1968 Missouri Tigers football team

American college football season

1968 Missouri Tigers football

Gator Bowl champion

Gator Bowl, W 35–10 vs. Alabama

Conference| Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 17
AP| No. 9
Record| 8–3 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach|

* Dan Devine (11th season)

Captain| Carl Garber
Home stadium| Memorial Stadium

Seasons

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1969 ->

1968 Big Eight Conference football standings

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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[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 21| | at Kentucky*| |

* McLean Stadium
* Lexington, KY

| | L 6–12| 34,000| [4]
September 28| | at Illinois*| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Champaign, IL (rivalry)

| | W 44–0| 48,127|
October 5| 1:30 p.m.| Army*| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Columbia, MO

| | W 7–3| 58,576|
October 12| | Colorado| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Columbia, MO

| | W 27–14| 50,705|
October 19| 2:00 p.m.| at No. 13 Nebraska| No. 20|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lincoln, NE (rivalry)

| | W 16–14| 66,818|
October 26| | at Kansas State| No. 14|

* KSU Stadium
* Manhattan, KS

| | W 56–20| 26,449|
November 2| | Oklahoma State| No. 10|

* Memorial Stadium
* Columbia, MO

| | W 42–7| |
November 9| 1:30 p.m.| Iowa State| No. 8|

* Memorial Stadium
* Columbia, MO (rivalry)

| | W 42–7| |
November 16| | at Oklahoma| No. 6|

* Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
* Norman, OK

| | L 14–28| 60,632|
November 23| | No. 7 Kansas| No. 13|

* Memorial Stadium
* Columbia, MO (Border War)

| | L 19–21| 61,013|
December 28| | vs. No. 12 Alabama*| No. 16|

* Gator Bowl Stadium
* Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)

| ABC| W 35–10| 68,011|

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

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## Roster[edit]

1968 Missouri Tigers football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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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
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DB | `22` | Jon Staggers | Jr
DB | `23` | Roger Wehrli | Sr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Dan Devine

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster

## Game summaries[edit]

### Gator Bowl[edit]

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• Missouri | 7 | 7| 0| 21 | 35
Alabama | 0 | 7| 0| 3 | 10

* Date: December 28
* Location: Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Florida
* Game attendance: 68,011
* Television network: ABC

| Scoring summary

1| | MU| Terry McMillan 4-yard run (Sangster kick)| MU 7-0
2| | ALA| Donnie Sutton 38-yard interception return (Mike Dean kick)| Tied 7-7
2| | MU| Terry McMillan 5-yard run (Sangster kick)| MU 14-7
4| | ALA| Mike Dean 25-yard field goal| MU 14-10
4| | MU| Terry McMillan 2-yard run (Sangster kick)| MU 21-10
4| | MU| Greg Cook 37-yard run (Sangster kick)| MU 28-10
4| | MU| Dennis Poppe 47-yard interception return (Sangster kick)| MU 35-10

## References[edit]

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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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

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* Head coaches
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