Was the leading passer for Missouri in 1999, but missed last season after an elbow injury forced him to have surgery before the start of the season ... provides the Tigers valuable depth as a third experienced quarterback …
2000 SEASON: Sat out the season after having surgery on his elbow …
1999 SEASON: Started 10 of the Tigers’ 11 games ... completed 49.8 percent of his passes ... averaged 118.5 passing yards per game, threw four touchdowns and seven interceptions ... was 22-for-33 for 303 yards and two touchdowns against Iowa State on Homecoming ... was 17-for-30 for 216 yards against Texas Tech ... was a Champions Club member five times …
1998 SEASON: Was the Tigers No. 3 quarterback and played in one game, completing a 17-yard pass against Bowling Green …
1997 SEASON: Redshirt year sharing scout-team quarterback duties.
HIGH SCHOOL: The co-player of the year in the St. Louis area and Illinois Class 5A first-team as a senior, completing 64-of-87 passes for 1,234 yards and 19 touchdowns and no interceptions ... also rushed 46 times for 512 yards and seven TD’s ... named first-team all-Big 12 region by one recruiting publication ... set Illinois state high school records by throwing 151 consecutive passes without an interception ... he was 27-3 as quarterback at Edwardsville High ... for his career, he completed 136-of-218 passes for 2,650 yards and 23 touchdowns ... rushed 172 times for 1,512 yards and 23 touchdowns ... also an all-district kicker ... made 63-of-67 extra point attempts as a senior, and was 150-of -157 for his career ... broke the Illinois state record for PAT’s in a season (63) and in a career (150) ... had a 24-4 record as a pitcher in baseball and was an all-state basketball player as a junior averaging 18.5 points per game ... named Wendy’s Heisman Scholar-Athlete winner for Illinois and earned the National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete Award from the St. Louis Chapter ... also recruited by Kansas, Indiana and Iowa State …
PERSONAL: Son of Tim and Lynn Dougherty ... father was his high school football coach and played at Arizona State for Frank Kush ... born Sept. 9, 1978 in Peoria, Ill. ... majoring in secondary education ... an MU Academic-Top 10 performer.
