2008 Missouri Tigers football
Big 12 North Division co-champion
Alamo Bowl champion
Alamo Bowl, W 30–23 OT vs. Northwestern
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 19
Record10–4 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Christensen (8th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorMatt Eberflus (8th season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainChase Daniel
Ziggy Hood
William Moore
Tommy Saunders
Home stadiumFaurot Field
(Capacity: 68,349)
2008 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 19 Missouri xy  5 –3   10 –4  
Nebraska x  5 –3   9 –4  
Kansas  4 –4   8 –5  
Colorado  2 –6   5 –7  
Kansas State  2 –6   5 –7  
Iowa State  0 –8   2 –10  
South Division
No. 5 Oklahoma xy$  7 –1   12 –2  
No. 4 Texas x%  7 –1   12 –1  
No. 12 Texas Tech x  7 –1   11 –2  
No. 16 Oklahoma State  5 –3   9 –4  
Baylor  2 –6   4 –8  
Texas A&M  2 –6   4 –8  
Championship: Oklahoma 62, Missouri 21
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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.[1]

Recruits

Key Losses:

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.[1] The Tigers will have 16 returning starters, 10 on defense and six on offense.[3]

Redshirt freshman DE John Stull was removed from the team on January 11, 2008, after being arrested on drug charges.[4]

22 Recruits list.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Jimmy Burge
DT		 Houston, Texas Stratford HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 5.10 Jun 19, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 71
Taylor Davis
OT		 Plano, Texas Prestonwood Christian 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 261 lb (118 kg) 5.66 Aug 3, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Will Ebner
MLB		 Friendswood, Texas Friendswood HS 6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 4.61 Dec 17, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Kip Edwards
CB		 Arlington, Texas Bowie HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 4.53 Oct 27, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Michael Egnew
WR		 Plainview, Texas Plainview HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) N/A Jun 10, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Blaine Gabbert
QB		 Ballwin, Missouri Parkway West HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (100 kg) 4.60 Nov 10, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Zaviar Gooden
S		 Pflugerville, Texas Pflugerville HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 4.50 Jan 22, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Dan Hoch
OT		 Harlan, Iowa Harlan Community HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 315 lb (143 kg) 5.21 Jan 8, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Kenji Jackson
S		 Mansfield, Texas Mansfield HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) N/A Dec 18, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:1/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Daniel Jackson
OT		 Gilmer, Texas Gilmer HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 270 lb (120 kg) N/A Sep 10, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Andrew Jones
TE		 Smithville, Missouri Smithville HS 6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 4.78 Mar 5, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Wes Kemp
WR		 St. Louis, Missouri DeSmet Jesuit HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 4.60 Jan 7, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
Brad Madison
DE		 Bethany, Missouri South Harrison HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) N/A Mar 12, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Marcus Malbrough
DE		 Beaumont, Texas West Brook Sr. HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (100 kg) N/A Jan 28, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Gahn McGaffie
RB		 Galena Park, Texas Galena Park HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) N/A Jun 15, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Travis Ruth
DT		 Jefferson City, Missouri Jefferson City HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 280 lb (130 kg) N/A Feb 7, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Aldon Smith
DE		 Raytown, Missouri Raytown HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (100 kg) N/A Oct 7, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 65
Jacquies Smith
DE		 Dallas, Texas South Oak Cliff HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) N/A Jan 24, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Robert Steeples
CB		 St. Louis, Missouri DeSmet Jesuit HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 4.53 Jun 16, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Drew Temple
RB		 Kansas City, Missouri Rockhurst HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) N/A Jul 20, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 69
George White
MLB		 Cincinnati, Ohio Harmony Community School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 252 lb (114 kg) N/A Dec 18, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Rolandis Woodland
WR		 Cincinnati, Ohio Harmony Community School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) N/A Feb 7, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 31   Rivals: 25
  • ‡ 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 2008 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
  • "2008 Missouri Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
  • "2008 Player Commitments – Missouri". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
  • "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 1, 2009.

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.[5] and the Tigers landed him after he had previously committed to Nebraska.[6] 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.[7]

From out of state, the Tigers landed OT Dan Hoch, who like Gabbert previously committed to Nebraska.[8]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:30 PMvs. No. 20 Illinois*No. 6
ESPNW 52–4266,441
September 66:00 PMSoutheast Missouri State*No. 6
FSN PPVW 52–362,305
September 1311:30 AMNevada*No. 6
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
FSNW 69–1754,202
September 201:00 PMBuffalo*No. 5
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 42–2165,556
October 48:00 PMat NebraskaNo. 4
ESPNW 52–1785,372
October 117:00 PMNo. 17 Oklahoma StateNo. 3
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
ESPN2L 23–2868,349
October 187:00 PMat No. 1 TexasNo. 11
ABCL 31–5698,383
October 255:30 PMColoradodaggerNo. 16
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
FSNW 58–068,349
November 12:00 PMat BaylorNo. 14
W 31–2835,142
November 86:00 PMKansas StateNo. 13
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO (Senior Night)
FSNW 41–2468,349
November 155:30 PMat Iowa StateNo. 12
FSNW 52–2046,013
November 2911:30 AMvs. KansasNo. 12
FSNL 37–4079,123
December 67:00 PMvs. No. 4 OklahomaNo. 19
ABCL 21–6271,004
December 297:00 PMvs. No. 22 Northwestern*No. 25
ESPNW 30–23 OT55,986
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
#20/19 Illinois 6 7 15 14 42
#6/7 Missouri 7 24 14 7 52

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

1 2 3 4 Total
Southeast Missouri State 0 0 0 3 3
#6/7 Missouri 21 21 3 7 52

Missouri takes a commanding 42–0 lead over their FCS competition in their best defensive performance of the year, the first half really showcased their offensive abilities. The second half was a mere formality as Missouri's backups played the entire second half.

Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total
Nevada 7 10 0 0 17
#6/6 Missouri 17 21 21 10 69

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

1 2 3 4 Total
Buffalo 7 7 7 0 21
#5/5 Missouri 10 10 13 9 42

Missouri looked a bit flat at times against Buffalo but still won in commanding fashion.

At Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total
#4/3 Missouri 14 17 21 0 52
Nebraska 7 3 0 7 17

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

1 2 3 4 Total
#17/17 Oklahoma State 7 0 14 7 28
#3/2 Missouri 3 7 7 6 23

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

1 2 3 4 Total
#11/12 Missouri 0 3 14 14 31
#1/1 Texas 14 21 7 14 56

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.[9][10] 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.[11] Texas won the game 51–20[11] to extend its series lead over Missouri to 15–5.[12] The two teams did not face each other in 2006 or 2007.[13]

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.[14]

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.[15] The temperature was 72 °F (22 °C) at kickoff, with clear skies.[16] ESPN College GameDay was in Austin for the game, which set a new attendance record (UT, state of Texas, Big12 Conference) of 98,383.[17]

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.[17]

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.[17] The final score was Texas-56, Missouri-31.[17][18][19]

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).[18]

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."[18]

Colorado

Colorado at #16/16 Missouri
1 234Total
Colorado 0 000 0
• Missouri 21 131410 58
Scoring summary
113:51MIZZDerrick Washington 3-yard run (Jeff Wolfert kick)MIZZ 7-0
110:48MIZZChase Coffman 1-yard pass from Chase Daniel (Jeff Wolfert kick)MIZZ 14-0
13:20MIZZJeremy Maclin 3-yard pass from Chase Daniel (Jeff Wolfert kick)MIZZ 21-0
28:10MIZZTommy Saunders 10-yard pass from Chase Daniel (Jeff Wolfert kick)MIZZ 28-0
21:42MIZZJeff Wolfert 23-yard field goalMIZZ 31-0
20:00MIZZJeff Wolfert 44-yard field goalMIZZ 34-0
36:01MIZZDanario Alexander 4-yard pass from Chase Daniel (Jeff Wolfert kick)MIZZ 41-0
31:08MIZZJeremy Maclin 30-yard pass from Chase Daniel (Jeff Wolfert kick)MIZZ 48-0
410:10MIZZJeff Wolfert 46-yard field goalMIZZ 51-0
44:45MIZZDe'Vion Moore 55-yard run (Jeff Wolfert kick)MIZZ 58-0

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.[20]

At Baylor

1 2 3 4 Total
#14/14 Missouri 14 7 0 10 31
Baylor 0 7 14 7 28

Missouri looked good early but barely scraped by Baylor for another flat performance in what was quickly becoming a disappointing season for the Tigers.

Kansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Kansas State 0 3 7 14 24
#13/13 Missouri 7 17 3 14 41

Getting back on track, Missouri routed Kansas State coasting on a commanding 24–3 halftime lead.

At Iowa State

1 2 3 4 Total
#12/11 Missouri 7 24 7 14 52
Iowa State 0 7 6 7 20

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)

1 2 3 4 Total
Kansas 3 16 7 14 40
#12/11 Missouri 0 10 13 14 37

On November 30, offensive coordinator Dave Christensen accepted the job as head coach for the Wyoming Cowboys in 2009.[21]

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)

1 2 3 4 Total
#19/17 Missouri 0 7 7 7 21
#2/4 Oklahoma 10 28 3 21 62

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.[22]

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).[23]
He has 1,221 receiving, 987 kickoff return, 250 rushing, and 188 punt returns yardage.[24]

On December 11, TE Chase Coffman won the prestigious John Mackey Tight End Award as the nation's top tight end.[25]

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.[26]

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

1 2 3 4OT Total
#25/23 Missouri 0 10 10 37 30
#22/20 Northwestern 7 3 13 00 23

Roster

2008 Missouri Tigers football roster (as of 9/3/08 MUTIGERS.com Archived 2008-01-01 at the Wayback Machine, and Rivals.com)

Wide receivers

  •  2 LaRoderick Thomas – Sophomore
  •  3 Gahn McGaffie – Freshman
  •  4 Jared Perry – Junior
  •  5 Rolandis Woodland – Freshman
  • 6 Sanford Gooden - Redshirt Sophomore
  •  7 Earl Goldsmith – Senior
  •  8 Wes Kemp – Freshman
  •  9 Jeremy Maclin – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 16 Brandon Gerau – Freshman
  • 28 Adam Casey – Redshirt Senior
  • 29 Jerrell Jackson – Freshman
  • 36 Tyron Reece – Junior
  • 80 Terry Dennis – Freshman
  • 81 Danario Alexander – Junior
  • 84 Tommy Saunders – Redshirt Senior
  • 88 Forrest Shock – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 89 Blake May – Redshirt Senior

Offensive line

  • 53 Travis Ruth – Freshman
  • 55 Daniel Jenkins – Freshman
  • 57 Brad Madison – Freshman
  • 58 Brendan Donaldson – Freshman
  • 61 Colin Brown – Redshirt Senior
  • 62 Tim Barnes – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 63 Ryan Schleusner – Redshirt Junior
  • 65 Mike Prince – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 66 Austin Wuebbels – Freshman
  • 67 J. T. Beasley – Freshman
  • 68 Dain Wise – 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 – Redshirt Senior
  • 77 Dan Hoch – Freshman
  • 78 Kurtis Gregory – Redshirt Junior
  • 79 Taylor Davis – Freshman

Tight ends

  • 17 Marvin Norman – Freshman
  • 43 Jon Gissinger – 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 – Redshirt Sophomore
  

Quarterbacks

Running (Tail) backs

  •  1 Jimmy Jackson – Redshirt Senior
  • 17 Drew Temple – 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 – Redshirt Senior
  • 39 Tyler Crane – Sophomore
  • 48 Tommy Chavis – Senior
  • 59 Zach Milligan – 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 – Redshirt Junior
  • 97 Marcus Malbrough – Freshman
  • 98 Bart Coslet – Redshirt Junior
  • 99 Jacquies Smith – Freshman

Linebackers

  •  5 Van Alexander – Redshirt Senior
  •  6 Andrew Gachkar – Sophomore
  • 12 Sean Weatherspoon – Junior
  • 18 Steve Redmond – Redshirt Senior
  • 25 Aaron O'Neal – 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 – Redshirt Junior
  • 52 George White – Freshman
  • 54 Jared Culver – Freshman
  

Safety

  •  1 William Moore Redshirt Senior
  •  8 Justin Garrett – Senior
  • 10 Gilbert Moye – Freshman
  • 14 Fred Trotman – Freshman
  • 24 Mack Breed – Redshirt Senior

Strong Safety

  •  7 Munir Prince – Junior

Free Safety

  • 15 Del Howard – Junior

Defensive backs

  •  4 Hardy Ricks – Redshirt Junior
  •  9 Kip Edwards – Freshman
  • 11 Tremane Vaughns – Senior
  • 13 Kenji Jackson – Freshman
  • 19 Carl Gettis – Sophomore
  • 20 Kevin Rutland – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 21 Castine Bridges – Redshirt Senior
  • 22 Robert Steeples – Freshman
  • 28 Evan Scott – Freshman
  • 31 Trey Hobson – Sophomore
  • 35 Matt Davis – 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 – 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

NamePositionYears
at MU		Alma mater (Year)
Gary Pinkel[27]Head coach8Kent State (1975)
Dave ChristensenAssistant head coach
Offensive coordinator
Quarterbacks
Offensive line		8Western Washington (1985)
Matt EberflusAssociate head coach
Defensive coordinator
Safeties		8Toledo (1993)
Cornell FordCornerbacks8Toledo (1991)
Andy HillWide receivers13University of Missouri (1985)
Brian JonesRunning backs8Connecticut (1981)
Craig KuligowskiDefensive line8Toledo (1991)
Dave SteckelLinebackers8Kutztown (1982)
Bruce WalkerTight ends
Assistant offensive line		8Central Washington (1983)
David YostQuarterbacks
Recruiting coordinator		8Kent State (1992)
Barry OdomAssistant AD for football operations6University of Missouri (1999)
Nick OtterbacherDirector of football recruiting5Toledo (2002)

Coaching staff from: "Missouri Tigers - 2008 Roster". CSTV.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2008. Retrieved December 28, 2007.

Rankings

(as of January 9, 2009)

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP66 (1)6 (1)564 (1)3 (1)11161414121212192519
Coaches776553212161413111111172316
HarrisNot released4 (1)4111614131111111824Not released
BCSNot released1514141213132021Not released

Statistics

Statistics from: "Missouri Tigers – Cumulative Season Statistics". CSTV.com. December 31, 2008. Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2009.

Team

(to December 29, 2008)

MUOpp
SCORING  591  381
  Points per Game  42.2  27.2
FIRST DOWNS  358  327
  Rushing  100  110
  Passing  235  199
  Penalty  23  18
RUSHING YARDAGE2,1531,748
  Gained2,4072,219
  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 YARDAGE4,6254,013
  Comp-Att-Int404-565-18374-583-14
  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
MUOpp
TOTAL OFFENSE6,7785,761
  Total plays   9821,093
  Avg. per play   6.9    5.3
  Avg. per game484.1411.5
Fumbles-Lost13-819-8
Penalties–yards58-52498-827
  Avg. per game37.459.1
Punts–yards34-1,39772-2,788
  Avg per Punt41.1 38.7
Net punt avg37.732.9
Time of Possession/Game26:0833:31
3rd down conversions87/163 (53%)106/230 (46%)
4th down conversions6/14 (43%)14/27 (52%)
Sacks By–yards  33-254  16-94
Misc. Yards  14  0
Touchdowns Scored   76   50
Field goals–attempts-Long20-27 (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–attempts73-73 (100%)47-49 (96%)
ATTENDANCE387,120264,910
  Games / Avg. per game  6 / 64,5204 / 66,228
  Neutral Site4 / 68,138

Scores by quarter

(through December 29, 2008)

1 2 3 4OT Total
Missouri 121 191 147 1257 591
Opponents 68 112 93 1080 381

Offense

Rushing

(to December 29, 2008)

NameGP-GSAttGainLossNetAvgTDLongAvg/G
Derrick Washington14177  1,078421,0365.9175974.0
Jeremy Maclin14  40    30613  2937.3  25620.9
Chase Daniel14  69    384103  2814.1  14820.1
Jimmy Jackson14  59    27528  2474.2  63717.6
De'Vion Moore13  41    25120  2315.6  15517.8
Blaine Gabbert  5  6    3715  223.7  030  4.4
Shawn Scott  3  4    23  1  225.5  0  8  7.3
Tommy Saunders14  3    14  0  144.7  0  8  1.0
Jerrell Jackson13  2    11  1  105.0  011  0.8
Chase Patton  8  5    1910    91.8  111  1.1
Danario Alexander12  2      6  0    63.0  0  3  0.5
Tyrone Reece  2  3      3  5    -2-0.7  0  3  -1.0
TEAM11  4      0  8    -8-2.0  0  0  -0.7
Jared Perry14  2      0  8    -8-4.0  0  0  -0.6
TOTAL14417  2,4072542,1535.22859153.8
Opponents14510  2,2194711,7483.41993124.9

Passing

(to December 29, 2008)

Name (G)EfficCmp-Att-IntPctYdsTDLngAvg/G
Chase Daniel (14)159.44385-528-1872.94,3353980309.6
Chase Patton (8)176.4712-18-066.7196  148  24.5
Blaine Gabbert (5)  66.25  5-13-038.5  43  014  8.6
Tommy Saunders (14)479.20  2-2-0100.0  51  132  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)157.84404-565-1871.54,6254180330.4
Opponents (14)133.58374-583-1464.24,0132965286.6

Receiving

(to December 29, 2008)

NameGPNo.YdsAvgTDLongAvg/G
Jeremy Maclin141021,26012.41380  90.0
Chase Coffman1290  98711.01048  82.2
Tommy Saunders1472  83311.6  769  59.5
Jared Perry1441  56713.8  438  40.5
Derrick Washington1429  277  9.6  228  19.8
Danario Alexander1226  32912.7  539  27.4
Andrew Jones1320  146  7.3  015  11.2
Jerrell Jackson13  9  9810.9  015  7.5
Earl Goldsmith13  5  5811.6  017  4.5
Michael Egnew13  4  22  5.5  0  7  1.7
Jimmy Jackson14  3  26  8.7  013  1.9
Wes Kemp  7  1  1515.0  015  2.1
Jon Gissinger14  1  1010.0  010  0.7
Colin Brown14  1  -3-3.0  0  0  -0.2
TOTAL144044,62511.44180330.4
Opponents143744,01310.72965286.6

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  51273-73133

Special teams

(to December 29, 2008)

Name Punting Kickoffs
No.YdsAvgLongTBFCI20Blkd No.YdsAvgTBOB
Jeff Wolfert7  29742.4541030103  6,55063.6151
Jake Harry261,05740.75535100
Grant Ressel1  4343.0430100
Tanner Mills3  20367.700
TOTAL341,39741.15546130106  6,75363.7151
Opponents722,78838.76962023170  3,90355.841
Name Punt Returns Kick Returns
No.YdsAvgTDLongNo.YdsAvgTDLong
Jeremy Maclin2327011.7175421,01024.0199
Tommy Saunders22412.0015
Will Ebner2  63.000
Jimmy Jackson1011911.9022
Tru Vaughns3  6722.3024
Jon Gissinger3  26  8.7012
Earl Goldsmith2  2211.0015
Jeff Gettys1  1  1.001
TOTAL2730011.1175611,24520.4199
Opponents11353.2011882,01822.9197

Interceptions

(to December 29, 2008)

NameNo.YdsAvgTDLong
Sean Weatherspoon  3100  33.3265
Brock Christopher  3  39  13.0122
Kenji Jackson  2  34  17.0025
Jaron Baston  1  5  5.00  5
Castine Bridges  1  7  7.00  7
Kevin Rutland  1  12  12.0012
Jeff Gettys  1  27  27.0127
William Moore  1  17  17.0117
Carl Gettis  1  27  27.0027
TOTAL14268  19.1565
Opponents18158  8.8139

Fumble Returns

(to December 29, 2008)

NameNo.YdsAvgTDLong
Jaron Baston  1  1818.0018
TOTAL  1  1818.0018
Opponents  1  2323.0023

Defense

(to December 29, 2008)

Name GP Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles Blkd
Kick		 Saf
SoloAstTotalTFL-YdsNo.-YdsInt-Yds.BrUpQBHRcv-YdsFF
Sean Weatherspoon14  767915518.5-75  5.0-46  3-100  7  6  -2  --
Brock Christopher14  5154105  7.5-20  1.0-6  3-39  6  3  1-0-  --
Justin Garrett14  5138  89  1.5-3  -  -  6  3  --  --
William Moore12  5531  86  6.5-19  1.0-10  1-17  6  1  -3  --
Carl Gettis14  5226  78  4.0-8  -  1-27  4  -  1-0-  --
Castine Bridges12  4920  69  4.5-8  0.5-2  1-7  7  -  --  --
Kenji Jackson13  4022  62  -  -  2-34  1  -  -1  --
Ziggy Hood14  3131  62  7.0-42  5.0-37  -  212  2-0-  1-
Luke Lambert14  3028  58  3.5-7  1.0-2  -  1  -  1-01  --
Stryker Sulak14  2926  5515.5-10610.5-94  -  6  6  -6  1-
Tru Vaughns14  2623  49  2.5-5  1.0-4  -  3  -  --  --
Jaron Baston14  1732  49  8.0-22  1.0-8  1-5  1  1  2-18-  --
Jacquies Smith14  2224  46  3.0-6  1.0-3  -  2  2  --  --
Tommy Chavis13  2123  44  6.0-31  3.0-20  -  2  6  -2  --
Del Howard13  2219  41  -  -  -  1  -  --  --
Hardy Ricks14  2613  39  1.5-6  -  -  -  1  --  --
Brian Coulter12  1316  29  6.5-44  3.0-22  -  2  1  -2  --
Andrew Gachkar14  1315  28  1.0-2  -  -  1  -  --  --
Kevin Rutland14  16  9  25  -  -  1-12  5  -  1-0-  --
Will Ebner14  15  6  21  3.0-20  -  -  -  1  --  1-
Dominique Hamilton13  810  18  0.5-0  -  -  1  -  -1  --
Chris Earnhardt7  710  17  1.0-4  -  -  -  2  --  --
Trey Hobson12  10  6  16  1.0-1  -  -  1  -  --  --
Terrell Resonno14  7  6  13  1.0-2  -  -  -  1  --  --
TEAM11  4  7  11  -  -  -  1  -  --  -1
Van Alexander8  2  5  7  -  -  -  -  -  --  --
Jeff Gettys14  5  1  6  -  -  1-27  -  -  --  --
Others (17)14  1113  24  -  -  -  -  -  --  --
TOTAL147095931,302103-43133- 25414-2686646  8-1818  31
Opponents145105261,03677-25016- 9418-1583816  8-239  21

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