1976 Missouri Tigers football team

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1976 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
1976 record6–5 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumFaurot Field
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Big Eight Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 Colorado + 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 14 Oklahoma State + 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 5 Oklahoma + 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
No. 19 Iowa State 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 9 Nebraska 4 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 1
Missouri 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Kansas 2 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Kansas State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The team compiled a 6–5 record (3–4 against Big 8 opponents), finished in sixth place in the Big 8, and was outscored by opponents by a combined total of 246 to 241. Al Onofrio was the head coach for the sixth of seven seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri.

The team's statistical leaders included Curtis Brown with 844 rushing yards, Pete Woods with 996 passing yards and 1,189 yards of total offense, Joe Stewart with 834 receiving yards, and placekicker Tim Gibbons with 62 points scored.[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 11at No. 8 USC*
W 46–25
September 18Illinois*No. 6
L 6–31
September 25at No. 2 Ohio State*
W 22–21
October 2No. 14 North Carolina*No. 12
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 24–3
October 9at Kansas StateNo. 9
W 28–21
October 16Iowa StateNo. 7
L 17–21
October 23at No. 3 NebraskaNo. 17
W 34–24
October 30at No. 16 Oklahoma StateNo. 10
L 19–20
November 6No. 14 ColoradoNo. 16
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 16–7
November 13at No. 14 OklahomaNo. 11
L 20–27
November 20KansasNo. 19
L 14–41
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1976 Missouri Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 55 Pete Allard So
RB 25 Curtis Brown Sr
RB 33 Rich Dansdill So
FB 32 Annise Davis Jr
WR 80 Lamont Downer So
C 66 Marty Engman Sr
RB 23 Earl Gant So
T, G 64 Garry Hiebert Jr
G 65 Tom Kowalczyk Sr
RB 24 Dean Leibson Jr
WR 10 Leo Lewis So
C 51 Larry McDevitt Sr
WR 88 Percy McBride Sr
QB 11 Paul Miller So
TE 84 Mike Owens So
QB 15 Steve Pisarkiewicz Sr
WR 45 Joe Stewart Jr
T 76 James Taylor Jr
T 75 Morris Towns Sr
G 61 Mark Wahlmeier Jr
RB 43 Jornel Williams Sr
TE 83 Kellen Winslow So
QB 18 Pete Woods Jr
G 77 Joel Yearian Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 27 Chuck Banta Sr
DT 69 Doug Bentlage Sr
DB 2 Bruce Carter Sr
DT 79 Don Cole Jr
DB 41 Bob Fitzgerald Sr
DT 91 Randy Frisch Sr
LB 68 Chris Garlich So
DE 94 Steve Hamilton So
LB 38 Tim Helm Sr
DE 95 Blaine Henningsen Sr
LB 57 Tom Hodge Sr
DT 72 Curtis Kirkland Sr
LB 52 Mark Kirkpatrick Sr
DB 40 Jim Leavitt Jr
DB 22 Steve Mally Jr
DT 74 Keith Morrissey Jr
DB 7 Mike Newman Sr
DB 8 Terry Newman So
DB 16 Mark Phillips Jr
DT 63 Doug Seymour Sr
DE 93 Dale Smith Sr
DT 92 Rickie Sutherland Jr
DB 29 Dan Whitmer Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 26 Steve Blau Jr
K 9 Tim Gibbons Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ "1976 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. pp. 26–27. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
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