In Memory of Aaron O’Neal #25 – Forever a Tiger MIZZOU FOOTBALL TIGER NEWS & NOTES Missouri Tigers (5-3, 3-2) at #25/#24 Colorado Buffaloes (6-2, 4-1) Nov. 5, 2005 — Folsom Field — Boulder, Colo. 2005 KICKOFF: 2:30 p.m. (central time). STADIUM: Folsom Field (53,750 — Natural Grass). Opened in 1924. CU has won 9 of COACHING STAFF the last 10 times against Mizzou playing in Boulder, with MU’s win coming in 1997. GARY PINKEL ____________________ Head Coach RADIO: Tiger Network (Mike Kelly, play-by-play/John Kadlec, color/Chris Gervino, Kent, ‘75 _____________________ 5th 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 #117. DAVE CHRISTENSEN✪ _____ Asst. HC/Off. Coord./Off. Line ABC Sports. Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Bob Griese (color), Lynn Swann (sidelines). Western Washington, ‘85 ___________ 5th Year at MU TV: RANKINGS (AP/COACHES): CU is #25 in the AP, #24 in the Coaches poll. MATT EBERFLUS ______________✪ Def. Coord./Safeties SERIES: MU leads, 36-30-3 overall, and won last year to break a 5-game CU winning Toledo, ‘93 ___________________ 5th Year at MU streak in the series. CU won 12 straight from 1985-1996. CORNELL FORD ___________________ Cornerbacks COACHES: Toledo, ‘91 ___________________ 5th Year at MU Mizzou: Gary Pinkel (Kent, ‘75), 27-28 at MU (5th year) and 100-65-3 overall (15th year). Pinkel is 1-3 versus CU and Gary Barnett. ANDY HILL ____________________ Wide Receivers Colorado: Gary Barnett (Missouri, ‘69), 48-35 at CU (7th year) and 91-91-2 overall Missouri, ‘85 _________________ 10th Year at MU (16th year). Barnett is 5-1 versus MU and 3-1 versus Gary Pinkel. BRIAN JONES __________________ Running Backs Connecticut, ‘81 ________________ 5th Year at MU MIZZOU PLAYS AT COLORADO WITH 1ST-PLACE ON LINE IN BIG 12 NORTH The Missouri Tigers (5-3 overall, 3-2 in Big 12 Conference play) head West to Boul- CRAIG KULIGOWSKI __________________✪ Def. Line Toledo, ‘91 ___________________ 5th Year at MU der, Colo., where they’ll take on the Colorado Buffaloes (6-2, 4-1) Saturday afternoon in a 2:30 p.m. (central) game scheduled to be shown regionally on ABC Sports. DAVE STECKEL ____________________ Linebackers The Tigers are coming off a 13-3 road loss at rival Kansas last week in a game that saw Kutztown, ‘82 _________________ 5th Year at MU MU’s high-octane offense get shut down. Despite the loss, Mizzou still has a chance to BRUCE WALKER ___________ Tight Ends/Asst. Off. Line control its own destiny in the Big 12 North race, as a win over CU would tie the two atop Central Washington, ‘83 ___________ 5th Year at MU the standings, and give MU the head-to-head tiebreaker. DAVID YOST✪ _________ Quarterbacks/Recruiting Coord. Colorado comes into the game fresh off a 23-20 win at Kansas State, as All-American Kent, ‘92 _____________________ 5th Year at MU kicker Mason Crosby nailed a 50-yard field goal just before the final gun to get the win. The Buffaloes have won two straight since losing to Texas on Oct. 15th (42-17). The Buffs ✪ — Gameday Location in Pressbox are a perfect 4-0 at home this season, with wins over Colorado State (31-28), New Mexico State (39-0), Texas A&M (41-20) and Kansas (44-13). All Times Central Standard 2005 TIGER SCHEDULE & RESULTS ▲ — Homecoming Date MU Rank Opponent (AP/Coaches Rank)TV Time/Result Series Standing Quick Facts Sept. 3 —/— vs. Arkansas State (@KC) — W, 44-17 MU, 2-0 Brad Smith has 412 yds. of tot. off. & career-high 4 TD passes in win Sept. 10 —/RV New Mexico — L, 45-35 Tied, 1-1 Lobos score game’s last 10 points in final 5 minutes to get win Sept. 17 —/— Troy — W, 52-21 MU, 2-1 Special teams star with 73-yd. PR for TD, blocked punt & 3-of-3 FGs Oct. 1 —/— Texas (2/2) ABC L, 51-20 UT, 15-5 3 1st-half MU turnovers led to 21 UT points as Texas cruises to win Oct. 8 —/— at Oklahoma State — W, 38-31 MU, 28-20 Tigers get 549-yd. total offense day and hold on for road win Oct. 15 —/— ▲ Iowa State — W, 27-24 (OT) MU, 56-33-9 MU comes back to win after trailing by 10 with 9 minutes left Oct. 22 —/— Nebraska FSN W, 41-24 NU, 62-34-3 Brad Smith has 480 yds. of tot. off/Def. holds NU to -2 yds. rushing Oct. 29 RV/RV at Kansas — L, 13-3 KU, 53-52-9 MU offense held to season-low 180 yards in total offense Nov. 5 —/— at Colorado (25/24) ABC 2:30 p.m. MU, 36-30-3 Tiger D held CU to 251 yards and forced 3 Buff turnovers in 17-9 win Nov. 12 —/— Baylor TBA TBA MU, 8-2 Tiger D forced 4 BU turnovers and allowed 173 yds. in 30-10 win Nov. 19 —/— at Kansas State TBA TBA MU, 55-30-5 K-State erased 21-0 MU 2nd-quarter lead to post 35-24 win in 2004 In Memory of Aaron O’Neal Mizzou at #25/#24 Colorado — Nov. 5, 2005 #25 – Forever a Tiger TIGER PLAYER QUICK FACTS/NOTES PROBABLE OFFENSIVE STARTERS *NOTE–Just an SID’s best guess Pos. No. Tiger Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown Note(s) QB 16 Brad Smith*** 6-2 210 Grad. Youngstown, Ohio Needs 4 rush yds. to break NCAA career record for QBs TB 20 Marcus Woods* 5-8 185 So. Farmington Hills, Mich. Ran for career-high 102 yds. and had 2 TDs (1 rush/1 rec.) at OSU Z-WR 86 Brad Ekwerekwu** 6-3 215 Jr. Arlington, Texas Ran and threw for 1st TDs of his career at Oklahoma State H-WR 3 William Franklin* 6-2 195 So. St. Louis, Mo. 7 of career-high 9 catches vs. Neb. went for 1st downs X-WR 12 Sean Coffey*** 6-5 220 Sr. East Cleveland, Ohio Ranks 5th at MU in career rec. yds. (1,541) & 6th in receptions (110) TE 82 Martin Rucker* 6-5 245 So. St. Joseph, Mo. Mackey Award candidate has 23 catches for 270 yards on the year LT 79 Tyler Luellen* 6-7 300 So. Bethany, Mo. Has 11 career starts entering Colorado game LG 52 Tony Palmer*** 6-2 325 Sr. Midwest City, Okla. Returns for 4th year as a starter; Has 38 career starts (11 in ‘04) C 77 Adam Spieker* 6-3 310 So. Webb City, Mo. Rimington candidate will start his 20th straight game at center Saturday RG 55 Mike Cook* 6-2 320 Jr. Friendswood, Texas Made first career start in season opener versus Arkansas State RT 74 Joel Clinger* 6-6 310 Jr. Warrenton, Mo. Made first career start in season opener versus Arkansas State KEY OFFENSIVE RESERVES TB 1 Jimmy Jackson 5-8 195 RS-Fr. Caruthersville, Mo. One-time 4th-stringer had a rushing TD in 2 straight games QB 10 Chase Daniel 6-1 215 Fr. Southlake, Texas Led MU from 10-pt. 4th-quarter deficit to comeback win vs. Iowa State TB 22 Tony Temple 5-10 195 So. Kansas City, Mo. Has 3 rushing TDs, incl. a 14-yd. score vs. Nebraska to clinch the win TE 45 Chase Coffman 6-6 225 Fr. Peculiar, Mo. True freshman has 25 catches for 2 7yds. and 2 TDs H-WR 84 Tommy Saunders 6-0 205 RS-Fr. Kearney, Mo. Had 2 catches for 23 yds. & 1st career TD vs. Nebraska PROBABLE DEFENSIVE STARTERS *NOTE–Just an SID’s best guess Pos. No. Tiger Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown Note(s) DE 38 Stryker Sulak 6-4 250 RS-Fr. Rockdale, Texas Has started last 3 games; Forced fumble Sat. at KU DT 99 Lorenzo Williams* 6-2 280 So. Midwest City, Okla. Has 2.5 QB sacks, 2 rec. fumbles and 2 forced fumbles in last 3 games NOSE 92 Jamar Smith 6-2 270 Jr. Miami, Fla. JUCO transfer has started the last 5 games for Mizzou; Had FF vs. ISU DE 39 Brian Smith** 6-3 225 Jr. Denton, Texas Had 1.5 QB sacks at KU to break MU career sack record (has 23.0) SLB 15 Marcus Bacon** 6-2 220 Jr. Houston, Texas Had career-high 12 tackles at Kansas; Avg. 9.7 tackles in last 3 games MLB 33 Dedrick Harrington** 6-3 240 Jr. Mexico, Mo. Has 36 tackles in last 4 games after having 16 in 1st 4 combined WLB 40 Derrick Ming*** 5-11 245 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. 1st-year starter broke career-best w/10 tackles vs. Iowa State FS 6 Jason Simpson*** 6-0 205 Sr. The Woodlands, Texas Forced a huge 3rd-quarter fumble vs. Nebraska that propelled MU to win SS 8 David Overstreet** 6-0 210 Jr. Dallas, Texas Leads MU in tackles (71) and takeaways (5 - 2 INTs/3 Fumbles) CB 7 A.J. Kincade*** 5-10 190 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. Has started all 8 games at one CB spot; Forced fumble vs. ISU w/hit CB 36 Marcus King*** 5-10 190 Sr. Irving, Texas Leads team w/9 PBU incl. a huge one in OT vs. ISU KEY DEFENSIVE RESERVES CB 1 Calvin Washington*** 6-0 195 Sr. Lancaster, Texas Started 1st 3 games of the season at CB CB 2 Domonique Johnson 6-2 185 RS-Fr.