1969_Missouri_Tigers_football_team

1969 Missouri Tigers football team

1969 Missouri Tigers football team

American college football season

The 1969 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. The team compiled a 9–2 record (6–1 against Big 8 opponents), finished in a tie for the Big 8 championship, lost to Penn State in the 1970 Orange Bowl, was ranked No. 6 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 365 to 191. Dan Devine was the head coach for the 12th of 13 seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

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The team's statistical leaders included Joe Moore with 1,312 rushing yards, Terry McMillan with 1,963 passing yards and 2,157 yards of total offense, Mel Gray with 705 receiving yards, and Henry Brown with 71 points scored.[3]

Schedule

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Game summaries

Michigan

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Kansas

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Terry McMillian broke the Big Eight single-season touchdown pass record of 16 and the single-game school record of Paul Christman. The victory gave Missouri a share of the Big Eight title with Nebraska and a berth in the Orange Bowl.[9]

Roster

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Awards

  • All-Big Eight: E Mel Gray, OT Larron Jackson, DT Mark Kuhlmann, S Dennis Poppe
  • Missouri Sports Hall of Fame – inducted as a team on January 25, 2015.[10]

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References

  1. [1]
    "1969 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  2. [2]
    "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  3. [3]
    "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. pp. 26–27. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
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    "Yipes! U-M, Spartans Lose: Mizzou Stuns Wolverines, 40-17". Detroit Free Press. October 5, 1969. pp. 1C, 6C – via Newspapers.com.
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    Joel Block (October 5, 1969). "Michigan fumbles game away". The Michigan Daily. p. 1 – via Bentley Historical Library.
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    "Penn State whips toothless Tigers, 10-3". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. January 2, 1970. p. 14.
  7. [7]
    Musick, Phil (January 2, 1970). "Burkhart has last laugh on Mizzou". Pittsburgh Press. p. 28.
  8. [8]
    Abrams, Al (January 2, 1970). "Penn State wins 10-3 thriller". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 15.
  9. [9]
    "Missouri Mauls Kansas; Ties in Big Eight." Palm Beach Post. 1969 Nov 23.
  10. [10]
    "1969 University of Missouri Football Team - Missouri Sports Hall of Fame". Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  11. [11]
    2011 Missouri football information guide.
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