2010 Missouri Tigers football team The 2010 Missouri Tigers football team , in their 121st season , represented the University of Missouri in college football ' s 2010 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 . 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 . 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 . 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 . < br > All 23 signed on February 3 . Schedule . 2010 - 11 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 . ! colspan = 8 | Non - Conference Season ! colspan = 8 | Big 12 Regular Season ! colspan = 8 | Post Season Coaching staff . Coaching staff from : Game Summaries . Illinois . @ St . Louis , MO Blaine Gabbert ' s second - half TDs rally Mizzou as defense stops Illinois McNeese State . Powered by freshman RB Henry Josey , Missouri rolls to easy victory San Diego State . T . J . Moe ' s TD reception with 51 seconds left helps Tigers escape Miami ( OH ) . Seven players score TDs as unbeaten Mizzou trounces Miami ( Ohio ) Colorado . # 24 Missouri fights off sluggish O , Blaine Gabbert injury to best Colorado @ Texas A & M . Missouri ' s defense stifles A & M as Blaine Gabbert tosses 3 TDs Oklahoma . 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 TD . 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 . It ' s the first time Mizzou has returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown since Roger Wehrli went 96 yards for a score against Iowa State in 1967 . It ' s the first time Gabbert has been named player - of - the - week this season . This is the first time Missouri has started 7 - 0 since 1960 . @ Nebraska . Roy Helu Jr . rushes for a school - record 307 yards ; Nebraska QB Taylor Martinez hobbled @ Texas Tech . Blaine Gabbert struggles as No . 12 Missouri comes up short Kansas State . Blaine Gabbert ' s 3 TDs , defensive plays give Mizzou edge over error - prone K - State @ Iowa State . # 15 Mizzou uses fake punt to outlast Iowa State Kansas . @ Kansas City , MO 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 has 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 ' ve 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 have 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 , AZ Marcus Coker runs for 219 , Micah Hyde returns INT to fuel Iowa rally Statistics . Statistics from :