1971 Missouri Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1971 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Al Onofrio, the Tigers compiled a 1–10 record (0–7 against Big 8 opponents), finished in last place in the Big 8, and were outscored by opponents 260 to 93. [1][2] The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.
- Al Onofrio (1st season)
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 1–10 (0–7 Big 8) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Nebraska $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Oklahoma | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Colorado | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Onofrio succeeded Dan Devine, who took the position of head coach and general manager for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). The 1–10 record set a new mark for futility at Mizzou, matched only by the 1985 team. The team's statistical leaders included Don Johnson with 360 rushing yards, Chuck Roper with 613 passing yards and 726 yards of total offense, John Henley with 247 receiving yards, and Greg Hill with 23 points scored.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 19 Stanford* | L 0–19 | 53,032 | [4] | |
| September 18 | 2:20 p.m. | at Air Force* | L 6–7 | 26,584 | [5] | |
| September 25 | SMU* |
| W 24–12 | 49,200 | [6] | |
| October 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Army* | L 6–22 | 43,503 | [7] | |
| October 9 | No. 1 Nebraska |
| L 0–36 | 61,200 | [8] | |
| October 16 | Oklahoma State |
| L 16–37 | 48,835 | [9] | |
| October 23 | at No. 11 Colorado | L 7–27 | 45,129 | [10] | ||
| October 30 | Kansas State |
| L 12–28 | 52,498 | [11] | |
| November 6 | No. 2 Oklahoma |
| L 3–20 | 53,011 | [12] | |
| November 13 | at Iowa State | L 17–45 | 29,000 | [13] | ||
| November 20 | at Kansas | L 2–7 | 46,750 | [14] | ||
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