Nov. 8, 1999
The Missouri Tigers, 4-5 overall, 1-5 in the Big 12, return home this week needing to make a dramatic turnaround if they are to post their third consecutive winning season.
In their final two regular-season games, the Tigers host the Texas A&M Aggies (6-3, 3-3), then travel to Manhattan, Kan., to meet the Kansas State Wildcats (9-0, 6-0). They've never beaten the Aggies, and have dropped six straight against the Wildcats.
This week's game on Faurot Field kicks off at 11:30 a.m. The game will be televised as the Big 12's syndicated "Game of the Week" with Drew Goodman, Dave Lapham, and Jim Knox describing the action. It's MU's sixth television appearance of the season.
Missouri also needs a victory this week if it is to post its third consecutive winning record at home. The Tigers are 3-2 in Columbia, this season, after going 4-2 and 5-1 the last two years.
The Tigers have lost four of their last five games and were shut out in two of the last three. Missouri hadn?t been blanked twice in one season since 1995.
Mizzou?s last four defeats are its only losses in its last 25 regular-season games that didn?t come at the hands of a team ranked among the nation's top-seven teams.
The other six losses came against two No. 1 teams ? the 1997 Nebraska unit and last year's Ohio State Buckeyes ? and also in 1998 to No. 2 Kansas State, No. 6 Texas A&M, and No. 7 Nebraska, in addition to this year?s No. 6 Nebraska unit.
Missouri has held the halftime lead in 23 of its last 27 games, and since Larry Smith came to Columbia, in 1994, the Tigers are 28-9 when leading at the half and 29-4 when leading after three quarters.
Over a longer period of time, MU has won 21 of its last 34 games, and 25 of its last 44 (including bowl games).
Missouri is 8-8 the last two years in games decided by eight points or less.
Game #10 Nov. 13, 1999 11:30 a.m. CST
Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field Columbia, Mo.
GAME AT A GLANCE
KICKOFF: 11:30 a.m. CST
SITE: Columbia, Mo., Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field (capacity 68,174 ? grass).
RADIO: Tiger Network (Mike Kelly/John Kadlec/Vic Faust/Chris Gervino), on nearly 60 stations, and the Internet at www.mutigers.com. Also available by calling Teamline at 1-800-846-4700, ext. 5755.
TV: Big 12 syndicated ?Game of the Week? (Drew Goodman/Dave Lapham/Jim Knox).
RANKINGS: Texas A&M is #23 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll.
RECORDS: Missouri is 4-5, 1-5 in the Big 12, Texas A&M is 6-3, 3-3 in the Big 12.
SERIES RECORD: Texas A&M leads it, 5-0, including a 2-0 advantage in Columbia, where the two teams last played in 1993. This is Texas A&M?s first trip to Columbia as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The Aggies won last year?s matchup, 17-13, in College Station.
HEAD COACHES:
Missouri ? Larry Smith, 30-36-1 at MU (6th season), 140-116-7 overall (23rd season). He?s 0-1 vs. Texas A&M.
Texas A&M ? R.C. Slocum, 100-31-2 at Texas A&M and overall (11th season).
TICKET INFORMATION: Reserved seat tickets ($32) and general admission tickets ($10) are available from the MU Athletic Ticket Office at Hearnes Center. Call 1-800-CAT-PAWS or 884-PAWS (local). On Saturday, tickets are available at Hearnes or at the Memorial Stadium box office (north end, gate #1). A crowd of more than 50,000 is expected.
THIS WEEK AT MU
Tues., N9 Football, Press Luncheon, 11 a.m.
Wed., N10 W. Basketball, Sports Tours, 7 p.m.
Soccer, NCAA 1st Round, Marquette, 2:30 p.m.
Fri., N12 Volleyball, at Texas, 7 p.m.
M. Basketball, at NABC Classic vs. Wisconsin, 6 p.m.
Sat., N13 Football, Texas A&M, 11:30 a.m.
Cross Country, at NCAA Regionals, Champaign, Ill.
Volleyball, at Kansas State, 7 p.m.
Sun., N14 Wrestling, at CMSU Open
Tues., N16 Football, Press Luncheon, 11 a.m.
Times listed are Central time.
BIG 12 STANDINGS
North Division League Overall Kansas State 6-0 9-0 Nebraska 5-1 8-1 Colorado 4-2 5-4 Kansas 2-4 4-6 MISSOURI 1-5 4-5 Iowa State 1-5 4-5South Division League Overall Texas 5-1 8-2 Texas Tech 4-2 5-4 Oklahoma 3-2 5-3 Texas A&M 3-3 6-3 Oklahoma State 1-4 3-5 Baylor 0-6 1-8
MU Non-Conference Opponents Overall UAB 4-5 Western Michigan 7-2 Memphis 3-6
Saturday, Nov. 13
Texas A&M at Missouri, 11:30 a.m. (Big 12 Synd.) Oklahoma at Iowa State, 1 p.m. Colorado at Baylor, 1 p.m. Kansas at Oklahoma State, 1:30 p.m. Kansas State at Nebraska, 2:30 p.m. (ABC) Texas Tech at Texas, 6 p.m. (Fox Sports Net)Marshall at Western Michigan, 12 p.m. Louisiana Tech at UAB, 1 p.m. Army at Memphis, 1 p.m.
All times listed are Central Time.
Dr Pepper Big 12 Conference Football Championship
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Saturday, Nov. 20
*Oklahoma at Texas Tech, 1 p.m. *Iowa State at Kansas, 1 p.m. *Oklahoma State at Baylor, 1 p.m. *Missouri at Kansas State, 1:10 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 26
*Texas at Texas A&M, 10 a.m. *Nebraska at Colorado, 12:30 p.m. (MST)
Saturday, Nov. 27 *Oklahoma State at Oklahoma, 3 p.m. (FOX Sports)
Saturday, Dec. 4 Big 12 Championship, San Antonio, 2:30 p.m. (ABC)
Last Game For the Press Box
Saturday?s game will be the final one for the Memorial Stadium press box, which opened in 1968 and underwent significant renovations in 1984.
Following the Texas A&M game, construction will begin on a new $13.5 million facility that will run goal line-to-goal line and debut in time for the 2000 season.
The new press box will include 35 private boxes, a club seating level, and greatly expanded facilities for the media.
The Missouri-Texas A&M Series
Texas A&M is the only Big 12 Conference team that Missouri has not beaten in football. The Aggies lead the series, 5-0, including a 2-0 mark in Columbia.
Texas A&M last played in Columbia in 1993, and claimed a 26-13 victory.
The Aggies? only other visit to Columbia was in 1957 when they won, 28-0 during Frank Broyles? only year as the Missouri head coach.
This week?s game wraps up a three-game stretch for the Tigers against teams from the Big 12?s South Division. Since the Big 12 began in 1996, Missouri is 8-3 against teams from the South, including a 4-0 record in Columbia.
Texas A&M has lost its last three road games ? at Texas Tech, Oklahoma and Nebraska.
A MIZZOU WIN ...
- would give Missouri a 5-5 record for the first time since 1979,
- would give Missouri a Big 12 Conference record of 2-6,
- would be Missouri?s 16th win in its last 26 regular-season games,
- would be Missouri?s first win over a ranked team at home since 1992,
- would be Missouri?s second consecutive win at home and give MU a 4-2 home mark in 1999,
- would give the Tigers a 9-3 record against teams from the Big 12 South,
- would give MU a 1-5 series record vs. Texas A&M (1-2 in Columbia),
- would be Larry Smith?s 31st career win at MU, and 141st overall,
- would give Missouri an all-time record of 540-459-52.
A MIZZOU LOSS ...
- would give Missouri a 4-6 record for the first time since 1996,
- would give Missouri a 1-6 record in conference play,
- would give Missouri a 3-3 home record in 1999,
- would be Missouri?s second straight loss and fifth in its last six games,
- would give Missouri a 8-4 record against teams from the Big 12 South,
- would give MU a series record against Texas A&M of 0-6 (0-3 in Columbia),
- would be Larry Smith?s 37th career loss at MU, and 117th overall,
- would give Missouri an all-time record of 539-460-52.
Scouting The Aggies
Texas A&M was the pre-season favorite to win the South Division championship in the Big 12 Conference, but like Missouri, has hit the skids in recent weeks.
Coach R.C. Slocum?s Aggies lost 51-6 at Oklahoma, two weeks ago, and then were whitewashed, 37-0, at Nebraska on Saturday.
Texas A&M is averaging 136.2 yards per game on the ground and 239.6 through the air, while allowing just 117 rushing yards and 193 passing yards per contest.
Quarterback Randy McCown has completed 132-of-252 pass attempts for 2,017 yards and 12 touchdowns this season. He?s thrown 10 interceptions.
The Aggies? top receivers are Chris Taylor (29 receptions for 552 yards and 4 TDs) and Bethel Johnson (24-436-2).
Sophomore fullback Ja?mar Toombs leads the ground game with 386 yards on 88 carries and four touchdowns. Eric Bernard has run 61 times for 297 yards and a score.
As usual, A&M?s Shane Lechler is the Big 12?s leading punter, averaging 45.87 yards per punt. The Aggies? also have a potent placekicking weapon in Terrence Kitchens who has converted 15-of-23 field goals and has scored 73 points.
MU Head Coach Larry Smith
Larry Smith is in his sixth season at Missouri (23rd overall) with a record of 30-36-1. He became Mizzou?s 30th head football coach on Dec. 15, 1993. With 17 years as a head coach in NCAA Division I before coming to MU, Smith was the most experienced coach ever hired by a Big Eight Conference school.
He has a 23-year career record of 140-116-7, and coached previously at Tulane (18-27, 1976-79), Arizona (48-28-3, 1980-86), and Southern California (44-25-3, 1987-92). He was out of coaching in 1993.
Smith is one of only two active coaches who have taken four schools to bowl games, along with Lou Holtz (S. Carolina), and one of only four who?ve ever done it (Earle Bruce and Bill Mallory). Smith ranks 11th among active coaches in career victories.
A native of Van Wert, Ohio, Smith is a 1962 graduate of Bowling Green State University. He served as a collegiate assistant coach at Miami (Ohio), Michigan and Arizona before beginning his head coaching career.
He?s 0-1 against Texas A&M.
MISSOURI COACHES IN THEIR 5th SEASON
COACH 5th SEASON W-L TOT. SEASONS Gwinn Henry 1927 7-2 9 Don Faurot 1939 8-2 19 Dan Devine 1964 6-3-1 13 Al Onofrio 1975 6-5 7 Warren Powers 1982 5-4-2 7 Bob Stull 1993 3-7-1 5 LARRY SMITH 1998 8-4 6
MISSOURI COACHES IN THEIR 6th SEASON
COACH 6th SEASON W-L TOT. SEASONS Gwinn Henry 1928 4-4 9 Don Faurot 1940 6-3 19 Dan Devine 1965 8-2-1 13 Al Onofrio 1976 6-5 7 Warren Powers 1983 7-5 7 LARRY SMITH 1999 4-5 6
Last Year: Texas A&M 17, MU 13
COLLEGE STATION, Texas ? Eighth-ranked Texas A&M overcame a near tragic blunder by defensive back Brandon Jennings and then took advantage of a fumbled punt to kick the winning field goal and defeat No. 15 Missouri, 17-14, in a Big 12 Conference battle.
Jennings? ill-advised lateral following an interception midway through the fourth quarter led to a turnover that set up the tying touchdown for Missouri. But Tigers cornerback Randy Potter fumbled a punt after Missouri had stopped the Aggies on the next possession and Russell Bynum kicked a 39-yard field goal that gave them a 17-14 lead with 90 seconds remaining.
Missouri began the ensuing possession on its own 19-yard line and moved to the Aggies 39 with 10 seconds to play. After Corby Jones? ?Hail Mary? attempt overshot the end zone, a 56-yard field goal attempt by freshman Brad Hammerich fell well short of the goal line.
Texas A&M, which captured the Big 12 Conference South Division when Texas lost to Texas Tech, recorded its 10th straight victory and won its 10th game for the first time since 1994.
?I have a lot of respect for Larry Smith and his team,? said Texas A&M coach R.C. Slocum. ?I knew today would be a chore for us. It?s hard for a team to go without a break for 10 straight Saturdays. It just shows the character of this football team. We are just working to be Big 12 South champions.?
Devin West carried 26 times for 113 yards, his 10th 100-yard game, for the Tigers, whose only three losses this season ? Ohio State, Nebraska and Texas A&M ? have come to teams ranked in the top 10 at the time.
?The game came down to the end,? said Tigers coach Larry Smith. ?Our defense stopped them but we had a critical error (muffed punt). We had a chance to win games, but we?ve got to make plays.?
Trailing 14-7 and with the ball deep in Missouri territory, Jones lofted a questionable pass down the middle of the field that Jennings picked off. But Jennings then inexplicably tried to lateral to Sedrick Curry while being tackled. Mizzou?s Kent Layman knocked the ball away and freshman guard Jeff Hellerstedt recovered at the Texas A&M 28.
?At first, our guy was open,? said Jennings. ?Then, the receiver had his hand on the ball and when I tried to pitch it, he knocked it loose.?
Missouri drove to the 9, and on 4th-and-4, Jones threw a strike to tight end Dwayne Blakley to tie the game.
But after the Aggies went three-and-out on the ensuing posession, Potter fumbled Shane Lechler?s punt at the Missouri 31 and defensive back Toya Jones pounced on the ball to set up Bynum?s winning kick.
?I just messed up,? said Potter. ?I just dropped the ball. I had confidence. I should have caught the ball, whether someone ran into me or not.?
Randy McCown, who got the start despite sitting out last weekend with a separated shoulder, completed 10-of-17 passes for 87 yards and carried seven times for 33 yards for the Aggies. Dante Hall led the way on the ground with 84 yards on 24 carries.
?My shoulder was tender on some plays, but we wanted to come out and win for our seniors in their last game at Kyle Field,? said McCown. ?I wasn?t going to miss this one for the world. This win says a lot about our team.?
Jones, finally healthy after battling a toe injury all season, was held to just 163 total yards. He was 7-of-19 for 78 yards and one interception while rushing 18 times for 85 yards and one score.
After a scoreless first quarter played through a driving rain storm, Bynum converted field goals of 38 and 21 yards sandwiched around Jones? 10-yard TD run. Missouri, which took the 7-6 lead into the break, has led at halftime in every game this season.
McCown scored on a one-yard plunge 1:08 into the fourth quarter and then hit Leroy Hodge for a two-point conversion as the Aggies grabbed a 14-7 lead.
?We just didn?t get it done,? said Jones. ?That last drive we had showed we can do it, but it?s just like against the other top 10 teams we?ve played. We just can?t cap it off.?
LAST WEEK?S GAMES
Oklahoma 37, Missouri 0
NORMAN, Okla. ? Missouri has been on the losing end of games with Oklahoma more than once in the past, but head coach Larry Smith said Saturday?s 37-0 defeat was the most embarrassing he?s ever encountered.
?They?re a good football team, but they?re not 37 points better than we are,? Smith said. ?Our offense absolutely stunk today. It was the most pathetic thing I?ve ever seen in my life.?
The Sooners (5-3, 3-2 Big 12 Conference) pushed their series lead to 59-23-5 over the Tigers and beat Missouri for the 15th consecutive time in Norman.
The Tigers (4-5, 1-5 Big 12) showed early promise. Missouri defensive end Justin Smith stood fullback Seth Littrell up in the Oklahoma backfield on a fourth-down play at the Missouri 38.
But Missouri was unable to convert on fourth-and-inches at the Oklahoma 26 on the ensuing possession and never recovered.
Tim Duncan?s 25-yard field goal and a five-yard touchdown pass from Josh Heupel to Seth Littrell put the Sooners up 10-0 in the first half.
From there it just got worse for the Tigers, who have now lost four of their last five games including three on the road.
Oklahoma?s largest home crowd of the season (74,966), saw the Sooners roll up 436 yards of offense behind Heupel. The junior completed 27-of-46 passes for 260 yards before exiting early in the fourth quarter.
?Overall, I was very pleased with the players? effort and execution in most parts of the game,? Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said after the Sooners pushed closer to their first winning season since 1994.
?Our players, I felt, came into the locker room and they weren?t too happy about anything. They realized it was a good solid win.?
After losing running back Michael Thornton for the year in a 38-24 loss to Colorado a week ago, the Sooners pulled redshirted freshman Quenton Griffin off the bench and started him against the Tigers.
Griffin led the Sooners with 69 yards rushing on 14 carries, followed by Littrell?s 50 yards on four carries.
Missouri got 40 yards on 11 carries out of Zain Gilmore.
The win was Oklahoma?s fifth-straight at home over the past two seasons and their first shutout since a 31-0 win over Oklahoma State in 1993.
#9 Nebraska 37, #21 Texas A&M 0
LINCOLN, Neb. ? Nebraska avenged last year?s loss to Texas A&M in a big way. The No. 9 Cornhuskers scored four touchdowns in the second half and used a dominating defensive performance to hand No. 21 Texas A&M its first shutout in 11 years, 37-0 Saturday.
The Huskers sacked A&M?s Randy McCown eight times, blocked two field goals and held the Aggies to 118 yards in Nebraska?s second shutout of the season.
The Huskers also looked strong on offense, at least in the second half. Dan Alexander and Eric Crouch each ran for more than 100 yards and a touchdown. Correll Buckhalter also ran for a score and Josh Brown kicked three field goals for the Huskers, whose loss at A&M last year snapped a 19-game winning streak. Nebraska finished with 430 yards, 288 in the second half. But it was the defense that carried Nebraska.
Leading just 6-0 at halftime after a few close calls inside their own 20, the Huskers shut down the Aggies in the second, not allowing them closer than the Nebraska 37.
The Aggies (6-3, 3-3), who were beaten 51-6 by Oklahoma two weeks ago, fell two games behind South Division front-runner Texas. McCown, who was averaging 237.6 passing yards per game, completed 11 of 30 passes for 116 yards with four interceptions.
It was the first shutout loss for the Aggies since a 27-0 loss to LSU in 1988.
?We just did not perform our offense. We were very inept,? A&M coach R.C. Slocumb said. ?We could not run and when we tried to throw we could not protect. It was very disappointing.?
Nebraska was held to two field goals and 142 yards in the first half, but wore down A&M?s defense in the second half. Crouch, who rushed for 14 yards in the first half, finished with 137 on 15 carries.
Alexander, who ran the ball 20 times for 135 yards, scored Nebraska?s first TD late in the third on a 6-yard run up the middle. He nearly had another with about 1:30 left in the quarter, but fumbled inside the 5 and the ball rolled in and out of the end zone, giving A&M a touchback.
On the next play, Ralph Brown picked off McCown?s pass near the 40 and returned it to the 2. Crouch ran it in untouched to give Nebraska a 23-0 lead.
The Huskers got inside the A&M 20 four times in the first half, but came away with just a pair of field goals by Josh Brown. They also blew scoring opportunities when Brown hit the left upright on a 21-yard attempt and Willie Miller fumbled inside the Aggies 10.
The Huskers set up A&M on the first play from scrimmage when Bobby Newcombe fumbled an option pitch and the Aggies recovered at the Nebraska 11.
As sloppy as Nebraska looked, A&M looked worse. The Aggies gained just 4 yards in the first quarter and had two field goals blocked.
McCown fumbled twice, although the Aggies recovered both, and threw two interceptions, including one with 1:20 to play in the second quarter that set up Nebraska?s second field goal.
The Aggies had 46 yards at halftime, 43 coming on passes by McCown. ?All year long we had success throwing the ball,? he said. ?I did not worry (about) today. But they bring so many guys and we did not slow them down.?
?THIS WEEK IN MU FOOTBALL?
Hosted by KOMU-TV Sports Director Brian Neuner, "This Week in Mizzou Football" airs on TV stations across the state each week. The show, with Coach Larry Smith, previews the upcoming game, takes a look back at the previous game, includes special features, Big 12 highlights and more. The show begins Sun., Sept. 5, and runs for 12 consecutive weeks. It airs on these stations:
Station City Time, Day KOMU Columbia 10:30 a.m., Sundays KPLR St. Louis 9:30 a.m., Sundays Fox Sports MW St. Louis tba KMCI Kansas City 2 p.m., Sundays Metrosports Kansas City 7:30 p.m., Wednesdays KBSI Cape Girardeau 10 p.m., Sundays KYOU Kirksville/Ottumwa 11:30 p.m., Sundays KGCS Joplin 7 p.m., Wednesdays KYTV Springfield 11 a.m., Sundays St. Joe St. Joesph 7:30 p.m., Wednesdays Cablevision
?TIGER TALK?
Coach Larry Smith takes calls from fans around the country each Monday night, along with host Mike Kelly. The show is broadcast ?live? from Harpo?s (10th & Cherry in Columbia), beginning at 7:08 p.m. ?Tiger Talk? may be heard on many of the Tiger Network stations, and on the Internet at www.gamecruiser.com. ?Tiger Talk? is preceded by ?The Mike Alden Show? at 6 p.m. on KFRU Radio in Columbia.
Odom Now Ranks 4th In Career Tackling At Missouri
Senior linebacker Barry Odom, who ranks second in the Big 12 Conference with 106 tackles in 1999, climbed to 4th in school history on Saturday.
Odom, from Ada, Okla., now has 355 career tackles, and passed Darryl Major on Saturday, when he made 14 stops against Oklahoma. He also topped the 100-tackle plateau for the second time in his career, and his 106 tackles this season represent a new career high.
Odom needs 21 tackles to move up to third place on the Missouri career chart.
He?s averaging nearly 12 tackles per game. Against Iowa State, he made 14 tackles ? two of them for losses. At Colorado, he was the Tigers? defensive player-of-the-week for the second time this season when he tallied 17 tackles ? one off his career high. To go with that total, (12 of which were unassisted), one was for a three-yard loss, two came on third downs and forced CU punts, and he broke up a pass.
Odom also caught a blocked punt against the Buffs (by Julian Jones) and returned it five yards to set up a Missouri touchdown.
And he?s been playing with a cast on his left hand to protect the ligaments he tore in his thumb at Memphis.
Fox Sports? Drew Goodman likes to call Odom ?a throw-back.? Some have said he?s Missouri?s defensive version of former Tiger tailback Brock Olivo.
Coach Larry Smith concurs. ?He?s just a football player. The kind of guy who every coach would want on his team. He won?t be an All-American, but for him the team always comes first. He?s been a tremendous leader for us.?
Odom recently announced his engagement to Tritia Lynn Trump of Kahoka, Mo. The wedding is planned for July 1, 2000.
Tigers Tie Record For Blocked Kicks
Missouri blocked two kicks at Oklahoma, giving the Tigers six this season and tying the school record set in Larry Smith?s first year as Mizzou?s head coach ? 1994.
Against the Sooners, freshman Cedric Harden blocked a field goal (one of four missed by OU) and senior Jeff Marriott blocked an extra point ? the third kick block of his career.
Missouri has now blocked 29 kicks since Smith came to Ol? Mizzou ? 14 PATs, nine punts and six field goals.
Julian Jones Closes In On Missouri Interception Record
Junior free safety Julian Jones, in his first year as a starter for the Tigers, intercepted his sixth pass of the season against Texas Tech, and is just one away from the Missouri season record of seven, set in 1968 by All-American Roger Wehrli.
The Midwest City, Okla., native leads the Big 12 Conference in pass interceptions and is tied for seventh in the nation.
He?s fourth on the MU team in tackles (73), has broken up three passes, forced a fumble and blocked a punt.
MU Sack Pack Hits Stride At The Right Time
In the last three weeks, Missouri has dumped enemy quarterbacks 13 times, giving the Tigers 22 sacks for the season.
Sophomore defensive end Justin Smith had three quarterback sacks against Kansas ? one off the school record of four by Bobby Bell in the 1983 Holiday Bowl against BYU (and Steve Young).
Smith has seven sacks this season which is just one shy of the school record of eight ? co-held by five players. In just 21 games as a Tiger, Smith has 10-and-a-half sacks which ranks 9th at MU. The career record is 18 by Rick Lyle, now a starting defensive end for the New York Jets.
Moving into second in sacks for the Tigers this season is freshman Cedric Harden, who had one at Oklahoma and now has four for the season. He was Missouri?s defensive player-of-the-week for his play against the Sooners.
?Cedric the Great? had a career-best seven tackles, three tackles for losses (including the sack), forced a fumble, broke up a pass, and blocked a field goal.
Senior nose tackle Jeff Marriott had the first two-sack game of his career against Texas Tech and has three sacks in 1999.
Marriott Wins Big 12 Weekly Honor
Senior nose tackle Jeff Marriott was the Big 12 Conference ?defensive player of the week? for his efforts against Texas Tech the last time MU played at home.
He had five tackles against the Red Raiders, including three for 14 yards in losses and two quarterback sacks.
Marriott is the only Missouri player to win Big 12 weekly honors this season, and the first defensive player to be so honored since cornerback Wade Perkins won the award last year against both Oklahoma and Colorado.
No More Goose Eggs
Missouri has been held scoreless in two of its last three games. The Tigers had not been shut out twice in the same campaign since 1995, when they were blanked back-to-back by Kansas State and Nebraska and later in the season against Colorado.
All of those shutouts in ?95 came on the road, as did both of this year?s white-washings ? at Kansas and at Oklahoma. MU hasn?t been held scoreless at home since 1991 (a 6-0 Colorado win).
If It Goes to Overtime
Missouri has a 3-2 record in overtime but has lost its last two games that required extra innings. The latest was at Colorado, this season, when the Tigers went down, 46-39. In 1997, MU suffered an overtime defeat to Nebraska, 45-38, in the now infamous ?Flea-Kicker? game.
Mizzou?s overtime victories came in 1996 over Oklahoma State in Columbia, 35-28, and, over Baylor, in Waco, 49-42 (three overtimes), and at Oklahoma State 51-50 (2 OT) in 1997.
Homegrown Tigers
Missouri?s depth chart reveals that 28 members of the two-deep roster are from the State of Missouri ? 17 on offense and 11 on defense.
Senior Sendoff
Playing their final home game this Saturday will be 16 Missouri seniors.
The complete group:
DeVaughn Black TB St. Louis, MO Matt Donnelly TE Fayette, MO Steve Erickson DT Dallas, TX Tim Geiger K Belleville, IL Arty Johnson WR St. Louis, MO Terrell Jurineack DT Orlando, FL Kent Layman WR Kirkwood, MO Jeff Marriott NT Chillicothe, MO Barry Odom LB Ada, OK Carlos Posey CB Baton Rouge, LA Rob Riti C Florissant, MO Jamie Scholten WR Columbia, MO Vince Sebo P Spring, TX Brad Smith OT Columbia, MO Rob West FB Hammond, LA Kareem Wise WR Baton Rouge, LA
Young Tigers Score The Points
With the exception of two touchdown runs by DeVaughn Black against Western Michigan, and a TD reception by Kent Layman against Memphis, 192 of MU?s 210 points this season have been scored by freshmen and sophomores.
Sophomore Zain Gilmore has scored six touchdowns, while Dwayne Blakley has scored five. Sophomore kicker Brad Hammerich has kicked nine field goals and 23 PATs. Mizzou?s other TDs have come from sophomores Jim Dougherty and Eric Spencer, and freshmen Kirk Farmer, John McPherson, Joe Chirumbolo, and Travis Garvin.
Running Back Tandem
Some schools can put all of their rushing fortunes in one basket (see Ron Dayne or Darren Davis, J.R. Redmond, et.al.). And Missouri was able to last season with Devin West, who set school records for carries (283) and yards gained (1578) last season.
But this year Mizzou has had to rely on the tailback tandem of DeVaughn Black and Zain Gilmore. The duo have combined for 1,349 yards which ranks them fifth among those schools with twin tailbacks.
They rank third and eighth, respectively, in rushing in the Big 12 Conference. Nebraska is the only other school with two running backs in the league?s top 10 (#5 Dan Alexander and #10 Correll Buckhalter).
Missouri, though, needs to regain its running prowess. The Tigers ranked in the nation?s top-nine in rushing offense in 1996-97-98, and averaged 216 yards rushing per game in the first five games of 1999. But in the last four weeks, the Tigers have averaged just 123.5 yards per outing.
Gilmore Has A ?Happy? Birthday
MU sophomore tailback Zain Gilmore, known by his teammates as ?Happy,? celebrated his 20th birthday in style on Oct. 30, vs. Texas Tech.
In helping Missouri break a three-game losing streak, he rushed a school-record 45 times for career-highs of 165 yards and three touchdowns.
The old record for carries was 42 by Darrell Wallace against Kansas State in 1985.
Gilmore entered the game on Mizzou?s second possession after senior starter DeVaughn Black coughed up a fumble at the Tech 14-yard line that was returned 86 yards for a touchdown by Kevin Curtis.
He went the rest of the way, and got 17 of his carries on MU?s final possession of the game, when the Tigers monopolized the ball on a 19-play drive that ate up 10:23. It culminated with Gilmore?s final TD of the game. He gained 58 yards on that drive.
Gilmore?s 165 yards represented the ninth best rushing performance during Larry Smith?s six years as the MU head coach, and was his second 100-yard day of the season. He gained 139 yards against Western Michigan.
Garvin Streaking In Season?s Second Half
Freshman wide receiver Travis Garvin has caught 22 passes for 386 yards the last four weeks and has established himself as one of the best true freshmen in the Big 12 Conference.
He is Missouri?s leading receiver on the season with 31 receptions for 554 yards (18 yards per reception) and two touchdowns.
Garvin?s 166 receiving yards against Iowa State were the second most by a Tiger wideout under Larry Smith, trailing the 169 yards John Dausman had against Kansas State last season.
Black Has Had 3 100-Yd. Games
Senior tailback DeVaughn Black had his third 100-yard day of the season against Memphis, a team that ranked 21st nationally in total defense. Under Larry Smith, the Tigers are 22-8 when they have a 100-yard rusher, including a 15-2 mark the last three seasons.
But the last four games have been tough ones for the St. Louisan. In that span he?s gained just 136 yards on 45 carries.
Black rushed for a career-high 205 yards and two touchdowns against Western Michigan. It was the sixth-best rushing day in Missouri history.
Five of the seven 200-yard rushing efforts by Missouri Tigers have come since Larry Smith became MU?s head coach in 1994 (two by Devin West, two by Brock Olivo, one by Black).
Sophomore Zain Gilmore gained 139 yards against Western Michigan, the sixth time under Smith that Mizzou has had two backs gain 100-or-more yards in the same game. The Tigers are 5-1 in those contests.
Missouri?s Defense Has Had Its Moments
In the five games prior to Saturday?s 37-0 defeat at Oklahoma, Missouri?s defense limited its opponents to an average of 284 total yards per game, and just 106.2 on the ground. The Tigers held Texas Tech to just nine yards rushing ? the best mark of the Smith era at MU. And the 169 total yards amassed by the Red Raiders was the second lowest of the last six seasons.
They?ve still given up too many big plays, though. For the season, MU has allowed 37 scrimmage plays of 20-or-more yards. Last year, the opposition managed only 24 long plays all season, including just 10 in the final seven games.
At Kansas, Missouri failed to force a turnover for only the seventh time since Larry Smith became the Tigers? head coach in 1994. Last season, Missouri turned six turnovers into defensive touchdowns. The Tigers are still looking for their first defensive score of 1999.
Gage Joins Dougherty In Tiger Quarterback Two-Step
Freshman quarterback Justin ?12? Gage took off his redshirt in the second half of Saturday?s debacle at Oklahoma and played two series. Now there?s every reason to expect that he?ll join sophomore Jimmie Dougherty in a two-QB rotation for the season?s final two games.
Gage rushed three times for 16 yards and went 0-for-3 passing against the Sooners. He?s the first true freshman QB to play for the Tigers since Corby Jones came off the bench for his debut at Nebraska in 1995.
In that game, Jones ran eight times for seven yards and was 0-for-2 passing with one interception.
Missouri?s quarterback situation took a big hit a month ago when redshirt freshman Kirk Farmer broke his right leg in the second quarter of the Iowa State game. Farmer and Dougherty had effectively split time before Farmer?s injury.
No Happy Returns
When Colorado?s Ben Kelly raced 100 yards with the opening kickoff against the Tigers, it was the first kickoff return for a touchdown against Missouri since 1983 (Oklahoma State?s Harry Roberts, 90 yards, also on the game?s opening play).
It was also the longest return ever against Missouri. The previous long was 95 yards by Nebraska?s Herman Rohrig in 1938.
The Tigers yielded a 70-yard punt return for a touchdown to Oklahoma?s Jarrail Jackson, and another Jackson punt return of 42 yards setup another TD.
MU?s Turnover Production Has Slipped
Missouri has scored 54 points following turnovers by its opponents this season, while the opposition has tallied 52 following MU mistakes.
During Missouri?s bowl seasons of 1997 and ?98, though, the Tigers scored a cumulative 201 points off of 46 turnovers, while Mizzou opponents tallied just 43 points as a result of Tiger miscues.
In 1996, when the Tigers were 5-6, MU gave up 136 points following its own turnovers.
Since Larry Smith came to Missouri, the Tigers have forced 125 turnovers and committed 113. They?ve forced at least one turnover in 59 of 66 games since Smith became the head coach. And the Tigers have scored 13 defensive touchdowns during the Smith era, including six last season.
Missouri is 9-2-1 since 1994 when its defense finds the end zone:
1994 @ Iowa State (MU wins, 34-20) Damon Simon pass interception for a TD1994 @ Hawaii (MU ties, 32-32) Damon Simon fumble recovery for a TD Marc Pedrotti pass interception for a TD
1995 vs. Iowa State at home (MU wins, 45-31) Caldrinoff Easter pass interception for a TD
1996 @ Baylor (MU wins, 49-42) Harold Piersey pass interception for a TD
1997 vs. Baylor at home (MU wins, 42-24) Justin Wyatt pass interception for a TD
1998 @ Ohio State (MU loses, 35-14) Carlos Posey fumble return for a TD
1998 @ Texas Tech (MU wins, 28-26) Terrell Jurineack fumble recovery for a TD
1998 vs. Oklahoma at home (MU wins, 20-6) Wade Perkins pass interception for a TD
1998 vs. Colorado at home (MU wins, 38-14) Carlos Posey pass interception for a TD
1998 @ Nebraska at home (MU losses, 20-13) Steve Erickson fumble recovery for a TD
1998 vs. West Virginia (MU wins, 34-31) Carlos Posey blocked field goal return for a TD
1999 vs. UAB (MU wins, 31-28) John McPherson blocked punt return for a TD
Mizzou Hit High-Water Marks In Win Over Western Michigan
Missouri rolled up 560 yards of total offense against Western Michigan (a team that is now 7-2 and poised for a MAC showdown with Marshall this Saturday) ? its best figure of the Larry Smith era. That equated to 48 points ? the most Mizzou has scored under Smith in regulation.
Quarterbacks Kirk Farmer (3) and Jim Dougherty (1) combined to throw four touchdown passes, tying the school record of four accomplished four other times, most recently vs. Oklahoma State in 1991.
Sophomore Dwayne Blakley caught three TD passes, tying the school record for touchdown receptions previously set by Victor Bailey against Kansas in 1991.
Blakley has now caught 23 passes in his career at Mizzou and six have gone for touchdowns. Tiger All-American Kellen Winslow (1976-78) had 10 TD receptions during his collegiate career.
Tiger Tales
- After Kirk Farmer went down with a broken leg against Iowa State, Missouri was outscored 45-7 in the next six quarters before busting loose with 34 points against Texas Tech.
- Missouri has passed for 1,172 yards in its last five games.
- MU quarterbacks have thrown 13 touchdown passes in 1999, four more than the Tigers managed all of last season.
- Jim Dougherty had thrown 95 consecutive passes without an interception before he was picked off on his third attempt at Oklahoma.
- CNNSI picked a mid-season All-America team. One of the three defensive linemen selected to the 11-man squad was Missouri sophomore DE Justin Smith.
- Missouri?s 3-0 record against non-conference opponents this season was its best since MU went 4-0 in 1981.
Since Larry Smith came to MU as its head coach in 1994, the Tigers are 12-8-1 outside the conference, including a 9-3 mark since the Big 12 began operations in 1996.
Next year?s non-league slate finds the Tigers hosting Western Illinois and Michigan State and playing at Clemson.
- Sophomore Brad Hammerich kicked a pair of field goals against Texas Tech, leaving his field goal accuracy mark for the season at 9-of-13. He?s a perfect 23-for-23 on PATs. In fact, he?s never missed an extra point. Going back through his high school days, he?s a lifetime 86-of-86.
He is 5-of-8 from 40-49 yards. The 48-yard FG he kicked against Western Michigan was the longest by a Tiger since Kyle Pooler hit from 49 yards against Kansas State in 1994.
- Sophomore tight end Brandon Ford missed several days of practice prior to the Memphis game while attending his mother?s funeral in Texas, but played in that week?s game. Debra Ford passed away Sept. 22 after a long battle with cancer.
- In the first two games, Missouri started a freshman at fullback, and both debuted in similar fashion. Redshirt freshman T.J. Leon started against UAB and true freshman Joe Chirumbolo got the nod against Western Michigan. The first carry for each of them was a seven-yard gain.
Returning starter, senior Rob West, returned the last five games. He missed the opener with a broken foot suffered during two-a-days. He got his first carry of the season at Colorado, and doubled up his young mates, gaining 14 yards right up the gut.
- At the conclusion of two-a-day workouts, Coach Larry Smith rewarded four players who came to Mizzou as walkons. Now on full scholarship are seniors Brad Smith (OT), DeVaughn Black (TB) and Arty Johnson (WR), and sophomore Ben Davidson (deep snapper).
- The St. Petersburg Times this summer picked an alltime list of the top-100 high school football players in Hillsborough County. Checking in at No. 6 was Missouri sophomore tailback Zain Gilmore.
- Senior WR Kent Layman failed to catch a pass at Kansas, ending his school-record streak of 28 consecutive games with at least one pass reception. Against Colorado, he caught three passes for a career-high 127 yards, which upped his career total against the Buffaloes to 11 receptions for 333 yards and boosted him into MU?s career top-ten for receiving yardage.
Layman has had five 100-yard receiving games in his career ? just two shy of the school record held by Victor Bailey.
- Five true freshmen have played this season ? LB Sean Doyle, FS Gary Anthony, CB Terrence Curry (who has started twice), WR Travis Garvin, and FB Joe Chirumbolo.
Curry was the first true freshman to start in the defensive backfield in a season-opening game for Missouri since Adrian Jones did so in 1986. The only other Missouri freshman to start an opener since 1986 was DE Justin Smith last season.
- On October 15, Missouri unveiled and dedicated a statue to honor legendary football coach and athletic director Don Faurot.
The 9-foot statue stands atop a pedestal outside Gate #1 at Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field?s north end.
The statue was crafted by noted sculptor Harry Weber. Among his other works are the bronze statues that honor a number of St. Louis Cardinals? legends outside Busch Stadium.
- In the 1999 NCAA Football Records Book, former MU quarterback Corby Jones was mistakenly omitted on page 28 from the list of alltime quarterbacks with the most career yards gained rushing. Jones? total of 2,533 yards ranks 11th in NCAA history.
Tigers Score Against Hunger
Again this year, MU Head Coach Larry Smith and the Tigers have teamed up with the Central Missouri Food Bank to stop hunger in its tracks. Interested persons can pledge money for every point the Tigers score in 1999. The proceeds help the food bank and more than 120 charities in its 29-county region provide free food to soup kitchens, shelters and food pantries.
For more information, call 1-800-764-3663, or 573-474-1020.
Since the program began five years ago, more than $750,000 has been raised and more than 11 million meals have been provided to Missourians in need.
MU Athletics Hall Of Fame Dinner Moved To January 28, 2000
To avoid conflicts with other University of Missouri activities the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has moved its annual Hall of Fame induction banquet to Fri., Jan. 28, 2000.
The dinner will be held at the Holiday Inn Select Executive Center in Columbia. A reception will begin at 6:00 p.m., followed by dinner and induction ceremonies at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $35.00 per person and may be purchased by contacting Brenda Baker in the Tiger Development Office, at 573/884-0742. The class will be further honored during halftime ceremonies at the next day?s basketball game, Jan. 29, against Texas A&M. Tipoff is scheduled for 12:45 p.m.
The Hall of Fame began in 1990, and this year?s 10-person group represents its 10th class of inductees.
Those being inducted are:
PIONEER ERA
Woody Hatfield, football, basketball, track & field, 1931-33
Conrad Hitchler, football, 1960-62
Clair ?Butch? Houston, football, baseball, track & field, 1931-35
MODERN ERA
Kim Anderson, basketball, 1974-77
Melvin Booker, basketball, 1991-94 Rosalyn Dunlap, track and field, 1980-84
Ricky Frazier, basketball, 1980-82
Shaon Fry, wrestling, 1991-94
Gene McArtor, baseball, 1961-63, asst. baseball coach, 1969-73, head baseball coach, 1974-94
Kris Schmidt, softball, 1985-88
Another Big Crowd At Faurot
With season ticket sales having reached 35,000, Missouri is close to its goal of a 1999 attendance average of 60,000 fans per game.
The Nebraska game was MU?s second sellout in a span of four home games. The crowd of 61,052 that attended Saturday?s Homecoming game vs. Iowa State boosted Missouri?s season attendance average to 59,947. The slipped a bit to 58,554 following the Texas Tech contest.
The crowd of 60,206 that witnessed the Western Michigan game was the biggest for a non-league game in Smith?s tenure.
Fourteen of the top 20 home crowds Mizzou has had since 1984 have come with Smith at the helm.
BIG CROWDS SINCE 1984
9/29/84 70,915 Notre Dame 16, Missouri 14 10/19/85 62,733 Nebraska 28, Missouri 20 11/9/85 50,321 Oklahoma 51, Missouri 6 10/31/87 55,594 Nebraska 42, Missouri 7 10/14/89 55,620 Nebraska 50, Missouri 7 10/24/92 53,337 Nebraska 34, Missouri 24
ARRIVAL OF LARRY SMITH
9/3/94 55,263 Tulsa 20, Missouri 17 10/22/94 50,537 Nebraska 42, Missouri 7 9/6/97 52,514 MISSOURI 44, E. Michigan 24 9/27/97 58,882 Ohio State 31, Missouri 10 11/8/97 66,846 Nebraska 45, Missouri 38 (ot) 9/12/98 59,720 MISSOURI 41, Kansas 23 10/17/98 61,586 MISSOURI 20, Oklahoma 6 11/8/98 57,261 MISSOURI 38, Colorado 14 11/21/98 68,174 Kansas State 31, Missouri 25 9/4/99 50,356 MISSOURI 31, UAB 28 9/18/99 60,206 MISSOURI 48, W. Michigan 34 9/25/99 68,174 Nebraska 40, Missouri 10 10/16/99 61,052 Iowa State 24, Missouri 21 10/30/99 52,982 MISSOURI 34, TEXAS TECH
MISSOURI HIGHS & LOWS UNDER LARRY SMITH, 1994-present
MU TEAM RUSHING YARDAGE HIGHS 1. 473 vs. Iowa State 1995 2. 412 vs. Kansas 1996 3. 401 vs. Kansas 1998 4. 382 at Baylor (3 ot) 1996 382 vs. Eastern Michigan 1997 6. 377 vs. Oklahoma St. (ot) 1996 7. 375 vs. Western Michigan 1999 8. 357 at Tulsa 1997 9. 353 at Colorado 1997 10. 348 vs. North Texas 1995 11. 341 vs. Baylor 1997 12. 340 vs. Bowling Green 1998 13. 314 vs. Colo. St. (Holiday Bowl) 1997 14. 292 vs. Clemson 1996 15. 290 at Iowa State 1998
MU TEAM RUSHING YARDAGE LOWS
1. 22 at Illinois 1994 2. 25 vs. Nebraska 1999 3. 39 at Nebraska 1995 4. 40 vs. West Virginia 1994 5. 44 at Kansas 1999 6. 47 at Nebraska 1996 7. 48 vs. Nebraska 1994 8. 51 vs. Colorado 1994 9. 61 at Kansas State 1995 10. 71 at Texas Tech 1995 11. 77 at Nebraska 1998 12. 84 at Hawaii 1994 13. 98 vs. Tulsa 1994 14. 99 at Oklahoma 1994
MU TEAM PASSING YARDAGE HIGHS
1. 320 at Iowa State 1994 2. 311 at Colorado 1999 3. 303 vs. Iowa State 1999 4. 299 vs. Colorado 1994 5. 273 at Hawaii 1994 6. 266 vs. Texas 1997 7. 256 vs. Tulsa 1994 8. 249 vs. Kansas State 1998 9. 248 at Texas Tech 1995 10. 243 vs. West Virginia 1994 11. 233 vs. Nebraska (ot) 1997 12. 231 at Oklahoma State (2 ot) 1997 13. 216 vs. Texas Tech 1999 14. 213 vs. Iowa State 1997 15. 204 vs. Bowling Green 1998
MU TEAM PASSING YARDAGE LOWS
1. 18 vs. Iowa State 1995 2. 20 at Ohio State 1998 3. 24 at Illinois 1994 4. 38 at Colorado 1995 5. 48 vs. Oklahoma 1995 6. 52 at Baylor 1996 7. 54 at Texas Tech 1998 8. 57 at Kansas State 1995 9. 58 vs. Eastern Michigan 1997 10. 68 vs. Colo. St. (Holiday Bowl) 1997 11. 65 vs. Baylor 1997 12. 65 vs. Kansas 1998
MU TEAM TOTAL OFFENSE HIGHS
1. 560 vs. Western Michigan 1999 2. 544 vs. Bowling Green 1998 3. 542 vs. Kansas 1996 4. 527 at Colorado 1999 5. 518 vs. Texas 1997 6. 517 at Colorado 1997 7. 501 vs. Iowa State 1997 8. 498 at Iowa State 1994 9. 497 at Tulsa 1997 10. 491 vs. Iowa State 1995 11. 466 vs. Kansas 1998 466 at Iowa State 1998 13. 461 vs. Oklahoma State (ot) 1996 461 vs. Iowa State 1999 15. 459 at Iowa State 1996
MU TEAM TOTAL OFFENSE LOWS
1. 46 at Illinois 1994 2. 118 at Kansas St 1995 3. 122 at Nebraska 1995 4. 153 vs. Oklahoma 1995 5. 166 at Nebraska 1998 6. 170 at Nebraska 1996 7. 174 vs. Nebraska 1999 8. 198 vs. Nebraska 1994 9. 211 at Ohio State 1998 10. 210 vs. Oklahoma 1998 11. 217 at Kansas 1999 12. 225 vs. Memphis 1996<>MU TEAM SCORING HIGHS
1. 51 at Oklahoma State (2 ot) 1997 2. 49 at Baylor (3 ot) 1996 3. 48 vs. Western Michigan 1999 4. 45 vs. Iowa State 1995 45 vs. Iowa State 1997 6. 44 vs. Eastern Michigan 1997 7. 42 vs. Kansas 1996 42 at Tulsa 1997 42 vs. Baylor 1997 10. 41 at Colorado 1997 41 vs. Kansas 1998 12. 39 at Colorado (ot) 1999 13. 38 vs. Colorado 1998 38 vs. Nebraska (ot) 1997 38 vs. Clemson 1996 16. 37 vs. Bowling Green 1998 37 vs. Texas 1997 18. 35 vs. Northwestern State 1998 35 at Iowa State 1998 35 vs. Oklahoma State (ot) 1996 21. 34 at Iowa State 1994 34 W. VirginiaInsight.comBowl 1998 34 vs. Texas Tech 1999 23. 32 at Hawaii 1994 24. 31 vs. NE Louisiana 1995 31 at Iowa State 1996 31 vs. Alabama-Birmingham 1999
MU TEAM SCORING LOWS
1. 0 at Illinois 1994 0 at Kansas St 1995 0 at Nebraska 1995 0 at Colorado 1995 0 at Kansas 1999 0 at Oklahoma 1999 7. 7 vs. Nebraska 1994 7 at Nebraska 1996 9. 7 at Kansas 1997 10.9 vs. Oklahoma 1995
MU INDIVIDUAL RUSHING HIGHS
1. 319 Devin West vs. Kansas, 1998 2. 252 Devin Wset at Iowa State, 1998 3. 222 Brock Olivo vs. NE Louisiana,1995 4. 205 DeVaughn Black vs. W. Mich., 1999 5. 201 Brock Olivo vs. Iowa St., 1995 6. 193 Corby Jones vs. Oklahoma St, 1996 7. 176 Devin West vs. N.westernSt, 1998 8. 166 Brock Olivo vs. Kansas, 1996 9. 165 Zain Gilmore vs. Texas Tech, 1999 10. 159 Corby Jones vs. Kansas, 1996 11. 151 Brock Olivo vs. Kansas St., 1994 12. 146 Devin West vs. Colorado, 1998 13. 140 DeVaughn Black vs. UAB, 1999 14. 139 Zain Gilmore vs. W. Michigan, 1999 15. 136 Corby Jones vs. Iowa St., 1995 16. 135 Corby Jones at Iowa St., 1996 17. 133 Devin West at Texas Tech, 1998 18. 132 Corby Jones vs. Colo. St., 1997 19. 131 Joe Freeman at Houston, 1994 20. 129 Brock Olivo vs. North Texas, 1995 21. 126 Corby Jones at Tulsa, 1997 126 Corby Jones vs. Baylor, 1997 23. 125 Devin West vs. B. Green, 1998 125 Devin West vs. W. Virginia, 1998 25. 118 Devin West at Baylor, 1996 26. 116 Ernest Blackwell vs. EMU, 1997 27. 114 Devin West vs. Iowa State, 1997 28. 113 Devin West at Texas A&M, 1998 29. 111 DeVaughn Black at Memphis, 1999 30. 110 Joe Freeman vs. Tulsa, 1994
MU INDIVIDUAL PASSING HIGHS
1. 320 Jeff Handy at Iowa St., 1994 2. 303 Jim Dougherty vs. Iowa State, 1999 3. 273 Jeff Handy at Hawaii, 1994 4. 256 Jeff Handy vs. Tulsa, 1994 5. 249 Corby Jones vs. Kansas State, 1998 6. 233 Corby Jones vs. Nebraska, 1997 7. 231 Corby Jones at Okla. State, 1997 8. 221 Jeff Handy vs. Colorado, 1994 9. 220 Corby Jones vs. Texas, 1997 10. 216 Jim Dougherty vs. Texas Tech, 1999 11. 213 Corby Jones vs. Iowa State, 1997 12. 189 Jeff Handy at Oklahoma St., 1994 13. 187 Corby Jones vs. B. Green, 1998 14. 184 Jeff Handy at Houston, 1994 15. 182 Kirk Farmer at Colorado, 1999
MU IND. RECEIVING YARDAGE HIGHS
1. 169 John Dausman vs. Kansas State, 1998 2. 166 Travis Garvin vs. Iowa State, 1999 3. 136 Rahsetnu Jenkins at Iowa St., 1994 4. 127 Kent Layman at Colorado, 1999 5. 121 Kent Layman vs. B. Green, 1998 6. 119 Kent Layman at Colorado, 1997 7. 115 Kent Layman vs. Iowa St., 1997 8. 103 Kent Layman vs. Texas, 1997 9. 90 R. Jenkins vs. Nebraska, 1994 90 Rahsetnu Jenkins at SMU, 1996
OPPONENT TEAM RUSHING HIGHS
1. 407 at Iowa State 1996 2. 365 vs. Kansas 1994 3. 359 at Illinois 1994 4. 353 vs. Nebraska(ot) 1997 5. 342 at Nebraska 1995 6. 339 at Kansas State 1997 7. 333 vs. Nebraska 1999 8. 330 vs. Nebraska 1994 9. 320 at Ohio State 1998 10. 305 at Texas Tech 1995 11. 300 at Hawaii 1994
OPPONENT TEAM RUSHING LOWS
1. 9 vs. Texas Tech 1999 2. 17 vs. Bowling Green 1998 3. 36 vs. North Texas 1995 4. 39 W VirginiaInsight.comBowl 1998 5. 50 at Tulsa 1997 6. 54 at Memphis 1999 7. 58 at Houston 1994 8. 77 vs. Northwestern State 1998 9. 85 vs. Colorado 1998 10. 93 vs. Oklahoma 1995 11. 96 vs. Kansas 1996 12. 97 vs. Eastern Michigan 1997 13. 98 vs. Ohio State 1997
OPPONENT TEAM PASSING HIGHS
1. 457 vs. Colorado 1996 2. 452 W VirginiaInsight.comBowl 1998 3. 320 Western Michigan 1999 4. 319 at Oklahoma State (2 ot) 1997 5. 314 at Baylor (3 ot) 1996 6. 311 at Oklahoma 1999 7. 306 at Colorado 1999 8. 297 vs. West Virginia 1994 9. 295 at Tulsa 1997 10. 288 vs. NE Louisiana 1995 11. 269 vs. Ohio State 1997 12. 267 vs. Eastern Michigan 1997 13. 255 vs. Tulsa 1994 14. 243 vs. Oklahoma State (ot) 1996 15. 232 vs. Colorado 1998
OPPONENT TEAM PASSING LOWS
1. 39 vs. Bowling Green 1998 2. 59 at Iowa State 1996 3. 72 at Nebraska 1998 4. 82 at Kansas State 1997 5. 87 at Texas A&M 1998 6. 91 vs. Oklahoma State 1995 7. 111 vs. Iowa State 1997 8. 112 vs. Kansas 1994 9. 113 at Houston 1994 10. 114 at Nebraska 1996 11. 124 vs. Alabama-Birmingham 1999 12. 123 at SMU 1996 13. 128 vs. Oklahoma 1998
OPPONENT TEAM TOTAL OFFENSE HIGHS
1. 562 vs. Colorado 1996 2. 543 vs. West Virginia 1994 3. 540 at Illinois 1994 4. 531 at Oklahoma State (2 ot) 1997 5. 531 at Ohio State 1998 6. 528 vs. Nebraska (ot) 1997 7. 502 vs. Colorado 1994 8. 491 W Virginia (Insight.com Bowl) 1998 9. 484 at Baylor (3 ot) 1996 10. 482 vs. Nebraska 1994 11. 477 vs. Kansas 1994 12. 476 vs. Nebraska 1999 13. 475 at Nebraska 1995 14. 473 at Kansas 1995 15. 466 at Iowa State 1996
OPPONENT TEAM TOTAL OFFENSE LOWS
1. 56 vs. Bowling Green 1998 2. 169 vs. Texas Tech 1999 3. 171 at Houston 1994 4. 200 vs. North Texas 1995 5. 205 at Memphis 1999 6. 215 at Texas A&M 1998 7. 246 vs. Oklahoma 1995 8. 247 vs. Oklahoma 1998 9. 278 vs. Kansas State 1994 10. 279 vs. Bowling Green 1995
OPPONENT SCORING HIGHS
1. 57 at Nebraska 1995 2. 51 at Nebraska 1996 3. 50 at Oklahoma State(2 ot)1997 4. 46 at Colorado (ot) 1999 5. 45 vs. Nebraska (ot) 1997 45 at Iowa State 1996 7. 42 at Illinois 1994 42 vs. Nebraska 1994 42 at Kansas 1995 42 at Baylor (3 ot) 1996 11. 41 at Texas Tech 1995 41 vs. Colorado 1996 41 at Kansas State 1997 14. 40 at Texas 1996 15. 40 vs. Nebraska 1999
OPPONENT SCORING LOWS
1. 0 at Houston 1994 0 vs. Bowling Green 1998 3. 6 vs. Oklahoma 1998 4. 7 vs. North Texas 1995 7 vs. Texas Tech 1999 5. 13 vs. Oklahoma 1995 6. 14 vs. Colorado 1998 14 vs. Northwestern St 1998 8. 15 at Oklahoma State 1994 15 at Kansas 1997
Big Crowds Necessitate New Traffic Patterns
As soon as the 1998 season was completed, Missouri officials began revising the parking and traffic patterns at Memorial Stadium to accommodate the big crowds that have become commonplace the last two seasons.
Patrons are reminded that most parking lots in the immediate vicinity of the stadium are reserved for donors to the Tiger Scholarship Fund. General public parking may be found on the east side of Hearnes Center and at the Maryland Ave. Parking Garage.
In 1999, Mick Deaver Drive (which runs between Hearnes Center and Memorial Stadium) and South Hearnes Drive (south of the stadium) will be accessible pre-game only to those persons who have permits to park in Tiger Scholarship Fund lots.
Post-game, traffic exiting most lots will be required to turn right for the first 30-45 minutes to clear the stadium area as quickly as possible.
New Media Parking Lot
A new parking lot has been constructed for the media and game officials. It is located at the southwest corner of Providence Road and Carrie Francke Drive, just south and west of its previous location in Lot C.
Two media shuttle vans will run continuously from the new lot to the Memorial Stadium press box. Shuttle service will begin three hours prior to kickoff, and will run until four hours after the game?s conclusion.