1978 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Oklahoma +	6	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Nebraska +	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Missouri	4	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Iowa State	4	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Kansas State	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Oklahoma State	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Colorado	2	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Kansas	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big Eight Conference (Big 8). The team was led by head coach Warren Powers, in his first year, and they played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4, 4–3 Big 8) and with a victory over LSU in the Liberty Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at No. 5 Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN		W 3–0	59,075
September 16	No. 1 Alabama*	No. 11	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		L 20–38	73,655	^[1]
September 23	Ole Miss*	No. 17	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		W 45–14	60,287	^[2]
September 30	at No. 1 Oklahoma	No. 14	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)		L 23–45	72,371
October 7	Illinois*		Faurot Field Columbia, MO		W 45–3	62,062
October 14	No. 20 Iowa State	No. 19	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)		W 26–13	63,106
October 21	at Kansas State	No. 13	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS		W 56–14	24,500
October 28	Colorado	No. 13	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	ABC	L 27–28	71,096
November 4	at Oklahoma State		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		L 20–35	47,750
November 11	Kansas		Faurot Field Columbia, MO (Border War)		W 48–0	64,453
November 18	at No. 2 Nebraska		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)		W 35–31	75,850
December 23	vs. LSU*	No. 18	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ABC	W 20–15	53,064	^[3]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1978 Missouri Tigers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB		James Wilder
TE	`83`	Kellen Winslow	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Jeff Brockhaus

^ "MU fails to ride Crimson Tide 38–20". The Kansas City Star. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bradley guides Mizzou, 45–14". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Early and late, Liberty fans liked pageantry". The Commercial Appeal. December 24, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1979 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 16, 2012.

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