# 1992 Missouri Tigers football team

The 1992 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth year head coach Bob Stull, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for sixth in the Big 8. Missouri played home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 12 | 2:30 pm | at Illinois* | Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL (rivalry) | ABC | L 17–24 | 53,568 |
| September 19 | 1:00 pm | No. 7 Texas A&M* | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | Prime Network | L 13–26 | 42,031 |
| September 26 | 11:30 am | at Indiana* | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN | ESPN | L 10–20 | 40,907 |
| October 3 | 1:00 pm | No. 1 (I–AA) Marshall* | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | | W 44–21 | 39,644 |
| October 8 | 7:00 pm | No. 9 Colorado | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | ESPN | L 0–6 | 37,183 |
| October 17 | 2:00 pm | at Oklahoma State | Lewis FieldStillwater, OK | | L 26–28 | 30,115 |
| October 24 | 1:00 pm | No. 8 Nebraska | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO (rivalry) | | L 24–34 | 53,337 |
| October 31 | 1:00 pm | at Iowa State | Cyclone StadiumAmes, IA (rivalry) | | L 14–28 | 33,465 |
| November 7 | 1:30 pm | at Oklahoma | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK (rivalry) | | L 17–51 | 61,532 |
| November 14 | 1:00 pm | Kansas State | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | | W 27–14 | 37,093 |
| November 21 | 1:00 pm | No. 22 Kansas | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO (Border War) | | W 22–17 | 30,845 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game |||||||

## Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at Missouri | Alma mater |
| Bob Stull | Head coach | 4 | Kansas State (1968) |
| Dirk Koetter | Offensive coordinator | 4 | Idaho State (1981) |
| Mike Ward | Running backs | 4 | |
| Larry Hoefer | assistant head coach | 4 | McMurry (1973) |
| Marty Mornhinweg | Offensive line & tight ends | 2 | Montana (1985) |
| Kevin Faulkner | Tight ends | 4 | |
| Don Lindsey | Defensive coordinator | 1 | Arkansas–Monticello |
| Mo Lattimore | Defensive line | 4 | |
| Steve Telander | co-linebackers | 4 | |
| Ken Flajole | defensive backs | 4 | Pacific Lutheran (1977) |

## Statistics
### Passing

| | | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Rank | Player | Comp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | AY/A | TD | Int | Rate |
| 1 | Jeff Handy | 196 | 329 | 59.6 | 2463 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 13 | 8 | 130.6 |
| 2 | Phil Johnson | 53 | 100 | 53.0 | 617 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 0 | 4 | 96.8 |
| 3 | Brian Sallee | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 121 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1 |
| 4 | Jeff Jacke | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 284.8 |
| 5 | Victor Bailey | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |

### Rushing and receiving

| | | Rush | Rush | Rush | Rush | Rece | Rece | Rece | Rece | Scri | Scri | Scri | Scri |
| Rank | Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 1 | Joe Freeman | 98 | 360 | 3.7 | 5 | 10 | 60 | 6.0 | 0 | 108 | 420 | 3.9 | 5 |
| 2 | Ronnell Kayhill | 94 | 328 | 3.5 | 3 | 41 | 395 | 9.6 | 2 | 135 | 723 | 5.4 | 5 |
| 3 | Mark Jackson | 52 | 150 | 2.9 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 55 | 174 | 3.2 | 1 |
| 4 | Ryan Lyons | 43 | 151 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 44 | 158 | 3.6 | 1 |
| 5 | Jeff Handy | 23 | -72 | -3.1 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 25 | -41 | 1.6 | 1 |
| 6 | Phil Johnson | 19 | 11 | 0.6 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 20 | 37 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 7 | Mike Schlef | 15 | 35 | 2.3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 17 | 44 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 8 | Brian Sallee | 8 | 50 | 6.3 | 0 | 13 | 125 | 9.6 | 0 | 21 | 175 | 8.3 | 0 |
| 9 | Antwan Johnson | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 0 |
| 10 | Bryan Murray | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | | | | | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 11 | Kenny Holly | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 60 | 663 | 11.1 | 1 | 61 | 670 | 11.0 | 1 |
| 12 | Ben Totta | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 13 | Doug Hembrough | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | | | | | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| 14 | Kyle Pooler | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | | | | | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 |
| 15 | Scott Villareal | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | 0 | | | | | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | 0 |
| 16 | Victor Bailey | | | | | 75 | 1210 | 16.1 | 6 | 75 | 1210 | 16.1 | 6 |
| 17 | A.J. Ofodile | | | | | 17 | 244 | 14.4 | 2 | 17 | 244 | 14.4 | 2 |
| 18 | Timothy Schlak | | | | | 16 | 256 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | 256 | 16.0 | 0 |
| 19 | Kent Gardner | | | | | 15 | 154 | 10.3 | 2 | 15 | 154 | 10.3 | 2 |
| 20 | Frank Jones | | | | | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |