1971 Missouri Tigers football team

The 1971 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The team compiled a 1–10 record (0–7 against Big 8 opponents), finished in eighth place in the Big 8, and was outscored by opponents by a combined total of 260 to 93. Al Onofrio was the head coach for the first of seven seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

1971 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
1971 record1–10 (0–7 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1971 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Nebraska $ 7 0 0  13 0 0
No. 2 Oklahoma 6 1 0  11 1 0
No. 3 Colorado 5 2 0  10 2 0
Iowa State 4 3 0  8 4 0
Kansas State 2 5 0  5 6 0
Oklahoma State 2 5 0  4 6 1
Kansas 2 5 0  4 7 0
Missouri 0 7 0  1 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Don Johnson with 360 rushing yards, Chuck Roper with 613 passing yards and 726 yards of total offense, John Henley with 247 receiving yards, and Greg Hill with 23 points scored.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 11No. 19 Stanford*L 0–19
September 18at Air Force*L 6–7
September 25SMU*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
W 24–12
October 2at Army*L 6–22
October 9No. 1 Nebraska
L 0–36
October 16Oklahoma State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
L 16–37
October 23at No. 11 ColoradoL 7–27
October 30Kansas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
L 12–28
November 6No. 2 Oklahoma
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
L 3–20
November 13at Iowa StateL 17–45
November 20at KansasL 2–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1971 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  2. "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  3. "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. pp. 26–27. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
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