2009 Missouri Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 2009 Missouri Tigers Missouri Tigers old logo.svg Big 12 Conference North Division Big 12 8–5 4–4 Gary Pinkel 9th David Yost 1st Spread Dave Steckel 1st 4–3 Danario Alexander Jaron Baston Kurtis Gregory Sean Weatherspoon Faurot Field(Capacity: 71,004) Texas Bowl L 13–35 vs. Navy File:Big12-Uniform-Mizzou-2009.png The 2009 Missouri Tigers football team, represented the University of Missouri in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Gary Pinkel, who returned for his ninth season with Mizzou, and played their home games at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium. Changes to Memorial Stadium for the 2009 season included a new scoreboard and expanded seating capacity following a reconfiguration of the student seating section. On December 6, the Texas Bowl picked the 8-4 Tigers to play in their fourth annual game against the 9-4 Navy Midshipmen at Reliant Stadium in Houston on December 31.http://www.texasbowl.org/news/news_detail/selection_sunday Texas Bowl Team Selection (December 6, 2009) December 6, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091213065534/http://www.texasbowl.org/news/news_detail/selection_sunday December 13, 2009 dead mdy-all Missouri Accepts Bid to Play in 2009 Texas Bowl (Dec. 6, 2009)April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120609aab.html Mizzou Accepts Bid from Texas Bowl: Missouri To Play Navy on Dec. 31 (December 6, 2009) December 7, 2009 July 21, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721060311/http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120609aab.html dead On December 22, Mizzou Sports Properties (owned by Learfield Sports) announced a contract for a new radio home on all its coaches' and daily shows for five years, starting with the 2010–11 season. KFRU, owned by Cumulus Media, had the radio rights for the Tiger Network.http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/122209aaa.html Mizzou Sports Properties Announces New Mid-Missouri Radio Home For the Tigers: Zimmer Radio Group's KCMQ-FM, KTGR-AM, KWOS-AM, KFAL-AM, KKCA-FM to Carry Games, Coaches' Shows, Other Mizzou Programming for Five Years CSTV.com December 22, 2009 December 26, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721060510/http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/122209aaa.html July 21, 2011 dead Recruits Key Losses: DB Castine Bridges LB Brock Christopher TE Chase Coffman QB Chase Daniel TB Jimmy Jackson WR Jeremy MaclinMaclin Declares for NFL Draft https://web.archive.org/web/20090211142242/http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/010909aac.html 2009-02-11 , CSTV.com, January 9, 2009 S William Moore DL Stryker Sulak DB Tremane Vaughns K Jeff Wolfert DL Ziggy Hood 23 seniors (not incl. Jeremy Maclin) played their final game in the Alamo Bowl.http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/mizzou/story/A8AFFEDA84CA30728625753000177A51?OpenDocument Torch is passed Vahe Gregorian St. Louis Post-Dispatch December 31, 2008 January 13, 2009August 2026 InternetArchiveBot 25 student-athletes signed a National Letter of Intent to attend the University of Missouri and play football for the Tigers in 2009.http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020409aab.html Football Announces 2009 Recruiting Class: Tigers Sign 25 Standouts To Latest Group CSTV.com February 4, 2009 February 5, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090206225516/http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020409aab.html February 6, 2009 live Missouri and Coach Pinkel said they were pleased with its recruits, and Pinkel doesn't listen to how the recruiting services rank his recruits (Scout.com as 38th, Rivals.com as 41st) since they have had great results in the evaluations they look for in the athletes recruited.http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2009/02/04/missouri-football-inks-recruiting-class https://web.archive.org/web/20090209142939/http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2009/02/04/missouri-football-inks-recruiting-class/ dead February 9, 2009 Missouri football team pleased with recruiting class Alex Ruppenthal Columbia Missourian February 4, 2009 February 6, 2009 This year, the breakdown by position in the 25-man class was: five DBs, four LBs, four OLs, four DLs, two QBs, three WRs, two TEs, and one RB. Ten of the 25 are native Missourians. Pinkel said regarding Missouri's evaluation system: "I was at a national convention and a couple coaches from Texas said to me that we ask more about players, were more thorough, than any coaches that they've seen and any program that they've seen."http://missouri.scout.com/a.z?s=19&p=2&c=836864 Pinkel very happy with 2009 Signing Class InsideMizzou.com February 4, 2009 February 7, 2009 The recruiting class breaks down to 14 on defense compared to 11 on offense.http://missouri.scout.com/a.z?s=19&p=2&c=837012 InsideMizzou.com breaks down the 2009 class InsideMizzou.com February 5, 2009 February 7, 2009 yes no 2009 Tavon Bolden DB / S Houston, Texas Aldine HS 6 1.5 195 4.50 2009-01-17 2 2 77 Donavan Bonner DB / FS Dallas, Texas H Grady Spruce HS 6 2 217 4.6 2009-01-19 2 2 73 Justin Britt OT Lebanon, Missouri Plainview HS 6 5 267 4.95 2008-06-16 2 2 75 Brayden Burnett DE Southlake, Texas Carroll HS 6 3 240 4.65 2008-06-15 3 3 73 Adam Burton MLB Lee's Summit, Missouri Lee's Summit West HS 6 1 228 4.61 2008-06-09 3 3 76 Jaleel Clark WR Allentown, Pennsylvania Parkland HS 6 3.5 196 4.50 2008-08-11 3 3 78 Blaine Dalton QB Blue Springs, Missouri South HS 6 1 190 4.55 2007-10-20 4 3 75 Marvin Foster DE Ft. Worth, Texas North Crowley HS 6 2 266 N/A 2008-06-25 2 2 70 Chris Freeman OT Trotwood, Ohio Madison HS 6 8 337 5.2 2009-02-04 3 3 77 Ashton Glaser QB Springdale, Arkansas Springdale HS 6 2 205 4.62 2008-06-26 2 3 76 Jarrell Harrison DB / S Las Vegas, Nevada Palo Verde HS / CC of San Francisco, California 6 2 210 4.50 2008-12-16 2 3 0 Mark Hill DE Branson, Missouri Branson HS 6 6 262 N/A 2009-01-18 2 2 40 Kendial Lawrence RB Rockwall, Texas Rockwall-Heath HS 5 9.5 177 4.43 2009-01-18 3 3 76 Jack Meiners OT St. Louis, Missouri Chaminade College Prep HS 6 6 312 5.17 2008-04-20 3 3 78 T.J. Moe S O'Fallon, Missouri Fort Zumwalt West HS 6 0 182 4.50 2008-06-02 3 3 76 Ty Phillips DT East St. Louis, Illinois East St. Louis Senior HS 6 2.5 257 4.90 2008-12-28 2 3 40 Sheldon Richardson DT / TE St. Louis, Missouri Gateway HS 6 4 281 4.71 2009-02-04 5 5 81 Michael Sam DE (weakside) Hitchcock, Texas Hitchcock HS 6 2.5 223 4.60 2009-01-31 2 2 76 Alex Sanders TE / WR Springfield, Missouri Glendale HS 6 4.5 205 N/A 2008-06-06 3 3 76 Jasper Simmons DB / S Pensacola, Florida Washington HS / Hutchinson C.C., Kansas 6 1 210 4.47 2008-09-29 3 3 0 Kerwin Stricker WR Washington, Missouri Washington HS 6 1 190 N/A 2008-02-23 3 3 76 Joshua Tatum MLB Oakland, California McClymonds HS / CC of San Francisco, California 6 0 240 4.44 2008-12-08 4 4 0 L'Damian Washington WR Shreveport, Louisiana Green Oaks HS 6 4 182 4.50 2009-01-31 2 2 40 Matt White DB / S Dallas, Texas Keller HS 6 0.5 170 4.50 2009-01-17 2 2 40 Andrew Wilson MLB Peculiar, Missouri Raymore-Peculiar Sr. HS 6 4 227 4.70 2008-03-01 3 3 75 yes 2009 Missouri 2009 Football Commitments 2009 Missouri Commits 2009 Player Commitments – Missouri 38 41 missouri 19 142 February 4, 2009 no Schedule 2009 AP Central September 5 2:30 pm w y y Illinois Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, MO Arch Rivalry ESPN 37–9 64,215 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292480356 Missouri Tigers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini Box Score ESPN.com March 17, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100320140041/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292480356 March 20, 2010 live September 12 6:00 pm w y 25 Bowling Green Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri FSN PPV 27–20 65,401 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292550142 Bowling Green Falcons vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score ESPN.com March 17, 2010 September 19 1:00 pm w y Furman Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri FSN PPV 52–12 61,617 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292620142 Furman Paladins vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score ESPN.com March 17, 2010 September 25 8:00 pm w y y Nevadahttp://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2009/feb/11/missouris-game-nevada-be-played-friday/?mufootball Missouri's game at Nevada to be played on a Friday Columbia Daily Tribune February 11, 2009 February 11, 2009 Mackay Stadium Reno, NV ESPN 31–21 18,269 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292682440 Missouri Tigers vs. Nevada Wolf Pack Box Score ESPN.com March 17, 2010 October 8 8:00 pm l 24 Nebraska 21 Faurot Field Columbia, MO rivalry ESPN 12–27 65,826 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292810142 Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score ESPN.com March 17, 2010 October 17 8:15 pm l y Oklahoma State 16 Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK ESPN2 17–33 55,752 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292900197 Missouri Tigers vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score ESPN.com March 17, 2010 October 24 7:00 pm l y Texas 3 Faurot Field Columbia, MO ABC 7–41 71,004 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292970142 Texas Longhorns vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score ESPN.com March 17, 2010 October 31 12:30 pm w y Colorado Folsom Field Boulder, CO FSN 36–17 45,634 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293040038 Missouri Tigers vs. Colorado Buffaloes Box Score ESPN.com March 17, 2010 November 7 1:00 pm l Baylor Faurot Field Columbia, MO 32–40 65,298 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293110142 Baylor Bears vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score ESPN.com March 17, 2010 November 14 11:30 am w y Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS Versus 38–12 46,476 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293182306 Missouri Tigers vs. Kansas State Wildcats Box Score ESPN.com March 17, 2010 November 21 1:00 pm w Iowa State Faurot Field Columbia, MO rivalry 34–24 55,573 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293250142 Iowa State Cyclones vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score ESPN.com March 17, 2010 November 28 2:30 pm w y Kansas Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO Border War ABC 41–39 70,072 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293322305 Missouri Tigers vs. Kansas Jayhawks Box Score ESPN.com March 17, 2010 December 31 2:30 pm l y y Navy Reliant Stadium Houston, TX Texas Bowl ESPN 13–35 69,441 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293650142 Navy Midshipmen vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score ESPN.com March 17, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100320131249/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293650142 March 20, 2010 live Game summaries Illinois 2009 Illinois Fighting Illini football team Illinois 0 3 0 6 Missouri 10 6 14 7 Blaine Gabbert passed for three touchdowns and 319 yards (25–33), in a runaway 37–9 victory over rival Illinois.Game Summary http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2009-2010/illmiz09.html CSTV.com https://web.archive.org/web/20110714141539/http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2009-2010/illmiz09.html July 14, 2011 live September 6, 2009 Missouri WR Danario Alexander posted a career-high with 10 receptions totaling 132 yards. Gabbert became the third straight Missouri quarterback to earn Big 12 Player of the Week honors in his first start. Bowling Green Bowling Green 10 3 7 0 #25/– Missouri 0 6 7 14 2009 Bowling Green Falcons football team After trailing most of the game, Missouri scored 21 unanswered points in the second half to escape at home. Furman Furman 0 0 6 6 #–/25 Missouri 14 28 7 3 Nevada #–/21 Missouri 6 6 9 10 Nevada 7 0 6 8 2009 Nevada Wolf Pack football team Missouri quarterback Blaine Gabbert posted a career-high 414 yards on 25 of 40 passing. Missouri wide-out Danario Alexander once again posted career high numbers with 9 catches for 170 yards and 2 touchdowns. The turning point in this game was when Nevada running back Luke Lippincott fumbled on the Missouri 4 yard line, setting up a 96-yard touchdown drive by the Missouri offense.http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=292682440 https://web.archive.org/web/20121102111916/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=292682440 dead November 2, 2012 Missouri vs. Nevada - Game Recap - September 25, 2009 - ESPN Nebraska #21/22 Nebraska 0 0 0 27 #24/18 Missouri 0 9 3 0 Missouri–Nebraska Rivalry 2009 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team Game in the rain ends with a dramatic switch from a 12–0 Missouri lead after the 3rd quarter, changed to a 27–12 loss with an injured Blaine Gabbert's leg for the final half with the first two interceptions of his career. Oklahoma State #–/24 Missouri 3 14 0 0 #16/14 Oklahoma State 7 17 3 6 2009 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team Texas #3/3 Texas 21 14 3 3 Missouri 0 7 0 0 2009 Texas Longhorns football team Kickoff time: 7:12 pm • End of Game: 10:02 • Total elapsed time: 2:50 Referee: Tom Walker • Umpire: John Mascarello • Linesman: Chad Green • Line judge: David Oliver • Back judge: Brad Van Vark • Field judge: Reggie Smith • Side judge: Brad Horchem • Scorer: Tim Knaar • Temperature: 56 F • Wind: S 5 • Weather: Cool and clear Colorado Missouri 21 12 0 3 Colorado 0 3 14 0 2009 Colorado Buffaloes football team Baylor Baylor 9 7 10 14 Missouri 7 20 2 3 2009 Baylor Bears football team Kansas State Missouri 3 14 7 14 Kansas State 3 3 6 0 2009 Kansas State Wildcats football team Iowa State Iowa State 7 10 7 0 Missouri 10 0 14 10 2009 Iowa State Cyclones football team Kansas Missouri 3 10 20 8 Kansas 14 7 7 11 2009 Kansas Jayhawks football team Missouri tackled the quarterback for a safety with 2:39 remaining and Grant Ressel hit a 27-yard field goal, his fourth of the game, as time expired, giving the Tigers a 41–39 win over Kansas on Saturday in another wild Border Showdown at Arrowhead Stadium. Ressel was subsequently named the Big 12 Conference Special Teams Player of the Week, for his perfect day (4-for-4) in field goal kicking. It was the first time since 1972 that a Missouri team has won a game from a field goal kicker after trailing in the final seconds of a game.http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/113009aaa.html Ressel Named Big 12 Special Teams Honoree: Sophomore PK Wins Award for Game-Winning Kick Against Kansas CBSSports.com November 30, 2009 December 1, 2009 July 21, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721060146/http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/113009aaa.html dead Navy (Texas Bowl) 2009 Navy Midshipmen football team 2009 Texas Bowl The Tigers lost to Navy in the worst bowl defeat (in terms of the point differential, -22), in team history.http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/123109aaa.html Tigers Fall to Midshipmen in Texas Bowl: Missouri finishes the season 8-5 CBSSports.com December 31, 2009 January 1, 2010 July 21, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721060521/http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/123109aaa.html dead Navy 7 7 7 14 35 Missouri 7 3 0 3 13 Personnel Coaching staff Name Position Yearsat MU Alma mater (Year) Gary Pinkelhttp://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/pinkel_gary00.html Gary Pinkel bio 2009-02-07 2007-12-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20071212160356/http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/pinkel_gary00.html dead Head coach 9 Kent State (1975) David YostYost Tabbed To Take Over As Offensive Coordinator https://web.archive.org/web/20090201193539/http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121208aad.html 2009-02-01 , (December 12, 2008) Assistant head coachOffensive coordinatorQuarterbacks coach 9 Kent State (1992) Dave Steckelhttp://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/031009aaa.html Football Coaching Staff Re-Alignment Announced: Steckel Is New Defensive Coordinator, Odom Takes Over Safeties CSTV.com March 10, 2009 May 3, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110714141315/http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/031009aaa.html July 14, 2011 live LinebackersDefensive coordinator 9 Kutztown (1982) Barry Odom Safeties 7 University of Missouri (1999) Cornell Ford Cornerbacks 9 Toledo (1991) Andy Hill Wide ReceiversTight ends 14 University of Missouri (1985) Brian Jones Running backs 9 Connecticut (1981) Craig Kuligowski Defensive line 9 Toledo (1991) Bruce Walker Co-offensive line 9 Central Washington (1983) Josh Henson Co-offensive line 1 Oklahoma State (1998) Dan Hopkins Director of football operations 3 University of Missouri (2004) Nick Otterbacher Director of football recruiting 6 Toledo (2002) On February 20, 2009, defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus announced he was leaving the Tigers to join the Cleveland Browns.http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/mizzou/story/3207887488E8940686257563001902D0?OpenDocument Eberflus leaving Tigers for the NFL Vahe Gregorian St. Louis Post-Dispatch February 20, 2009 February 20, 2009 February 25, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090225220514/http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/mizzou/story/3207887488E8940686257563001902D0?OpenDocument dead Roster 2009 Missouri Tigers roster (as of 8/29/09 MUTIGERS.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080101143324/http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/miss-m-footbl-mtt.html 2008-01-01 )Wide receivers   2 LaRoderick Thomas – Junior   2 L'Damian Washington – Freshman   3 Gahn McGaffie – ''12px|Redshirt Freshman   4 Jared Perry – Senior   5 Rolandis Woodland – 12px|Redshirt Freshman   6 T. J. Moe – Freshman   8 Wes Kemp – Sophomore   9 Kerwin Stricker – Freshman 14 Jaleel Clark – Freshman 16 Brandon Gerau – Freshman 29 Jerrell Jackson – Sophomore 34 Gregory Andi – 12px|Redshirt Freshman 46 Curt Roth – 12px|Redshirt Freshman 80 Terry Dennis – Sophomore 81 Danario Alexander – Senior 88 Forrest Shock – Junior Offensive line 53 Travis Ruth – 12px|Redshirt Freshman 55 Daniel Jenkins – 12px|Redshirt Freshman 56 John Birdwell – 12px|Redshirt Freshman 61 Max Copeland – Freshman 62 Tim Barnes – Junior 63 Ryan Schleusner – Senior 64 Mike Cecero – 12px|Redshirt Freshman 65 Mike Prince – 12px|Redshirt Junior 66 Austin Wuebbels – 12px|Redshirt Sophomore 67 J. T. Beasley – Sophomore 68 Justin Britt – Freshman 69 Shawn Carey – Freshman 70 Chris Freeman – Freshman 71 Jayson Palmgren – 12px|Redshirt Sophomore 72 Elvis Fisher – Sophomore 73 Mark Hill – Freshman 74 Kirk Lakebrink – Junior 75 Jack Meiners – Freshman 76 Quinn Brown – Sophomore 77 Dan Hoch – Sophomore 78 Kurtis Gregory – 12px|Redshirt Junior GS 79 Taylor Davis – 12px|Redshirt Freshman Tight ends 17 Marvin Norman – 12px|Redshirt Sophomore 33 Levi Hamilton – Senior 43 Jon Gissinger – Senior 49 Chris Willett – 12px|Redshirt Freshman 82 Michael Egnew – Sophomore 84 Alex Sanders – Freshman 86 Beau Brinkley – Sophomore 87 Andrew Jones – Sophomore 93 Andy Loyd – Junior Quarterbacks 11 Blaine Gabbert – Sophomore 12 Jimmy Costello – Sophomore 14 Owen Lenander – Freshman 16 Ashton Glaser – Freshman Running (Tail) backs 10 Gilbert Moye – 12px|Redshirt Sophomore 24 Derrick Washington – Junior 26 De'Vion Moore – 12px|Redshirt Sophomore 30 Kendial Lawrence – Freshman 31 Nikko Sansone – Freshman 35 Matt Davis – Junior 38 Jared Culver – 12px|Redshirt Freshman Defensive line   2 Brian Coulter (End) – Senior   3 Jacquies Smith – Sophomore 18 Marcus Malbrough – 12px|Redshirt Freshman 38 Chris Earnhardt – Sophomore 51 Gabe McCrary – Freshman 57 Brad Madison – 12px|Redshirt Freshman 58 Brendan Donaldson – Sophomore 85 Aldon Smith – 12px|Redshirt Freshman 90 Dominique Hamilton – Sophomore 91 Jimmy Burge – 12px|Redshirt Freshman 92 Andy Maples – Senior 93 Terrell Resonno – 12px|Redshirt Sophomore 94 Marvin Foster – Freshman 95 Brayden Burnett – Freshman 96 Jaron Baston – Senior 98 Bart Coslet – Junior 99 George White – 12px|Redshirt Freshman Linebackers   5 Josh Tatum – Junior   6 Andrew Gachkar – Junior   8 Donovan Bonner – Freshman   9 Tavon Bolden – Freshman 12 Sean Weatherspoon – Senior 32 Dustin Hobbs – Freshman 33 Luke Lambert – Junior 35 Jeff Gettys – Junior 39 Tyler Crane – Sophomore 47 Adam Burton – Freshman 48 Andrew Wilson – Freshman 50 Daniel Schatz – Freshman 52 Michael Sam – Freshman 84 Joe Plevel – 12px|Redshirt Freshman 49 Terrance Jackson - Junior 97 Michael Brennan – Freshman Safety   4 Hardy Ricks – Senior 10 Jasper Simmons – Junior 11 Jarrell Harrison – Junior 15 Del Howard – Senior 17 Matt White – Freshman 20 Charles Brockway – 12px|Redshirt Freshman 25 Zaviar Gooden – 12px|Redshirt Freshman 34 John Moore – 12px|Redshirt Freshman 40 Terrell Lloyd – Junior 88 Byron Smith – Sophomore Strong Safety Free Safety Defensive backs   1 Kip Edwards – 12px|Redshirt Freshman   7 Munir Prince – 12px|Redshirt Junior 13 Kenji Jackson – Sophomore 19 Carl Gettis – Junior 20 Kevin Rutland – 12px|Redshirt Junior 22 Robert Steeples – 12px|Redshirt Freshman 26 Ryan Evans – Sophomore 28 Randy Ponder – Freshman 31 Trey Hobson – Sophomore 41 Winston Wright – Freshman 43 Tony Buhr – Sophomore 45 Tyler Davis – Freshman Punters 36 Jake Harry IV – Senior 95 Grant Ressel – 12px|Redshirt Sophomore 99 Matt Grabner – Sophomore Kickers 91 Tanner Mills – Senior 95 Grant Ressel – 12px|Redshirt Sophomore 97 Trey Barrow – 12px|Redshirt Freshman † Starter at position Statistics Statistics from: http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2009-2010/teamcume.html Missouri Tigers – Cumulative Season Statistics CSTV.com January 2, 2010 January 10, 2010 July 21, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721060219/http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2009-2010/teamcume.html dead Scores by quarter (through December 31, 2009) Missouri 84 135 83 75 Opponents 85 74 76 95 Team (to December 31, 2009) MU Opp SCORING   377   330   Points per game   29.0   25.4 FIRST DOWNS   268   264   Rushing   102   110   Passing   142   137   Penalty   24   17 RUSHING YARDAGE 1,651 1,542   Gained 1,994 1,927   Lost   -343   -385   Attempts   444   463   Avg per rush   3.7   3.3   Avg per game   127.0   118.6   TDs Rushing   15   17 PASSING YARDAGE 3,711 3,269   Comp-Att-Int 274-467-11 305-475-8   Avg per Pass   7.9   6.9   Avg per Catch   13.5   10.7   Avg per game   285.5   251.5   TDs Passing   26   20 MU Opp TOTAL OFFENSE 5,362 4,811   Total plays    911    938   Avg per play    5.9    5.1   Avg per game 412.5 370.1   Kick Returns 63-1,315 67-1,505   Punt Returns 25-238 20-57   Inter. Returns 8-102 11-231   Kick Return Ave. 20.9 22.5   Punt Return Ave.   9.5   2.8   Inter. Return Ave. 12.8 21.0 Fumbles-Lost 18-8 24-15 Penalties-Yards 69-716 91-754   Avg per game 55.1 58.0 Punts-Yards 63-2,647 63-2,525   Avg per punt 42.0 40.1 Net punt avg 40.5 35.3 Time of possession/Game 27:44 32:16 3rd down conversions 68/185 (37%) 86/201 (43%) 4th down conversions 11/20 (55%) 8/20 (40%) Sacks by-Yards 31-244 20-191 Misc. Yards   0   0 Touchdowns scored    42    40 Field goals-Attempts 26-27 (96%) 18-19 (95%) On-Side Kicks   0-0   0-0 Red-Zone Scores   41-50 (82%)   45-52 (87%) Red-Zone TDs   21-50 (42%)   31-52 (60%) PAT-Attempts 39-39 (100%) 32-35 (91%) ATTENDANCE 384,719 166,131   Games / Avg per Game   6 / 64,120 4 / 41,533   Neutral Site 3 / 67,909 Offense Rushing (to December 31, 2009) Name GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Derrick Washington   13 190   909   -44 865 4.6 10 42   66.5 De'Vion Moore   11   63   272   -14 258 4.1   1 31   23.5 Kendial Lawrence   11   52   236   -17 219 4.2   0 22   19.9 Blaine Gabbert   13 103   426 -222 204 2.0   3 40   15.7 Jerrell Jackson   13   11     96    -4   92 8.4   1 37   7.1 Gilbert Moye   11   6     36    -1   35 5.8   0 17   3.2 Danario Alexander   13   1     10   0   10 10.0   0 10   0.8 Jared Perry   11   2     7   0   7 3.5   0   5   0.6 Jimmy Costello   3   2     0    -6    -6  -3.0   0   0    -2.0 TEAM   12   14     2  -35  -33  -2.4   0   2    -2.8 TOTAL   13 444   1,994 -343 1,651 3.7 15 42 127.0 Opponents   13 463   1,927 -385 1,542 3.3 17 41 118.6 Passing (to December 31, 2009) Name (G) Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Blaine Gabbert (13) 140.45 262-445-9 58.9 3,593 24 84 276.4 Jimmy Costello (3) 61.04  9-17-2 52.9   64   0 16   21.3 Danario Alexander (13) 383.00   1-2-0 50.0   40   1 40   3.1 TEAM (12)   0.00   0-1-0   0.0   0   0   0   0.0 Forrest Shock (12) 631.60   1-1-0 100.0   24   1 24   2.0 Derrick Washington (13) 16.00   1-1-0 100.0 -10   0   0   -0.8 TOTAL (13) 139.08 274-467-11 58.7 3,711 26 84 285.5 Opponents (13) 132.55 305-475-8 64.2 3,269 20 74 251.5 Receiving (to December 31, 2009) Name GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GDanario Alexander 13 113 1,781 15.8 14   84 137.0 Jared Perry 11   46    696 15.1   6   48   63.3 Jerrell Jackson 13   37    458 12.4   2   70   35.2 Derrick Washington 13   26    156   6.0   0   36   12.0 Wes Kemp 13   23    418 18.2   3   56   32.2 Andrew Jones 13   8    43   5.4   0   11   3.3 Rolandis Woodland   8   5    26   5.2   0   8   3.2 Kendial Lawrence 11   3    49 16.3   0   33   4.5 Michael Egnew 12   3    25   8.3   0   11   2.1 De'Vion Moore 11   3    13   4.3   0   12   1.2 Brandon Gerau 13   2    19   9.5   0   14   1.5 T.J. Moe 10   2      8   4.0   0   4   0.8 Jaquies Smith 13   1    24 24.0   1   24   1.8 Gilbert Moye 11   1      5   5.0   0   5   0.5 Blaine Gabbert 13   1   -10  -10.0   0   0    -0.8 TOTAL 13 274 3,711 13.5 26   84  285.5 Opponents 13 305 3,269 10.7 20   74  251.5 Field Goals/PAT (to December 31, 2009) NameFG-FGAPct01-1920-2930-3940-4950-99LngBlkdPATPts.Grant Ressel  26-2796.3  0-0  9-9 10-10  7-8  0-0  46 039-39117 Special teams (to December 31, 2009) Name Punting Kickoffs No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd No. Yds Avg TB OBJake Harry  61 2,609 42.8 69 2 15 23 0 Matt Grabner 1   38 38.0 38 0 0 1 0 TEAM 1     0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 Tanner Mills  64  3,924 61.3  8 1Grant Ressel  14   898 64.1  1 1 TOTAL  63 2,647 42.0 69 2 15 24 1  78  4,822 61.8  9 2Opponents  63 2,525 40.1 60 3 20 23 0  75  4,763 63.5 10 2 Name Punt returns Kick returns No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD LongCarl Gettis  22 156  7.1 0 27 1  18 18.0 0 18 Brandon Gerau 3 22  7.3 0 11 Jasper Simmons 0 60  0.0 0 60  36 815 22.6 0 34Kendial Lawrence  12 218 18.2 0 32Wes Kemp  6 136 22.7 0 33Jerrell Jackson  3   53 17.7 0 21Munir Prince  3   65 21.7 0 30Trey Hobson  1   8   8.0 0   8Jon Gissinger  1   2   2.0 0   2 TOTAL 25 238 9.5 0 60 63 1,315 20.9 0 34 Opponents 20 57 2.8 1 13 67 1,505 22.5 0 53 Interceptions (to December 31, 2009) Name No. Yds Avg TD LongKevin Rutland   2   0   0.0 0   0Jacquies Smith   1   43   43.0 1 43Jerrell Harrison   1   27   27.0 0 27Hardy Ricks   1   16   16.0 0 16Kip Edwards   1   10   10.0 0 10Sean Weatherspoon   1   6   6.0 0   6Jasper Simmons   1   0   0.0 0   0TOTAL   8 102   12.8 1 43Opponents 11 231   21.0 2 78 Fumble returns (to December 31, 2009) Name No. Yds Avg TD LongCarl Gettis   1   20 20.0 0 20Jasper Simmons   1   8   8.0 0   8Zaviar Gooden   1   1   1.0 0   1TOTAL   3   29   9.7 0 20Opponents   0   0   0.0 0   0 Defense (to December 31, 2009) 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 13   76 35 111  14.5-44  4.5-21   1-6   2   1   -  1   - - TOTALS 13 633 305 938 81-377 31-244   8-102 34   8 15-29 13   1 4 Opponents 13 540 373 913 76-326 20-191 11-231 53 14   8- 0 12   1 - Rankings 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings (as of January 7, 2010) 16 NR 25 NR NR NR 24 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 25 21 23 18 24 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 4 25 23 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 8 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR References Missouri Category:Missouri Tigers football seasons Missouri Tigers football