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1976 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record6–5 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Jamieson (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorVince Tobin (6th season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons← 19751977 →
1976 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 Colorado + 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 14 Oklahoma State + 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 5 Oklahoma + 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
No. 19 Iowa State 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 9 Nebraska 4 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 1
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 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. The team played its home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri.

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at No. 8 USC*W 46–2549,535
September 18Illinois*No. 6L 6–3163,486
September 25at No. 2 Ohio State*W 22–2187,936
October 2No. 14 North Carolina*No. 12
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 24–360,676
October 9at Kansas StateNo. 9W 28–2122,200
October 16Iowa StateNo. 7L 17–2166,491
October 23at No. 3 NebraskaNo. 17W 34–2476,051
October 30at No. 16 Oklahoma StateNo. 10L 19–20
November 6No. 14 ColoradoNo. 16
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 16–764,830
November 13at No. 14 OklahomaNo. 11L 20–2771,620
November 20KansasNo. 19L 14–4162,599
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

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

Game summaries

At USC

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Illinois

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At Ohio State

Missouri Tigers (1–1) at #2 Ohio State Buckeyes (2–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Missouri 0 7 7822
Ohio St 0 21 0021

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: September 25, 1976
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 87,936
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring

Second quarter

  • OSU – Pete Johnson 2-yard run (Tom Skladany kick), 14:25. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 4:34.
  • UM – Joe Stewart 31-yard pass from Pete Woods (Tim Gibbons kick), 11:56. Tie 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 2:22.
  • OSU – Pete Johnson 2-yard run (Tom Skladany kick), 9:47. Ohio St 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 2:02.
  • OSU – Pete Johnson 3-yard run (Tom Skladany kick), 7:33. Ohio St 21–7. Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, 0:22.

Third quarter

  • UM – Curtis Brown 4-yard run (Tim Gibbons kick), 9:00. Ohio St 21–14. Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 2:50.

Fourth quarter

  • UM – Leo Lewis 2-yard pass from Pete Woods (run good), 0:12. Missouri 22–21. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:30.
Top passers
  • UM – Pete Woods – 9/19, 113 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
  • OSU – Rod Gerald – 1/8, 9 yards, INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • UM – Joe Stewart – 3 receptions, 65 yards, TD
  • OSU – Herman Jones – 1 reception, 9 yards


External videos
video icon Game highlights (part 1)
video icon Game highlights (part 2)
video icon Game highlights (part 3)
video icon Game film (silent)

North Carolina

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At Kansas State

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Iowa State

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At Nebraska

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At Oklahoma State

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Colorado

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At Oklahoma

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Kansas

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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. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  4. "Mizzou humbles North Carolina, 24–3". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 3, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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