2009 Missouri Tigers football team

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.

2009 Missouri Tigers football
Texas Bowl, L 13–35 vs. Navy
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
2009 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
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Northern 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  
Southern 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

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:   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
    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 Texas
    • 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
    		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
    • 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 )

    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

    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
    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]

    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)

    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 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
    MUOpp
    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  384,719166,131
      Games / Avg per Game    6 / 64,120  4 / 41,533
      Neutral Site  3 / 67,909

    Rushing

    (to December 31, 2009)

    NameGP-GSAttGainLossNetAvgTDLongAvg/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    1010.0    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  -3431,651  3.7  15  42  127.0
    Opponents    13  463    1,927  -3851,542  3.3  17  41  118.6

    Passing

    (to December 31, 2009)

    Name (G)EfficCmp-Att-IntPctYdsTDLngAvg/G
    Blaine Gabbert (13)140.45262-445-9  58.93,593  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    1-1-0100.0    24    1  24      2.0
    Derrick Washington (13)  16.00    1-1-0100.0  -10    0    0    -0.8
    TOTAL (13)139.08274-467-11  58.73,711  26  84  285.5
    Opponents (13)132.55305-475-8  64.23,269  20  74  251.5

    Receiving

    (to December 31, 2009)

    NameGPNo.YdsAvgTDLongAvg/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)

    NameFG-FGAPct01-1920-2930-3940-4950-99LngBlkdPATPts.
    Grant Ressel  26-2796.3  0-0  9-910-10  7-8  0-0  46  039-39117

    Special teams

    (to December 31, 2009)

    Name Punting Kickoffs
    No.YdsAvgLongTBFCI20Blkd No.YdsAvgTBOB
    Jake Harry 61  2,60942.869215230
    Matt Grabner  1      3838.0380010
    TEAM  1        00.000001
    Tanner Mills 64   3,92461.3 81
    Grant Ressel 14      89864.1 11
    TOTAL 63  2,64742.069215241  78   4,82261.8 92
    Opponents 63  2,52540.160320230 75   4,76363.5102
    Name Punt Returns Kick Returns
    No.YdsAvgTDLongNo.YdsAvgTDLong
    Carl Gettis 22156 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  25238  9.5  0  60  631,315  20.9  0  34
    Opponents  20  57  2.8  1  13  671,505  22.5  0  53

    Interceptions

    (to December 31, 2009)

    NameNo.YdsAvgTDLong
    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)

    NameNo.YdsAvgTDLong
    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
    SoloAstTotalTFL-YdsNo.-YdsInt-Yds.BrUpQBHRcv-YdsFF
    Sean Weatherspoon13    76  35  111 14.5-44   4.5-21    1-6    2    1      - 1    -  -
    TOTALS13  633305  938  81-377  31-244    8-102  34    8  15-2913    1  4
    Opponents13  540373  913  76-326  20-191  11-231  53  14    8- 012    1  -

    Rankings

    (as of January 7, 2010)

    See also: 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
    Ranking Movement
    PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15 or FINALFINAL
    AP --- 25 --- --- --- 24 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
    Coaches --- --- 25 21 23 18 24 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
    Harris Not released 25 23 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
    BCS Not released --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

    See also

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