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FOOTBALL WEEKLY
Missouri jumps Arkansas
38-7 in 72nd Cotton Bowl
By Michael Daugherty
How do you top off an 11-2
football season at the University
of Missouri? That hasn’t been a
problem the Tigers’ faithful have
had to deal with lately. In fact, ever,
as the 2007 unit was the first team in
school history to win eleven games.
However, the Tigers found a way to
top 11 wins by adding a 12th, with
a 38-7 win over No. 25 Arkansas
in the 72nd annual Cotton Bowl on
New Year’s Day.
Arkansas went into the 2008
AT&T Cotton Bowl as a decided
favorite in the rushing game.
After all, it boasted not one, but
two 1,000 yard rushers in their
backfield including two-time Doak
Walker Award winner (nation’s best
running back) Darren McFadden.
Instead, the game turned out to be
another post-season showcase for A TIMELY LIFT - Junior quarterback Chase Daniel and senior
Tiger running back Tony Temple as offensive tackle Tyler Luellen give running back Tony Temple a
Missouri dominated on the ground lift to the sidelines after he scored the last of four Tiger touchdowns. Temple, who broke two Cotton Bowl records, tweaked
and the scoreboard.
Temple, the 5’9” senior from his hamstring on the play. His 281-yard effort lifted the Tigers
Kansas City Rockhurst, ran hog wild to a dominating 38-7 win.
for 281 yards and four touchdowns,
both Cotton Bowl records. Rice’s Dicky Maegle team for the long-since departed Houston Nutt. Nutt
held the rushing record for his 1954 Cotton Bowl resigned at the end of the regular season and will
performance and he shared the touchdown record coach at Ole Miss next year. Former Atlanta Falcons
with Texas’ Bobby Layne (1946) and Syracuse’s Jim Head Coach Bobby Petrino, who watched from the
Brown (1957).
press box, took over the Arkansas program on January
The talented Temple has shown spurts of success 2.
in his Tiger career, but has been slowed by injuries
Adding to the joy of the black-and-gold throng,
throughout. However, he is no stranger to bowl which appeared to thoroughly delight in the Tigers’
success, having run for a school bowl record first New Year’s Day game since 1970, was a stellar
194-yards in Mizzou’s 2006 Brut Sun Bowl 38-37 defensive effort. The Tigers held McFadden to 105
loss to Oregon. Obviously, his Cotton Bowl effort yards and a touchdown on 21 carries. The yards, many
smashed that record as well. He actually, briefly, held of which came with Missouri holding a commanding
the Sun Bowl rushing record with 198 yards before lead, pushed his single-season total to 1,830 yards and
losing four on his final carry.
his career total to 4,590. Both totals are school records
Temple also became the first back in Missouri history and second only to Herschel Walker in Southeastern
to post back-to-back 1,000 yard rushing seasons.
Conference history.
Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel and offensive
MU safety William Moore continued his strong
tackle Tyler Luellen helped carry Temple to the second half of the season with 13 tackles and an
sideline after he tweaked a hamstring on the 40-yard interception for a touchdown. Linebacker Sean
touchdown run that broke both Cotton Bowl records Weatherspoon tipped a Casey Dick pass at the line of
midway through the fourth quarter.
scrimmage, which gave Moore just enough time to cut
“It was one of the best runs I’ve ever seen,” Daniel in front of Arkansas fullback Peyton Hillis and take
said. “That was awesome.”
the ball 26-yards for the score.
Mizzou (12-2) needed the boost from Temple as
It was a horrible first impression on Petrino, from
Daniel, a Dallas-native enjoying a homecoming of the defense allowing the most yards rushing by a
sorts, struggled with windy conditions and several single player to the sloppiness of five turnovers -- an
uncharacteristic drops from his receivers. He finished interception that was returned for a touchdown and
12-of-29 for 136 yards, with an interception. It was four fumbles.
his fewest yards of the season and his second straight
After the game, teams with interim coaches were
game without a touchdown pass.
0-5 this bowl season (not including West Virginia).
The Razorbacks (8-5) were a team in transition as SEC teams fell to 5-1 with Arkansas’ loss. Big 12
defensive coordinator Reggie Herring coached the teams were 4-2.
The seventh-ranked Tigers’ performance suggested
they had something to prove to BCS officials that
snubbed them for Kansas and Illinois, two teams they
had beaten this season. Missouri ends the season with
RESULTS & SCHEDULE
a school record 12 wins and knowing they indeed did
deserve a BCS bowl.
Holiday Bowl - Thursday, Dec. 27, 7:00 p.m.
The win gave Missouri a 3-2 edge in games with
#19 Texas 52, #11 Arizona State 34
Arkansas and avenged a 27-14 loss in the 2003
Alamo Bowl - Saturday, Dec. 29, 7:00 p.m.
Independence Bowl.
Penn State 24, Texas A&M 17
Missouri improved to 11-14 all-time in bowl games
Independence Bowl - Sun., Dec. 30, 7:00 p.m.
and 2-2 in bowls under Coach Pinkel.
Alabama 30, Colorado 24
The Tigers will likely finish the year ranked in
Insight Bowl - Monday, Dec. 31, 4:30 p.m.
the Top 5, and unless several underclassmen declare
Oklahoma State 49, Indiana 33
for the NFL draft, are also likely to be a prohibitive
Cotton Bowl - Tuesday, Jan. 1, 10:30 a.m.
favorite to start in the preseason Top 5 for 2008.
#6 Missouri 38, Arkansas 7
Missouri coaches encouraged five juniors to request
Gator Bowl - Tuesday, January 1, 12:00 p.m.
evaluations from the NFL draft advisory board,
Texas Tech 31, #20 Virginia 28
including tight end Chase Coffman, quarterback
Fiesta Bowl - Wednesday, January 2, 7:00 p.m. Chase Daniel, safety William Moore, defensive tackle
Ziggy Hood and defensive end Stryker Sulak. Moore
#9 West Virginia 48, #4 Oklahoma 28
Orange Bowl - Thursday, January 3, 7:00 p.m. appears the most likely to leave as his draft stock is
currently thought to be first or second round status.
#8 Kansas vs. #3 Virginia Tech
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