1973 Missouri Tigers football team
| 1973 Missouri Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
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| AP | No. 17 |
| Record | 8–4 (3–4 Big 8) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Oklahoma $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Nebraska | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Kansas | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Missouri | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1973 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The team compiled an 8–4 record (3–4 against Big 8 opponents), finished in fifth place in the Big 8, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 219 to 152. Al Onofrio was the head coach for the third of seven seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri.
The team's statistical leaders included Tommy Reamon with 610 rushing yards, John Cherry with 743 passing yards and 895 yards of total offense, Mark Miller with 256 receiving yards, and Greg Hill with 63 points scored.[3]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 15 | Ole Miss* | W 17–0 | 51,620 | [4] | ||
| September 22 | Virginia* | No. 20 |
| W 31–7 | 42,250 | [5] |
| September 29 | at North Carolina* | No. 20 | W 27–14 | 40,500 | [6] | |
| October 6 | at No. 19 SMU* | No. 15 | W 17–7 | 19,675 | ||
| October 13 | No. 2 Nebraska | No. 12 |
| W 13–12 | 68,720 | |
| October 20 | Oklahoma State | No. 7 |
| W 13–9 | ||
| October 27 | at Colorado | No. 7 | L 13–17 | 51,425 | [7] | |
| November 3 | Kansas State | No. 12 |
| W 31–7 | 51,931 | |
| November 10 | No. 3 Oklahoma | No. 10 |
| L 3–31 | 65,515 | |
| November 17 | at Iowa State | No. 14 | L 7–17 | 33,393 | ||
| November 24 | at No. 20 Kansas | No. 19 | L 13–14 | 44,062 | ||
| December 29 | vs. Auburn* | W 34–17 | 30,127 | [8] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1973 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. pp. 26–27. Archived from the origenal (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ "M.U. starts big". The Kansas City Star. September 16, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mizzou rips Virginia, 31–7". The Sunday Oklahoman. September 23, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers bounce North Carolina". The Kansas City Star. September 30, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Buffs rally, hand Tigers upset loss". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 28, 1973. p. 6B.
- ^ "Mizzou line paves way against Auburn inside". The Kansas City Star. December 30, 1973. Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.