1975 Missouri Tigers football team

1975 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record6–5 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1975 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Oklahoma + 6 1 0 11 1 0
No. 9 Nebraska + 6 1 0 10 2 0
No. 16 Colorado 5 2 0 9 3 0
Kansas 4 3 0 7 5 0
Missouri 3 4 0 6 5 0
Oklahoma State 3 4 0 7 4 0
Iowa State 1 6 0 4 7 0
Kansas State 0 7 0 3 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The team compiled a 6–5 record (3–4 against Big 8 opponents), finished in a tie for fifth place in the Big 8, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 282 to 241. Al Onofrio was the head coach for the fifth of seven seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri.

The team's statistical leaders included running back Tony Galbreath with 777 rushing yards, quarterback Steve Pisarkiewicz with 1,792 passing yards and 1,732 yards of total offense, wide receiver Henry Marshall with 945 receiving yards, and placekicker Tim Gibbons with 72 points scored.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at No. 2 Alabama*W 20–763,000[4][5]
September 20at Illinois*No. 5W 30–2057,059[6]
September 27Wisconsin*No. 5W 27–2162,222[7]
October 4at No. 12 Michigan*No. 5L 7–31104,578[8][9]
October 11No. 14 Oklahoma StateNo. 12
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 41–1460,323[10]
October 18at No. 12 ColoradoNo. 10L 20–3150,239[11]
October 25Kansas StateNo. 15
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 35–362,860[12]
November 1No. 3 NebraskaNo. 12
L 7–3068,195[13]
November 8at Iowa StateNo. 19W 44–1441,500[14]
November 15No. 6 OklahomaNo. 18
L 27–2869,377[15]
November 22at KansasNo. 18L 24–4252,450[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

  • TE Charley Douglass
  • QB Pete Woods

References

  1. ^ "1975 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  4. ^ Browning, Al (September 9, 1975). "Spell Tide misery Missouri". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1. Retrieved August 24, 2014 – via Google News Archives.
  5. ^ "Missouri shocks Alabama, 20–7". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Associated Press. September 9, 1975. p. B3. Retrieved August 24, 2014 – via Google News Archives.
  6. ^ "Missouri wins". Rapid City Journal. September 21, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Missouri overcomes Marek's record runs". Dayton Daily News. September 28, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Curt Sylvester (October 5, 1975). "U-M Buries Missouri, 31–7". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1E, 4E – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Jeff Liebster (October 5, 1975). "Blue smashes Missouri, 31–7: Bo wins 100th of career". The Michigan Daily. pp. 1, 8 – via Bentley Historical Library.
  10. ^ "Missouri smashes Oklahoma St. 41–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 12, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Buffaloes rally past Missouri". The Daily Advertiser. October 19, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Strangest thing: Missouri fans go home early". The Columbia Daily Tribune. October 26, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ ""Bummerooski" does the trick". The Salina Journal. November 2, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Two TDs for Tony G. in Tigers' 44–14 romp". The Sunday News and Tribune. November 9, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "O.U. sneaks past Tigers". Omaha World-Herald. November 16, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Here comes the Sun–K.U., 42–24". The Kansas City Star. November 23, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.