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Missouri hopes to keep rolling against Buffalo

Sep 20, 2008 - 10:07 AM Buffalo (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.