2009 Missouri Tigers football team

2009 Missouri Tigers football
Texas Bowl, L 13–35 vs. Navy
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	North Division
Record	8–5 (4–4 Big 12)
Head coach	Gary Pinkel (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	David Yost (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Dave Steckel (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Danario Alexander Jaron Baston Kurtis Gregory Sean Weatherspoon
Home stadium	Faurot Field (Capacity: 71,004)
Uniform
Seasons ←  2008 2010  →

2009 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	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

Key Losses:

• DB Castine Bridges
• LB Brock Christopher
• TE Chase Coffman
• QB Chase Daniel
• TB Jimmy Jackson
• WR Jeremy Maclin ^[5]
• 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. ^[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:     Rivals:     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:     Rivals:     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:     Rivals:     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:     Rivals:     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:     Rivals:     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:     Rivals:     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:     Rivals:     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:     Rivals:     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:     Rivals:     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:     Rivals:     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:     Rivals:     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:     Rivals:     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:     Rivals:     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:     Rivals:     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:     Rivals:     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:     Rivals:     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:     Rivals:     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:     Rivals:     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:     Rivals:     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:     Rivals:     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:     Rivals:     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:     Rivals:     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:     Rivals:     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:     Rivals:     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:     Rivals:     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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	2:30 pm	vs. Illinois *		Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, Missouri (Arch Rivalry)	ESPN	W 37–9	64,215 [11]
September 12	6:00 pm	Bowling Green *	No. 25	Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri	FSN PPV	W 27–20	65,401 [12]
September 19	1:00 pm	Furman *		Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri	FSN PPV	W 52–12	61,617 [13]
September 25	8:00 pm	at Nevada [14] *		Mackay Stadium Reno, Nevada	ESPN	W 31–21	18,269 [15]
October 8	8:00 pm	No. 21 Nebraska	No. 24	Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri (Missouri-Nebraska Rivalry)	ESPN	L 12–27	65,826 [16]
October 17	8:15 pm	at No. 16 Oklahoma State		Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, Oklahoma	ESPN2	L 17–33	55,752 [17]
October 24	7:00 pm	No. 3 Texas		Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri	ABC	L 7–41	71,004 [18]
October 31	12:30 pm	at Colorado		Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	FSN	W 36–17	45,634 [19]
November 7	1:00 pm	Baylor		Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri		L 32–40	65,298 [20]
November 14	11:30 am	at Kansas State		Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, Kansas	Versus	W 38–12	46,476 [21]
November 21	1:00 pm	Iowa State		Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri (rivalry)		W 34–24	55,573 [22]
November 28	2:30 pm	vs. Kansas		Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, Missouri (Border War)	ABC	W 41–39	70,072 [23]
December 31	2:30 pm	vs. Navy *		Reliant Stadium Houston, Texas (Texas Bowl)	ESPN	L 13–35	69,441 [24]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central time

Roster

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 – '' Freshman   4 Jared Perry – Senior   5 Rolandis Woodland – 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 – Freshman 46 Curt Roth – Freshman 80 Terry Dennis – Sophomore 81 Danario Alexander – Senior 88 Forrest Shock – Junior Offensive line 53 Travis Ruth – Freshman 55 Daniel Jenkins – Freshman 56 John Birdwell – Freshman 61 Max Copeland – Freshman 62 Tim Barnes – Junior 63 Ryan Schleusner – Senior 64 Mike Cecero – Freshman 65 Mike Prince – Junior 66 Austin Wuebbels – Sophomore 67 J. T. Beasley – Sophomore 68 Justin Britt – Freshman 69 Shawn Carey – Freshman 70 Chris Freeman – Freshman 71 Jayson Palmgren – 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 – JuniorGS 79 Taylor Davis – Freshman Tight ends 17 Marvin Norman – Sophomore 33 Levi Hamilton – Senior 43 Jon Gissinger – Senior 49 Chris Willett – 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 – Sophomore 24 Derrick Washington – Junior 26 De'Vion Moore – Sophomore 30 Kendial Lawrence – Freshman 31 Nikko Sansone – Freshman 35 Matt Davis – Junior 38 Jared Culver – Freshman Defensive line   2 Brian Coulter (End) – Senior   3 Jacquies Smith – Sophomore 18 Marcus Malbrough – Freshman 38 Chris Earnhardt – Sophomore 51 Gabe McCrary – Freshman 57 Brad Madison – Freshman 58 Brendan Donaldson – Sophomore 85 Aldon Smith – Freshman 90 Dominique Hamilton – Sophomore 91 Jimmy Burge – Freshman 92 Andy Maples – Senior 93 Terrell Resonno – Sophomore 94 Marvin Foster – Freshman 95 Brayden Burnett – Freshman 96 Jaron Baston – Senior 98 Bart Coslet – Junior 99 George White – 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 – 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 – Freshman 25 Zaviar Gooden – Freshman 34 John Moore – Freshman 40 Terrell Lloyd – Junior 88 Byron Smith – Sophomore Strong Safety Free Safety Defensive backs   1 Kip Edwards – Freshman   7 Munir Prince – Junior 13 Kenji Jackson – Sophomore 19 Carl Gettis – Junior 20 Kevin Rutland – Junior 22 Robert Steeples – 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 – Sophomore 99 Matt Grabner – Sophomore Kickers 91 Tanner Mills – Senior 95 Grant Ressel – Sophomore 97 Trey Barrow – Freshman
† Starter at position

Coaching staff

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

Illinois

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

	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

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

Nevada

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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)

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

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

Scores by quarter

(through December 31, 2009)

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

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/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

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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

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
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	25	—	—	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	25	21	23	18	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Harris	Not released				25	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released
BCS	Not released								—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

References

1. "Texas Bowl Team Selection (December 6, 2009)". Archived from the original on December 13, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2009.
2. Missouri Accepts Bid to Play in 2009 Texas Bowl (Dec. 6, 2009) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. Mizzou Accepts Bid from Texas Bowl: Missouri To Play Navy on Dec. 31 (December 6, 2009)
4. "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. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2009.
5. Maclin Declares for NFL Draft Archived 2009-02-11 at the Wayback Machine , CSTV.com, January 9, 2009
6. Gregorian, Vahe (December 31, 2008). "Torch is passed". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Retrieved January 13, 2009.
7. "Football Announces 2009 Recruiting Class: Tigers Sign 25 Standouts To Latest Group". CSTV.com. February 4, 2009. Archived from the original on February 6, 2009. Retrieved February 5, 2009.
8. Ruppenthal, Alex (February 4, 2009). "Missouri football team pleased with recruiting class". Columbia Missourian . Archived from the original on February 9, 2009. Retrieved February 6, 2009.
9. "Pinkel very happy with 2009 Signing Class". InsideMizzou.com. February 4, 2009. Retrieved February 7, 2009.
10. "InsideMizzou.com breaks down the 2009 class". InsideMizzou.com. February 5, 2009. Retrieved February 7, 2009.
11. "Missouri Tigers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2010. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
12. "Bowling Green Falcons vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
13. "Furman Paladins vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
14. "Missouri's game at Nevada to be played on a Friday". Columbia Daily Tribune . February 11, 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2009.
15. "Missouri Tigers vs. Nevada Wolf Pack Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
16. "Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
17. "Missouri Tigers vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
18. "Texas Longhorns vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
19. "Missouri Tigers vs. Colorado Buffaloes Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
20. "Baylor Bears vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
21. "Missouri Tigers vs. Kansas State Wildcats Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
22. "Iowa State Cyclones vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
23. "Missouri Tigers vs. Kansas Jayhawks Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
24. "Navy Midshipmen vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2010. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
25. "Gary Pinkel bio". Archived from the original on December 12, 2007. Retrieved February 7, 2009.
26. Yost Tabbed To Take Over As Offensive Coordinator Archived 2009-02-01 at the Wayback Machine , (December 12, 2008)
27. "Football Coaching Staff Re-Alignment Announced: Steckel Is New Defensive Coordinator, Odom Takes Over Safeties". CSTV.com. March 10, 2009. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2009.
28. Gregorian, Vahe (February 20, 2009). "Eberflus leaving Tigers for the NFL". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Retrieved February 20, 2009.
29. "Game Summary". CSTV.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2009.
30. "Missouri vs. Nevada - Game Recap - September 25, 2009 - ESPN". Archived from the original on July 10, 2012.
31. "Missouri Beats Kansas 41-39 on a Last Second Field Goal". Archived from the original on December 3, 2009. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
32. "Ressel Named Big 12 Special Teams Honoree: Sophomore PK Wins Award for Game-Winning Kick Against Kansas". CBSSports.com . November 30, 2009. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
33. "Tigers Fall to Midshipmen in Texas Bowl: Missouri finishes the season 8-5". CBSSports.com . December 31, 2009. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2010.