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2009 Missouri Tigers football team

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2009 Missouri Tigers football

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

Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

2009 Big 12 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No.14Nebraskax	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.2Texas x$	8	–	0	13	–	1
Oklahoma State	6	–	2	9	–	4
No.21Texas 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 MidshipmenatReliant StadiuminHouston 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[edit]

Key Losses:

DB Castine Bridges
LB Brock Christopher
TEChase Coffman
QBChase Daniel
TB Jimmy Jackson
WRJeremy Maclin^[5]
SWilliam Moore
DLStryker Sulak
DB Tremane Vaughns
KJeff Wolfert
DLZiggy Hood

23 seniors (not incl. Jeremy Maclin) played their final game in the Alamo Bowl.^[6]

25 student-athletes signed a National Letter of Intent to attend the University of Missouri and play football for the Tigers in 2009.^[7]

Missouri and Coach Pinkel said they were pleased with its recruits, and Pinkel doesn't listen to how the recruiting services rank his recruits (Scout.com as 38th, Rivals.com as 41st) since they have had great results in the evaluations they look for in the athletes recruited.^[8] This year, the breakdown by position in the 25-man class was: five DBs, four LBs, four OLs, four DLs, two QBs, three WRs, two TEs, and one RB. Ten of the 25 are native Missourians. Pinkel said regarding Missouri's evaluation system: "I was at a national convention and a couple coaches from Texas said to me that we ask more about players, were more thorough, than any coaches that they've seen and any program that they've seen."^[9] The recruiting class breaks down to 14 on defense compared to 11 on offense.^[10]

UScollege 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
Tavon Bolden DB / S	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
Donavan Bonner DB / FS	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
Justin Britt OT	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
Brayden Burnett DE	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
Adam Burton MLB	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
Jaleel Clark WR	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
Blaine Dalton QB	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
Marvin Foster DE	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
Chris Freeman OT	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
Ashton Glaser QB	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
Jarrell Harrison DB / S	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
Mark Hill DE	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
Kendial Lawrence RB	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
Jack Meiners OT	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
T.J. Moe S	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
Ty Phillips DT	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
Sheldon Richardson DT / TE	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
Michael Sam DE (weakside)	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
Alex Sanders TE / WR	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
Jasper Simmons DB / S	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
Kerwin Stricker WR	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
Joshua Tatum MLB	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
L'Damian Washington WR	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
Matt White DB / S	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
Andrew Wilson MLB	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[edit]

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

Roster[edit]

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
2L'Damian Washington – Freshman
3 Gahn McGaffie – '' Freshman
4Jared Perry – Senior
5 Rolandis Woodland – Freshman
6T. J. Moe – Freshman
8 Wes Kemp – Sophomore
9 Kerwin Stricker – Freshman
14 Jaleel Clark – Freshman
16 Brandon Gerau – Freshman
29Jerrell Jackson – Sophomore
34 Gregory Andi – Freshman
46 Curt Roth – Freshman
80 Terry Dennis – Sophomore
81Danario Alexander – Senior
88 Forrest Shock – Junior

Offensive line

53 Travis Ruth – Freshman
55 Daniel Jenkins – Freshman
56 John Birdwell – Freshman
61 Max Copeland – Freshman
62Tim Barnes – Junior
63 Ryan Schleusner – Senior
64 Mike Cecero – Freshman
65 Mike Prince – Junior
66 Austin Wuebbels – Sophomore
67 J. T. Beasley – Sophomore
68Justin Britt – Freshman
69 Shawn Carey – Freshman
70 Chris Freeman – Freshman
71Jayson Palmgren – Sophomore
72Elvis 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
82Michael Egnew – Sophomore
84 Alex Sanders – Freshman
86Beau Brinkley – Sophomore
87 Andrew Jones – Sophomore
93 Andy Loyd – Junior

Quarterbacks

11Blaine 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
30Kendial Lawrence – Freshman
31 Nikko Sansone – Freshman
35 Matt Davis – Junior
38Jared Culver – Freshman

Defensive line

2 Brian Coulter (End) – Senior
3Jacquies Smith – Sophomore
18 Marcus Malbrough – Freshman
38 Chris Earnhardt – Sophomore
51 Gabe McCrary – Freshman
57 Brad Madison – Freshman
58 Brendan Donaldson – Sophomore
85Aldon 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
6Andrew Gachkar – Junior
8 Donovan Bonner – Freshman
9 Tavon Bolden – Freshman
12Sean 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
52Michael 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
25Zaviar Gooden – Freshman
34 John Moore – Freshman
40 Terrell Lloyd – Junior
88 Byron Smith – Sophomore

Strong Safety

Free Safety

Defensive backs

1Kip Edwards – Freshman
7 Munir Prince – Junior
13 Kenji Jackson – Sophomore
19 Carl Gettis – Junior
20Kevin Rutland – Junior
22Robert 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[edit]

Name	Position	Years at MU	Alma mater (Year)
Gary Pinkel^[25]	Head coach	9	Kent State (1975)
David Yost^[26]	Assistant head coach Offensive coordinator Quarterbacks coach	9	Kent State (1992)
Dave Steckel^[27]	Linebackers Defensive Coordinator	9	Kutztown (1982)
Barry Odom	Safeties	7	University of Missouri (1999)
Cornell Ford	Cornerbacks	9	Toledo (1991)
Andy Hill	Wide Receivers Tight ends	14	University of Missouri (1985)
Brian Jones	Running backs	9	Connecticut (1981)
Craig Kuligowski	Defensive line	9	Toledo (1991)
Bruce Walker	Co-offensive line	9	Central Washington (1983)
Josh Henson	Co-offensive line	1	Oklahoma State (1998)
Dan Hopkins	Director of football operations	3	University of Missouri (2004)
Nick Otterbacher	Director of football recruiting	6	Toledo (2002)

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

Game summaries[edit]

Illinois[edit]

	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[edit]

	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[edit]

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

Nevada[edit]

	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[edit]

	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[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#–/24 Missouri	3	14	0	0	17
#16/14 Oklahoma State	7	17	3	6	33

Texas[edit]

	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[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Missouri	21	12	0	3	36
Colorado	0	3	14	0	17

Baylor[edit]

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

Kansas State[edit]

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

Iowa State[edit]

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

Kansas[edit]

	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]

Navy (Texas Bowl)[edit]

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[edit]

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

Scores by quarter[edit]

(through December 31, 2009)

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

Team[edit]

(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[edit]

Rushing[edit]

(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[edit]

(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[edit]

(to December 31, 2009)

Name	GP	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Danario Alexander	13	113	1,781	15.8	14	84	137.0
Jared Perry	11	46	696	15.1	6	48	63.3
Jerrell Jackson	13	37	458	12.4	2	70	35.2
Derrick Washington	13	26	156	6.0	0	36	12.0
Wes Kemp	13	23	418	18.2	3	56	32.2
Andrew Jones	13	8	43	5.4	0	11	3.3
Rolandis Woodland	8	5	26	5.2	0	8	3.2
Kendial Lawrence	11	3	49	16.3	0	33	4.5
Michael Egnew	12	3	25	8.3	0	11	2.1
De'Vion Moore	11	3	13	4.3	0	12	1.2
Brandon Gerau	13	2	19	9.5	0	14	1.5
T.J. Moe	10	2	8	4.0	0	4	0.8
Jaquies Smith	13	1	24	24.0	1	24	1.8
Gilbert Moye	11	1	5	5.0	0	5	0.5
Blaine Gabbert	13	1	-10	-10.0	0	0	-0.8
TOTAL	13	274	3,711	13.5	26	84	285.5
Opponents	13	305	3,269	10.7	20	74	251.5

Field Goals/PAT[edit]

(to December 31, 2009)

Name	FG-FGA	Pct	01-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-99	Lng	Blkd	PAT	Pts.
Grant Ressel	26-27	96.3	0-0	9-9	10-10	7-8	0-0	46	0	39-39	117

Special teams[edit]

(to December 31, 2009)

Name	Punting								Kickoffs
Name	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	TB	FC	I20	Blkd	No.	Yds	Avg	TB	OB
Jake Harry	61	2,609	42.8	69	2	15	23	0
Matt Grabner	1	38	38.0	38	0	0	1	0
TEAM	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	1
Tanner Mills									64	3,924	61.3	8	1
Grant Ressel									14	898	64.1	1	1
TOTAL	63	2,647	42.0	69	2	15	24	1	78	4,822	61.8	9	2
Opponents	63	2,525	40.1	60	3	20	23	0	75	4,763	63.5	10	2

Name	Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Name	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Carl Gettis	22	156	7.1	0	27	1	18	18.0	0	18
Brandon Gerau	3	22	7.3	0	11
Jasper Simmons	0	60	0.0	0	60	36	815	22.6	0	34
Kendial Lawrence						12	218	18.2	0	32
Wes Kemp						6	136	22.7	0	33
Jerrell Jackson						3	53	17.7	0	21
Munir Prince						3	65	21.7	0	30
Trey Hobson						1	8	8.0	0	8
Jon Gissinger						1	2	2.0	0	2
TOTAL	25	238	9.5	0	60	63	1,315	20.9	0	34
Opponents	20	57	2.8	1	13	67	1,505	22.5	0	53

Interceptions[edit]

(to December 31, 2009)

Name	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Kevin Rutland	2	0	0.0	0	0
Jacquies Smith	1	43	43.0	1	43
Jerrell Harrison	1	27	27.0	0	27
Hardy Ricks	1	16	16.0	0	16
Kip Edwards	1	10	10.0	0	10
Sean Weatherspoon	1	6	6.0	0	6
Jasper Simmons	1	0	0.0	0	0
TOTAL	8	102	12.8	1	43
Opponents	11	231	21.0	2	78

Fumble returns[edit]

(to December 31, 2009)

Name	No.	Yds	Avg	Long
Carl Gettis	1	20	20.0	20
Jasper Simmons	1	8	8.0	8
Zaviar Gooden	1	1	1.0	1
TOTAL	3	29	9.7	20
Opponents	0	0	0.0	0

Defense[edit]

(to December 31, 2009)

Name	GP	Tackles				Sacks	Pass Defense			Fumbles		Blkd Kick	Saf
Name	GP	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL-Yds	No.-Yds	Int-Yds.	BrUp	QBH	Rcv-Yds	FF	Blkd Kick	Saf
Sean Weatherspoon	13	76	35	111	14.5-44	4.5-21	1-6	2	1	-	1	-	-
TOTALS	13	633	305	938	81-377	31-244	8-102	34	8	15-29	13	1	4
Opponents	13	540	373	913	76-326	20-191	11-231	53	14	8- 0	12	1	-

Rankings[edit]

(as of January 7, 2010)

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	25	—	—	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	25	21	23	18	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Harris	Not released				25	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released
BCS	Not released								—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

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