1976 Missouri Tigers football team

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.

1976 Missouri Tigers football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1976 record	6–5 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach	Al Onofrio (6th season)
Home stadium	Faurot Field

1976 Big Eight Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Oklahoma +	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
No. 14 Oklahoma State +	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Colorado +	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 9 Nebraska	4	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	1
No. 19 Iowa State	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
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 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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 11	at No. 8 USC*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 46–25
September 18	Illinois*	No. 6	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)	L 6–31
September 25	at No. 2 Ohio State*		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 22–21
October 2	No. 14 North Carolina*	No. 12	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	W 24–3
October 9	at Kansas State	No. 9	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 28–21
October 16	Iowa State	No. 7	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)	L 17–21
October 23	at No. 3 Nebraska	No. 17	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (Victory Bell)	W 34–24
October 30	at No. 16 Oklahoma State	No. 10	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 19–20
November 6	No. 14 Colorado	No. 16	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	W 16–7
November 13	at No. 14 Oklahoma	No. 11	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)	L 20–27
November 20	Kansas	No. 19	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (Border War)	L 14–41
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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 T, 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 T 76 James Taylor Jr T 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 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 Al Onofrio Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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. Retrieved November 12, 2016.