2010 Missouri Tigers football team
American college football season
The 2010 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The team was coached by Gary Pinkel , who returned for his tenth season with Mizzou, and played their home games at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium . The team began the season fresh off their fifth straight bowl appearance. The team hired a new public address announcer, Randy Moehlman.[ 1]
Michael Egnew (TE ), was named to the 1st-Team All-American list. He became the third MU tight end to win that honor in the last four years. The previous two were Martin Rucker (2007) and Chase Coffman (2008). Egnew led all of the nation's tight ends with 83 receptions, and his 698 receiving yards was also second-most among all tight ends, with those figures coming against the nation's 9th-toughest schedule.[ 2] The Tigers finished the regular season with a 10–2 record and faced the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Insight Bowl , which they lost by a score of 27–24.
In early August 2010, the team voted their star running back Derrick Washington team captain. Washington had led the team in all rushing categories in each of the previous two seasons. However, just after being named captain, Washington was investigated for sexually assaulting his tutor, a female MU student, which led to a felony charge of deviate sexual assault and his suspension from the football team at the end of preseason camp. He dropped out of school shortly afterwards, and was eventually convicted of sexual assault a year later, serving 120 days of a 5-year sentence.[ 3] [ 4]
Recruits
Key Losses :
All 23 listed players are verbal commits and are not binding until signing their National Letter of Intent during the National Signing Period February 3, 2010 – April 1, 2010.
All 23 signed on February 3.[ 5]
College recruiting information (2009)
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
40‡
Commit date
Nick Demien OT
Wentzville, Missouri
Timberland HS
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
295 lb (134 kg)
5.0
Aug 15, 2009
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 80
Kony Ealy DE
New Madrid, Missouri
Central HS
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
228 lb (103 kg)
4.55
Nov 2, 2009
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 78
Daniel Easterly S / ATH
Detroit, Michigan
Cass Technical HS
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
186 lb (84 kg)
4.89
Dec 7, 2009
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 78
James Franklin QB
Lake Dallas, Texas
Lake Dallas HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
217 lb (98 kg)
4.6
Mar 14, 2009
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 76
Tyler Gabbert QB
Ballwin, Missouri
Parkway West HS
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
4.67
Dec 12, 2009
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 76
E. J. Gaines DB
Independence, Missouri
Fort Osage HS
5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)
168 lb (76 kg)
4.41
Jul 20, 2009
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 76
Anthony Gatti OT
St. Louis, Missouri
Parkway North HS
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
280 lb (130 kg)
NA
Jul 21, 2009
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 74
Matt Hoch DE
Harlan, Iowa
Harlan Community HS
6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
4.85
Dec 19, 2009
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 76
Tristan Holt DB
Gilmer, Texas
Gilmer HS
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
184 lb (83 kg)
4.45
Jul 17, 2009
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 40
Jimmie Hunt WR
Cahokia, Illinois
Cahokia HS
6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
4.45
Jun 7, 2009
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 40
Henry Josey RB / ATH
Angleton, Texas
Angleton HS
5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m)
177 lb (80 kg)
4.4
Sep 20, 2009
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 70
Marcus Lucas WR
Liberty, Missouri
Liberty HS
6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
4.50
Dec 19, 2009
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 79
Mitch Morse OT
Austin, Texas
St. Michael's Academy
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
283 lb (128 kg)
5.20
Apr 19, 2009
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 80
Marcus Murphy RB
Desoto, Texas
De Soto HS
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
167 lb (76 kg)
4.50
Dec 12, 2009
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 76
Jared Parham LB
Coppell, Texas
Coppell HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
4.60
Jun 23, 2009
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 77
Darvin Ruise S / ATH
Glen Saint Mary, Florida
Baker County Senior HS
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
209 lb (95 kg)
4.57
Nov 9, 2009
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 74
Bud Sasser WR
Denton, Texas
Ryan HS
6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
4.60
Dec 19, 2009
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 78
Xavier Smith DB
Edmond, Oklahoma
North HS
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
4.49
Jul 22, 2009
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 75
Lucas Vincent DT
Olathe, Kansas
Olathe North Sr HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
269 lb (122 kg)
4.91
Apr 18, 2009
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 78
Kenronte Walker S
Fayetteville, North Carolina
City College of San Francisco
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
208 lb (94 kg)
4.45
Dec 12, 2009
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NA
Eric Waters TE
Arlington, Texas
Mansfield Summit HS
6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
4.70
Sep 20, 2009
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 76
Braylon Webb DB
Gilmer, Texas
Gilmer HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
NA
Jul 21, 2009
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 40
Greg White RB
De Queen, Arkansas
De Queen HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
213 lb (97 kg)
4.60
Jul 28, 2009
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 77
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout : 27t Rivals : 21 ESPN : 72
‡ 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:
Schedule
The October 23 game against Oklahoma played host to ESPN 's College GameDay , a first for the program, and drew a new record crowd of 18,000 for the show.[ 6]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 4 11:30 am vs. Illinois * FSN W 23–1358,060 [ 7]
September 11 6:00 pm McNeese State * FSN PPV W 50–655,582 [ 8]
September 18 6:00 pm San Diego State * FSN PPV W 27–2456,050 [ 9]
September 25 1:00 pm Miami (OH) * W 51–1360,329 [ 10]
October 9 6:00 pm Colorado No. 24 FSN W 26–062,965 [ 11]
October 16 11:00 am at Texas A&M No. 21 FSN W 30–983,453 [ 12]
October 23 7:00 pm No. 3 Oklahoma No. 18 ABC W 36–2771,004 [ 13]
October 30 2:30 pm at No. 14 Nebraska No. 7 ABC/ESPN L 17–3185,907 [ 14]
November 6 7:00 pm at Texas Tech No. 14 ABC L 17–2455,667 [ 15]
November 13 11:30 am Kansas State No. 20 Faurot Field Columbia, MO (Senior Day) FSN W 38–2863,310 [ 16]
November 20 6:00 pm at Iowa State No. 15 FSN W 14–041,776 [ 17]
November 27 11:30 am vs. Kansas No. 15 FSN W 35–755,788 [ 18]
December 28 9:00 pm Iowa * No. 14 ESPN L 24–2753,453 [ 19]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Roster
Coaching staff
Coaching staff from: "2010 Mizzou Football Roster - Coaches" . CSTV.com . Archived from the original on January 1, 2008. Retrieved September 1, 2010 .
Game summaries
Illinois
@ St. Louis, Missouri
1
2
3
4
Total
Illinois
3
10
0
0
13
Missouri
0
3
7
13
23
Blaine Gabbert's second-half TDs rally Mizzou as defense stops Illinois
McNeese State
1
2
3
4
Total
McNeese State
0
0
0
6
6
Missouri
14
19
17
0
50
Powered by freshman RB Henry Josey, Missouri rolls to easy victory
San Diego State
1
2
3
4
Total
San Diego State
7
7
0
10
24
#25 Missouri
10
7
3
7
27
T.J. Moe's touchdown reception with 51 seconds left helps Tigers escape
Miami (OH)
1
2
3
4
Total
Miami (OH)
0
3
3
7
13
#24 Missouri
21
7
23
0
51
Seven players score TDs as unbeaten Mizzou trounces Miami (Ohio)
Colorado
1
2
3
4
Total
Colorado
0
0
0
0
0
#22/24 Missouri
5
14
0
7
26
#24 Missouri fights off sluggish O, Blaine Gabbert injury to best Colorado
@ Texas A&M
1
2
3
4
Total
#19/21 Missouri
6
10
14
0
30
Texas A&M
0
0
3
6
9
Missouri's defense stifles A&M as Blaine Gabbert tosses 3 TDs
Oklahoma
1
2
3
4
Total
#3/3 Oklahoma
7
7
7
6
27
#16/18 Missouri
7
10
3
16
36
No. 11 Missouri rides 16-point fourth past top-ranked Oklahoma
QB Blaine Gabbert won Big 12 honors, sharing co-offensive player-of-the-week. Gahn McGaffie was named the special teams player-of-the-week.
Gabbert finished 30 of 42 for 308 yards and a score. In the fourth quarter, he completed 8-of-9 passes for 95 yards and one touchdown.
McGaffie returned the opening kickoff 86 yards for a touchdown. It was the first kickoff return for a touchdown for Mizzou since Jeremy Maclin did it in 2008, and was the first time Mizzou returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown since Roger Wehrli went 96 yards for a score against Iowa State in 1967.
It was the first time Gabbert was named player-of-the-week this season.[ 26]
This was the first time Missouri started 7–0 since 1960 .
@ Nebraska
1
2
3
4
Total
#8/7 Missouri
0
7
10
0
17
#12/14 Nebraska
24
0
7
0
31
Roy Helu Jr. rushes for a school-record 307 yards; Nebraska QB Taylor Martinez hobbled
@ Texas Tech
1
2
3
4
Total
#14/14 Missouri
14
3
0
0
17
Texas Tech
3
7
14
0
24
Blaine Gabbert struggles as No. 12 Missouri comes up short
Kansas State
1
2
3
4
Total
Kansas State
0
14
0
14
28
#20/20 Missouri
7
14
10
7
38
Blaine Gabbert's 3 TDs, defensive plays give Mizzou edge over error-prone K-State
@ Iowa State
1
2
3
4
Total
#16/15 Missouri
7
0
0
7
14
Iowa State
0
0
0
0
0
#15 Mizzou uses fake punt to outlast Iowa State
Kansas
@ Kansas City, Missouri
1
2
3
4
Total
Kansas
0
0
7
0
7
#16/15 Missouri
14
7
7
7
35
Tigers hold Jayhawks to 141 yards of total offense in win
Gary Pinkel 's 150th career win as a coach (77-48 at Missouri, 73-37-3 at Toledo ).
Missouri had never played better defensively in a Big 12 game—and now the Tigers might never play another Big 12 game.
In a 35–7 victory over Kansas on Saturday, the Tigers (No. 14 BCS, No. 15 AP) held their archrivals to 141 yards, the fewest they allowed a conference opponent in the Big 12's 15 seasons.
In the 119th meeting between these programs, Missouri evened the all-time series (according to the NCAA record book) at 55-55-9. The Tigers won four of the last five. Missouri wrapped up a 10-win season for the fourth time in school history and third under coach Gary Pinkel.
Iowa (Insight Bowl)
@ Tempe, Arizona
Marcus Coker runs for 219, Micah Hyde returns INT to fuel Iowa rally
1
2
3
4
Total
#14/14 Missouri
3
7
14
0
24
Iowa
7
10
3
7
27
Statistics
Statistics from: "Missouri Tigers - Cumulative Season Statistics 2010" . CSTV.com . December 28, 2010. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2010 .
Scores by quarter
(through December 28, 2010)
1
2
3
4
Total
Missouri
108
108
108
64
388
Opponents
51
58
44
56
209
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP RV RV RV RV RV 24 21 18 7 14 20 15 15 15 14 18 Coaches RV RV 25 24 23 22 19 16 8 14 20 16 16 14 14 18 Harris Not released 19 16 8 15 20 16 16 14 13 Not released BCS Not released 11 6 12 17 15 14 12 12 Not released
References
^ Mizzou Names Randy Moehlman New Public Address Announcer: Moehlman, a Missouri alumnus, joins the Tigers for the 2010 football season August 28, 2010.
^ Michael Egnew Named 1st-Team All-American: Becomes Third Mizzou Tight End in Four Years to Win Honors CBSSports.com December 9, 2010.
^ Matter, David (August 21, 2014). "Derrick Washington disputes allegations uncovered by ESPN" . St, Louis Post-Dispatch . Retrieved August 25, 2014 .
^ Palmer, Tod (August 21, 2014). "ESPN reports new allegations against former MU running back Derrick Washington" . Kansas City Star . Retrieved August 25, 2014 .
^ "Missouri Football Recruiting 2010" . ESPN . February 3, 2010. Archived from the original on February 9, 2010. Retrieved February 4, 2010 .
^ Caesar, Dan (October 24, 2010). "GameDay sets record at Mizzou" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Retrieved October 24, 2010 .
^ "Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score" . ESPN . September 4, 2010. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010 .
^ "McNeese State Cowboys vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score" . ESPN . September 11, 2010. Archived from the original on September 14, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010 .
^ "San Diego State Aztecs vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score" . ESPN . September 18, 2010. Archived from the original on September 21, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2010 .
^ "Miami (OH) RedHawks vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score" . ESPN . September 25, 2010. Archived from the original on September 27, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2010 .
^ "Colorado Buffaloes vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score" . ESPN . October 9, 2010. Archived from the original on October 13, 2010. Retrieved October 9, 2010 .
^ "Missouri Tigers vs. Texas A&M Aggies Box Score" . ESPN . October 16, 2010. Archived from the original on October 18, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2010 .
^ "Oklahoma Sooners vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score" . ESPN . October 23, 2010. Archived from the original on October 25, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2010 .
^ "Missouri Tigers vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers Box Score" . ESPN . October 30, 2010. Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010 .
^ "Missouri Tigers vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders Box Score" . ESPN . November 6, 2010. Archived from the original on November 9, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2010 .
^ "Kansas State Wildcats vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score" . ESPN . November 13, 2010. Archived from the original on November 17, 2010. Retrieved November 13, 2010 .
^ "Missouri Tigers vs. Iowa State Cyclones Box Score" . ESPN . November 20, 2010. Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2010 .
^ "Kansas Jayhawks vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score" . ESPN . November 27, 2010. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010 .
^ "Missouri Tigers vs. Iowa Hawkeyes Box Score" . ESPN . December 28, 2010. Retrieved December 29, 2010 .
^ Gregorian, Vahe (September 27, 2010). "Mizzou suspends Jasper Simmons" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Retrieved September 27, 2010 .
^ Gregorian, Vahe (September 27, 2010). "Prince's Mizzou career over" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Retrieved September 27, 2010 .
^ "Gary Pinkel bio" . Archived from the original on December 12, 2007. Retrieved December 23, 2009 .
^ Yost Tabbed To Take Over As Offensive Coordinator Archived 2009-02-01 at the Wayback Machine , December 12, 2008.
^ a b c Josh Henson Joins Football Coaching Staff: Henson will serve as Co-offensive Line Coach , February 10, 2009
^ Timmermann, Tom (October 25, 2010). "Gabbert, McGaffie win Big 12 honors" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Retrieved October 25, 2010 .
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