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1969 Missouri Tigers football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1969
teamMissouri Tigers
sportfootball
conferenceBig Eight Conference
short_confBig 8
CoachRank6
APRank6
record9–2
conf_record6–1
head_coachDan Devine
hc_year12th
captainSam Adams
captain2Jon Staggers
stadiumMemorial Stadium
championBig Eight co-champion
bowl[Orange Bowl](1970-orange-bowl)
bowl_resultL 3–10 vs. [Penn State](1969-penn-state-nittany-lions-football-team)

The 1969 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. The team compiled a 9–2 record (6–1 against Big 8 opponents), finished in a tie for the Big 8 championship, lost to Penn State in the 1970 Orange Bowl, was ranked No. 6 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 365 to 191. Dan Devine was the head coach for the 12th of 13 seasons. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

The team's statistical leaders included Joe Moore with 1,312 rushing yards, Terry McMillan with 1,963 passing yards and 2,157 yards of total offense, Mel Gray with 705 receiving yards, and Henry Brown with 71 points scored.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Michigan

Kansas

Terry McMillian broke the Big Eight single-season touchdown pass record of 16 and the single-game school record of Paul Christman. The victory gave Missouri a share of the Big Eight title with Nebraska and a berth in the Orange Bowl.

Roster

Awards

  • All-Big Eight: E Mel Gray, OT Larron Jackson, DT Mark Kuhlmann, S Dennis Poppe
  • Missouri Sports Hall of Fame – inducted as a team on January 25, 2015.

References

References

  1. "1969 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
  2. "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide". University of Missouri.
  3. "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book". University of Missouri.
  4. (September 21, 1969). "Field goal lifts Mizzou by Air Force". The Houston Chronicle.
  5. (September 28, 1969). "Missouri smacks Illinois, 37–6". The Des Moines Register.
  6. (October 5, 1969). "Yipes! U-M, Spartans Lose: Mizzou Stuns Wolverines, 40–17". Detroit Free Press.
  7. Joel Block. (October 5, 1969). "Michigan fumbles game away". The Michigan Daily.
  8. (October 12, 1969). "M.U. hits on bombs". The Kansas City Star.
  9. (October 19, 1969). "Breaks help Missouri win". The Spokesman-Review.
  10. (October 26, 1969). "Colorado snaps Missouri's streak, 31–24". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
  11. (November 2, 1969). "Missouri staggers K-State 41–38". The Tennessean.
  12. (November 9, 1969). "Tigers 'bowl' over Oklahoma". Columbia Daily Tribune.
  13. (November 16, 1969). "Missouri offensive machine mauls Iowa State 40–13". The Sunday News and Tribune.
  14. (November 23, 1969). "Missouri drowns Kansas eleven, 69–21". Lincoln Sunday Journal & Star.
  15. (January 2, 1970). "Penn State whips toothless Tigers, 10-3". Lawrence Daily Journal-World.
  16. Musick, Phil. (January 2, 1970). "Burkhart has last laugh on Mizzou". Pittsburgh Press.
  17. Abrams, Al. (January 2, 1970). "Penn State wins 10-3 thriller". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  18. "Missouri Mauls Kansas; Ties in Big Eight." Palm Beach Post. 1969 Nov 23.
  19. "1969 University of Missouri Football Team - Missouri Sports Hall of Fame". Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.
  20. 2011 Missouri football information guide.
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