1970 Missouri Tigers football team
| 1970 Missouri Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (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 Nebraska $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Oklahoma | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1970 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by Dan Devine in his 13th and final season as head coach, the Tigers compiled am overall record of 5–6 record with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tied for fourth place in the Big 8, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 243 to 223.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.
The team's statistical leaders included James Harrison with 702 rushing yards, Chuck Roper with 1,097 passing yards and 1,141 yards of total offense, John Henley with 481 receiving yards, and Jack Bastable with 60 points scored.[3]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | vs. Baylor* | W 38–0 | 32,000 | |||
| September 19 | Minnesota* | No. 10 | W 34–12 | 57,200 | ||
| September 26 | No. 20 Air Force* | No. 9 |
| L 14–37 | 43,118 | [4][5] |
| October 3 | at Oklahoma State | No. 20 | W 40–20 | |||
| October 10 | at No. 6 Nebraska | No. 16 | L 7–21 | 67,538 | ||
| October 17 | No. 3 Notre Dame* | No. 18 |
| L 7–24 | 64,200 | |
| October 24 | No. 19 Colorado |
| W 30–16 | 57,000 | ||
| October 31 | at Kansas State | No. 17 | L 13–17 | 42,000 | ||
| November 7 | at Oklahoma | L 13–28 | 54,750 | |||
| November 14 | Iowa State |
| L 19–31 | 57,524 | ||
| November 21 | Kansas |
| W 28–17 | 57,521 | ||
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References[edit]
- ^ "1970 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ^ "Air Force bombs Missouri". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 27, 1970. p. 6B.
- ^ "Country's major collegiate football yardsticks". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). September 27, 1970. p. 6, sports.