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.Missouri Accepts Bid to Play in 2009 Texas Bowl (Dec. 6, 2009)
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.
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 , 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.
25 student-athletes signed a National Letter of Intent to attend the University of Missouri and play football for the Tigers in 2009.
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. 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." The recruiting class breaks down to 14 on defense compared to 11 on offense.
Schedule
Game summaries Illinois
Blaine Gabbert passed for three touchdowns and 319 yards (25–33), in a runaway 37–9 victory over rival Illinois. 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
After trailing most of the game, Missouri scored 21 unanswered points in the second half to escape at home.
Furman
Nevada
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.
Nebraska
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
Texas
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
Baylor
Kansas State
Iowa State
Kansas
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.
Navy (Texas Bowl)
The Tigers lost to Navy in the worst bowl defeat (in terms of the point differential, -22), in team history.
Personnel Coaching staff Name Position Yearsat MU Alma mater (Year) Gary Pinkel Head coach 9 Kent State (1975) David YostYost Tabbed To Take Over As Offensive Coordinator , (December 12, 2008) Assistant head coachOffensive coordinatorQuarterbacks coach 9 Kent State (1992) Dave Steckel 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.
Roster 2009 Missouri Tigers roster (as of 8/29/09 MUTIGERS.com )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 – Junior GS 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
Statistics
Statistics from:
Scores by quarter (through December 31, 2009)
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)