1968 Missouri Tigers football team

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1968 Missouri Tigers football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 35–10 vs. Alabama
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 9
Record8–3 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
CaptainCarl Garber
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
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
  • + – 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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Kentucky*L 6–1234,000[4]
September 28at
Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry
  • )
    W 44–048,127
    October 51:30 p.m.Army*W 7–358,576
    October 12Colorado
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Columbia, MO
    W 27–1450,705
    October 192:00 p.m.at No. 13 NebraskaNo. 20W 16–1466,818
    October 26at Kansas StateNo. 14W 56–2026,449
    November 2Oklahoma StateNo. 10
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Columbia, MO
    W 42–7
    November 91:30 p.m.Iowa StatedaggerNo. 8
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
    W 42–7
    November 16at OklahomaNo. 6L 14–2860,632
    November 23No. 7 KansasNo. 13
    L 19–2161,013
    December 28vs. No. 12
    ABC
    W 35–1068,011
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Central time

    [5]

    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
    Pos. # Name Class
    DB 22 Jon Staggers Jr
    DB 23 Roger Wehrli Sr
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster

    Game summaries

    Gator Bowl

    1 234Total
    Missouri 7 7021 35
    Alabama 0 703 10

    References

    1. ^ "1968 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
    2. ^ "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved November 11, 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 11, 2016.
    4. Newspapers.com
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    5. ^ 2011 Missouri football record book.