American college football season
1969 Missouri Tigers football Conference Big Eight Conference Coaches No. 6 AP No. 6 1969 record 9–2 (6–1 Big 8) Head coach Captains
Home stadium Memorial Stadium Seasons
1969 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
No. 6 Missouri +
6
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
No. 11 Nebraska +
6
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
No. 16 Colorado
5
–
2
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Oklahoma
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Kansas State
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Oklahoma State
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Iowa State
1
–
6
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Kansas
0
–
7
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions AP Poll
The 1969 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season . The team compiled a 9–2 record (6–1 against Big 8 opponents), finished in a tie for the Big 8 championship, lost to Penn State in the 1970 Orange Bowl , was ranked No. 6 in the final AP Poll , and outscored opponents by a combined total of 365 to 191. Dan Devine was the head coach for the 12th of 13 seasons.[1] [2] Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri .
The team's statistical leaders included Joe Moore with 1,312 rushing yards, Terry McMillan with 1,963 passing yards and 2,157 yards of total offense, Mel Gray with 705 receiving yards, and Henry Brown with 71 points scored.[3]
Schedule [ ] Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result September 20 Air Force * No. 11 Memorial Stadium Columbia, Missouri W 19–17September 27 vs. Illinois * No. 11 Busch Memorial Stadium St. Louis, Missouri (rivalry )W 37–6October 4 at No. 13 Michigan * No. 9 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan W 40–17October 11 No. 20 Nebraska No. 7 W 17–7October 18 Oklahoma State No. 6 Memorial Stadium Columbia, Missouri W 31–21October 25 at Colorado No. 5 Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado L 24–31November 1 Kansas State No. 14 Memorial Stadium Columbia, Missouri W 41–38November 8 No. 20 Oklahoma No. 9 ABC (regional) W 44–10November 15 at Iowa State No. 8 Clyde Williams Field Ames, Iowa (Telephone Trophy )W 40–13November 22 at Kansas No. 7 ABC (regional) W 69–21January 1 vs. No. 2 Penn State * No. 6 NBC L 3–10*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
[4]
Game summaries [ ] Michigan [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Missouri
0
24 0 16
40
Michigan
3
0 14 0
17
Date: October 4Location: Michigan Stadium , Ann Arbor, Michigan Scoring summary 1 MICH Killian 40-yard field goal MICH 3-0 2 MU Brown 26-yard field goal Tied 3-3 2 MU McBride 2-yard run (Brown kick) MU 10-3 2 MU McBride 1-yard run (Brown kick) MU 17-3 2 MU MU 24-3 3 MICH Craw 1-yard run (Titas kick) MU 24-10 3 MICH Craw 1-yard run (Titas kick) MU 24-17 4 MU Brown 24-yard field goal MU 27-17 4 MU Kenemore 8-yard pass from Roper (kick failed) MU 33-17 4 8:09 MU Moore 62-yard run (Brown kick) MU 40-17
[5]
Kansas [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Missouri
21
7 28 13
69
Kansas
0
7 7 7
21
Date: November 22Location: Memorial Stadium , Lawrence, Kansas Game attendance: 50,500 Scoring summary 1 MU Gray 19-yard run (Brown kick) MU 7-0 1 MU Gray 63-yard pass from McMillian (Brown kick) MU 14-0 1 MU Staggers 4-yard pass from McMillian (Brown kick) MU 21-0 2 MU Gray 26-yard pass from McMillian (Brown kick) MU 28-0 2 KU Basler 1-yard run (Bell kick) MU 28-7 3 MU Staggers 6-yard pass from McMillian (Brown kick) MU 35-7 3 MU Moore 53-yard run (Brown kick) MU 42-7 3 MU McMillian 6-yard run (Brown kick) MU 49-7 3 KU Brown 38-yard pass from Basler (Bell kick) MU 49-14 3 MU McMillian 1-yard run (Brown kick) MU 56-14 4 KU Jessie 79-yard pass from Basler (Bell kick) MU 56-21 4 MU Staggers 18-yard run (Brown kick) MU 63-21 4 MU Farmer 1-yard run (kick failed) MU 69-21
Terry McMillian broke the Big Eight single-season touchdown pass record of 16 and the single-game school record of Paul Christman . The victory gave Missouri a share of the Big Eight title with Nebraska and a berth in the Orange Bowl .[6]
Roster [ ]
1969 Missouri Tigers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
WR
21
Mel Gray Jr
T
71
Larron Jackson Jr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DB
22
Jon Staggers Sr
Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
Awards [ ] All-Big Eight: E Mel Gray, OT Larron Jackson, DT Mark Kuhlmann, S Dennis Poppe
Missouri Sports Hall of Fame – inducted as a team on January 25, 2015.[7] [8]
References [ ]
Venues
Rollins Field (1890–1926)Faurot Field (1926–present) Bowls & rivalries Culture and lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
MVIAA Big Six Big Seven Big Eight National championships in bold
