2008 Missouri Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 2008 Missouri Tigers Missouri Tigers old logo.svg Big 12 Conference North Division Big 12 16 19 10–4 5–3 Gary Pinkel 8th Dave Christensen 8th Spread Matt Eberflus 8th 4–3 Chase Daniel Ziggy Hood William Moore Tommy Saunders Faurot Field(Capacity: 68,349) Big 12 North Division co-championAlamo Bowl champion Alamo Bowl W 30–23 OT vs. Northwestern Big 12 Championship L 21–62 vs. Oklahoma 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.Associated Press. Five Tigers to stay next year, drop NFL Draft plan January 8, 2008 September 2011 Recruits Key Losses: SS Cornelius "Pig" Brown WR William Franklin OT Tyler Luellen TE Martin RuckerWatson Graham January 3, 2008 http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/mizzou/story/8D7D38081FFA6E8F862573C50017B791?OpenDocument Good news for MU is that 2008 could be even better St. Louis Post-Dispatch https://web.archive.org/web/20080104070830/http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/mizzou/story/8D7D38081FFA6E8F862573C50017B791?OpenDocument 2008-01-04 C Adam Spieker RB Tony Temple 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. The Tigers will have 16 returning starters, 10 on defense and six on offense.DeArmond, Mike (January 8, 2008) Missouri's five draft-worthy juniors all returning The Kansas City Star. https://web.archive.org/web/20080112165411/http://www.kansascity.com/sports/story/436735.html January 12, 2008 Redshirt freshman DE John Stull was removed from the team on January 11, 2008, after being arrested on drug charges.Watson Graham January 12, 2008 http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/mizzou/story/9F0F9D07A2BB4BAD862573CE0015E012?OpenDocument MU's Stull is kicked off team St. Louis Post-Dispatch https://web.archive.org/web/20080113153640/http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/mizzou/story/9F0F9D07A2BB4BAD862573CE0015E012?OpenDocument 2008-01-13 22 Recruits list. yes no 2008 Jimmy Burge DT Houston, Texas Stratford HS 6 2 275 5.10 2007-06-19 3 2 71 Taylor Davis OT Plano, Texas Prestonwood Christian 6 4 261 5.66 2007-08-03 2 2 70 Will Ebner MLB Friendswood, Texas Friendswood HS 6 0.5 225 4.61 2007-12-17 2 3 40 Kip Edwards CB Arlington, Texas Bowie HS 6 1 180 4.53 2007-10-27 3 3 40 Michael Egnew WR Plainview, Texas Plainview HS 6 5 200 N/A 2007-06-10 2 2 40 Blaine Gabbert QB Ballwin, Missouri Parkway West HS 6 5 230 4.60 2007-11-10 4 5 82 Zaviar Gooden S Pflugerville, Texas Pflugerville HS 6 1 205 4.50 2008-01-22 3 3 40 Dan Hoch OT Harlan, Iowa Harlan Community HS 6 7 315 5.21 2008-01-08 4 4 76 Kenji Jackson S Mansfield, Texas Mansfield HS 6 1 190 N/A 2007-12-18 1 3 79 Daniel Jackson OT Gilmer, Texas Gilmer HS 6 4 270 N/A 2007-09-10 2 3 74 Andrew Jones TE Smithville, Missouri Smithville HS 6 4.5 234 4.78 2007-03-05 4 4 79 Wes Kemp WR St. Louis, Missouri DeSmet Jesuit HS 6 4 223 4.60 2008-01-07 4 3 73 Brad Madison DE Bethany, Missouri South Harrison HS 6 5 235 N/A 2007-03-12 3 3 75 Marcus Malbrough DE Beaumont, Texas West Brook Sr. HS 6 5 230 N/A 2008-01-28 2 2 40 Gahn McGaffie RB Galena Park, Texas Galena Park HS 5 10 165 N/A 2007-06-15 3 3 79 Travis Ruth DT Jefferson City, Missouri Jefferson City HS 6 2 280 N/A 2007-02-07 2 3 40 Aldon Smith DE Raytown, Missouri Raytown HS 6 6 230 N/A 2007-10-07 3 3 65 Jacquies Smith DE Dallas, Texas South Oak Cliff HS 6 4 225 N/A 2008-01-24 2 3 75 Robert Steeples CB St. Louis, Missouri DeSmet Jesuit HS 6 1 185 4.53 2007-06-16 3 3 77 Drew Temple RB Kansas City, Missouri Rockhurst HS 5 9 185 N/A 2007-07-20 3 3 69 George White MLB Cincinnati, Ohio Harmony Community School 6 2 252 N/A 2007-12-18 2 2 75 Rolandis Woodland WR Cincinnati, Ohio Harmony Community School 6 4 205 N/A 2007-02-07 3 3 40 yes 2008 Missouri 2008 Football Commitments 2008 Missouri Commits 2008 Player Commitments – Missouri 31 25 missouri 19 142 August 1, 2009 no 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.http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/mizzou/story/C73F6BE3667D59C4862573E700180713?OpenDocument Gabbert is Mizzou's star attraction St. Louis Post-Dispatch https://web.archive.org/web/20081005024839/http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/mizzou/story/C73F6BE3667D59C4862573E700180713?OpenDocument 2008-10-05 and the Tigers landed him after he had previously committed to Nebraska.DeArmond, Mike (January 7, 2008) St. Louis receiver switches to Mizzou The Kansas City Star. September 2011 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.Missouri Commitments List 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20070916182249/http://missouri.rivals.com/commitlist.asp 2007-09-16 Rivals.com. Retrieved January 8, 2008. From out of state, the Tigers landed OT Dan Hoch, who like Gabbert previously committed to Nebraska.DeArmond, Mike (January 8, 2008) Iowa HS football star who committed to Huskers changes to Missouri The Kansas City Star. https://web.archive.org/web/20080112161129/http://www.kansascity.com/167/story/435658.html January 12, 2008 Schedule 2008 AP Central August 30 7:30 p.m. w y y 6 Illinois 20 Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, MO rivalry ESPN 52–42 66,441 September 6 6:00 p.m. w y 6 2008 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Southeast Missouri State Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri FSN PPV 52–3 62,305 September 13 11:30 a.m. w y 6 Nevada Faurot Field Columbia, MO FSN 69–17 54,202 September 20 1:00 p.m. w y 5 Buffalo Faurot Field Columbia, MO 42–21 65,556 October 4 8:00 p.m. w y 4 Nebraska Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE rivalry ESPN 52–17 85,372 October 11 7:00 p.m. l 3 Oklahoma State 17 Faurot Field Columbia, MO ESPN2 23–28 68,349 October 18 7:00 p.m. l y 11 Texas 1 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX ABC College GameDay 31–56 98,383 October 25 5:30 p.m. w y 16 Colorado Faurot Field Columbia, MO FSN 58–0 68,349 November 1 2:00 p.m. w y 14 Baylor Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX 31–28 35,142 November 8 6:00 p.m. w 13 Kansas State Faurot Field Columbia, MO Senior Night FSN 41–24 68,349 November 15 5:30 p.m. w y 12 Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA rivalry FSN 52–20 46,013 November 29 11:30 a.m. l y 12 Kansas Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO Border War FSN 37–40 79,123 December 6 7:00 p.m. l y 19 Oklahoma 4 Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO Big 12 Championship Game) (rivalry ABC 21–62 71,004 December 29 7:00 p.m. w y y 25 Northwestern 22 Alamodome San Antonio, TX Alamo Bowl ESPN 30–23 OT 55,986 Game summaries Illinois 2008 Illinois Fighting Illini football team #20/19 Illinois 6 7 15 14 #6/7 Missouri 7 24 14 7 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 Southeast Missouri State 0 0 0 3 #6/7 Missouri 21 21 3 7 Missouri takes 42–0 lead over their FCS competition in their best defensive performance of the year, the first half showcased their offensive abilities. During the second half Missouri's backups played the entire second half. Nevada 2008 Nevada Wolf Pack football team Nevada 7 10 0 0 #6/6 Missouri 17 21 21 10 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 2008 Buffalo Bulls football team Buffalo 7 7 7 0 #5/5 Missouri 10 10 13 9 Missouri looked a bit flat at times against Buffalo but still won in commanding fashion. At Nebraska 2008 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team #4/3 Missouri 14 17 21 0 Nebraska 7 3 0 7 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 2008 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team #17/17 Oklahoma State 7 0 14 7 #3/2 Missouri 3 7 7 6 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 2008 Texas Longhorns football team #11/12 Missouri 0 3 14 14 #1/1 Texas 14 21 7 14 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.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/john_walters/09/30/weekend.pickoff/index.html Hot Stuff Sports Illustrated September 30, 2006 Walters, John December 14, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20070102215423/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/john_walters/09/30/weekend.pickoff/index.html January 2, 2007 deadhttp://www.columbiatribune.com/2006/May/20060517Spor007.asp Putting Their Feet Up Columbia Daily Tribune May 17, 2006 Matter, Dave December 14, 2006June 2016 medicmedic 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 51–20http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/000_stats/05/ut4.htm Texas vs Missouri Tigers October 1, 2005 University of Texas at Austin Department of Athletics July 30, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060706181702/http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/000_stats/05/ut4.htm July 6, 2006 dead to extend its series lead over Missouri to 15–5.http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/all-time-record-teams.html All-Time Records vs. Opponents University of Texas at Austin Department of Athletics July 30, 2006 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081217163452/http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/all-time-record-teams.html December 17, 2008 The two teams did not face each other in 2006 or 2007.http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=36&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=1349&change_well_id=2 All-Time Results University of Texas at Austin Department of Athletics October 29, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071014191859/http://mackbrown-texasfootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=36&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=1349&change_well_id=2 October 14, 2007 dead 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.http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2008/10/12/missouri-football-moves/ https://archive.today/20081020100420/http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2008/10/12/missouri-football-moves/ dead October 20, 2008 Missouri Football Moves On Andrew Astleford Columbia Missourian October 12, 2008 October 16, 2008 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 4 1 2 points; the over/under was 65.http://www.vegas.com/gaming/sportsline_ncaaf.html Betting Line – NCAA football Vegas.com October 18, 2008 October 18, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081019220735/http://www.vegas.com/gaming/sportsline_ncaaf.html October 19, 2008 live The temperature was 72 °F °C at kickoff, with clear skies.http://www.weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/USTX0057?from=36hr_fcstHourLink_undeclared Hour-by-hour forecast for Austin, Texas The Weather Channel October 18, 2008 October 18, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080915232250/http://www.weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/USTX0057?from=36hr_fcstHourLink_undeclared September 15, 2008 live 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.https://www.espn.com/college-football/playbyplay?gameId=282920251&period=0 (11) Missouri 31, (1) Texas 56 – McCoy, No. 1 Texas ride 35-0 lead past No. 11 Mizzou – Play-by-play ESPN October 18, 2008 October 18, 2008 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.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/drivechart?gameId=282920251 (11) Missouri 31, (1) Texas 56 – McCoy, No. 1 Texas ride 35-0 lead past No. 11 Mizzou – Drive chart ESPN October 18, 2008 October 18, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081023202719/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/drivechart?gameId=282920251 October 23, 2008 dead 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).http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282920251 (11) Missouri 31, (1) Texas 56 – McCoy, No. 1 Texas ride 35-0 lead past No. 11 Mizzou – Recap ESPN October 18, 2008 October 18, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081022105738/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282920251 October 22, 2008 dead 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." Colorado 2008 Colorado Buffaloes football team Colorado at #16/16 Missouri Colorado 0 0 0 0 Missouri 21 13 14 10 Saturday, October 25 Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri 6:40 p.m. EST Source: https://archive.today/20130124063923/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282990142 ESPN yes 1 13:51 MIZZ Derrick Washington 3-yard run (Jeff Wolfert kick) MIZZ 7-0 1 10:48 MIZZ Chase Coffman 1-yard pass from Chase Daniel (Jeff Wolfert kick) MIZZ 14-0 1 3:20 MIZZ Jeremy Maclin 3-yard pass from Chase Daniel (Jeff Wolfert kick) MIZZ 21-0 2 8:10 MIZZ Tommy Saunders 10-yard pass from Chase Daniel (Jeff Wolfert kick) MIZZ 28-0 2 1:42 MIZZ Jeff Wolfert 23-yard field goal MIZZ 31-0 2 0:00 MIZZ Jeff Wolfert 44-yard field goal MIZZ 34-0 3 6:01 MIZZ Danario Alexander 4-yard pass from Chase Daniel (Jeff Wolfert kick) MIZZ 41-0 3 1:08 MIZZ Jeremy Maclin 30-yard pass from Chase Daniel (Jeff Wolfert kick) MIZZ 48-0 4 10:10 MIZZ Jeff Wolfert 46-yard field goal MIZZ 51-0 4 4:45 MIZZ De'Vion Moore 55-yard run (Jeff Wolfert kick) MIZZ 58-0 yes 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.Missouri Tigers vs. Colorado Buffaloes, Oct. 25 Box Score At Baylor 2008 Baylor Bears football team #14/14 Missouri 14 7 0 10 Baylor 0 7 14 7 Missouri barely scraped by Baylor that season. Kansas State 2008 Kansas State Wildcats football team Kansas State 0 3 7 14 #13/13 Missouri 7 17 3 14 Getting back on track, Missouri routed Kansas State coasting on a commanding 24–3 halftime lead. At Iowa State 2008 Iowa State Cyclones football team #12/11 Missouri 7 24 7 14 Iowa State 0 7 6 7 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) 2008 Kansas Jayhawks football team Kansas 3 16 7 14 #12/11 Missouri 0 10 13 14 On November 30, offensive coordinator Dave Christensen accepted the job as head coach for the Wyoming Cowboys in 2009.Christensen to WyomingJanuary 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes , St. Louis Post-Dispatch, November 30, 2008 September 2011 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) 2008 Oklahoma Sooners football team #19/17 Missouri 0 7 7 7 #2/4 Oklahoma 10 28 3 21 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.http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/120708aab.html Mizzou/Oklahoma Post-Game Notes 2008-12-07 https://archive.today/20120715031208/http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/120708aab.html 2012-07-15 dead 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).Maclin says jump to NFL isn't a done deal yetJanuary 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes , St. Louis Post-Dispatch, December 14, 2008 September 2011 He has 1,221 receiving, 987 kickoff return, 250 rushing, and 188 punt returns yardage.http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/teamcume.html#TEAM.IND Missouri Football "Overall Individual Statistics" ('All Purpose') 2008-09-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20090211205745/http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/teamcume.html#TEAM.IND 2009-02-11 dead On December 11, TE Chase Coffman won the prestigious John Mackey Tight End Award as the nation's top tight end.http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121108aab.html Coffman Wins John Mackey Tight End Award: Senior Becomes First-Ever Tiger To Win National Position Trophy 2008-12-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20090305143010/http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121108aab.html 2009-03-05 dead 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.http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121208aad.html Yost Tabbed To Take Over As Offensive Coordinator 2008-12-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20081217053546/http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121208aad.html 2008-12-17 dead Northwestern (16th Valero Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, Texas) 2008 Northwestern Wildcats football team 2008 Alamo Bowl #25/23 Missouri 0 10 10 3 7 30 #22/20 Northwestern 7 3 13 0 0 23 Roster 2008 Missouri Tigers football roster (as of 9/3/08 MUTIGERS.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080101143324/http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/miss-m-footbl-mtt.html 2008-01-01 , and Rivals.com)Wide receivers  2 LaRoderick Thomas – Sophomore  3 Gahn McGaffie – Freshman  4 Jared Perry – Junior  5 Rolandis Woodland – Freshman 6 Sanford Gooden - 10x10px|Redshirt Sophomore  7 Earl Goldsmith – Senior  8 Wes Kemp – Freshman  9 Jeremy Maclin – 12px|Redshirt Sophomore 16 Brandon Gerau – Freshman 28 Adam Casey – 12px|Redshirt Senior 29 Jerrell Jackson – Freshman 36 Tyron Reece – Junior 80 Terry Dennis – Freshman 81 Danario Alexander – Junior 84 Tommy Saunders – 12px|Redshirt Senior 88 Forrest Shock – 12px|Redshirt Sophomore 89 Blake May – 12px|Redshirt Senior Offensive line 53 Travis Ruth – Freshman 55 Daniel Jenkins – Freshman 57 Brad Madison – Freshman 58 Brendan Donaldson – Freshman 61 Colin Brown – 12px|Redshirt Senior 62 Tim Barnes – 12px|Redshirt Sophomore 63 Ryan Schleusner – 12px|Redshirt Junior 65 Mike Prince – 12px|Redshirt Sophomore 66 Austin Wuebbels – Freshman 67 J. 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Beasley – Freshman 68 Dain Wise – 12px|Redshirt 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 – 12px|Redshirt Senior 77 Dan Hoch – Freshman 78 Kurtis Gregory – 12px|Redshirt Junior 79 Taylor Davis – Freshman Tight ends 17 Marvin Norman – Freshman 43 Jon Gissinger – 12px|Redshirt Junior 45 Chase Coffman – Senior 48 Caleb Medley – Freshman 82 Michael Egnew – Freshman 86 Beau Brinkley – Freshman 87 Andrew Jones – Freshman 93 Andy Loyd – 12px|Redshirt Sophomore Quarterbacks 10 Chase Daniel – Senior 11 Jimmy Costello – Freshman 11 Blaine Gabbert – Freshman 14 Chase Patton – 12px|Redshirt Senior Running (Tail) backs  1 Jimmy Jackson – 12px|Redshirt Senior 17 Drew Temple – 12px|Redshirt 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 – 12px|Redshirt Senior 39 Tyler Crane – Sophomore 48 Tommy Chavis – Senior 59 Zach Milligan – 12px|Redshirt 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 – 12px|Redshirt Junior 97 Marcus Malbrough – Freshman 98 Bart Coslet – 12px|Redshirt Junior 99 Jacquies Smith – Freshman Linebackers  5 Van Alexander – 12px|Redshirt Senior  6 Andrew Gachkar – Sophomore 12 Sean Weatherspoon – Junior 18 Steve Redmond – 12px|Redshirt Senior 25 Aaron O'Neal – 12px|Redshirt Senior † 30 Caleb Freeman – Freshman 32 Will Ebner – Freshman 33 Luke Lambert – Sophomore 34 Brock Christopher – Senior 35 Jeff Gettys – Junior 45 Marlon Galbreath – 12px|Redshirt Junior 52 George White – Freshman 54 Jared Culver – Freshman Safety  1 William Moore 12px|Redshirt Senior  8 Justin Garrett – Senior 10 Gilbert Moye – Freshman 14 Fred Trotman – Freshman 24 Mack Breed – 12px|Redshirt Senior Strong Safety  7 Munir Prince – Junior Free Safety 15 Del Howard – Junior Defensive backs  4 Hardy Ricks – 12px|Redshirt Junior  9 Kip Edwards – Freshman 11 Tremane Vaughns – Senior 13 Kenji Jackson – Freshman 19 Carl Gettis – Sophomore 20 Kevin Rutland – 12px|Redshirt Sophomore 21 Castine Bridges – 12px|Redshirt Senior 22 Robert Steeples – Freshman 28 Evan Scott – Freshman 31 Trey Hobson – Sophomore 35 Matt Davis – 12px|Redshirt 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 – 12px|Redshirt 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 Name Position Yearsat MU Alma mater (Year) Gary Pinkelhttp://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/pinkel_gary00.html Gary Pinkel bio 2007-12-29 2007-12-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20071212160356/http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/pinkel_gary00.html dead Head coach 8 Kent State (1975) Dave Christensen Assistant head coachOffensive coordinatorQuarterbacksOffensive line 8 Western Washington (1985) Matt Eberflus Associate head coachDefensive coordinatorSafeties 8 Toledo (1993) Cornell Ford Cornerbacks 8 Toledo (1991) Andy Hill Wide receivers 13 University of Missouri (1985) Brian Jones Running backs 8 Connecticut (1981) Craig Kuligowski Defensive line 8 Toledo (1991) Dave Steckel Linebackers 8 Kutztown (1982) Bruce Walker Tight endsAssistant offensive line 8 Central Washington (1983) David Yost QuarterbacksRecruiting coordinator 8 Kent State (1992) Barry Odom Assistant AD for football operations 6 University of Missouri (1999) Nick Otterbacher Director of football recruiting 5 Toledo (2002) Coaching staff from: http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/miss-m-footbl-mtt.html#coaches Missouri Tigers - 2008 Roster CSTV.com December 28, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20080101143324/http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/miss-m-footbl-mtt.html#Numerical January 1, 2008 live Rankings 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 16 5 8 6 7 6 (1) 7 6 (1) 6 5 5 6 5 4 (1) 3 4 (1) 3 (1) 2 4 11 12 11 16 16 16 15 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 14 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 13 12 11 11 13 19 17 18 20 25 23 24 21 19 16 Statistics Statistics from: http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/teamcume.html Missouri Tigers – Cumulative Season Statistics CSTV.com December 31, 2008 January 2, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090211205745/http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/teamcume.html February 11, 2009 dead Team (to December 29, 2008) MU Opp 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 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 Scores by quarter (through December 29, 2008) Missouri 121 191 147 125 7 Opponents 68 112 93 108 0 Offense Rushing (to December 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 14   40     306 13   293 7.3   2 56 20.9 Chase Daniel 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   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) Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Chase Daniel (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 (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 (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) 157.84 404-565-18 71.5 4,625 41 80 330.4 Opponents (14) 133.58 374-583-14 64.2 4,013 29 65 286.6 Receiving (to December 29, 2008) Name GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GJeremy Maclin 14 102 1,260 12.4 13 80   90.0Chase Coffman 12 90   987 11.0 10 48   82.2Tommy Saunders 14 72   833 11.6   7 69   59.5Jared Perry 14 41   567 13.8   4 38   40.5Derrick Washington 14 29   277   9.6   2 28   19.8Danario Alexander 12 26   329 12.7   5 39   27.4Andrew Jones 13 20   146   7.3   0 15   11.2Jerrell Jackson 13   9   98 10.9   0 15   7.5Earl Goldsmith 13   5   58 11.6   0 17   4.5Michael Egnew 13   4   22   5.5   0   7   1.7Jimmy Jackson 14   3   26   8.7   0 13   1.9Wes Kemp   7   1   15 15.0   0 15   2.1Jon Gissinger 14   1   10 10.0   0 10   0.7Colin Brown 14   1   -3 -3.0   0   0   -0.2TOTAL 14 404 4,625 11.4 41 80 330.4Opponents 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. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd No. Yds Avg TB OBJeff Wolfert 7   297 42.4 54 1 0 3 0 103   6,550 63.6 15 1Jake 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 1Opponents 72 2,788 38.7 69 6 20 23 1 70   3,903 55.8 4 1 Name Punt returns Kick returns No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD LongJeremy Maclin 23 270 11.7 1 75 42 1,010 24.0 1 99Tommy Saunders 2 24 12.0 0 15 Will Ebner 2   6 3.0 0 0 Jimmy Jackson 10 119 11.9 0 22Tru Vaughns 3   67 22.3 0 24Jon Gissinger 3   26   8.7 0 12Earl Goldsmith 2   22 11.0 0 15Jeff 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 Interceptions (to December 29, 2008) Name No. Yds Avg TD LongSean Weatherspoon   3 100   33.3 2 65Brock Christopher   3   39   13.0 1 22Kenji Jackson   2   34   17.0 0 25Jaron Baston   1   5   5.0 0   5Castine Bridges   1   7   7.0 0   7Kevin Rutland   1   12   12.0 0 12Jeff Gettys   1   27   27.0 1 27William Moore   1   17   17.0 1 17Carl Gettis   1   27   27.0 0 27TOTAL 14 268   19.1 5 65Opponents 18 158   8.8 1 39 Fumble Returns (to December 29, 2008) Name No. Yds Avg TD LongJaron Baston   1   18 18.0 0 18TOTAL   1   18 18.0 0 18Opponents   1   23 23.0 0 23 Defense (to December 29, 2008) Name GP Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles Blkd Kick Saf Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No.-Yds Int-Yds. BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FFSean Weatherspoon 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 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   -   - -   - 1Van 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 References External links Missouri Category:Alamo Bowl champion seasons Category:Missouri Tigers football seasons Missouri Tigers football