1976 Missouri Tigers football team

1976 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record6–5 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Jamieson (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorVince Tobin (6th season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1976 Big Eight Conference football standings
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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at No. 8 USC*
W 46–2549,535[4]
September 18Illinois*No. 6
L 6–3163,486[5]
September 25at No. 2 Ohio State*
W 22–2187,936[6]
October 2No. 14 North Carolina*No. 12
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 24–360,676[7]
October 9at Kansas StateNo. 9
W 28–2122,200[8]
October 16Iowa StateNo. 7
L 17–2163,500[9]
October 23at No. 3 NebraskaNo. 17
W 34–2476,051[10]
October 30at No. 16 Oklahoma StateNo. 10
L 19–2048,500[11]
November 6No. 14 ColoradoNo. 16
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 16–763,830[12]
November 13at No. 14 OklahomaNo. 11
L 20–2771,184[13]
November 20KansasNo. 19
L 14–4162,559[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

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
OT, 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
OT 76 James Taylor Jr
OT 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 (C)
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
  • Redshirt

Game summaries

At USC

Illinois

At Ohio State

Missouri Tigers (1–1) at #2 Ohio State Buckeyes (2–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Missouri 0 7 7822
Ohio St 0 21 0021

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
Game information


External videos
Game highlights (part 1)
Game highlights (part 2)
Game highlights (part 3)
Game film (silent)

North Carolina

At Kansas State

Iowa State

At Nebraska

At Oklahoma State

Colorado

At Oklahoma

Kansas

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "USC beaten from here to Tampa, 46–25". The Los Angeles Times. September 12, 1976. Retrieved September 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Illini tumble No. 6 Missouri, 31–6". The Pantagraph. September 19, 1976. Retrieved September 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mizzou: never thought tie". The Rock Island Argus. September 26, 1976. Retrieved September 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mizzou humbles North Carolina, 24–3". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 3, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "MU rallies past K-State". The Leavenworth Times. October 10, 1976. Retrieved September 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cyclones shock No. 7 Mizzou". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 17, 1976. Retrieved September 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mizzou upsets No. 3 Huskers". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 24, 1976. Retrieved September 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cowboys slip noose around Mizzou". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 31, 1976. Retrieved September 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tigers stop Colorado". St. Joseph News-Press. November 7, 1976. Retrieved September 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Sooners, OSU run wild". Tulsa World. November 14, 1976. Retrieved September 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "KU 'Hawks knock out Missouri 41–14". Great Bend Tribune. November 21, 1976. Retrieved September 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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