Sep 20, 2008 - 6:07 AM
0 shoutsBuffalo (2-1) at No. 5 Missouri (3-0), 2:00 pm EDT
COLUMBIA, Missouri (Ticker) -- Chase Daniel thinks Missouri has not reached its full potential - a scary thought for the Tigers' opponents.
Fifth-ranked Missouri concludes the non-conference portion of its schedule Saturday when its host Buffalo of the Mid-American Conference.
"Can we get better? Of course," said Daniel, who passed for 405 yards and four touchdowns in just over two quarters of last week's 69-17 drubbing of Nevada. "We just have to go out there each and every day and just practice."
Missouri scored on its first 10 possessions against Nevada, with Daniel leading the Tigers to seven touchdowns and a field goal. They finished the game with a school-record 519 passing yards.
Missouri (3-0) had three players - Jeremy Maclin, Chase Coffman and Tommy Saunders - all surpass the century mark in receiving yards. While the records are incomplete, Missouri believes it is the first time that feat has been accomplished in school history.
"(Daniel's) got a lot of people out there who can make plays and turn seven-yard gains into 25-30 yard gains," Missouri coach Gary Pinkell said.
Buffalo's first game in the MAC turned out to be a memorable one, as Drew Willy tossed a 35-yard TD pass to Naaman Roosevelt on the final play to give the Bulls a 30-28 victory over Temple.
"Great win for our program," said Buffalo coach Turner Gill, the former Nebraska assistant who has guided the Bulls to a 2-1 start in his third season at the school. "Great win for our community. Great win for this university."
Buffalo's reward is a contest against the nation's top offensive juggernaut. Missouri lead the Football Bowl Subdivision in total offense, averaging just under 600 yards per game. The Tigers also are No. 1 in scoring at 57.7 points per contest.
From the Bleachers
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BUFFALO: 21
MISSOURI: 42
Final
Sep 20 5:14 PM -
NCAAF
SAFETY MISSOURI
BALL THROUGH END ZONE
BUFFALO 21
MISSOURI (5) 42 7:37 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Sep 20 4:46 PM -
NCAAF
TD MISSOURI
CHASE COFFMAN 4 YD PASS FROM CHASE DANIEL
(JEFF WOLFERT KICK)
BUFFALO 21
MISSOURI (5) 40 9:41 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Sep 20 4:41 PM -
BUFFALO: 21
MISSOURI: 33
End of 3rd
Sep 20 4:27 PM -
NCAAF
TD MISSOURI
DERRICK WASHINGTON 3 YD RUN
(TWO-POINT PASS CONVERSION FAILED)
BUFFALO 21
MISSOURI (5) 33 1:25 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Sep 20 4:23 PM -
NCAAF
TD BUFFALO
ERNEST JACKSON 3 YD PASS FROM DREW WILLY
(A.J. PRINCIPE KICK)
BUFFALO 21
MISSOURI (5) 27 7:16 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Sep 20 4:07 PM -
NCAAF
TD MISSOURI
DANARIO ALEXANDER 27 YD PASS FROM CHASE DANIEL
(JEFF WOLFERT KICK)
BUFFALO 14
MISSOURI (5) 27 12:13 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Sep 20 3:56 PM -
BUFFALO: 14
MISSOURI: 20
Halftime
Sep 20 3:30 PM -
NCAAF
FG MISSOURI
JEFF WOLFERT 48 YD
BUFFALO 14
MISSOURI (5) 20 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Sep 20 3:30 PM -
NCAAF
TD BUFFALO
ERNEST JACKSON 32 YD PASS FROM DREW WILLY
(A.J. PRINCIPE KICK)
BUFFALO 14
MISSOURI (5) 17 7:30 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Sep 20 3:07 PM -
NCAAF
TD MISSOURI
JEREMY MACLIN 16 YD RUN
(JEFF WOLFERT KICK)
BUFFALO 7
MISSOURI (5) 17 11:53 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Sep 20 2:54 PM -
NCAAF
TD BUFFALO
ERNEST JACKSON 97 YD KICKOFF RETURN
(A.J. PRINCIPE KICK)
BUFFALO 7
MISSOURI (5) 10 1:42 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Sep 20 2:40 PM -
NCAAF
FG MISSOURI
JEFF WOLFERT 26 YD
BUFFALO 0
MISSOURI (5) 10 1:56 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Sep 20 2:37 PM -
NCAAF
TD MISSOURI
DERRICK WASHINGTON 6 YD RUN
(JEFF WOLFERT KICK)
BUFFALO 0
MISSOURI (5) 7 11:47 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Sep 20 2:27 PM
