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2003 FB Game Notes In Memory of Aaron O’Neal #25 – Forever a Tiger M I Z Z O U FOOTBALL TIGER NEWS & NOTES Colorado Buffaloes (0-4) at #25 Missouri Tigers (4-0) Sept. 30, 2006 — Faurot Field/Memorial Stadium — Columbia, Mo. 2006 KICKOFF: 11:40 a.m. (central time). STADIUM: Faurot Field/Memorial Stadium (68,349 — FieldTurf surface). Opened in COACHING STAFF 1926. MU is 234-162-20 there alltime, including 3-0 in 2006. GARY PINKEL ____________________ Head Coach RADIO: Tiger Network (Mike Kelly, play-by-play/John Kadlec, color/Chris Gervino, Kent, ‘75 _____________________ 6th Year at MU sidelines). Carried on over 50 stations statewide, and on the Internet at mutigers.com. The game is also carried on SIRIUS Satellite Radio on Channel #181. DAVE CHRISTENSEN✪ _____ Asst. HC/Off. Coord./Off. Line TV: Fox Sports Net. Bill Land (Play-by-Play), Gary Reasons (Color), Emily Jones Western Washington, ‘85 ___________ 6th Year at MU (Sideline). Jeff Muckleroy produces the magic. ✪ RANKINGS (AP/COACHES): MU – 25th/RV (T-27th); CU– None/None. MATT EBERFLUS ________ Assoc. HC/Def. Coord./Safeties SERIES: MU leads, 36-31-3 overall, but CU has won 6-of-7, and 7-of-10 in Big 12 play. Toledo, ‘93 ___________________ 6th Year at MU COACHES: CORNELL FORD ___________________ Cornerbacks Mizzou: Gary Pinkel (Kent, ‘75), 33-30 at MU (6th year) and 106-67-3 overall (16th Toledo, ‘91 ___________________ 6th Year at MU year). Pinkel is 1-4 vs. CU, and 0-0 vs. Dan Hawkins. Colorado: Dan Hawkins (Cal-Davis, ‘84), 0-4 at CU (1st year) and 53-15 overall (6th ANDY HILL ____________________ Wide Receivers year). Hawkins is 0-0 vs. MU and Gary Pinkel. Missouri, ‘85 _________________ 11th Year at MU BRIAN JONES __________________ Running Backs NO. 25 TIGERS HOST BUFFALOES AS BIG 12 SEASON KICKS OFF SATURDAY Connecticut, ‘81 ________________ 6th Year at MU The 25th-ranked Missouri Tigers (4-0 overall) look to continue their winning ways as they play host to the Colorado Buffaloes (0-4) this Saturday morning at Faurot Field/ CRAIG KULIGOWSKI __________________✪ Def. Line Memorial Stadium in what will serve as the Big 12 Conference opener for both teams. Toledo, ‘91 ___________________ 6th Year at MU Kickoff for the Fox Sports Net televised game is set for 11:40 a.m. (central). A crowd of 55,000-60,000 is anticipated for the game. DAVE STECKEL ____________________ Linebackers Kutztown, ‘82 _________________ 6th Year at MU Mizzou is coming off a solid, if unperfect, 31-6 win over Ohio. The Tigers used a dominating second-half performance (outgaining Ohio 211-to-31 in total yardage), over- BRUCE WALKER ___________ Tight Ends/Asst. Off. Line coming season-high totals in turnovers (3) and penalties (9) to secure its fourth win in as Central Washington, ‘83 ___________ 6th Year at MU many tries this year. MU cracked the AP poll Sunday for the 1st time this year, at #25. Colorado comes to Columbia in search of its first win, after dropping a heart-breaker DAVID YOST✪ _________ Quarterbacks/Recruiting Coord. last Saturday at 9th-ranked Georgia, 14-13, as the Bulldogs scored in the final minute of Kent, ‘92 _____________________ 6th Year at MU the game to claim the win. Colorado has played in the Big 12 Championship game in four ✪ — Gameday Location in Pressbox of the last five seasons. All Times Central Standard 2006 TIGER SCHEDULE & RESULTS ▲ — Homecoming Date MU Rank Opponent (AP/Coaches Rank)TV Time/Result Series Standing Quick Facts Sept. 2 —/— Murray State — W, 47-7 MU, 1-0 Offense racks up 589 yds. as Daniel tosses MU-record 5 TD passes Sept. 9 RV/— Ole Miss FSN W, 34-7 MU, 4-1 Tiger defense holds Rebels to just 162 yards of offense in Tiger romp Sept. 16 RV/RV at New Mexico MWN W, 27-17 MU, 2-1 Brian Smith gets 4 QB sacks & Tigers dominate in 4th quarter for win Sept. 23 RV/RV Ohio — W, 31-6 MU, 1-0 MU outgains OU 217-31 in dominant 2nd half performance Sept. 30 25/RV Colorado FSN 11:40 a.m. MU, 36-31-3 Buffs 17-0 2nd-quarter surge proved too much to overcome in 2005 Oct. 7 —/— at Texas Tech TBS 6 p.m. MU, 3-2 Tigers have won 3-of-4 since formation of Big 12 from Texas Tech Oct. 14 —/— at Texas A&M TBA TBA A&M, 6-2 MU has won last 2 meetings, incl. 33-27 OT win in C. Station in ‘02 Oct. 21 —/— ▲ Kansas State TBA TBA MU, 55-31-5 KSU scored game’s final 22 points to post comeback win in ‘05 Oct. 28 —/— Oklahoma TBA TBA OU, 62-23-5 OU escaped w/31-24 win in last appearance in Columbia in ‘02 Nov. 4 —/— at Nebraska TBA TBA NU, 62-34-3 MU looking for 1st win in Lincoln since 1978 Nov. 18 —/— at Iowa State TBA TBA MU, 56-33-9 MU has won 3 straight, including last 2 in OT Nov. 25 —/— Kansas ABC 11 a.m. KU, 53-52-9 MU held to season-low 180 yards in tot. off. in 13-3 loss in ‘05 In Memory of Aaron O’Neal Colorado at #25 Mizzou — Sept. 30, 2006 #25 – Forever a Tiger TIGER PLAYER QUICK FACTS/NOTES PROBABLE OFFENSIVE STARTERS *NOTE–Just some slappy SID’s best guess Pos. No. Tiger Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown Note(s) QB 10 Chase Daniel* 6-0 225 So. Southlake, Texas Rates 2nd in Big 12 & 9th in NCAA in total offense (287.75 ypg) TB 22 Tony Temple* 5-9 200 Jr. Kansas City, Mo. 417 rushing yards is 8th-best 4-game start to season in MU history H-WR 86 Brad Ekwerekwu*** 6-4 215 Sr. Arlington, Texas Had career-best 95 yds. receiving vs. Ole Miss & TD for 2nd str. game X-WR 3 William Franklin** 6-2 205 Jr. St. Louis, Mo. Tied for Big 12 lead w/4 receiving TDs; Had 2 last Sat. vs. Ohio Z-WR 84 Tommy Saunders* 6-0 210 So. Kearney, Mo. Has started all 4 games & had 1st catch of season last Sat. vs. Ohio TE 82 Martin Rucker** 6-6 255 Jr. St. Joseph, Mo. Needs 24 rec. yds. to become MU’s 3rd TE to reach 1,000 career yds. LG 76 Ryan Madison 6-5 300 So. Bethany, Mo. Has started last 2 games at LG for 1st starts of career LT 79 Tyler Luellen** 6-7 295 Jr. Bethany, Mo. Has 19 career starts entering Colorado game, incl. 17 straight C 77 Adam Spieker** 6-3 305 Jr. Webb City, Mo. Rimington candidate will start his 28th straight game at center Saturday RG 55 Mike Cook** 6-3 320 Sr. Friendswood, Texas Team captain started 11-of-12 games in 2005 at right guard RT 74 Joel Clinger** 6-6 315 Sr. Warrenton, Mo. Started all 12 games at right tackle a year ago KEY OFFENSIVE RESERVES X-WR 8 Jared Perry 6-1 170 Fr. La Marque, Texas True freshman has had at least 2 catches in each game so far TB 20 Marcus Woods** 5-8 195 Jr. Farmington Hills, Mich. Leads Tiger TBs w/2 TDs on the ground in 4 games TE 45 Chase Coffman* 6-6 245 So. Peculiar, Mo. Has 2nd-most receiving yds. so far, with 156 on 16 catches (1 TD) LG 71 Monte Wyrick* 6-5 325 Jr. Texarkana, Ark. Has started 3 games - 1st 2 at LG, and at RG vs. New Mexico H-WR 81 Danario Alexander 6-4 205 Fr. Marlin, Texas True freshman has 4 catches for 40 yds. through 4 games PROBABLE DEFENSIVE STARTERS *NOTE–Just some slappy SID’s best guess Pos. No. Tiger Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown Note(s) DE 48 Xzavie Jackson*** 6-4 285 Sr. Vacaville, Calif. Ranks 4th in Big 12 & 12th in NCAA in QB sacks (1.00 p/g) NOSE 99 Lorenzo Williams** 6-1 295 Jr. Midwest City, Okla. Recovered a fumble, blocked a PAT and broke up a pass Sat. vs. Ohio DT 92 Jamar Smith* 6-1 285 Sr. Miami, Fla. Ranks 2nd among MU D-linemen so far w/19 total tackles DE 39 Brian Smith*** 6-4 230 Sr. Denton, Texas Tied MU record w/4 QB sacks at NM; Ranks 2nd in NCAA w/1.50 pg WLB 15 Marcus Bacon*** 6-2 220 Sr. Houston, Texas Leads team w/41 tackles & 4 turnovers (2 fumbles/2 INTs) so far MLB 33 Dedrick Harrington*** 6-3 245 Sr. Mexico, Mo. Team captain has 34 career starts, incl. 16 straight at MLB SLB 34 Brock Christopher* 6-2 240 So. Kearney, Mo. Had career-high 12 tackles (film adjusted) + 1 TFL + 1 QBH at UNM SS 19 Brandon Massey** 6-1 205 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. Had 1 interception in each of MU’s 1st 2 games FS 8 David Overstreet*** 6-0 215 Sr. Dallas, Texas Thorpe candidate led MU w/100 tackles & 5 turnovers in 2005 CB 2 Domonique Johnson* 6-2 200 So. Texas City, Texas Hard-hitting sophomore had 5 tackles, 1 PBU & 1 QB sack at UNM CB 3 Darnell Terrell* 6-3 205 Jr. St. Louis, Mo. Tied for team lead w/3 PBUs through 4 games KEY DEFENSIVE RESERVES SS 13 Pig Brown 5-11 205 Jr. Adel, Ga. Plays as part of MU nickel package & has 18 stops in 4 games CB 17 Del Howard 5-11 195 Fr.
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