1975 Missouri Tigers football team
| 1975 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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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | at No. 2 Alabama* | W 20–7 | 63,000 | [4][5] | ||
| September 20 | at Illinois* | No. 5 | W 30–20 | 57,059 | ||
| September 27 | Wisconsin* | No. 5 | W 27–21 | 62,222 | ||
| October 4 | at No. 12 Michigan* | No. 5 | L 7–31 | 104,578 | [6][7] | |
| October 11 | No. 14 Oklahoma State | No. 12 |
| W 41–14 | ||
| October 18 | at No. 12 Colorado | No. 10 | L 20–31 | 50,239 | ||
| October 25 | Kansas State | No. 15 |
| W 35–3 | 62,860 | |
| November 1 | No. 3 Nebraska | No. 12 |
| L 7–30 | 68,195 | |
| November 8 | at Iowa State | No. 19 | W 44–14 | 41,861 | ||
| November 15 | No. 6 Oklahoma | No. 18 |
| L 27–28 | 67,518 | |
| November 22 | at Kansas | No. 18 | L 24–42 | 46,851 | ||
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Roster[edit]
- TE Charley Douglass
- QB Pete Woods
References[edit]
- ^ "1975 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.
- ^ Browning, Al (September 9, 1975). "Spell Tide misery Missouri". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1. Retrieved August 24, 2014 – via Google News Archives.
- ^ "Missouri shocks Alabama, 20–7". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Associated Press. September 9, 1975. p. B3. Retrieved August 24, 2014 – via Google News Archives.
- ^ Curt Sylvester (October 5, 1975). "U-M Buries Missouri, 31-7". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1E, 4E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.