1968 Missouri Tigers football team

1968 Missouri Tigers football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 35–10 vs. Alabama
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 9
1968 record	8–3 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach	Dan Devine (11th year)
Captain	Carl Garber
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1968 Big 8 football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#7 Kansas +	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
#11 Oklahoma +	6	–	1	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
#9 Missouri	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Nebraska	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Colorado	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Kansas State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Oklahoma State	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1968 college football season. The team compiled an 8–3 record (5–2 against Big 8 opponents), finished in third place in the Big 8, defeated Alabama in the 1968 Gator Bowl, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 308 to 136. Dan Devine was the head coach for the 11th of 13 seasons.^[1]^[2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

The team's statistical leaders included Greg Cook with 693 rushing yards, Terry McMillan with 745 passing yards and 1,102 yards of total offense, Jon Staggers with 171 receiving yards, and James Harrison with 48 points scored.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 21	at Kentucky*		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	L 6–12
September 28	at Illinois*		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Rivalry)	W 44–0
October 5	Army*		Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO	W 7–3
October 12	Colorado		Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO	W 27–14
October 19	at No. 13 Nebraska	No. 20	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Missouri–Nebraska Bell)	W 16–14
October 26	at Kansas State	No. 14	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS	W 56–20
November 2	Oklahoma State	No. 10	Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO	W 42–7
November 9	Iowa State		Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO (Telephone Trophy)	W 42–7
November 16	at Oklahoma	No. 6	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	L 14–28
November 23	No. 7 Kansas	No. 13	Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO (Border War)	L 19–21
December 28	vs. No. 12 Alabama*	No. 16	Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	W 35–10	68,011
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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Game summaries

Gator Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Missouri	7	7	0	21	35
Alabama	0	7	0	3	10

Date: December 28
Location: Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, FL
Game attendance: 68,011
Television network: National

Scoring summary

1	MU	Terry McMillan 4-yard run (Sangster kick)	MU 7-0

2	ALA	Donnie Sutton 38-yard interception return (Mike Dean kick)	Tied 7-7

2	MU	Terry McMillan 5-yard run (Sangster kick)	MU 14-7

4	ALA	Mike Dean 25-yard field goal	MU 14-10

4	MU	Terry McMillan 2-yard run (Sangster kick)	MU 21-10

4	MU	Greg Cook 37-yard run (Sangster kick)	MU 28-10

4	MU	Dennis Poppe 47-yard interception return (Sangster kick)	MU 35-10

References

↑ "1968 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
↑ "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
↑ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. pp. 26–27. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
↑ 2011 Missouri football record book.

Missouri Tigers football

Venues	Rollins Field (1890–1926) Faurot Field (1926–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arkansas: Battle Line Rivalry Illinois Iowa State (Telephone Trophy) Kansas: Border War Nebraska (Victory Bell) Oklahoma (Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe)

Culture and lore	Truman the Tiger Marching Mizzou 1911 Kansas game Fifth Down Game (1990) Flea Kicker

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical Leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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