TIGER NEWS & NOTES #6/#7/#8 Missouri Tigers (7-0, 3-0) at #14/#14/#12 Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-1, 2-1) Oct. 30, 2010 – Memorial Stadium – Lincoln, Neb. KICKOFF: 2:30 p.m. (central time). 2010 STADIUM: Memorial Stadium (81,091). Opened in 1923. NU is 33-15-1 there COACHING STAFF alltime against MU, but Mizzou won last time there, 52-17 in 2008. RADIO: Tiger Network. Mike Kelly (play-by-play), John Kadlec (color), Chris IN-GAME ON FIELD Gervino (sidelines), Scotty Cox (producer), Matt Winegardner (director). Carried Gary Pinkel ____________ Head Coach on over 50 stations across the Midwest, and on the Internet at mutigers.com. Also Andy Hill____________ Wide Receivers on Sirius Satellite Radio (channel 127) and XM Satellite Radio (channel 102). TV: ABC Sports. Ron Franklin (play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (analyst), Jeannine Brian Jones ______________ Tailbacks Edwards (sideline reporter). Craig Kuligowski ________ Defensive Line RANKINGS (BCS/AP/USA): MU – 6th / 7th / 8th; NU – 14th / 14th / 12th. Dave Steckel ____ Def. Coord./Linebackers SERIES: Nebraska leads, 64-36-3, but MU has won 3 of the last 5 meetings. Bruce Walker ___________ Co-Off. Line COACHES: Mizzou: Gary Pinkel (Kent, ‘75), 74-46 at MU (10th year) and 147-83-3 overall IN THE COACHES’ BOOTH (20th year). Pinkel is 4-5 vs. Nebraska and 1-1 vs. Bo Pelini. Cornell Ford ____________ Cornerbacks Nebraska: Bo Pelini (Ohio State, ‘90), 26-9 at NU & overall (3rd year). Pelini is 1-1 Josh Henson ___________ Co-Off. Line vs. Mizzou and Gary Pinkel. Barry Odom ______________ Safeties David Yost _____ Off. Coord./Quarterbacks 2010 TIGER SCHEDULE & RESULTS Date MU Rank Opponent (Rank) TV Time/Result Series Quick Fact(s) Sept. 4 RV/RV vs. Illinois (St. Louis) FSN W, 23-13 MU, 17-7 MU rides 20-0 2nd-half surge to big opening win Sept. 11 RV/RV McNeese State PPV W, 50-6 MU, 1-0 Fr. TB Josey nets 112 rush yds., 3 TDs in only 7 carries Sept. 18 RV/25 San Diego State PPV W, 27-24 MU, 3-0 “Moe Miracle” 68-yd. TD w/:51 sec. left saves the day Sept. 25 RV/24 Miami (Ohio) –– W, 51-13 MU, 1-0 MU scores :08 seconds in, runs for season-high 236 yds./ 5 TDs Oct. 9 24/22 Colorado FSN W, 26-0 MU, 42-31-3 MU pitches 2nd-straight Columbia shutout of Colorado Oct. 16 21/19 at Texas A&M FSN W, 30-9 A&M, 7-4 Gabbert goes for 361 yds/3 TD; Kemp 10 catches, 2 TDs Oct. 23 18/16 Oklahoma (HC) (3/3) ABC W, 36-27 OU, 66-24-5 Tigers knock off BCS #1 w/dominant 4th quarter victory Oct. 30 7/8 at Nebraska (14/12) ABC 2:30 p.m. NU, 64-36-3 MU has won 2 of last 3, incl. 52-17 in Lincoln in 2008 Nov. 6 –/– at Texas Tech tba tba MU, 5-2 MU has 3 straight wins in series, incl. 38-21 in Lubbock in ‘06 Nov. 13 –/– Kansas State tba tba MU, 59-31-5 MU has 4 straight wins – avg. margin in that span is 20.0 pts. Nov. 20 –/– at Iowa State tba tba MU, 59-34-9 Tigers have won 3 straight and 6-of-7 overall in series Nov. 27 –/– vs. Kansas (Kansas City) FSN 11:30 a.m. MU, 55-54-9 MU wins thriller in 2009 by scoring 5 pts. in final 2:45 for win MISSOURI FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART (As of Oct. 25, 2010) OFFENSE DEFENSE 72 Elvis Fisher – 6-5, 295, Jr., 2L 3 Jacquies Smith – 6-4, 255, Jr., 2L LT 73 Mark Hill – 6-6, 260, RSFr. 52 Michael Sam – 6-3, 245, RSFr. DE 55 Brayden Burnett – 6-3, 240, RSFr. 71 Jayson Palmgren – 6-2, 305, Jr., 2L LG 74 Kirk Lakebrink – 6-6, 300, Sr. 93 Terrell Resonno – 6-5, 295, Jr., 2L T 94 Marvin Foster – 6-2, 280, RSFr. 62 Tim Barnes – 6-4, 300, Sr., 3L 98 Bart Coslet – 6-5, 255, Sr., 1L C 53 Travis Ruth – 6-3, 290, So. 91 Jimmy Burge – 6-2, 290, So. 58 Brendan Donaldson – 6-2, 285, Jr. 66 Austin Wuebbels – 6-4, 300, Jr., 1L NG RG 68 Justin Britt – 6-5, 300, RSFr. 85 Aldon Smith – 6-5, 260, So., 1L 57 Brad Madison – 6-4, 255, So., 1L 77 Dan Hoch – 6-7, 315, Jr., 2L DE 18 Marcus Malbrough – 6-5, 240, So., 1L 75 Jack Meiners – 6-6, 305, So., 1L RT 25 Zaviar Gooden – 6-2, 225, So., 1L 82 Michael Egnew – 6-6, 235, Jr., 2L W 5 Josh Tatum – 6-1, 230, Jr. TE 87 Andrew Jones – 6-5, 240, Jr., 2L 32 Will Ebner – 6-1, 230, Jr., 2L 81 Eric Waters – 6-4, 235, Fr. M 35 Jeff Gettys – 6-3, 235, Sr., 3L 11 Blaine Gabbert – 6-5, 230, Jr., 1L 6 Andrew Gachkar – 6-3, 228, Sr., 3L 1 James Franklin – 6-2, 223, Fr. S 48 Andrew Wilson – 6-3, 225, RSFr. QB 16 Ashton Glaser – 6-0, 205, RSFr. 19 Carl Gettis – 5-11, 195, Sr., 3L 26 De’Vion Moore – 5-9, 195, Jr., 2L CB 1 Kip Edwards – 6-1, 200, So., 1L 4 Kendial Lawrence – 5-9, 190, So., 1L 21 Trey Hobson – 5-11, 190, Jr., 2L TB 41 Henry Josey – 5-10, 180, Fr. 20 Kevin Rutland – 6-0, 190, Sr., 3L 43 Marcus Murphy – 5-9, 180, Fr. 31 E.J. Gaines – 5-10, 180, Fr. CB 22 Robert Steeples – 6-1, 195, So., 1L 29 Jerrell Jackson – 6-1, 190, Jr., 2L 5 Rolandis Woodland – 6-3, 200, So. 13 Kenji Jackson – 5-10, 195, Jr., 2L X 2 L’Damian Washington – 6-4, 190, RSFr. 10 Tavon Bolden – 6-2, 210, RSFr. SS 17 Matt White – 6-0, 180, RSFr. 28 T.J. Moe – 6-0, 200, So., 1L 3 Gahn McGaffie – 5-10, 180, So. 11 Jarrell Harrison – 6-2, 210, Sr., 1L H FS 9 Jasper Simmons – 6-1, 205, Sr., 1L 8 Wes Kemp – 6-4, 220, Jr., 2L 16 Brandon Gerau – 6-0, 175, Jr., 1L Z 85 Marcus Lucas – 6-5, 205, Fr. SPECIALISTS 99 Matt Grabner – 6-4, 200, Sr. 86 Beau Brinkley – 6-5, 220, Jr., 2L P 97 Trey Barrow – 6-1, 190, So. DS 57 Brad Madison – 6-4, 255, So., 1L 95 Grant Ressel – 6-1, 190, Jr., 1L 43 Marcus Murphy – 5-9, 180, Fr. 8 Wes Kemp – 6-4, 220, Jr., 2L PK 97 Trey Barrow – 6-1, 190, So. (KO) KR 19 Carl Gettis – 5-11, 195, Sr., 3L 88 Forrest Shock – 6-2, 210, Sr., 1L 1 Kip Edwards – 6-1, 200, So., 1L H 16 Brandon Gerau – 6-0, 175, Jr., 1L PR 43 Marcus Murphy – 5-9, 180, Fr. MIZZOU FOOTBALL GAME NOTES surging tigers battle nebraska for MEDIA INFO TALE OF THE TAPE FOOTBALL INFORMATION CONTACT: north DIVISION DRIVERS’ seat The Missouri Tigers (7-0 overall, 3-0 in Big 12 [NCAA Ranking in Brackets] MIZZOU ____________________NEBRASKA Chad Moller Conference play), fresh off a win last Saturday over the 424.86 [32nd] __ Total Offense __ 459.14 [17th] (W) 573/882-0712 (Cell) 573/268-3110 #1-ranked Oklahoma Sooners (BCS poll) head North to 138.43 [79th] __Rushing Offense __ 290.00 [5th] FAX 573/882=4720 Lincoln, Neb., where they’ll face off against the Nebraska 15 __________TDs Rushing _________ 21 Faurot Press Box--573/882-7311 or 7312 Cornhuskers (6-1, 2-1) for a battle of supremacy in the 286.43 [16th] __Passing Offense 169.14 [100th] E-Mail Address -- [email protected] Big 12 North Division. The winner of Saturday’s game will 138.48 [37th] _ Passing Efficiency _ 149.36 [27th] control its own destiny in the North race heading into the 12 __________TDs Passing ___________ 9 Josh Murray – Secondary FB Contact final half of the league season. 34.71 [T-24th] __Scoring Offense ___ 38.86 [10th] (W) 573/882-0711 (Cell) 573/268-8606 Mizzou used a dominant fourth quarter to knock 339.14 [38th] __ Total Defense __ 305.86 [18th] E-Mail Address – [email protected] off previously-unbeaten Oklahoma, 36-27, in Columbia last 114.57 [23rd] _ Rushing Defense _ 165.14 [79th] Saturday. The Tigers outgained OU’s potent offense by a 4 ________ TDs Allowed Rushing ________ 8 192-to-16 margin in total offense in the quarter, as Mizzou 224.57 [76th] __Passing Defense __ 140.71 [3rd] erased a 21-20 deficit entering the 4th quarter. 108.04 [15th] _ Pass Effic. Defense __ 90.10 [2nd] MEDIA SCHEDULE Thanks to the impressive showing, which marked MU’s 7 ________ TDs Allowed Passing ________ 6 AVAILABILITY OVERVIEW first-ever win over a #1-ranked team in a major poll, the 13.14 [5th] ____Scoring Defense __ 17.86 [17th] Head Coach Gary Pinkel Tigers skyrocketed up the various polls on Sunday, and •Monday, 10:40-10:50 a.m. (Big 12 call) +0.86 [19th] _ Turnover Margin +0.29 [T-43rd] enter the Nebraska game ranked #6 in the BCS standings, •Monday, 3:30-4:00 p.m. (MU media day) 13 / 7 ______ Fumbles/Lost ______ 24 / 9 as well as #7 in the Associated Press poll, and #8 in the •Tuesday, 10:00-11:00 a.m. (Phone calls) 4 ________ Interceptions Thrown ________ 3 USA Today Coaches’ Poll.