1976 Missouri Tigers football team

1976 Missouri Tigers football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	6–5 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach	Al Onofrio (6th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11	at No. 8 USC*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 46–25	49,535
September 18	Illinois*	No. 6	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)	L 6–31	63,486
September 25	at No. 2 Ohio State*		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 22–21	87,936
October 2	No. 14 North Carolina*	No. 12	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	W 24–3	60,676
October 9	at Kansas State	No. 9	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 28–21	22,200
October 16	Iowa State	No. 7	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)	L 17–21	66,491
October 23	at No. 3 Nebraska	No. 17	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	W 34–24	76,051
October 30	at No. 16 Oklahoma State	No. 10	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 19–20
November 6	No. 14 Colorado	No. 16	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	W 16–7	64,830
November 13	at No. 14 Oklahoma	No. 11	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)	L 20–27	71,620
November 20	Kansas	No. 19	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (Border War)	L 14–41	62,599
*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 Al Onofrio Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

At Ohio State

Missouri Tigers (1–1) at #2 Ohio State Buckeyes (2–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Missouri	0	7	7	8	22
Ohio St	0	21	0	0	21

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 UM – Curtis Brown – 20 rushes, 108 yards, TD OSU – Pete Johnson – 23 rushes, 119 yards, 3 TD Top receivers UM – Joe Stewart – 3 receptions, 65 yards, TD OSU – Herman Jones – 1 reception, 9 yards

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