American college football season
1968 Missouri Tigers football |
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Gator Bowl champion |
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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 17 |
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AP | No. 9 |
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Record | 8–3 (5–2 Big 8) |
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Head coach | |
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Captain | Carl Garber |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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Seasons |
1968 Big Eight Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 7 Kansas + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 |
No. 11 Oklahoma + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
No. 9 Missouri | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
Nebraska | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
Colorado | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Kansas State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
Iowa State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
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- + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1968 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The team compiled an 8–3 record (5–2 against Big 8 opponents), finished in third place in the Big 8, defeated Alabama in the 1968 Gator Bowl, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 308 to 136. Dan Devine was the head coach for the 11th of 13 seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.
The team's statistical leaders included Greg Cook with 693 rushing yards, Terry McMillan with 745 passing yards and 1,102 yards of total offense, Jon Staggers with 171 receiving yards, and James Harrison with 48 points scored.[3]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 21 | | at Kentucky* | | | | L 6–12 | 34,000 | [4] |
September 28 | | at Illinois* | | | | W 44–0 | 48,127 | |
October 5 | 1:30 p.m. | Army* | | | | W 7–3 | 58,576 | |
October 12 | | Colorado | | - Memorial Stadium
- Columbia, MO
| | W 27–14 | 50,705 | |
October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Nebraska | No. 20 | | | W 16–14 | 66,818 | |
October 26 | | at Kansas State | No. 14 | | | W 56–20 | 26,449 | |
November 2 | | Oklahoma State | No. 10 | - Memorial Stadium
- Columbia, MO
| | W 42–7 | | |
November 9 | 1:30 p.m. | Iowa State | No. 8 | - Memorial Stadium
- Columbia, MO (rivalry)
| | W 42–7 | | |
November 16 | | at Oklahoma | No. 6 | | | L 14–28 | 60,632 | |
November 23 | | No. 7 Kansas | No. 13 | - Memorial Stadium
- Columbia, MO (Border War)
| | L 19–21 | 61,013 | |
December 28 | | vs. No. 12 Alabama* | No. 16 | | ABC | W 35–10 | 68,011 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Roster
1968 Missouri Tigers football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | QB | 14 | Mike Farmer | So | WR | 21 | Mel Gray | So | RB | 36 | James Harrison | So | OT | 75 | Larron Jackson | So | QB | 18 | Terry McMillan | Jr | RB | 45 | Joe Moore | So | | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Game summaries
Gator Bowl
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Missouri | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 35 | Alabama | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | MU | Terry McMillan 4-yard run (Sangster kick) | MU 7-0 | | 2 | | ALA | Donnie Sutton 38-yard interception return (Mike Dean kick) | Tied 7-7 | | 2 | | MU | Terry McMillan 5-yard run (Sangster kick) | MU 14-7 | | 4 | | ALA | Mike Dean 25-yard field goal | MU 14-10 | | 4 | | MU | Terry McMillan 2-yard run (Sangster kick) | MU 21-10 | | 4 | | MU | Greg Cook 37-yard run (Sangster kick) | MU 28-10 | | 4 | | MU | Dennis Poppe 47-yard interception return (Sangster kick) | MU 35-10 | |
References
- ^ "1968 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ^ "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. pp. 26–27. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ^ "'Revived' UK wins 12–6, buoys future hopes". The Courier-Journal. September 22, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 2011 Missouri football record book.
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