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{{American football roster/Player|num=80|class=So|first=Lamont|last=Downer|pos=WR}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=23|class=So|first=Earl|last=Gant|pos=RB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=23|class=So|first=Earl|last=Gant|pos=RB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=65|class=Sr|first=Tom|last=Kowalczyk|pos=G}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=65|class=Sr|first=Tom|last=Kowalczyk|pos=G}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=15|class=Sr|first=Steve|last=Pisarkiewicz|pos=QB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=45|class=Jr|first=Joe|last=Stewart* WR
{{American football roster/Player|num=76|class=Jr|first=James|last=Taylor|pos=T}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=76|class=Jr|first=James|last=Taylor|pos=T}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=75|class=Sr|first=Morris|last=Towns|pos=T|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=75|class=Sr|first=Morris|last=Towns|pos=T|link=y}}
Packy Watson RB
{{American football roster/Player|num=43|class=Sr|first=Jornel|last=Williams|pos=RB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=83|class=So|first=Kellen|last=Winslow|pos=TE|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=83|class=So|first=Kellen|last=Winslow|pos=TE|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=18|class=Jr|first=Pete|last=Woods|pos=QB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=18|class=Jr|first=Pete|last=Woods|pos=QB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=77|class=Sr|first=Joel|last=Yearian|pos=G}}
Dean Leibson RB 69 Att, 351 Yds, 5.1 Avg
Packy Watson RB 18 Att, 109 Yds, 6.1 Avg
Annise Davis RB 17 Att, 88 Yds, 5.2 Avg
Jornel Williams RB 15 Att, 98 Yds, 6.5 Avg
Joe Stewart* WR
Lamont Downer WR
Michael Williams TE
Larry McDevitt* OL
Joel Yearian* OL
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{{American football roster/Player|num=2|class=Sr|first=Bruce|last=Carter|pos=DB}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=79|class=Jr|first=Don|last=Cole|pos=DT}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=41|class=Sr|first=Bob|last=Fitzgerald|pos=DB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=41|class=Sr|first=Bob|last=Fitzgerald|pos=DB}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=94|class=So|first=Steve|last=Hamilton|pos=DE}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=40|class=Jr|first=Jim|last=Leavitt|pos=DB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=74|class=Jr|first=Keith|last=Morrissey|pos=DT}}
Keith Morrissey* DL
{{American football roster/Player|num=7|class=Sr|first=Mike|last=Newman|pos=DB}}
Dale Smith* DL
{{American football roster/Player|num=8|class=So|first=Terry|last=Newman|pos=DB}}
Rickie Sutherland* DL
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{{American football roster/Player|num=92|class=Jr|first=Rickie|last=Sutherland|pos=DT}}
Randy Frisch DL
Randy Frisch DL
Chris Garlich* LB
Tom Hodge* LB
Chuck Banta* DB
Bruce Carter* DB
Mike Newman* DB
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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.[1][2] 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.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 11at No. 8 USC*
W 46–25
September 18Illinois*No. 6
L 6–31
September 25at No. 2 Ohio State*
W 22–21
October 2No. 14 North Carolina*No. 12
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 24–3
October 9at Kansas StateNo. 9
W 28–21
October 16Iowa StateNo. 7
L 17–21
October 23at No. 3 NebraskaNo. 17
W 34–24
October 30at No. 16 Oklahoma StateNo. 10
L 19–20
November 6No. 14 ColoradoNo. 16
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 16–7
November 13at No. 14 OklahomaNo. 11
L 20–27
November 20KansasNo. 19
L 14–41
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

{{American football roster/Header | year = 1976 | team = Missouri Tigers | teamcolors = f | offensive_players = |- | style="text-align:center;" | RB | style="text-align:center;" | 25 | style="text-align:left;" | Curtis Brown | style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;" | Sr |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | RB | style="text-align:center;" | 33 | style="text-align:left;" | Rich Dansdill | style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;" | So |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | FB | style="text-align:center;" | 32 | style="text-align:left;" | Annise Davis | style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;" | Jr |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | WR | style="text-align:center;" | 80 | style="text-align:left;" | Lamont Downer | style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;" | So |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | RB | style="text-align:center;" | 23 | style="text-align:left;" | Earl Gant | style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;" | So |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 65 | style="text-align:left;" | Tom Kowalczyk | style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;" | Sr |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | RB | style="text-align:center;" | 24 | style="text-align:left;" | Dean Leibson | style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;" | Jr |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | WR | style="text-align:center;" | 10 | style="text-align:left;" | Leo Lewis | style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;" | So |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | C | style="text-align:center;" | 51 | style="text-align:left;" | Larry McDevitt | style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;" | Sr |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | QB | style="text-align:center;" | 15 | style="text-align:left;" | Steve Pisarkiewicz | style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;" | Sr |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | {{{pos}}} | style="text-align:center;" | 45 | style="text-align:left;" | Joe Stewart* WR |- | style="text-align:center;" | OT | style="text-align:center;" | 76 | style="text-align:left;" | James Taylor | style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;" | Jr |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | OT | style="text-align:center;" | 75 | style="text-align:left;" | Morris Towns | style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;" | Sr |-

Packy Watson RB |- | style="text-align:center;" | RB | style="text-align:center;" | 43 | style="text-align:left;" | Jornel Williams | style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;" | Sr |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | TE | style="text-align:center;" | 83 | style="text-align:left;" | Kellen Winslow | style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;" | So |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | QB | style="text-align:center;" | 18 | style="text-align:left;" | Pete Woods | style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;" | Jr |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 77 | style="text-align:left;" | Joel Yearian | style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;" | Sr |- | style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;" | Jr |-


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Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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References

  1. ^ "1976 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. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
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