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 Illinois*
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. 20
W 16–1466,818
October 26at Kansas StateNo. 14
W 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. 6
L 14–2860,632
November 23No. 7 KansasNo. 13
L 19–2161,013
December 28vs. No. 12 Alabama*No. 16
ABCW 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
Scoring summary
1MUTerry McMillan 4-yard run (Sangster kick)MU 7-0
2ALADonnie Sutton 38-yard interception return (Mike Dean kick)Tied 7-7
2MUTerry McMillan 5-yard run (Sangster kick)MU 14-7
4ALAMike Dean 25-yard field goalMU 14-10
4MUTerry McMillan 2-yard run (Sangster kick)MU 21-10
4MUGreg Cook 37-yard run (Sangster kick)MU 28-10
4MUDennis 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  4. ^ "'Revived' UK wins 12–6, buoys future hopes". The Courier-Journal. September 22, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ 2011 Missouri football record book.
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