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The original was posted on /r/cfb by /u/ZouDave on 2026-03-05 19:48:53+00:00.
Guys that, apart from one play, are basically completely forgotten by your program. However - because of that one play, he’s an absolute legend.
For Mizzou I’ve got two guys that I can’t choose between.
First is Sonny Riccio, backup QB in the early Gary Pinkel era. He was behind Brad Smith, though he did appear in 12 games officially in 2003. 13/23, 134 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT. That’s his career stat line at Mizzou. Completely forgettable.
But…Facing #10 Nebraska in 2003, a team we hadn’t beaten in 25 years. Trailing 24-21 with 11:21 to go, we lined up for a game-tying FG. Missouri’s Fake Field Goal vs. Nebraska, 2003
It happened right in front of me, I was sitting in that corner of the endzone. I yelled so loud I crossed to the other side of sound and went fully mute. Mizzou won the game 41-24.
And then there’s Gahn McGaffie. He came to Mizzou in 2008 as a RB prospect knowing he had to wait his turn…and his turn never came. He didn’t see the field until 2010, after converting to WR. in 35 career games he had 42 catches, 324 yards, 0 TD (90% of his catches and yards were in 2012). He never returned a punt. He returned 7 kickoffs in his career.
But his very first kick return in 2010, against #1 Oklahoma in Columbia, on Homecoming night, in front of a capacity crowd, on ESPN, after Gameday’s first ever visit to Columbia, MO, OU kicked off short and McGaffie, as an up-man on the return, did this. #11 Missouri Opening Kickoff Return for TD vs. #1 Oklahoma (Best Angle). It was his only career TD, but it couldn’t really have been any bigger. Mizzou went on to win the game 36-27.