in Toledo, Ohio, United States. The Carnegie Foundation classified the university as "Doctoral/Research Extensive."-National recognition:... (2002)

Coaching staff from:

(as of Jan. 9, 2009)

Ranking Movement
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15 or FINAL	FINAL
AP	6	6	6	5	6	4	3	11	16	14	13	12	12	12	19	25 (Dec. 7, 2008)	19
Coaches	7	7	6	5	5	3	2	12	16	14	13	11	11	11	17	23 (Dec. 7, 2008)	16
Harris	Not released					4	4	11	16	14	13	11	11	11	18	24 (Dec. 7, 2008), FINAL	-
BCS	Not released								15	14	14	12	13	13	20	21 (Dec. 7, 2008), FINAL	-

Statistics from:

(to Dec. 29, 2008)

	MU	Opp
class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;">
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

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;"> MU Opp 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 387,120 264,910 Games / Avg per Game 6 / 64,520 4 / 66,228 Neutral Site 4 / 68,138

(through Dec. 29, 2008)

(to Dec. 29, 2008)

Name	GP-GS	Att	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Derrick Washington	14	177	1,078	42	1,036	5.9	17	59	74.0
Jeremy Maclin Jeremy Maclin -2009 NFL Draft:Maclin was considered a top National Football League prospect following his second season, and roommate Sean Weatherspoon hoped to convince Maclin to return for his junior year instead of leaving Missouri for the 2009 NFL Draft. Weatherspoon’s efforts were unsuccessful, and on...	14	40	306	13	293	7.3	2	56	20.9
Chase Daniel Chase Daniel William Chase Daniel is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2009...	14	69	384	103	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 Blaine Gabbert Blaine Gabbert is an American football quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League . He played college football for the University of Missouri Tigers before leaving early for the 2011 NFL draft after his junior year...	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 Danario Alexander Danario Alexander is an American football wide receiver for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. While considered by some to be a prime wide receiver prospect for the 2010 NFL Draft, Alexander was not drafted. On August 22, 2010, St...	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

(to Dec. 29, 2008)

Name (G)	Effic	Cmp-Att-Int	Pct	Yds	TD	Lng	Avg/G
Chase Daniel Chase Daniel William Chase Daniel is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2009... (14)	159.44	385-528-18	72.9	4,335	39	80	309.6
Chase Patton (8)	176.47	12-18-0	66.7	196	1	48	24.5
Blaine Gabbert Blaine Gabbert Blaine Gabbert is an American football quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League . He played college football for the University of Missouri Tigers before leaving early for the 2011 NFL draft after his junior year... (5)	66.25	5-13-0	38.5	43	0	14	8.6
Tommy Saunders (14)	479.20	2-2-0	100.0	51	1	32	5.1
Chase Coffman Chase Coffman Chase Coffman is an American football tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Missouri.-Early years:Coffman played his high school football at... (12)	0.00	0-1-0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0
Danario Alexander Danario Alexander Danario Alexander is an American football wide receiver for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. While considered by some to be a prime wide receiver prospect for the 2010 NFL Draft, Alexander was not drafted. On August 22, 2010, St... (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)	157.84	404-565-18	71.5	4,625	41	80	330.4
Opponents (14)	133.58	374-583-14	64.2	4,013	29	65	286.6

(to Dec. 29, 2008)

Name	GP	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Jeremy Maclin Jeremy Maclin -2009 NFL Draft:Maclin was considered a top National Football League prospect following his second season, and roommate Sean Weatherspoon hoped to convince Maclin to return for his junior year instead of leaving Missouri for the 2009 NFL Draft. Weatherspoon’s efforts were unsuccessful, and on...	14	102	1,260	12.4	13	80	90.0
Chase Coffman Chase Coffman Chase Coffman is an American football tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Missouri.-Early years:Coffman played his high school football at...	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 Danario Alexander Danario Alexander is an American football wide receiver for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. While considered by some to be a prime wide receiver prospect for the 2010 NFL Draft, Alexander was not drafted. On August 22, 2010, St...	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

(to Dec. 29, 2008)

Name	FG-FGA	Pct	01-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-99	Lng	Blkd	PAT	Pts.
Jeff Wolfert	20-27	74.1	1-1	5-5	6-7	7-9	1-5	51	2	73-73	133

(to Dec. 29, 2008)

Name	Punting								Kickoffs
Name	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	TB	FC	I20	Blkd	No.	Yds	Avg	TB	OB
Jeff Wolfert	7	297	42.4	54	1	0	3	0	103	6,550	63.6	15	1
Jake Harry	26	1,057	40.7	55	3	5	10	0
Grant Ressel	1	43	43.0	43	0	1	0	0
Tanner Mills									3	203	67.7	0	0
TOTAL	34	1,397	41.1	55	4	6	13	0	106	6,753	63.7	15	1
Opponents	72	2,788	38.7	69	6	20	23	1	70	3,903	55.8	4	1

Name	Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Name	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Jeremy Maclin Jeremy Maclin -2009 NFL Draft:Maclin was considered a top National Football League prospect following his second season, and roommate Sean Weatherspoon hoped to convince Maclin to return for his junior year instead of leaving Missouri for the 2009 NFL Draft. Weatherspoon’s efforts were unsuccessful, and on...	23	270	11.7	1	75	42	1,010	24.0	1	99
Tommy Saunders	2	24	12.0	0	15
Will Ebner	2	6	3.0	0	0
Jimmy Jackson						10	119	11.9	0	22
Tru Vaughns						3	67	22.3	0	24
Jon Gissinger						3	26	8.7	0	12
Earl Goldsmith						2	22	11.0	0	15
Jeff Gettys						1	1	1.0	0	1
TOTAL	27	300	11.1	1	75	61	1,245	20.4	1	99
Opponents	11	35	3.2	0	11	88	2,018	22.9	1	97

(to Dec. 29, 2008)

Name	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Sean Weatherspoon Sean Weatherspoon Franklin De'Sean "Sean" Weatherspoon is an American football linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He played college football at University of Missouri...	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 William Moore (American football) William Moore is an American football safety for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Falcons in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Missouri.-Early years:...	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

(to Dec. 29, 2008)

Name	No.	Yds	Avg	Long
Jaron Baston	1	18	18.0	18
TOTAL	1	18	18.0	18
Opponents	1	23	23.0	23

(to Dec. 29, 2008)

Name	GP	Tackles				Sacks	Pass Defense			Fumbles		Blkd Kick	Saf
Name	GP	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL-Yds	No.-Yds	Int-Yds.	BrUp	QBH	Rcv-Yds	FF	Blkd Kick	Saf
Sean Weatherspoon Sean Weatherspoon Franklin De'Sean "Sean" Weatherspoon is an American football linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He played college football at University of Missouri...	14	76	79	155	18.5-75	5.0-46	3-100	7	6	-	2	-	-
Brock Christopher	14	51	54	105	7.5-20	1.0-6	3-39	6	3	1-0	-	-	-
Justin Garrett	14	51	38	89	1.5-3	-	-	6	3	-	-	-	-
William Moore William Moore (American football) William Moore is an American football safety for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Falcons in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Missouri.-Early years:...	12	55	31	86	6.5-19	1.0-10	1-17	6	1	-	3	-	-
Carl Gettis	14	52	26	78	4.0-8	-	1-27	4	-	1-0	-	-	-
Castine Bridges	12	49	20	69	4.5-8	0.5-2	1-7	7	-	-	-	-	-
Kenji Jackson	13	40	22	62	-	-	2-34	1	-	-	1	-	-
Ziggy Hood	14	31	31	62	7.0-42	5.0-37	-	2	12	2-0	-	1	-
Luke Lambert	14	30	28	58	3.5-7	1.0-2	-	1	-	1-0	1	-	-
Stryker Sulak	14	29	26	55	15.5-106	10.5-94	-	6	6	-	6	1	-
Tru Vaughns	14	26	23	49	2.5-5	1.0-4	-	3	-	-	-	-	-
Jaron Baston	14	17	32	49	8.0-22	1.0-8	1-5	1	1	2-18	-	-	-
Jacquies Smith	14	22	24	46	3.0-6	1.0-3	-	2	2	-	-	-	-
Tommy Chavis	13	21	23	44	6.0-31	3.0-20	-	2	6	-	2	-	-
Del Howard	13	22	19	41	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
Hardy Ricks	14	26	13	39	1.5-6	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Brian Coulter	12	13	16	29	6.5-44	3.0-22	-	2	1	-	2	-	-
Andrew Gachkar	14	13	15	28	1.0-2	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Rutland	14	16	9	25	-	-	1-12	5	-	1-0	-	-	-
Will Ebner	14	15	6	21	3.0-20	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-
Dominique Hamilton	13	8	10	18	0.5-0	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-
Chris Earnhardt	7	7	10	17	1.0-4	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-
Trey Hobson	12	10	6	16	1.0-1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
Terrell Resonno	14	7	6	13	1.0-2	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
TEAM	11	4	7	11	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1
Van Alexander	8	2	5	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jeff Gettys	14	5	1	6	-	-	1-27	-	-	-	-	-	-
Others (17)	14	11	13	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
TOTAL	14	709	593	1,302	103-431	33- 254	14-268	66	46	8-18	18	3	1
Opponents	14	510	526	1,036	77-250	16- 94	18-158	38	16	8-23	9	2	1

(as of 9/3/08 MUTIGERS.com, and Rivals.com)

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Wide Receivers

2 LaRoderick Thomas - Sophomore

3 Gahn McGaffie - Freshman

4 Jered Perry - Junior

5 Rolandis Woodland - Freshman

7 Earl Goldsmith - Senior

8 Wes Kemp - Freshman

9 Jeremy Maclin
Jeremy Maclin
-2009 NFL Draft:Maclin was considered a top National Football League prospect following his second season, and roommate Sean Weatherspoon hoped to convince Maclin to return for his junior year instead of leaving Missouri for the 2009 NFL Draft. Weatherspoon’s efforts were unsuccessful, and on...

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Sophomore

16 Brandon Gerau - Freshman

28 Adam Casey -
Senior

29 Jerrell Jackson - Freshman

36 Tyron Reece - Junior

80 Terry Dennis - Freshman

81 Danario Alexander
Danario Alexander
Danario Alexander is an American football wide receiver for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. While considered by some to be a prime wide receiver prospect for the 2010 NFL Draft, Alexander was not drafted. On August 22, 2010, St...

- 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
Chase Coffman
Chase Coffman is an American football tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Missouri.-Early years:Coffman played his high school football at...

- Senior

48 Caleb Medley - Freshman

82 Michael Egnew - Freshman

86 Beau Brinkley - Freshman

87 Andrew Jones - Freshman

93 Andy Loyd -
Sophomore

Quarterbacks

10 Chase Daniel
Chase Daniel
William Chase Daniel is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2009...

- Senior

11 Jimmy Costello - Freshman

11 Blaine Gabbert
Blaine Gabbert
Blaine Gabbert is an American football quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League . He played college football for the University of Missouri Tigers before leaving early for the 2011 NFL draft after his junior year...

- Freshman

14 Chase Patton -
Senior

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 Evander "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
Sean Weatherspoon
Franklin De'Sean "Sean" Weatherspoon is an American football linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He played college football at University of Missouri...

- 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
William Moore (American football)
William Moore is an American football safety for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Falcons in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Missouri.-Early years:...

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 Zavier 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

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