1975 Missouri Tigers football team

The 1975 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The team compiled a 6–5 record (3–4 against Big 8 opponents), finished in a tie for fifth place in the Big 8, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 282 to 241. Al Onofrio was the head coach for the fifth of seven seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri.

1975 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record6–5 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1975 Big Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Oklahoma + 6 –1 –011 –1 –0
No. 9 Nebraska + 6 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 16 Colorado 5 –2 –09 –3 –0
Kansas 4 –3 –07 –5 –0
Missouri 3 –4 –06 –5 –0
Oklahoma State 3 –4 –07 –4 –0
Iowa State 1 –6 –04 –7 –0
Kansas State 0 –7 –03 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included running back Tony Galbreath with 777 rushing yards, quarterback Steve Pisarkiewicz with 1,792 passing yards and 1,732 yards of total offense, wide receiver Henry Marshall with 945 receiving yards, and placekicker Tim Gibbons with 72 points scored.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at No. 2 Alabama*
W 20–763,000[4][5]
September 20at Illinois*No. 5
W 30–2057,059
September 27Wisconsin*No. 5
W 27–2162,222
October 4at No. 12 Michigan*No. 5
L 7–31104,578[6][7]
October 11No. 14 Oklahoma StateNo. 12
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 41–14
October 18at No. 12 ColoradoNo. 10
L 20–3150,239
October 25Kansas StateNo. 15
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 35–362,860
November 1No. 3 NebraskaNo. 12
L 7–3068,195
November 8at Iowa StateNo. 19
W 44–1441,861
November 15No. 6 OklahomaNo. 18
L 27–2867,518
November 22at KansasNo. 18
L 24–4246,851
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster
  • TE Charley Douglass
  • QB Pete Woods

References
  1. "1975 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  2. "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved November 12, 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 12, 2016.
  4. Browning, Al (September 9, 1975). "Spell Tide misery Missouri". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1. Retrieved August 24, 2014 – via Google News Archives.
  5. "Missouri shocks Alabama, 20–7". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Associated Press. September 9, 1975. p. B3. Retrieved August 24, 2014 – via Google News Archives.
  6. Curt Sylvester (October 5, 1975). "U-M Buries Missouri, 31-7". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1E, 4E – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Jeff Liebster (October 5, 1975). "Blue smashes Missouri, 31-7: Bo wins 100th of career". The Michigan Daily. pp. 1, 8 – via Bentley Historical Library.
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