1969 Missouri Tigers football team

1969 Missouri Tigers football
Big Eight co-champion
Orange Bowl, L 3–10 vs. Penn State
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
Record9–2 (6–1 Big 8)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Missouri + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 11 Nebraska + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Colorado 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Oklahoma 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Kansas State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Oklahoma State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Iowa State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Kansas 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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.[1][2] 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.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 20Air Force*No. 11
W 19–1755,000
September 27vs. Illinois*No. 11
W 37–648,740
October 4at No. 13 Michigan*No. 9
W 40–1764,476[4][5]
October 11No. 20 NebraskaNo. 7
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
W 17–760,500
October 18Oklahoma StateNo. 6
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
W 31–2151,000
October 25at ColoradoNo. 5
L 24–3141,886
November 1No. 12 Kansas StatedaggerNo. 14
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
W 41–3840,000
November 8No. 20 OklahomaNo. 9
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
ABC (regional)W 44–1060,378
November 15at Iowa StateNo. 8
W 40–1353,811
November 22at KansasNo. 7
ABC (regional)W 69–2148,474
January 1vs. No. 2 Penn State*No. 6
NBCL 3–1077,282[6][7][8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Michigan

1 234Total
• Missouri 0 24016 40
Michigan 3 0140 17
Scoring summary
1MICHKillian 40-yard field goalMICH 3-0
2MUBrown 26-yard field goalTied 3-3
2MUMcBride 2-yard run (Brown kick)MU 10-3
2MUMcBride 1-yard run (Brown kick)MU 17-3
2MUMU 24-3
3MICHCraw 1-yard run (Titas kick)MU 24-10
3MICHCraw 1-yard run (Titas kick)MU 24-17
4MUBrown 24-yard field goalMU 27-17
4MUKenemore 8-yard pass from Roper (kick failed)MU 33-17
48:09MUMoore 62-yard run (Brown kick)MU 40-17

Kansas

1 234Total
• Missouri 21 72813 69
Kansas 0 777 21
Scoring summary
1MUGray 19-yard run (Brown kick)MU 7-0
1MUGray 63-yard pass from McMillian (Brown kick)MU 14-0
1MUStaggers 4-yard pass from McMillian (Brown kick)MU 21-0
2MUGray 26-yard pass from McMillian (Brown kick)MU 28-0
2KUBasler 1-yard run (Bell kick)MU 28-7
3MUStaggers 6-yard pass from McMillian (Brown kick)MU 35-7
3MUMoore 53-yard run (Brown kick)MU 42-7
3MUMcMillian 6-yard run (Brown kick)MU 49-7
3KUBrown 38-yard pass from Basler (Bell kick)MU 49-14
3MUMcMillian 1-yard run (Brown kick)MU 56-14
4KUJessie 79-yard pass from Basler (Bell kick)MU 56-21
4MUStaggers 18-yard run (Brown kick)MU 63-21
4MUFarmer 1-yard run (kick failed)MU 69-21

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.[9]

Roster

1969 Missouri Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 18 Terry McMillan Sr
WR 21 Mel Gray Jr
HB 22 Jon Staggers Sr
FB 32 Ron McBride Sr
OT 36 Jim Anderson Jr
HB 45 Joe Moore Jr
TE 48 Tyrone Walls Jr
C 53 Bob Wilson Jr
OT 71 Larron Jackson Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 30 Sam Britts So
DB 41 Mike Fink So
LB 55 Steve Lundholm Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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.[10]

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References

  1. ^ "1969 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. ^ "Yipes! U-M, Spartans Lose: Mizzou Stuns Wolverines, 40-17". Detroit Free Press. October 5, 1969. pp. 1C, 6C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Joel Block (October 5, 1969). "Michigan fumbles game away". The Michigan Daily. p. 1 – via Bentley Historical Library.
  6. ^ "Penn State whips toothless Tigers, 10-3". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. January 2, 1970. p. 14.
  7. ^ Musick, Phil (January 2, 1970). "Burkhart has last laugh on Mizzou". Pittsburgh Press. p. 28.
  8. ^ Abrams, Al (January 2, 1970). "Penn State wins 10-3 thriller". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 15.
  9. ^ "Missouri Mauls Kansas; Ties in Big Eight." Palm Beach Post. 1969 Nov 23.
  10. ^ "1969 University of Missouri Football Team - Missouri Sports Hall of Fame". Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  11. ^ 2011 Missouri football information guide.