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1978 Missouri Tigers football team

The 1978 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big Eight Conference (Big 8). The team was led by head coach Warren Powers, in his first year, and they played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4, 4–3 Big 8) and with a victory over LSU in the Liberty Bowl.

1978 Missouri Tigers football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 20–15 vs. LSU
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 15
Record8–4 (4–3 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Oklahoma + 6 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Nebraska + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Missouri 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Iowa State 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Kansas State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Oklahoma State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Colorado 2 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Kansas 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 9at No. 5 Notre Dame*
W 3–059,075[1]
September 16No. 1 Alabama*No. 11
L 20–3873,655[2]
September 23Ole Miss*No. 17
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 45–1460,287[3]
September 30at No. 1 OklahomaNo. 14
L 23–4572,371[4]
October 7Illinois*
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 45–362,062[5]
October 14No. 20 Iowa StateNo. 19
W 26–1363,106[6]
October 21at Kansas StateNo. 13
W 56–1424,500[7]
October 28Colorado No. 13
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
ABCL 27–2871,096[8]
November 4at Oklahoma State
L 20–3547,750[9]
November 11Kansas
W 48–064,453[10]
November 18at No. 2 Nebraska
W 35–3175,850[11]
December 23vs. LSU*No. 18
ABCW 20–1553,064[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1978 Missouri Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB James Wilder
TE 83 Kellen Winslow Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Jeff Brockhaus
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

1979 NFL Draft

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Kellen Winslow Tight end 1 13 San Diego Chargers
James Wilder Sr. Running back 2 34 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "Tigers too hot for Notre Dame". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 10, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "MU fails to ride Crimson Tide 38–20". The Kansas City Star. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bradley guides Mizzou, 45–14". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Oklahoma impresses in easy win over Missouri". Lincoln Journal Star. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Missouri humbles Illinois". Quad-City Times. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Missouri gains 26–13 victory". St. Joseph News-Press. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Missouri romps past Kansas State 56–14". The Idaho Statesman. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Underdog Colorado nips Missouri 28–27". News-Press. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "OSU's Cowboys ease past Mizzou". The Sioux City Journal. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mizzou beats Kansas in 48–0 breeze". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Missouri humbles Nebraska". The Times Recorder. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Early and late, Liberty fans liked pageantry". The Commercial Appeal. December 24, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1978 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  14. ^ "1979 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
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