1968 Missouri Tigers football team

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1968 Missouri Tigers football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 35–10 vs. Alabama
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 9
1968 record8–3 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
CaptainCarl Garber
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Big Eight Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Kansas + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 11 Oklahoma + 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 9 Missouri 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Nebraska 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Colorado 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Kansas State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Oklahoma State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Iowa State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The team compiled an 8–3 record (5–2 against Big 8 opponents), finished in third place in the Big 8, defeated Alabama in the 1968 Gator Bowl, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 308 to 136. Dan Devine was the head coach for the 11th of 13 seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

The team's statistical leaders included Greg Cook with 693 rushing yards, Terry McMillan with 745 passing yards and 1,102 yards of total offense, Jon Staggers with 171 receiving yards, and James Harrison with 48 points scored.[3]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 21at Kentucky*
L 6–12
September 28at Illinois*
W 44–0
October 51:30 p.m.Army*
W 7–358,576
October 12Colorado
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
W 27–1450,705
October 192:00 p.m.at No. 13 NebraskaNo. 20
W 16–1466,818
October 26at Kansas StateNo. 14
W 56–2026,449
November 2Oklahoma StateNo. 10
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
W 42–7
November 91:30 p.m.Iowa Statedagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
W 42–7
November 16at OklahomaNo. 6
L 14–2860,632
November 23No. 7 KansasNo. 13
L 19–21
December 28vs. No. 12 Alabama*No. 16
ABCW 35–1068,011
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster[]

1968 Missouri Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 14 Mike Farmer So
WR 21 Mel Gray So
RB 36 James Harrison So
T 75 Larron Jackson So
QB 18 Terry McMillan Jr
RB 45 Joe Moore So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 22 Jon Staggers Jr
DB 23 Roger Wehrli Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries[]

Gator Bowl[]

1 234Total
• Missouri 7 7021 35
Alabama 0 703 10

References[]

  1. ^ "1968 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  3. ^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. pp. 26–27. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  4. ^ 2011 Missouri football record book.
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