1976 Missouri Tigers football team

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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. 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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 11	at No. 8 USC*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 46–25
September 18	Illinois*	No. 6	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)	L 6–31
September 25	at No. 2 Ohio State*		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 22–21
October 2	No. 14 North Carolina*	No. 12	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	W 24–3
October 9	at Kansas State	No. 9	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 28–21
October 16	Iowa State	No. 7	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)	L 17–21
October 23	at No. 3 Nebraska	No. 17	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (Victory Bell)	W 34–24
October 30	at No. 16 Oklahoma State	No. 10	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 19–20
November 6	No. 14 Colorado	No. 16	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	W 16–7
November 13	at No. 14 Oklahoma	No. 11	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)	L 20–27
November 20	Kansas	No. 19	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (Border War)	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

• Dan Devine

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

• (C) Team captain
• (S) Suspended
• (I) Ineligible

• Injured
• Redshirt

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