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2009 Missouri Tigers football
Texas Bowl, L 13–35 vs. Navy
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record8–5 (4–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDavid Yost (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorDave Steckel (1st season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainDanario Alexander
Jaron Baston
Kurtis Gregory
Sean Weatherspoon
Home stadiumFaurot Field
(Capacity: 71,004)
Uniform
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 14 Nebraska x   6 – 2     10 – 4  
Missouri   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Kansas State   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Iowa State   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Colorado   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Kansas   1 – 7     5 – 7  
South Division
No. 2 Texas x$   8 – 0     13 – 1  
Oklahoma State   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 21 Texas Tech   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Oklahoma   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Texas A&M   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Baylor   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Championship: Texas 13, Nebraska 12
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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.[1][2][3]

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.[4]

Recruits[edit]

Key Losses:

23 seniors (not incl. Jeremy Maclin) played their final game in the Alamo Bowl.[6]

25 student-athletes signed a National Letter of Intent to attend the University of Missouri and play football for the Tigers in 2009.[7]

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.[8] 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."[9] The recruiting class breaks down to 14 on defense compared to 11 on offense.[10]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Tavon Bolden
DB / S 		Houston, Texas Aldine HS 6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 4.50 Jan 17, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Donavan Bonner
DB / FS 		Dallas, Texas H Grady Spruce HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 4.6 Jan 19, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
Justin Britt
OT 		Lebanon, Missouri Plainview HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 267 lb (121 kg) 4.95 Jun 16, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Brayden Burnett
DE 		Southlake, Texas Carroll HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 240 lb (110 kg) 4.65 Jun 15, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
Adam Burton
MLB 		Lee's Summit, Missouri Lee's Summit West HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 4.61 Jun 9, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Jaleel Clark
WR 		Allentown, Pennsylvania Parkland HS 6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 4.50 Aug 11, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Blaine Dalton
QB 		Blue Springs, Missouri South HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 4.55 Oct 20, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Marvin Foster
DE 		Ft. Worth, Texas North Crowley HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 266 lb (121 kg) N/A Jun 25, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Chris Freeman
OT 		Trotwood, Ohio Madison HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 337 lb (153 kg) 5.2 Feb 4, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Ashton Glaser
QB 		Springdale, Arkansas Springdale HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 4.62 Jun 26, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Jarrell Harrison
DB / S 		Las Vegas, Nevada Palo Verde HS / CC of San Francisco, California 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 4.50 Dec 16, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Mark Hill
DE 		Branson, Missouri Branson HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 262 lb (119 kg) N/A Jan 18, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Kendial Lawrence
RB 		Rockwall, Texas Rockwall-Heath HS 5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 4.43 Jan 18, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Jack Meiners
OT 		St. Louis, Missouri Chaminade College Prep HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 312 lb (142 kg) 5.17 Apr 20, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
T.J. Moe
S 		O'Fallon, Missouri Fort Zumwalt West HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 4.50 Jun 2, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Ty Phillips
DT 		East St. Louis, Illinois East St. Louis Senior HS 6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m) 257 lb (117 kg) 4.90 Dec 28, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Sheldon Richardson
DT / TE 		St. Louis, Missouri Gateway HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 281 lb (127 kg) 4.71 Feb 4, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 81
Michael Sam
DE (weakside) 		Hitchcock, Texas Hitchcock HS 6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 4.60 Jan 31, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Alex Sanders
TE / WR 		Springfield, Missouri Glendale HS 6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m) 205 lb (93 kg) N/A Jun 6, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Jasper Simmons
DB / S 		Pensacola, Florida Washington HS / Hutchinson C.C., Kansas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 4.47 Sep 29, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Kerwin Stricker
WR 		Washington, Missouri Washington HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) N/A Feb 23, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Joshua Tatum
MLB 		Oakland, California McClymonds HS / CC of San Francisco, California 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 240 lb (110 kg) 4.44 Dec 8, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
L'Damian Washington
WR 		Shreveport, Louisiana Green Oaks HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 4.50 Jan 31, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Matt White
DB / S 		Dallas, Texas Keller HS 6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 4.50 Jan 17, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Andrew Wilson
MLB 		Peculiar, Missouri Raymore-Peculiar Sr. HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 4.70 Mar 1, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 38   Rivals: 41
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Missouri 2009 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
  • "2009 Missouri Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
  • "2009 Player Commitments – Missouri". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 4, 2009.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 52:30 pmvs. Illinois*
ESPNW 37–964,215[11]
September 126:00 pmBowling Green*No. 25
FSN PPVW 27–2065,401[12]
September 191:00 pmFurman*
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, Missouri
FSN PPVW 52–1261,617[13]
September 258:00 pmat Nevada[14]*
ESPNW 31–2118,269[15]
October 88:00 pmNo. 21 NebraskaNo. 24
ESPNL 12–2765,826[16]
October 178:15 pmat No. 16 Oklahoma State
ESPN2L 17–3355,752[17]
October 247:00 pmNo. 3 Texasdagger
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, Missouri
ABCL 7–4171,004[18]
October 3112:30 pmat Colorado
FSNW 36–1745,634[19]
November 71:00 pmBaylor
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, Missouri
L 32–4065,298[20]
November 1411:30 amat Kansas State
VersusW 38–1246,476[21]
November 211:00 pmIowa State
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, Missouri (rivalry)
W 34–2455,573[22]
November 282:30 pmvs. Kansas
ABCW 41–3970,072[23]
December 312:30 pmvs. Navy*
ESPNL 13–3569,441[24]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll Poll released prior to game.
  • All times are in Central time

Roster[edit]

2009 Missouri Tigers roster (as of 8/29/09 MUTIGERS.com Archived 2008-01-01 at the Wayback Machine )

Wide receivers

  •   2 LaRoderick Thomas – Junior
  •   2 L'Damian Washington – Freshman
  •   3 Gahn McGaffie – ''Redshirt Freshman
  •   4 Jared Perry – Senior
  •   5 Rolandis Woodland – 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 – Redshirt Freshman
  • 46 Curt Roth – Redshirt Freshman
  • 80 Terry Dennis – Sophomore
  • 81 Danario Alexander – Senior
  • 88 Forrest Shock – Junior

Offensive line

  • 53 Travis Ruth – Redshirt Freshman
  • 55 Daniel Jenkins – Redshirt Freshman
  • 56 John Birdwell – Redshirt Freshman
  • 61 Max Copeland – Freshman
  • 62 Tim Barnes – Junior
  • 63 Ryan Schleusner – Senior
  • 64 Mike Cecero – Redshirt Freshman
  • 65 Mike Prince – Redshirt Junior
  • 66 Austin Wuebbels – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 67 J. T. Beasley – Sophomore
  • 68 Justin Britt – Freshman
  • 69 Shawn Carey – Freshman
  • 70 Chris Freeman – Freshman
  • 71 Jayson Palmgren – 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 – Redshirt Junior GS
  • 79 Taylor Davis – Redshirt Freshman

Tight ends

  • 17 Marvin Norman – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 33 Levi Hamilton – Senior
  • 43 Jon Gissinger – Senior
  • 49 Chris Willett – 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 – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 24 Derrick Washington – Junior
  • 26 De'Vion Moore – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 30 Kendial Lawrence – Freshman
  • 31 Nikko Sansone – Freshman
  • 35 Matt Davis – Junior
  • 38 Jared Culver – Redshirt Freshman

Defensive line

  •   2 Brian Coulter (End) – Senior
  •   3 Jacquies Smith – Sophomore
  • 18 Marcus Malbrough – Redshirt Freshman
  • 38 Chris Earnhardt – Sophomore
  • 51 Gabe McCrary – Freshman
  • 57 Brad Madison – Redshirt Freshman
  • 58 Brendan Donaldson – Sophomore
  • 85 Aldon Smith – Redshirt Freshman
  • 90 Dominique Hamilton – Sophomore
  • 91 Jimmy Burge – Redshirt Freshman
  • 92 Andy Maples – Senior
  • 93 Terrell Resonno – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 94 Marvin Foster – Freshman
  • 95 Brayden Burnett – Freshman
  • 96 Jaron Baston – Senior
  • 98 Bart Coslet – Junior
  • 99 George White – 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 – 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 – Redshirt Freshman
  • 25 Zaviar Gooden – Redshirt Freshman
  • 34 John Moore – Redshirt Freshman
  • 40 Terrell Lloyd – Junior
  • 88 Byron Smith – Sophomore

Strong Safety

Free Safety

Defensive backs

  •   1 Kip Edwards – Redshirt Freshman
  •   7 Munir Prince – Redshirt Junior
  • 13 Kenji Jackson – Sophomore
  • 19 Carl Gettis – Junior
  • 20 Kevin Rutland – Redshirt Junior
  • 22 Robert Steeples – 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 – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 99 Matt Grabner – Sophomore

Kickers

  • 91 Tanner Mills – Senior
  • 95 Grant Ressel – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 97 Trey Barrow – Redshirt Freshman
† Starter at position

Coaching staff[edit]

Name Position Years
at MU		 Alma mater (Year)
Gary Pinkel[25] Head coach 9 Kent State (1975)
David Yost[26] Assistant head coach
Offensive coordinator
Quarterbacks coach		 9 Kent State (1992)
Dave Steckel[27] Linebackers
Defensive Coordinator		 9 Kutztown (1982)
Barry Odom Safeties 7 University of Missouri (1999)
Cornell Ford Cornerbacks 9 Toledo (1991)
Andy Hill Wide Receivers
Tight 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.[28]


Game summaries[edit]

Illinois[edit]

See also: 2009 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Illinois 0 3 0 6 9
Missouri 10 6 14 7 37

Blaine Gabbert passed for three touchdowns and 319 yards (25–33), in a runaway 37–9 victory over rival Illinois.[29] 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[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bowling Green 10 3 7 0 20
#25/– Missouri 0 6 7 14 27
See also: 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[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Furman 0 0 6 6 12
#–/25 Missouri 14 28 7 3 52


Nevada[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
#–/21 Missouri 6 6 9 10 31
Nevada 7 0 6 8 21
See also: 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.[30]

Nebraska[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
#21/22 Nebraska 0 0 0 27 27
#24/18 Missouri 0 9 3 0 12
See also: Missouri–Nebraska Rivalry
See also: 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[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
#–/24 Missouri 3 14 0 0 17
#16/14 Oklahoma State 7 17 3 6 33
See also: 2009 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Texas[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
#3/3 Texas 21 14 3 3 41
Missouri 0 7 0 0 7
See also: 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[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Missouri 21 12 0 3 36
Colorado 0 3 14 0 17
See also: 2009 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Baylor[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Baylor 9 7 10 14 40
Missouri 7 20 2 3 32
See also: 2009 Baylor Bears football team

Kansas State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Missouri 3 14 7 14 38
Kansas State 3 3 6 0 12
See also: 2009 Kansas State Wildcats football team

Iowa State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Iowa State 7 10 7 0 24
Missouri 10 0 14 10 34
See also: 2009 Iowa State Cyclones football team

Kansas[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Missouri 3 10 20 8 41
Kansas 14 7 7 11 39
See also: 2009 Kansas Jayhawks football team

These rivals put on a show in last year's game and somehow topped it, trading big plays, scores and momentum seemingly with every snap.[31]

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.[32]

Navy (Texas Bowl)[edit]

See also: 2009 Navy Midshipmen football team and 2009 Texas Bowl

The Tigers lost to Navy in the worst bowl defeat (in terms of the point differential, -22), in team history.[33]

1 2 3 4 Total
Navy 7 7 7 14 35
Missouri 7 3 0 3 13

Statistics[edit]

Statistics from: "Missouri Tigers – Cumulative Season Statistics". CSTV.com. January 2, 2010. Retrieved January 10, 2010.

Scores by quarter[edit]

(through December 31, 2009)

1 2 3 4 Total
Missouri 84 135 83 75 377
Opponents 85 74 76 95 330

Team[edit]

(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[edit]

Rushing[edit]

(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[edit]

(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[edit]

(to December 31, 2009)

Name GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
Danario 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[edit]

(to December 31, 2009)

Name FG-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lng Blkd PAT Pts.
Grant Ressel   26-27 96.3   0-0   9-9 10-10   7-8   0-0   46 0 39-39 117

Special teams[edit]

(to December 31, 2009)

Name Punting Kickoffs
No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd No. Yds Avg TB OB
Jake 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 1
Grant Ressel  14   898 64.1  1 1
TOTAL  63 2,647 42.0 69 2 15 24 1  78  4,822 61.8  9 2
Opponents  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 Long
Carl 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 34
Kendial Lawrence  12 218 18.2 0 32
Wes Kemp  6 136 22.7 0 33
Jerrell Jackson  3   53 17.7 0 21
Munir Prince  3   65 21.7 0 30
Trey Hobson  1   8   8.0 0   8
Jon 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[edit]

(to December 31, 2009)

Name No. Yds Avg TD Long
Kevin Rutland   2   0   0.0 0   0
Jacquies Smith   1   43   43.0 1 43
Jerrell Harrison   1   27   27.0 0 27
Hardy Ricks   1   16   16.0 0 16
Kip Edwards   1   10   10.0 0 10
Sean Weatherspoon   1   6   6.0 0   6
Jasper Simmons   1   0   0.0 0   0
TOTAL   8 102   12.8 1 43
Opponents 11 231   21.0 2 78

Fumble returns[edit]

(to December 31, 2009)

Name No. Yds Avg TD Long
Carl Gettis   1   20 20.0 0 20
Jasper Simmons   1   8   8.0 0   8
Zaviar Gooden   1   1   1.0 0   1
TOTAL   3   29   9.7 0 20
Opponents   0   0   0.0 0   0

Defense[edit]

(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 FF
Sean 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[edit]

See also: 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

(as of January 7, 2010)

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP—25———24———————————
Coaches——2521231824——————————
HarrisNot released2523——————————Not released
BCSNot released————————Not released

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