| 1976 Missouri Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (3–4 Big 8) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 11 | at No. 8 USC* | W 46–25 | 49,535 | ||
| September 18 | Illinois* | No. 6 | L 6–31 | 63,486 | |
| September 25 | at No. 2 Ohio State* | W 22–21 | 87,936 | ||
| October 2 | No. 14 North Carolina* | No. 12 |
| W 24–3 | 60,676 |
| October 9 | at Kansas State | No. 9 | W 28–21 | 22,200 | |
| October 16 | Iowa State | No. 7 |
| L 17–21 | 66,491 |
| October 23 | at No. 3 Nebraska | No. 17 | W 34–24 | 76,051 | |
| October 30 | at No. 16 Oklahoma State | No. 10 | L 19–20 | ||
| November 6 | No. 14 Colorado | No. 16 |
| W 16–7 | 64,830 |
| November 13 | at No. 14 Oklahoma | No. 11 | L 20–27 | 71,620 | |
| November 20 | Kansas | No. 19 |
| L 14–41 | 62,599 |
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Personnel
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
At USC
Illinois
At Ohio State
Missouri Tigers (1–1) at #2 Ohio State Buckeyes (2–0)
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Missouri | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| Ohio St | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Date: September 25, 1976
- Game time: 1:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
- Game attendance: 87,936
- Box Score
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| Game film (silent) |
North Carolina
At Kansas State
Iowa State
At Nebraska
At Oklahoma State
Colorado
At Oklahoma
Kansas
References
- ↑ "1976 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ↑ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. pp. 26–27. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
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