2007 Missouri Tigers football team

American college football season

2007 Missouri Tigers football

National champion (Anderson & Hester)
Big 12 North co-champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion

Big 12 Championship, L 17–38 vs. Oklahoma

Cotton Bowl Classic, W 38–7 vs. Arkansas

Conference| Big 12 Conference
Division| North Division
Ranking
Coaches| No. 5
AP| No. 4
Record| 12–2 (7–1 Big 12)
Head coach|

* Gary Pinkel (7th season)

Offensive coordinator| Dave Christensen (7th season)
Offensive scheme| Spread
Defensive coordinator| Matt Eberflus (7th season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| Faurot Field
(Capacity: 68,349)

Seasons

<- 2006

2008 ->

2007 Big 12 Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
North Division
No. 4 Missouri xy  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 2  |
No. 7 Kansas x%  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 1  |
Colorado |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Kansas State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Nebraska |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Iowa State |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
South Division
No. 8 Oklahoma xy$  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 3  |
No. 10 Texas |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
No. 22 Texas Tech |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Oklahoma State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Texas A&M |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Baylor |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Championship: Oklahoma 38, Missouri 17

* $ - BCS representative as conference champion
* % - BCS at-large representative
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* y - Championship game participant

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Gary Pinkel and played their home games at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium.

The team was led by junior quarterback Chase Daniel, a Heisman Trophy candidate[1][2][3][4] who finished fourth in voting behind Tim Tebow, Darren McFadden, and Colt Brennan. In the preseason, the Tigers were picked by some to win the Big 12 North.[5]

On November 24, Missouri won their 11th game of the season by beating their arch-rival Kansas Jayhawks 36–28, in the Border Showdown at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. The victory sealed Mizzou's berth into the 2007 Big 12 Championship Game against Oklahoma.

The Tigers won over 9 games in a season for the first time since 1969, and were ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll for the first time since 1960.[6] This ranking lead to the Tigers' first ever appearance on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine. The Tigers also achieved their highest BCS ranking in history, at No. 1 after the Border Showdown.

After losing the Big 12 Championship game 38–17 to the Sooners, Missouri was chosen to play Arkansas in the Cotton Bowl Classic in Dallas, in which the Tigers prevailed 38–7 to complete their 12–2 season.

Five Tiger starters were named to the Associated Press All-American teams. Senior tight end Martin Rucker and freshman wide receiver Jeremy Maclin (as an all-purpose player) were named as first team selections, while junior quarterback Chase Daniel and junior safety William Moore were named to the second team. Senior center Adam Spieker was a third team selection.[7]

The Anderson & Hester rankings listed the team as National Champions, however the school does not claim the title.[8]

Chase Daniel takes a snap in the first quarter of the 2007 Mizzou vs. Nebraska football game. Missouri won the game on Saturday, October 6, 41–6

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 1| 2:30 PM| vs. Illinois*| |

* Edward Jones Dome
* St. Louis, MO (Arch Rivalry)

| ESPN2| W 40–34| 62,352|
September 8| 5:00 PM| at Ole Miss*| |

* Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
* Oxford, MS

| | W 38–25| 50,897|
September 15| 1:00 PM| Western Michigan*| |

* Faurot Field
* Columbia, MO

| | W 52–24| 53,480|
September 22| 1:00 PM| No. 14 (FCS) Illinois State*| No. 25|

* Faurot Field
* Columbia, MO

| | W 38–17| 56,137| [9]
October 6| 8:15 PM| No. 25 Nebraska| No. 17|

* Faurot Field
* Columbia, MO (rivalry)

| ESPN| W 41–6| 70,049|
October 13| 5:30 PM| at No. 6 Oklahoma| No. 11|

* Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
* Norman, OK (rivalry)

| FSN| L 31–41| 85,041|
October 20| 2:30 PM| No. 22 Texas Tech| No. 15|

* Faurot Field
* Columbia, MO

| ABC[10]| W 41–10| 63,396|
October 27| 1:00 PM| Iowa State| No. 13|

* Faurot Field
* Columbia, MO (rivalry)

| | W 42–28| 53,386|
November 3| 5:30 PM[11]| at Colorado| No. 9|

* Folsom Field
* Boulder, CO

| FSN[11]| W 55–10| 51,483|
November 10| 11:30 AM| Texas A&M| No. 7|

* Faurot Field
* Columbia, MO

| FSN| W 40–26| 64,945|
November 17| 11:30 AM| at Kansas State| No. 6|

* Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
* Manhattan, KS

| FSN| W 49–32| 48,406|
November 24| 7:00 PM| vs. No. 2 Kansas| No. 3|

* Arrowhead Stadium
* Kansas City, MO (Border War)

| ABC| W 36–28| 80,537|
December 1| 7:00 PM| vs. No. 9 Oklahoma| No. 1|

* Alamodome
* San Antonio, TX (Big 12 Championship Game)

| ABC| L 17–38| 62,585|
January 1, 2008| 10:40 AM| vs. No. 25 Arkansas*| No. 7|

* Cotton Bowl
* Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic / rivalry)

| FOX| W 38–7| 73,114|

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
* All times are in Central time

## Game summaries[edit]

### Vs. Illinois[edit]

See also: 2007 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Missouri Tigers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini – Game summary

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Tigers | 7 | 16 | 14| 3| 40
Fighting Illini | 6 | 0 | 21| 7| 34

at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

* Date: September 1
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: None (played indoors)
* Game attendance: 62,352
* TV: ESPN2

Statistics | MIZ | ILL

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First downs |  |
Total yards |  |
Rushing yards |  |
Passing yards |  |
Turnovers |  |
Time of possession |  |
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Missouri | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |
Illinois | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |

### At Ole Miss[edit]

See also: 2007 Ole Miss Rebels football team

Missouri Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels – Game summary

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Tigers | 0 | 28 | 10| 0| 38
Rebels | 0 | 7 | 12| 6| 25

at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, Mississippi

* Date: September 8
* Game time: 5:00 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 50,897

Statistics | MIZ | MISS

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Rushing yards |  |
Passing yards |  |
Turnovers |  |
Time of possession |  |
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Missouri | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |
Ole Miss | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |

### Western Michigan[edit]

See also: 2007 Western Michigan Broncos football team

Western Michigan Broncos at Missouri Tigers – Game summary

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Broncos | 0 | 3 | 7| 14| 24
Tigers | 14 | 17 | 7| 14| 52

at Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri

* Date: September 15
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 53,480

Statistics | WMU | MIZ

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Rushing yards |  |
Passing yards |  |
Turnovers |  |
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Western Michigan | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |
Missouri | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |

### No. 14 (FCS) Illinois State[edit]

See also: 2007 Illinois State Redbirds football team

No. 14 (FCS) Illinois State Redbirds at No. 25 Missouri Tigers – Game summary

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No. 14 (FCS) Redbirds | 3 | 7 | 0| 7| 17
No. 25 Tigers | 14 | 10 | 7| 7| 38

at Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri

* Date: September 22
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 56,137

Statistics | ILST | MIZ

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Rushing yards |  |
Passing yards |  |
Turnovers |  |
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Illinois State | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |
Missouri | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |

### No. 25 Nebraska[edit]

See also: 2007 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

No. 25 Nebraska Cornhuskers at No. 17 Missouri Tigers – Game summary

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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No. 25 Cornhuskers | 3 | 3 | 0| 0| 6
No. 17 Tigers | 14 | 6 | 14| 7| 41

at Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri

* Date: October 6
* Game time: 8:15 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 70,049
* TV announcers (ESPN): Ron Franklin, Ed Cunningham, and Jack Arute

Statistics | NEB | MIZ

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Turnovers |  |
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Nebraska | Passing |  |
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Receiving |  |
Missouri | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |

### At No. 6 Oklahoma[edit]

See also: 2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team

No. 11 Missouri Tigers at No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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No. 11 Tigers | 7 | 3 | 14| 7| 31
No. 6 Sooners | 10 | 7 | 6| 18| 41

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma

* Date: October 13
* Game time: 5:30 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 85,041
* TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers, Gary Reasons, and Emily Jones

Statistics | MIZ | OKLA

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Rushing yards |  |
Passing yards |  |
Turnovers |  |
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Missouri | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |
Oklahoma | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |

### Texas Tech[edit]

See also: 2007 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

Texas Tech Red Raiders at No. 15 Missouri Tigers – Game summary

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Red Raiders | 0 | 10 | 0| 0| 10
No. 15 Tigers | 10 | 7 | 7| 17| 41

at Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri

* Date: October 6
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 63,396
* TV: ABC

Statistics | TTU | MIZ

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Turnovers |  |
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Texas Tech | Passing |  |
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Receiving |  |
Missouri | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |

### Vs. Iowa State Cyclones[edit]

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Iowa State  | 0  | 14  | 7  | 7 | 28
#13/13 Missouri | 14  | 6  | 15  | 7 | 42

### At Colorado Buffaloes[edit]

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#9/9 Missouri | 7  | 24  | 17  | 7 | 55
Colorado  | 10  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 10

### Vs. Texas A&M[edit]

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Texas A&M  | 2  | 7  | 10  | 7 | 26
#7/7 Missouri | 7  | 17  | 0  | 16 | 40

### At Kansas State Wildcats[edit]

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#6/6 Missouri | 14  | 7  | 14  | 14 | 49
Kansas State  | 9  | 9  | 7  | 7 | 32

### Vs. Kansas Jayhawks (Border Showdown in Kansas City, Missouri)[edit]

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#3/4 Missouri | 7  | 7  | 14  | 8 | 36
#2/2 Kansas  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 21 | 28

### Vs. Oklahoma Sooners (Big 12 Championship in San Antonio, Texas)[edit]

Missouri fans in front of the Alamo before the game. | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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#9/8 Oklahoma | 0  | 14  | 14  | 10 | 38
#1/2 Missouri  | 3  | 11  | 0  | 3 | 17

### Vs. Arkansas (72nd Cotton Bowl Classic in Dallas, Texas)[edit]

See also: 2007 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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#25/24 Arkansas  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 0 | 7
#7/7 Missouri | 7  | 7  | 14  | 10 | 38

## Roster[edit]

2007 Missouri Tigers football roster (as of August 31, 2007 Archived January 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine)

Wide receivers

* 2 William Franklin Senior
* 4 Jason Ray –  Senior
* 6 Sanford Gooden -  Freshman
* 8 Jared Perry – Sophomore
* 9 Jeremy Maclin –  Freshman
* 28 Adam Casey –  Junior
* 30 Drew Yanker – Freshman
* 31 Michael Oldroyd –  Freshman
* 36 Tyrone Reece – Sophomore
* 81 Danario Alexander – Sophomore
* 84 Tommy Saunders –  Junior
* 85 Greg Bracey –  Senior
* 86 Chris Gares –  Sophomore
* 87 Lucas Null – Senior
* 88 Forrest Shock –  Freshman
* 89 Blake May –  Sophomore

Offensive line

* 51 James Stigall –  Sophomore
* 54 Chris Tipton – Senior
* 55 Jayson Palmgren – Freshman
* 57 Tony Ploudre – Freshman
* 58 Brendan Donaldson – Freshman
* 60 Bryan Webb – Freshman
* 61 Colin Brown –  Junior
* 62 Tim Barnes –  Freshman
* 63 Ryan Schleusner –  Freshman
* 65 Mike Prince –  Freshman
* 66 Austin Wuebbels – Freshman
* 67 J. T. Beasley – Freshman
* 68 Dain Wise –  Sophomore
* 69 Jesse Hernandez "Redshirt Freshman
* 71 Monte Wyrick –  Senior
* 72 Elvis Fisher – Freshman
* 73 Thomas Hellm – Freshman
* 76 Ryan Madison –  Junior
* 77 Adam Spieker –  Senior
* 78 Kurtis Gregory –  Sophomore
* 79 Tyler Luellen –  Senior

Tight ends

* 33 Levi Hamilton – Junior
* 43 Jon Gissinger –  Sophomore
* 45 Chase Coffman – Junior
* 48 Caleb Medley – Freshman
* 49 Joshua Biship – Sophomore
* 82 Martin Rucker –  Senior
* 93 Andy Loyd –  Freshman

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Quarterbacks

* 5 Dominic Grooms –  Freshman
* 10 Chase Daniel – Junior
* 11 Jimmy Costello – Freshman
* 13 J. P. Tillman –  Freshman
* 14 Chase Patton –  Junior

Running backs

* 1 Jimmy Jackson –  Junior
* 3 Marcus Woods –  Senior
* 7 Earl Goldsmith –  Junior
* 22 Tony Temple – Senior
* 24 Derrick Washington – Freshman
* 26 De'Vion Moore – Freshman
* 46 Shawn Scott – Sophomore

Defensive line

* 38 Stryker Sulak –  Junior
* 39 Tyler Crane – Freshman
* 47 Jaysen Corbett – Junior
* 48 Tommy Chavis – Junior
* 50 Jason Townson – Junior
* 53 Terrell Resonno – Freshman
* 59 Zach Milligan –  Freshman
* 75 Brandon Shipman – Sophomore
* 90 Dominique Hamilton – Freshman
* 91 Charles Gaines – Senior
* 92 Andy Maples – Junior
* 93 John Stull –  Freshman
* 94 Evander Hood – Junior
* 95 Chris Earnhardt – Freshman
* 95 Steven Blair –  Senior
* 96 Jaron Baston –  Sophomore
* 98 Bart Coslet –  Freshman
* 99 Lorenzo Williams –  Senior

Linebackers

* 2 Connell Davis –  Sophomore
* 5 Van Alexander –  Junior
* 12 Sean Weatherspoon – Sophomore
* 18 Steve Redmond –  Junior
* 25 Aaron O'Neal –  Junior †
* 30 Marquis Booker –  Freshman
* 33 Luke Lambert – Freshman
* 34 Brock Christopher – Junior
* 40 Andrew Gachkar – Freshman
* 41 John Ruth – Senior
* 45 Marlon Galbreath –  Freshman
* 49 Michael Keck – Freshman
* 53 Jeff Gettys –  Freshman
* 64 Joe Schumacher –  Sophomore
* 74 Stephon Hayden – Sophomore

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Safety

* 14 Scipio Daniels – Freshman
* 16 Devin Lenauer – Freshman

Strong Safety

* 1 William Moore Junior
* 8 Justin Garrett – Junior
* 10 Gilbert Moye – Freshman
* 13 Cornelius Brown – Senior
* 24 Mack Breed –  Junior

Free Safety

* 4 Travis Cardoza –  Senior
* 15 Del Howard – Sophomore

Defensive backs

* 3 Darnell Terrell – Senior
* 4 James Aldridge – Freshman
* 6 Paul Simpson – Senior
* 7 La'Roderick Thomas –  Freshman
* 11 Tremane Vaughns – Junior
* 19 Carl Gettis – Freshman
* 20 Kevin Rutland –  Freshman
* 20 Erik Ruin –  Sophomore
* 21 Castine Bridges –  Junior
* 28 Hardy Ricks –  Sophomore
* 31 Trey Hobson – Freshman
* 33 John Gill –  Sophomore
* 35 Matt Davis –  Freshman
* 41 Ryan Sutherlin – Freshman
* 43 Tony Buhr –  Junior
* 26 Terris Phillips –  Sophomore

Punters

* 36 Jake Harry – Junior
* 90 Adam Crossett –  Senior

Kickers

* 99 Jeff Wolfert –  Junior

† Starter at position † LB Aaron O'Neal died on July 13, 2005, but remained on the Tigers' roster for the remainder of his eligibility[1] [2]

## Coaching staff[edit]

Name | Position | Years
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Gary Pinkel[12] | Head coach | 7 | Kent State (1975)
Dave Christensen (assistant head coach) | Offensive coordinator
Quarterbacks, Offensive Line | 7 | Western Washington (1985)
Matt Eberflus (associate head coach) | Defensive coordinator
Safeties | 7 | Toledo (1993)
Cornell Ford | Cornerbacks | 7 | Toledo (1991)
Andy Hill | Wide receivers | 12 | University of Missouri (1985)
Brian Jones | Running backs | 7 | Connecticut (1981)
Craig Kuligowski | Defensive line | 7 | Toledo (1991)
Dave Steckel | Linebackers | 7 | Kutztown (1982)
Bruce Walker | Tight ends
Assistant offensive line | 7 | Central Washington (1983)
David Yost | Quarterbacks
Recruiting coordinator | 7 | Kent State (1992)
Barry Odom | Assistant ad for football operations | 5 | University of Missouri (1999)
Nick Otterbacher | Director of football recruiting | 4 | Toledo (2002)

Coaching staff from: "Missouri Tigers – 2007 Roster". CSTV.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2008. Retrieved December 2, 2007.

## Rankings[edit]

Big 12 Conference

| Conf | Overall
Team | W | L | W | L | PF | PA
North
Missouri | 7 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 520 | 319
Kansas | 7 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 532 | 192
Colorado | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 331 | 353
Kansas State | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 422 | 370
Nebraska | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 401 | 455
Iowa State | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 218 | 381
South
Oklahoma | 6 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 564 | 236
Texas | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 432 | 295
Texas Tech | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 501 | 309
Oklahoma State | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 401 | 351
Texas A&M | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 346 | 313
Baylor | 0 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 218 | 444
Championship: Oklahoma 38, Missouri 17

See also: 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| Final
AP| RV| RV| RV| 25| 20| 17| 11| 16| 13| 9| 7| 6| 3 (1)| 1 (45)| 7| 4
Coaches| RV| RV| RV| 25| 20| 17| 11| 17| 13| 9| 7| 6| 4| 2 (17)| 7| 5
Harris| Not released| 21| 18| 11| 17| 13| 9| 7| 6| 3| 1 (57)| 7| Not released
BCS| Not released| 16| 13| 9| 6| 5| 4| 1| 6| Not released

## Statistics[edit]

(through Cotton Bowl Classic, Jan. 1, 2008)

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Scoring | 558 | 326
Points per Game | 39.9 | 23.3
FIRST DOWNS | 378 | 286
Rushing | 140 | 90
Passing | 215 | 178
Penalty | 23 | 18
RUSHING YARDAGE | 2,467 | 1,709
Gained | 2,892 | 2,106
Lost | -425 | -397
Rushing Attempts | 530 | 476
Average per Rush | 4.7 | 3.6
Average per Game | 176.2 | 122.1
TDs Rushing |  29 |  20
PASSING YARDAGE | 4,397 | 3,596
Comp-Att-Int | 394-582–13 | 347–560–17
Average per Pass | 7.6 | 6.4
Average per Catch | 11.2 | 10.4
Average per Game | 314.1 | 256.9
TDs Passing | 34 | 18
TOTAL OFFENSE | 6,864 | 5,305
Total Plays | 1,112 | 1,036
Avg per Play | 6.2 | 5.1
Avg per Game | 490.3 | 378.9
Kick Returns-Yards | 49–1,143 | 91–1,908
Punt Returns-Yards | 26–307 | 18–126
Int. Returns-Yards | 17–171 | 13–202
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Kick Return Avg | 23.3 | 21.0
Punt Return Avg | 11.8 | 7.0
Int. Return Avg | 10.1 | 15.5
Fumbles-Lost | 18–7 | 28–16
Penalties-Yards | 76–648 | 103–778
Avg per Game | 46.3 | 55.6
Punts-Yards | 56–2,008 | 70–2,804
Avg per Punt | 35.9 | 40.1
Net punt avg | 31.5 | 34.0
Time of Possession/Game | 28:50 | 31:08
3rd Down Conversions | 107/202 (53%) | 95/226 (42%)
4th Down Conversions | 6/10 (60%) | 16/28 (57%)
Sacks-Yards | 30–258 | 21–169
Touchdowns Scored | 70 | 43
Field Goals-Attempts | 21–25 (84%) | 11–17 (65%)
On-Side Kicks | 0–1 | 0–3
Red-Zone Scores | 61–67 (91%) | 39–53 (74%)
Red-Zone TDs | 45–67 (67%) | 29–53 (55%)
PAT-Attempts | 67–67 (100%) | 33–39 (85%)
ATTENDANCE | 361,393 | 235,827
Games / Avg per Game | 6 / 60,232 | 4 / 58,957
Neutral Site |  | 4 / 69,647

### Scores by Quarter[edit]

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Opponents  | 43  | 81  | 98  | 104 | 326
Tigers | 125  | 166  | 147  | 120 | 558

### Offense[edit]

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Daniel, Chase | 14 | 147.89 | 384–563-11 | 68.2 | 4,306 | 33 | 82 | 307.6
Patton, Chase | 10 |  69.54 |  6–13–1 | 46.2 |  60 | 0 | 22 |  6.7
Saunders, Tommy | 14 | 296.80 |  3–3–0 | 100.0 |  31 |  1 | 14 |  2.4
Maclin, Jeremy | 14 | −50.00 |  1–2–1 | 50.0 |  0 |  0 |  0 |  0.0
Total | 14 | 145.97 | 394–582–13 | 67.7 | 4,397 | 34 | 82 | 314.1
Opponents | 14 | 120.44 | 347–560–17 | 62.0 | 3,596 | 18 | 68 | 256.9
RECEIVING (sortable options)  Name | GP | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G

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Rucker, Martin | 14 | 84 | 834 | 9.9 | 8 | 40 | 59.6
Maclin, Jeremy | 14 | 80 | 1,055 | 13.2 | 9 | 82 | 75.4
Coffman, Chase | 13 | 52 | 531 | 10.2 | 7 | 33 | 40.8
Franklin, Will | 14 | 49 | 709 | 14.5 | 4 | 72 | 50.6
Saunders, Tommy | 14 | 41 | 397 | 9.7 | 1 | 28 | 28.4
Alexander, Danario | 10 | 37 | 417 | 11.3 | 2 | 48 | 41.7
Perry, Jered | 14 | 13 | 152 | 11.7 | 0 | 45 | 10.9
Washington, Derrick | 12 | 10 | 70 | 7.0 | 1 | 25 | 5.7
Ray, Jason | 13 | 8 | 61 | 7.6 | 0 | 13 | 4.7
Temple, Tony | 12 | 7 | 68 | 9.7 | 1 | 20 | 5.7
Jackson, Jimmy | 14 | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 | 2.1
Goldsmith, Earl | 12 | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 | 1.7
Bracey, Greg | 11 | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 1 | 37 | 4.8
Total | 14 | 394 | 4,397 | 11.2 | 34 | 82 | 314.1
Opponents | 14 | 347 | 3,596 | 10.4 | 18 | 68 | 256.9
RUSHING (sortable options)  Name | GP | Att | Gain | Loss | Net | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G

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Temple, Tony | 12 | 186 | 1135 | 96 | 1039 | 5.6 | 12 | 44 | 86.6
Maclin, Jeremy | 14 | 51 | 388 | 13 | 375 | 7.4 | 4 | 30 | 26.8
Jackson, Jimmy | 14 | 67 | 342 | 11 | 331 | 4.9 | 7 | 18 | 23.6
Daniel, Chase | 14 | 109 | 471 | 218 | 253 | 2.3 | 4 | 39 | 18.1
Washington, Derrick | 12 | 36 | 199 | 15 | 184 | 5.1 | 1 | 20 | 15.3
Woods, Marcus | 6 | 21 | 120 | 0 | 120 | 5.7 | 0 | 19 | 20.0
Goldsmith, Earl | 12 | 19 | 99 | 7 | 92 | 4.8 | 0 | 19 | 7.7
Rucker, Martin | 14 | 14 | 51 | 1 | 50 | 3.6 | 0 | 9 | 3.6
Patton, Chase | 10 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 34 | 6.8 | 1 | 18 | 3.4
Alexander, Danario | 10 | 6 | 36 | 5 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | 19 | 3.1
Coffman, Chase | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 0.6
Saunders, Tommy | 14 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | −1.5 | 0 | 8 | −0.2
Perry, Jered | 14 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | −5.0 | 0 | 0 | −0.4
Team | 10 | 12 | 0 | 42 | −42 | −3.5 | 0 | 0 | −4.2
Total | 14 | 530 | 2,892 | 425 | 2,467 | 4.7 | 29 | 44 | 176.2
Opponents | 14 | 476 | 2,106 | 397 | 1,709 | 3.6 | 20 | 66 | 122.1

### Field Goals / PAT[edit]

Name | FG-FGA | Pct | 01-19 | 20–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50–99 | Lng | Blkd | PAT | Pts.

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Wolfert, Jeff | 21–25 | 84.0 | 2–2 | 8–8 | 7–8 | 4–7 | 0–0 | 48 | 0 | 67–67 | 130

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Crossett, Adam | 46 | 1,788 | 38.9 | 63 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 13 |  831 | 63.9 | 2 | 1
Team | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |  |  |  |  |
Wolfert, Jeff |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 81 | 4,758 | 58.7 | 3 | 3
Total | 50 | 1,788 | 35.8 | 63 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 94 | 5,589 | 59.5 | 5 | 4
Opponents | 65 | 2,610 | 40.2 | 66 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 66 | 4,142 | 62.8 | 15 | 1
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Maclin, Jeremy | 23 | 302 | 13.1 | 2 | 66 | 43 | 1,039 | 24.2 | 1 | 99
Franklin, William | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Vaughns, Tremane |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 0 | 30
Jackson, Jimmy |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11
Goldsmith, Earl |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7
Bridges, Castine |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 4
Woods, Marcus |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2
Total | 24 | 302 | 12.6 | 2 | 66 | 49 | 1,143 | 23.3 | 1 | 99
Opponents | 15 | 124 | 8.3 | 2 | 27 | 84 | 1,740 | 20.7 | 0 | 41

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Moore, William | 13 | 63 | 41 | 104 | 9.0–42  | 2.0–21 | 5 | 2  | 7–35 | 5.0 | 0 | 22  | 0–0 | 1 | 0
Brown, Cornelius |  8 | 41 | 29 | 70 | 8.0–18  | 0.0–0 | 4 | 0  | 3–23 | 7.7 | 0 | 8  | 2-102 | 1 | 1
Witherspoon, Sean | 13 | 73 | 51 | 124 | 8.5–36  | 2.0–17 | 7 | 0  | 0–0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0  | 1–0 | 2 | 0
Christopher, Brock | 13 | 52 | 44 | 96 | 6.5–16  | 1.5–9 | 4 | 1  | 1–0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0  | 0–0 | 1 | 0
Williams, Lorenzo | 13 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 9.5–63  | 6.0–58 | 1 | 0  | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0  | 2–0 | 0 | 0
Hood, Ziggy | 13 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 6.5–27  | 3.5–20 | 5 | 4 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0  | 1–0 | 3 | 0
Sulak, Stryker | 13 | 32 | 22 | 54 | 9.0–69 | 6.0-62 | 5 | 3  | 1–38 | 38.0 | 1 | 38  | 0–0 | 4 | 1
Chavis, Tommy | 13 | 25 | 17 | 42 | 7.0–28  | 4.5–25 | 1 | 3  | 0–0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0  | 0–0 | 2 | 1
Bridges, Castine | 13 | 34 | 15 | 49 | 0.0–0  | 0.0–0 | 1 | 0  | 1–49 | 49.0 | 0 | 49 | 1–0 | 0 | 0
Garrett, Justin | 12 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 0.0–0  | 0.0–0 | 3 | 0  | 2–0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0  | 0–0 | 2 | 0
Gettis, Carl | 13 | 35 | 10 | 45 | 2.0–5  | 0.0–0 | 1 | 0  | 1–0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0  | 0–0 | 0 | 0
Terrell, Darnell | 13 | 31 |  9 | 40 | 0.5–5  | 0.0–0 | 10 | 1  | 0–0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0  | 2–0 | 0 | 0
Alexander, Van | 13 | 26 | 31 | 57 | 1.0–7  | 1.0–7 | 1 | 1  | 0–0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0  | 1–0 | 1 | 0
Howard, Del | 12 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 1.0–2  | 0.0–0 | 1 | 0  | 0–0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0  | 0–0 | 0 | 0
Lambert, Luke | 13 | 13 |  9 | 22 | 1.0–10  | 1.0–10 | 0 | 0  | 0–0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0  | 0–0 | 0 | 0
Ricks, Hardy | 13 | 15 |  6 | 21 | 2.0–14  | 0.0–0 | 1 | 0  | 0–0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0  | 0–0 | 0 | 0
Simpson, Paul | 13 | 10 |  6 | 16 | 0.0–0  | 0.0–0 | 2 | 0  | 0–0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0  | 0–0 | 0 | 0
Gachkar, Andrew | 13 |  9 |  7 | 16 | 0.0–0  | 0.0–0 | 0 | 0  | 0–0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0  | 0–0 | 1 | 0
Davis, Connell | 11 |  6 |  7 | 13 | 0.0–0  | 0.0–0 | 0 | 0  | 0–0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0  | 2–3 | 0 | 0
Gaines, Charles | 13 |  9 |  6 | 15 | 2.0–10  | 0.0–0 | 0 | 0  | 0–0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0  | 0–0 | 0 | 0
Vaughns, Tremane | 13 | 10 |  2 | 12 | 0.0–0  | 0.0–0 | 0 | 0  | 0–0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0  | 0–0 | 0 | 0
Redmond, Steve | 13 |  4 |  5 |  9 | 0.0–0  | 0.0–0 | 0 | 0  | 0–0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0  | 0–0 | 0 | 0
Washington, Derrick | 11 |  4 |  5 |  9 | 0.0–0  | 0.0–0 | 0 | 0  | 0–0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0  | 0–0 | 0 | 0
Baston, Jaron | 13 |  4 |  8 | 12 | 1.5–5  | 0.0–0 | 0 | 1  | 0–0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0  | 0–0 | 0 | 0
Stull, John | 11 |  5 |  4 |  9 | 0.5–1  | 0.0–0 | 0 | 0  | 0–0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0  | 0–0 | 0 | 0
Corbett, Jaysen | 10 |  3 |  4 |  7 | 1.0–6  | 1.0–6 | 0 | 0  | 0–0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0  | 0–0 | 0 | 0
Prince, Mike |  1 |  1 |  0 |  1 | 1.0–18  | 0.0–0 | 0 | 0  | 0–0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0  | 0–0 | 1 | 0
Coslet, Bart |  2 |  0 |  0 |  0 | 0.0–0  | 0.0–0 | 0 | 1  | 0–0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0  | 0–0 | 0 | 0
Team |  2 |  0 |  0 |  0 | 0.0–0  | 0.0–0 | 0 | 0  | 0–0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0  | 0–0 | 0 | 1
Total | 13 | 607 | 409 | 1,016 | 77–382  | 27–232 | 52 | 17  | 16–145 | 9.1 | 1 | 49  | 12–105 | 19 | 4
Opponents | 13 | 580 | 524 | 1,104 | 81–319  | 20–156 | 44 | 17  | 12–190 | 14.9 | 2 | 46  | 5–17 | 10 | 3

Statistics from: "Missouri Tigers – Cumulative Season Statistics". CSTV.com. Archived from the original on December 12, 2007. Retrieved December 2, 2007.

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