Restoring the Roar: The Missouri Tigers

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UR @ #25
0-0 | 0-0
8.28.10
Memorial Field
Champaign, Illinois

14-0-7-7-28
14-3-7-3-27

Late Touchdown Propels Tigers Past Illini
Clutch drive upends Illinois

Last season the Illini and Tigers battled it out in a tough 14-10 game, which saw all the points scored in the second quarter, and Illinois coming out on top.

After a big first play sack, the Illini seemed to get on track, easily moving down the field on the young Missouri defense, who seemed a bit shell shocked early.

The Missouri offense was not, moving the ball methodically down the field, capped by redshirt freshman Jaleel Clark's first collegiate catch, a 15 yard touchdown. Both teams would again exchange touchdowns on their next drives to end the quarter at 14 all.

Missouri would hold Illinois to a field goal, the first real sign of defense in the game, but then Missouri would be held to a 47 yard attempt by their freshman kicker, but it fell 10+ yards short with the wind.

Derrick Washington, who missed 10 games last season with an injury was carted off the field in the second quarter with what appeared to be a broken left elbow. That will more than likely end his season and career. Both teams would fail to score late, and that would do it for the first half.

After a DeVion Moore fumble set up a short Illinois touchdown, Blaine Gabbert led the Tigers down the field and pulled them within 3 on his own, running it in from 9 yards out.

Illinois would tack on a long field goal to extend the lead to 6, but Blaine Gabbert and the Missouri offense would march down the field over the final four minutes of the game, methodically killing clock on a beautiful drive, capped off by a one yard run from third string back Kendial Lawrence, his first career touchdown.

The defense came to play after the first quarter, getting to Eddie McGee five times, and hitting him four other times to really disrupt the Illinois attack.

The defense started shaky, but dominated late

STATISTICS
MIZZOU - Blaine Gabbert 22-30 301 Yards, 5 Carries 6 Yards 3 Total Touchdowns
ILLINI - Eddie McGee 9-15 178 Yards

MIZZOU - Derrick Washington 14 Carries 69 Yards, Catch 63 Yards Touchdown
MIZZOU - DeVion Moore 12 Carries 39 Yards Touchdown
ILLINI - James Ford 13 Carries 96 Yards Touchdown

MIZZOU - Rolandis Woodland 8 Catches 71 Yards
MIZZOU - Jaleel Clark 7 Catches 83 Yards Touchdown
ILLINI - Arrelious Benn 3 Catches 71 Yards
ILLINI - AJ Jenkins 2 Catches 53 Yards

MIZZOU - Jarrell Harrison 7 Tackles
MIZZOU - Aldon Smith 6 Tackles 2 Tackles for Loss 2 Sacks
MIZZOU - Jacquies Smith 5 Tackles 3 Tackles for Loss Sack
ILLINI - Bo Flowers 14 Tackles
ILLINI - Russell Ellington 11 Tackles Tackle for Loss Sack
ILLINI - Martez Wilson 10 Tackles 2 Tackles for Loss

FIRST QUARTER
TD ILLINI Ford 25 Yard Run 7-0 ILLINI
TD MIZZOU Clark 15 Yard Pass from Gabbert 7-7
TD ILLINI Becker 4 Yard Run 14-7 ILLINI
TD MIZZOU Washington 63 Yard Pass from Gabbert 14-14

SECOND QUARTER
FG ILLINI Eller 25 Yards 17-14 ILLINI

THIRD QUARTER
TD ILLINI Becker 1 Yard Run 24-14 ILLINI
TD MIZZOU Gabbert 9 Yard Run 24-21 ILLINI

FOURTH QUARTER
FG ILLINI Eller 48 Yards 27-21 ILLINI
TD MIZZOU Lawrence 1 Yard Run 28-27 MIZZOU

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Top 25 Losses
#2 USC 20 Hawai'i 21
#20 Cincinnati 10 #18 NC State 30
#22 Notre Dame 26 Purdue 27
#23 Boise State 26 Oregon State 41
#25 Illinois 27 Missouri 28

Top 25
#1 Oklahoma (32) 0-0
#2 Texas (27) 1-0
#3 Georgia (1) 0-0
#4 Penn State (1) 0-0
#5 Florida 1-0
#6 Oregon 1-0
#7 Florida State 0-0
#8 Ole Miss 0-0
#9 Alabama 0-0
#10 Rutgers 0-0
#11 Oklahoma State 0-0
#12 West Virginia 0-0
#13 Wisconsin 1-0
#14 Virginia Tech 1-0
#15 Pittsburgh 0-0
#16 LSU 1-0
#17 NC State 1-0
#18 USC 0-1
#19 Ohio State 0-0
#20 Iowa 0-0
#21 Utah 1-0
#22 Oregon State 1-0
#23 Michigan State 0-0
#24 Clemson 0-0
#25 Cincinnati 0-1

Dropped Out
Boise State 0-1
Illinois 0-1
Notre Dame 26 Purdue 27



AJ Green JuniorWR Georgia <<>>
No Game
Mark Ingram Junior HB Alabama <<>>
No Game
Jeremiah Masoli Senior QB Oregon <<>>
26-41 372 Yards 3 Touchdowns, 13 Carries 71 Yards
Ryan Broyles Junior (RS) WR Oklahoma <<>>
No Game
Savier Stephens Senior HB Air Force <<>>
No Game

[Sanchez_Mareno]

Nice comeback win after not leading all game

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v
1-0 | 0-0
9.4.10
Faurot Field
Columbia, Missouri

7-14-14-3-45
7-14-0-0-21

Missouri Rides 31 Unanswered Points to Roll Heels
Gabbert nearly perfect

Missouri plays its best football at Faurot Field, but with a top tier North Carolina team coming in, it would take a total team effort to come away with a W.

Missouri would come out strong, scoring on their opening 11 play 67 yard drive on a 1 yard run by DeVion Moore. The Tigers converted on a 4th and 5 from the UNC 27 before moving into position to score. UNC would waste little time getting back even, scoring on their opening possession as well.

The back and forth battle would continue into the second quarter. The UNC defense would continue to shut down the Missouri run, but the passing game would still work to perfection for the Tigers, as was evident on their second scoring drive.

UNC would respond with a score of their own, but after a Jaleel Clark fumble the Tar Heels would capitalize and take their first lead of the game midway through the second. In a reversed role, Mizzou seemed to drive down the field with ease for the tying score with 40 seconds left in the half.

After UNC was forced to punt the ball away, the first punt by either team, Missouri went to work, mixing up their passes with goal line runs, finally being capped by a Blaine Gabbert to DeVion Moore 30 yard touchdown pass.

Gabbert, having the best game of his career by far, started 19 for 19 for 324 yards and 3 touchdowns before throwing his first incomplete pass, in the fourth quarter. The onslaught would continue, after Carl Gettis picked off a Tyler Yates pass, DeVion Moore who started slowly but have a great game drove the dagger through the heart with an 11 yard touchdown run to cap a 31 point run.

Gabbert had a career day in defeating UNC

STATISTICS
MIZZOU - Blaine Gabbert 20-23 343 Yards 3 Touchdowns
UNC - Tyler Yates 14-22 174 Yards 2 Touchdowns Interception

MIZZOU - DeVion Moore 31 Carries 127 Yards, 3 Catches 52 Yards 4 Total Touchdowns
UNC - Shaun Draughn 18 Carries 71 Yards

MIZZOU - Rolandis Woodland 5 Catches 130 Yards Touchdown
MIZZOU - Jaleel Clark 5 Catches 67 Yards
UNC - Rashad Mason 2 Catches 35 Yards Touchdown
UNC - Ryan Houston 2 Catches 17 Yards Touchdown

MIZZOU - Aldon Smith 7 Tackles 2 Tackles for Loss 2 Sacks
MIZZOU - Jacquies Smith 6 Tackles 2 Tackles for Loss Sack
MIZZOU - Carl Gettis 5 Tackles 1 Interception
UNC - Deunta Williams 14 Tackles
UNC - Zach Brown 7 Tackles Tackle for Loss
UNC - Quinton Coples 6 Tackles 2 Tackles for Loss

FIRST QUARTER
TD MIZZOU Moore 1 Yard Run 7-0 MIZZOU
TD UNC Houston 9 Yard Pass from Yates 7-7

SECOND QUARTER
TD MIZZOU Gerau 14 Yard Pass from Gabbert 14-7 MIZZOU
TD UNC Mason 15 Yard Pass from Yates 14-14
TD UNC Houston 3 Yard Run 21-14 UNC
TD MIZZOU Woodland 5 Yard Pass from Gabbert 21-21

THIRD QUARTER
TD MIZZOU Moore 30 Yard Pass from Gabbert 28-21 MIZZOU
TD MIZZOU Moore 1 Yard Run 35-21 MIZZOU

FOURTH QUARTER
FG MIZZOU White 28 Yards 38-21 MIZZOU
TD MIZZOU Moore 11 Yard Run 45-21 MIZZOU

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Quote: Originally Posted by Sanchez_Mareno

Nice comeback win after not leading all game

Thanks, I thought it was going to be a repeat of last season, but the defense finally came up big and kept Illinois from moving the ball.

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Top 25 Losses
#4 Penn State 7 #9 Alabama 38
#7 Florida State 13 #1 Oklahoma 20
#19 Ohio State 21 Miami 24

Top 25
#1 Oklahoma (35) 1-0
#2 Texas (21) 2-0
#3 Georgia (3) 1-0
#4 Florida (1) 2-0
#5 Oregon (1) 2-0
#6 Alabama 1-0
#7 Ole Miss 1-0
#8 Rutgers 1-0
#9 Oklahoma State 1-0
#10 West Virginia 1-0
#11 Penn State 0-1
#12 Florida State 0-1
#13 Wisconsin 2-0
#14 Virginia Tech 2-0
#15 Pittsburgh 1-0
#16 LSU 2-0
#17 NC State 2-0
#18 USC 0-1
#19 Iowa 1-0
#20 Utah 2-0
#21 Oregon State 2-0
#22 Michigan State 1-0
#23 Clemson 1-0
#24 Cincinnati 1-1
#25 Missouri 2-0

Dropped Out
Ohio State 1-1



AJ Green Junior WR Georgia <<>>
2 Receptions 14 Yards
Jeremiah Masoli Senior QB Oregon ^^^
26-44 321 Yards 2 Touchdowns, 12 Carries 29 Yards
Darren Evans Junior (RS) HB Virginia Tech ^^^
23 Carries 142 Yards Touchdown, 4 Receptions 30 Yards 2 Touchdowns
Ryan Broyles Junior (RS) WR Oklahoma <<>>
45 Kick Return Yards, 80 Punt Return Yards, Touchdown
Jereme Brooks Senior WR Utah ^^^
7 Receptions 102 Yards

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#25 v UR
2-0 | 1-0
9.11.10
Faurot Field
Columbia, Missouri

7-14-7-14-42
7-0-7-7-21

Led by Aldon, Missouri Rolls Bulldogs
Six sacks sink Fresno

The Bulldogs of Fresno State are known for knocking off big time conference opponents, so when Missouri scheduled them to come into Faurot Field they knew it wouldn't be a cake walk.

Fresno State would strike first, capitalizing on a defensive lapse by captain Carl Gettis, who let his man get wide open behind him. That would be all the space the Bulldogs would need as they quickly capitalized and found the end zone.

Missouri would quickly respond, with a 7 play 76 yard drive, finished by a 7 yard run by Blaine Gabbert. Gabbert and the offense would just be getting started, scoring two more touchdowns before half, including a bomb to Jerrell Jackson with 3 seconds left from 60 yards out to take a 14 point halftime lead.

The Tigers looked as if they'd take a 17 point lead on their opening possession of the second half, but freshman kicker D White missed from 24 yards, pushing it right. Two plays later the defense would erase the mistake, as Kenji Jackson would fall on a fumble at the Fresno State 29. A solid effort from the Bulldog defense would force a Missouri punt.

It wouldn't be long before the Mizzou offense would strike again. After a Fresno State punt went into the end zone for a touchback, Gabbert would find Jaleel Clark for 80 yards, most of it after the catch, and a 21 point lead.

Finally Fresno State would stop the run, cutting the lead to 14 as Colburn would find Lindsey from two yards out. It wouldn't be long before the lead was back up to three scores, as DeVion Moore provided the spark, leading the driving and capping it with a 2 yard dive on third and goal.

Fresno would pull back within 14 on their next drive, capped by an amazing catch by Stewart on 4th and 12, just after it looked like their drive would be killed by back to back sacks from Aldon Smith. They would also recover the onsides kick.

Smith would be just as big on the next drive, sacking Colburn on both 3rd and 4th down to kill another Fresno State drive. On the afternoon it seemed as if Smith was unblocked, as he brought down Colburn 6 times, and hit him 7 other times.

Lost in Smith's epic game was freshman
WR Jaleel Clark's career performance

STATISTICS
MIZZOU - Blaine Gabbert 21-31 346 Yards, 3 Carries -2 Yards 4 Total Touchdowns Interception
FRESNO - Ryan Colburn 23-34 265 Yards 2 Touchdowns
FRESNO - Derek Carr 2-3 80 Yards Touchdown

MIZZOU - DeVion Moore 22 Carries 138 Yards 2 Touchdowns
FRESNO - AJ Ellis 10 Carries 28 Yards

MIZZOU - Jaleel Clark 7 Receptions 153 Yards 2 Touchdowns
MIZZOU - Jerrell Jackson Catch 60 Yards Touchdown
FRESNO - Devon Wylie 2 Catches 82 Yards Touchdown
FRESNO - Matt Lindsey 4 Catches 56 Yards Touchdown

MIZZOU - Aldon Smith 9 Tackles 6 Tackles for Loss 6 Sacks
MIZZOU - Jarrell Harrison 9 Tackles Tackle for Loss Forced Fumble
MIZZOU - Chris Earnhardt 4 Tackles 2 Tackles for Loss Sack
FRESNO - Phillip Thomas 11 Tackles Interception
FRESNO - Nico Herron 8 Tackles Tackles for Loss Sack
FRESNO - Michael Williams 6 Tackles Tackle for Loss

FIRST QUARTER
TD FRESNO Wylie 66 Yard Pass from Carr 7-0 FRESNO
TD MIZZOU Gabbert 7 Yard Run 7-7

SECOND QUARTER
TD MIZZOU Clark 12 Yard Pass from Gabbert 14-7 MIZZOU
TD MIZZOU Jackson 60 Yard Pass from Gabbert 21-7 MIZZOU

THIRD QUARTER
TD MIZZOU Clark 80 Yard Pass from Gabbert 28-7 MIZZOU
TD FRESNO Lindsey 2 Yard Pass from Colburn 28-14 MIZZOU

FOURTH QUARTER
TD MIZZOU Moore 2 Yard Run 35-14 MIZZOU
TD FRESNO Stewart 28 Yard Pass from Colburn 35-21 MIZZOU
TD MIZZOU Moore 17 Yard Run 42-21 MIZZOU