1975 Missouri Tigers football team
American college football season
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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.
- Al Onofrio (5th season)
| 1975 Missouri Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (3–4 Big 8) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Oklahoma + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Nebraska + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Colorado | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | at No. 2 Alabama* | W 20–7 | 63,000 | [4][5] | ||
| September 20 | at Illinois* | No. 5 | W 30–20 | 57,059 | [6] | |
| September 27 | Wisconsin* | No. 5 | W 27–21 | 62,222 | [7] | |
| October 4 | at No. 12 Michigan* | No. 5 | L 7–31 | 104,578 | [8][9] | |
| October 11 | No. 14 Oklahoma State | No. 12 |
| W 41–14 | 60,323 | [10] |
| October 18 | at No. 12 Colorado | No. 10 | L 20–31 | 50,239 | [11] | |
| October 25 | Kansas State | No. 15 |
| W 35–3 | 62,860 | [12] |
| November 1 | No. 3 Nebraska | No. 12 |
| L 7–30 | 68,195 | [13] |
| November 8 | at Iowa State | No. 19 | W 44–14 | 41,500 | [14] | |
| November 15 | No. 6 Oklahoma | No. 18 |
| L 27–28 | 69,377 | [15] |
| November 22 | at Kansas | No. 18 | L 24–42 | 52,450 | [16] | |
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Roster
- TE Charley Douglass
- QB Pete Woods