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 | |
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Liberty Bowl champion | |
Liberty Bowl, W 20–15 vs. LSU | |
| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 14 |
| AP | No. 15 |
| 1978 record | 8–4 (4–3 Big 8) |
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| Home stadium | Faurot Field |
| 1978 Big Eight Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 9 | at No. 5 Notre Dame* | W 3–0 | 59,075 | |||
| September 16 | No. 1 Alabama* | No. 11 | L 20–38 | 73,655 | ||
| September 23 | Ole Miss* | No. 17 |
| W 45–14 | 60,287 | |
| September 30 | at No. 1 Oklahoma | No. 14 | L 23–45 | 72,371 | ||
| October 7 | Illinois* |
| W 45–3 | 62,062 | ||
| October 14 | No. 20 Iowa State | No. 19 |
| W 26–13 | 63,106 | |
| October 21 | at Kansas State | No. 13 | W 56–14 | 24,500 | ||
| October 28 | Colorado | No. 13 |
| ABC | L 27–28 | 71,096 |
| November 4 | at Oklahoma State | L 20–35 | 47,750 | |||
| November 11 | Kansas |
| W 48–0 | 64,453 | ||
| November 18 | at No. 2 Nebraska | W 35–31 | 75,850 | |||
| December 23 | vs. LSU* | No. 18 | W 20–15 | 53,064 | ||
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Roster
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Defense
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Special teams
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1979 NFL Draft
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Kellen Winslow | Tight end | 1 | San Diego Chargers | |
| James Wilder Sr. | Running back | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
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Awards and honors
References
- "University of Missouri, Columbia – 1978". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
- "1979 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
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