1968 Missouri Tigers football team

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.

1968 Missouri Tigers football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 35–10 vs. Alabama
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 9
1968 record	8–3 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach	Dan Devine (11th season)
Captain	Carl Garber
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

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 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	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 21	at Kentucky*		Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	L 6–12
September 28	at Illinois*		Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois (rivalry)	W 44–0
October 5	Army*		Memorial Stadium Columbia, Missouri	W 7–3
October 12	Colorado		Memorial Stadium Columbia, Missouri	W 27–14
October 19	at No. 13 Nebraska	No. 20	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska (Missouri–Nebraska Bell)	W 16–14
October 26	at Kansas State	No. 14	KSU Stadium Manhattan, Kansas	W 56–20
November 2	Oklahoma State	No. 10	Memorial Stadium Columbia, Missouri	W 42–7
November 9	Iowa State		Memorial Stadium Columbia, Missouri (Telephone Trophy)	W 42–7
November 16	at Oklahoma	No. 6	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, Oklahoma	L 14–28
November 23	No. 7 Kansas	No. 13	Memorial Stadium Columbia, Missouri (Border War)	L 19–21
December 28	vs. No. 12 Alabama*	No. 16	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl)	W 35–10	68,011
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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 T 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 Dan Devine Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Gator Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total • Missouri 7 7 0 21 35 Alabama 0 7 0 3 10 Date: December 28 Location: Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Florida Game attendance: 68,011 Television network: National

Scoring summary 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

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. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
4. 2011 Missouri football record book.