1961 Missouri Tigers football team

American college football season

1961 Missouri Tigers football

Conference| Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 11
AP| No. 11
Record| 7–2–1 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach|

* Dan Devine (4th season)

Home stadium| Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 1960

1962 ->

1961 Big Eight Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 7 Colorado $  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 11 Missouri | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Kansas | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 1
Oklahoma | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Iowa State | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Oklahoma State | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Nebraska | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 1
Kansas State | 0  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. The team compiled a 7–2–1 record (5–2 against Big 8 opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the Big 8, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 124 to 57. Dan Devine was the head coach for the fourth of 13 seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

The team's statistical leaders included Andy Russell with 412 rushing yards, Ron Taylor with 428 passing yards and 514 yards of total offense, Conrad Hitchler with 124 receiving yards, and Bill Tobin with 38 points scored.[3]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance

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September 23| Washington State*| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Columbia, MO

| W 28–6| 37,000
September 30| at Minnesota*| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Minneapolis, MN

| W 6–0| 58,840
October 7| California*| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Columbia, MO

| T 14–14| 42,000
October 14| at Oklahoma State| |

* Lewis Field
* Stillwater, OK

| W 10–0|
October 21| at Iowa State| |

* Clyde Williams Field
* Ames, IA (rivalry)

| W 13–7| 21,932
October 28| Nebraska| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Columbia, MO (rivalry)

| W 10–0| 13,106
November 4| at No. 8 Colorado| No. 10|

* Folsom Field
* Boulder, CO

| L 6–7| 43,000
November 11| Oklahoma| No. 10|

* Memorial Stadium
* Columbia, MO (rivalry)

| L 0–7| 45,164
November 18| Kansas State| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Columbia, MO

| W 27–9| 29,000
November 25| at No. 10 Kansas| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, KS (Border War)

| W 10–7| 40,500

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References[edit]

1. ^ "1961 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.

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Missouri Tigers football

Venues|

* Guitar and Lowry Field (1890–1891)
* Athletic Grounds (1892–1895)
* Rollins Field (1896–1926)
* Faurot Field (1926–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Arkansas: Battle Line Rivalry
* Illinois
* Iowa State
* Kansas: Border War
* Nebraska
* Oklahoma

Culture and lore|

* Truman the Tiger
* Marching Mizzou
* 1911 Kansas game
* Fifth Down Game (1990)
* Flea Kicker

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical Leaders

Seasons|

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