| Kirk Farmer |
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2001: Started nine of the 10 games that he appeared in ... racked up 1,946 yards in total offense, the seventh highest single-season total in Missouri history ... threw for 1,567 yards, averaging 156.7 passing yards per game ... ended the season as the Tigers’ second leading rusher with 379 yards on 59 carries ... averaged 6.4 yards per rush ... threw for 13 touchdowns while throwing just six interceptions ... also rushed for three touchdowns ... most productive game was against Baylor when he recorded 391 yards of total offense, the fourth highest single-game mark in school history ... threw for 360 yards (completed 23-of-34 passes) in the Baylor game, the sixth highest total in school history ... completed 13 passes for 236 yards to Justin Gage, helping Gage break the school record with 236 receiving yards in a single contest ... twice led the Tigers on three consecutive scoring drives ... brought the Tigers back from a 14-0 deficit with four straight scoring drives against Oklahoma State ... engineered the Tigers on a drive that resulted in a field goal to cut the OSU lead to 14-3 at halftime ... opened the second half with three consecutive touchdown drives ... completed 22-of-33 passes for 247 yards against Oklahoma State and tossed three touchdown passes ... completed 19-of-32 passes against Kansas for 246 yards and threw three touchdowns ... led the Tigers to three straight scoring drives against the Jayhawks ... named first team Academic All-Big 12 and a Verizon District VII All-Academic first team.
2000: Started the first four games of the season before breaking his collarbone in the third quarter against Nebraska ... was on his way to establishing himself as one of the top quarterbacks in the Big 12 ... completed 50-of-102 passes for 669 yards while rushing for 138 yards on 24 carries ... rushed for 2 TDs while throwing for three ... rushed for the Tigers’ first touchdown of the season and threw two TD passes in the season-opener vs. Western Illinois ... was 15-for-30 for 172 yards vs. Michigan State ... put together the best game of his career at Nebraska before going down with the shoulder injury midway through the third quarter ... completed 13-of-25 passes for a career-best 214 yards and a touchdown ... rushed 9 times for 83 yards and caught a 35-yard pass to set up a touchdown ...
1999: Split time at quarterback with Jim Dougherty before going down with a broken leg in week six vs. Iowa State ... made his first career start at Colorado in week five where he played his best game ... completed 11-of-24 passes for 182 yards and two TDs in that game ... threw a costly interception late in the game that gave the Buffs the lead, but answered his mistake by leading the Tigers on an 88-yard scoring drive that he capped off with a 21-yard scoring run ... threw five touchdown passes in his first two outings, including three to tight end Dwayne Blakley against Western Michigan ... helped put Memphis away with a big fourth quarter ... connected with Blakley for a 21-yard score and then scored a TD of his own on the very next drive on a 2-yard scamper to give Mizzou a 27-10 lead ... first team Academic All-Big 12 ...
1998: Redshirt year .. named offensive scout team “Player of the Week” two times – emulating Ohio State’s Joe Germaine and Kansas State’s Michael Bishop ...
HIGH SCHOOL: One of two Jeff City Jay products in the 1998 recruiting class, along with All-American Justin Smith ... passed for 770 yards, ran for 673 and accounted for 31 touchdowns in 1997 as Jefferson City won the state 5A championship ... also was a regular on Jeff City’s basketball team that was ranked as high as No. 4 in the state ... tied for third place at the Class 4A state golf championships and shot a second day 68 that stands as the third best round in Missouri prep championship history ... coached by Ron Cole ...
PERSONAL: Son of Mike and Kathy Farmer, and Jody and Bob Mow ... his father, Mike, also wore No. 14 at MU where he was a quarterback/punter for Dan Devine and Al Onofrio from 1969-71, and also played golf for the Tigers ... born Aug. 27, 1979 ... majoring in business.
