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
2009 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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:

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

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

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

NamePositionYears
at MU		Alma mater (Year)
Gary Pinkel[25]Head coach9Kent State (1975)
David Yost[26]Assistant head coach
Offensive coordinator
Quarterbacks coach		9Kent State (1992)
Dave Steckel[27] Linebackers
Defensive Coordinator		9Kutztown (1982)
Barry OdomSafeties7University of Missouri (1999)
Cornell FordCornerbacks9Toledo (1991)
Andy HillWide Receivers
Tight ends		14University of Missouri (1985)
Brian JonesRunning backs9Connecticut (1981)
Craig KuligowskiDefensive line9Toledo (1991)
Bruce WalkerCo-offensive line9Central Washington (1983)
Josh HensonCo-offensive line1Oklahoma State (1998)
Dan HopkinsDirector of football operations3University of Missouri (2004)
Nick OtterbacherDirector of football recruiting6Toledo (2002)

On February 20, 2009, defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus announced he was leaving the Tigers to join the Cleveland Browns.[28]


Game summaries

Illinois

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


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


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

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

Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
#3/3 Texas 21 14 3 3 41
Missouri 0 7 0 0 7

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

Baylor

1 2 3 4 Total
Baylor 9 7 10 14 40
Missouri 7 20 2 3 32

Kansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Missouri 3 14 7 14 38
Kansas State 3 3 6 0 12

Iowa State

1 2 3 4 Total
Iowa State 7 10 7 0 24
Missouri 10 0 14 10 34

Kansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Missouri 3 10 20 8 41
Kansas 14 7 7 11 39

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]

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)

MUOpp
SCORING  377  330
  Points per Game  29.0  25.4
FIRST DOWNS  268  264
  Rushing  102  110
  Passing  142  137
  Penalty  24  17
RUSHING YARDAGE1,6511,542
  Gained1,9941,927
  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 YARDAGE3,7113,269
  Comp-Att-Int274-467-11305-475-8
  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
MUOpp
TOTAL OFFENSE5,3624,811
  Total Plays   911   938
  Avg per Play   5.9   5.1
  Avg per Game412.5370.1
  Kick Returns63-1,31567-1,505
  Punt Returns25-23820-57
  Inter. Returns8-10211-231
  Kick Return Ave.20.922.5
  Punt Return Ave.  9.5  2.8
  Inter. Return Ave.12.821.0
Fumbles-Lost18-824-15
Penalties-Yards69-71691-754
  Avg per Game55.158.0
Punts-Yards63-2,64763-2,525
  Avg per Punt42.040.1
Net punt avg40.535.3
Time of Possession/Game27:4432:16
3rd Down Conversions68/185 (37%)86/201 (43%)
4th Down Conversions11/20 (55%)8/20 (40%)
Sacks By-Yards31-24420-191
Misc. Yards  0  0
Touchdowns Scored   42   40
Field Goals-Attempts26-27 (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-Attempts39-39 (100%)32-35 (91%)
ATTENDANCE384,719166,131
  Games / Avg per Game  6 / 64,1204 / 41,533
  Neutral Site3 / 67,909

Offense

Rushing

(to December 31, 2009)

NameGP-GSAttGainLossNetAvgTDLongAvg/G
Derrick Washington  13190  909  -448654.61042  66.5
De'Vion Moore  11  63  272  -142584.1  131  23.5
Kendial Lawrence  11  52  236  -172194.2  022  19.9
Blaine Gabbert  13103  426-2222042.0  340  15.7
Jerrell Jackson  13  11    96   -4  928.4  137  7.1
Gilbert Moye  11  6    36   -1  355.8  017  3.2
Danario Alexander  13  1    10  0  1010.0  010  0.8
Jared Perry  11  2    7  0  73.5  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  13444  1,994-3431,6513.71542127.0
Opponents  13463  1,927-3851,5423.31741118.6

Passing

(to December 31, 2009)

Name (G)EfficCmp-Att-IntPctYdsTDLngAvg/G
Blaine Gabbert (13)140.45262-445-958.93,5932484276.4
Jimmy Costello (3)61.04 9-17-252.9  64  016  21.3
Danario Alexander (13)383.00  1-2-050.0  40  140  3.1
TEAM (12)  0.00  0-1-0  0.0  0  0  0  0.0
Forrest Shock (12)631.60  1-1-0100.0  24  124  2.0
Derrick Washington (13)16.00  1-1-0100.0-10  0  0  -0.8
TOTAL (13)139.08274-467-1158.73,7112684285.5
Opponents (13)132.55305-475-864.23,2692074251.5

Receiving

(to December 31, 2009)

NameGPNo.YdsAvgTDLongAvg/G
Danario Alexander131131,78115.814  84137.0
Jared Perry11  46   69615.1  6  48  63.3
Jerrell Jackson13  37   45812.4  2  70  35.2
Derrick Washington13  26   156  6.0  0  36  12.0
Wes Kemp13  23   41818.2  3  56  32.2
Andrew Jones13  8   43  5.4  0  11  3.3
Rolandis Woodland  8  5   26  5.2  0  8  3.2
Kendial Lawrence11  3   4916.3  0  33  4.5
Michael Egnew12  3   25  8.3  0  11  2.1
De'Vion Moore11  3   13  4.3  0  12  1.2
Brandon Gerau13  2   19  9.5  0  14  1.5
T.J. Moe10  2     8  4.0  0  4  0.8
Jaquies Smith13  1   2424.0  1  24  1.8
Gilbert Moye11  1     5  5.0  0  5  0.5
Blaine Gabbert13  1  -10 -10.0  0  0   -0.8
TOTAL132743,71113.526  84 285.5
Opponents133053,26910.720  74 251.5

Field Goals/PAT

(to December 31, 2009)

NameFG-FGAPct01-1920-2930-3940-4950-99LngBlkdPATPts.
Grant Ressel  26-2796.3  0-0  9-910-10  7-8  0-0  46039-39117

Special teams

(to December 31, 2009)

Name Punting Kickoffs
No.YdsAvgLongTBFCI20Blkd No.YdsAvgTBOB
Jake Harry 612,60942.869215230
Matt Grabner1  3838.0380010
TEAM1    00.000001
Tanner Mills 64 3,92461.3 81
Grant Ressel 14  89864.1 11
TOTAL 632,64742.069215241  78 4,82261.8 92
Opponents 632,52540.160320230 75 4,76363.5102
Name Punt Returns Kick Returns
No.YdsAvgTDLongNo.YdsAvgTDLong
Carl Gettis 22156 7.10271 1818.0018
Brandon Gerau322 7.3011
Jasper Simmons060 0.0060 3681522.6034
Kendial Lawrence 1221818.2032
Wes Kemp 613622.7033
Jerrell Jackson 3  5317.7021
Munir Prince 3  6521.7030
Trey Hobson 1  8  8.00  8
Jon Gissinger 1  2  2.00  2
TOTAL252389.5060631,31520.9034
Opponents20572.8113671,50522.5053

Interceptions

(to December 31, 2009)

NameNo.YdsAvgTDLong
Kevin Rutland  2  0  0.00  0
Jacquies Smith  1  43  43.0143
Jerrell Harrison  1  27  27.0027
Hardy Ricks  1  16  16.0016
Kip Edwards  1  10  10.0010
Sean Weatherspoon  1  6  6.00  6
Jasper Simmons  1  0  0.00  0
TOTAL  8102  12.8143
Opponents11231  21.0278

Fumble returns

(to December 31, 2009)

NameNo.YdsAvgTDLong
Carl Gettis  1  2020.0020
Jasper Simmons  1  8  8.00  8
Zaviar Gooden  1  1  1.00  1
TOTAL  3  29  9.7020
Opponents  0  0  0.00  0

Defense

(to December 31, 2009)

Name GP Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Fumbles Blkd
Kick		 Saf
SoloAstTotalTFL-YdsNo.-YdsInt-Yds.BrUpQBHRcv-YdsFF
Sean Weatherspoon13  7635111 14.5-44 4.5-21  1-6  2  1  - 1  --
TOTALS1363330593881-37731-244  8-10234  815-2913  14
Opponents1354037391376-32620-19111-2315314  8- 012  1-

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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