American college football season
1978 Missouri Tigers football |
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Liberty Bowl champion |
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Liberty Bowl, W 20–15 vs. LSU |
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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 14 |
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AP | No. 15 |
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Record | 8–4 (4–3 Big 8) |
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Head coach | - Warren Powers (1st season)
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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Seasons |
1978 Big Eight Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 3 Oklahoma + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 |
No. 8 Nebraska + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
No. 15 Missouri | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
Iowa State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
Kansas State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
Oklahoma State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 |
Colorado | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
Kansas | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | | | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 |
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- + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1978 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big Eight Conference (Big 8). The team was led by head coach Warren Powers, in his first year, and they played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4, 4–3 Big 8) and with a victory over LSU in the Liberty Bowl.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | at No. 5 Notre Dame* | | | | W 3–0 | 59,075 | |
September 16 | No. 1 Alabama* | No. 11 | | | L 20–38 | 73,655 | [1] |
September 23 | Ole Miss* | No. 17 | | | W 45–14 | 60,287 | [2] |
September 30 | at No. 1 Oklahoma | No. 14 | | | L 23–45 | 72,371 | |
October 7 | Illinois* | | | | W 45–3 | 62,062 | |
October 14 | No. 20 Iowa State | No. 19 | | | W 26–13 | 63,106 | |
October 21 | at Kansas State | No. 13 | | | W 56–14 | 24,500 | |
October 28 | Colorado | No. 13 | | ABC | L 27–28 | 71,096 | |
November 4 | at Oklahoma State | | | | L 20–35 | 47,750 | |
November 11 | Kansas | | - Faurot Field
- Columbia, MO (Border War)
| | W 48–0 | 64,453 | |
November 18 | at No. 2 Nebraska | | | | W 35–31 | 75,850 | |
December 23 | vs. LSU* | No. 18 | | ABC | W 20–15 | 53,064 | [3] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1978 Missouri Tigers football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K | | Jeff Brockhaus | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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1979 NFL Draft
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Kellen Winslow | Tight end | 1 | | San Diego Chargers |
James Wilder Sr. | Running back | 2 | | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Awards and honors
References
- ^ "MU fails to ride Crimson Tide 38–20". The Kansas City Star. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bradley guides Mizzou, 45–14". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Early and late, Liberty fans liked pageantry". The Commercial Appeal. December 24, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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