1969 Missouri Tigers football team

1969 Missouri Tigers football
Big Eight co-champion
Orange Bowl, L 3–10 vs. Penn State
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#6
AP	#6
1969 record	9–2 (6–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Dan Devine (12th year)
Captain	Sam Adams
Captain	Jon Staggers
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1969 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#6 Missouri +	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#11 Nebraska +	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#16 Colorado	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Kansas State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Kansas	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 1969 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result
September 11	Air Force*	#11	Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO		W 19–17
September 27	vs. Illinois*	#11	Busch Memorial Stadium • St. Louis, MO (Illinois-Missouri football rivalry)		W 37–6
October 4	at #13 Michigan*	#9	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		W 40–17
October 11	#20 Nebraska	#7	Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO (Missouri-Nebraska Bell)		W 17–7
October 18	Oklahoma State	#6	Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO		W 31–21
October 25	at Colorado	#5	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO		L 24–31
November 1	Kansas State	#14	Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO		W 41–38
November 8	#20 Oklahoma	#9	Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO (Tiger-Sooner Peace Pipe)	ABC (regional)	W 44–10
November 15	at Iowa State	#8	Clyde Williams Field • Ames, IA (Telephone Trophy)		W 40–13
November 22	at Kansas	#7	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS (Border War)		W 69–21
January 1	vs. #2 Penn State*	#6	Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	NBC	L 3–10
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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Game notes

Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total • Missouri 0 24 0 16 40 Michigan 3 0 14 0 17 Date: October 4 Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI

Scoring summary 1 MICH Killian 40-yard field goal MICH 3-0 2 MU Brown 26-yard field goal Tied 3-3 2 MU McBride 2-yard run (Brown kick) MU 10-3 2 MU McBride 1-yard run (Brown kick) MU 17-3 2 MU MU 24-3 3 MICH Craw 1-yard run (Titas kick) MU 24-10 3 MICH Craw 1-yard run (Titas kick) MU 24-17 4 MU Brown 24-yard field goal MU 27-17 4 MU Kenemore 8-yard pass from Roper (kick failed) MU 33-17 4 8:09 MU Moore 62-yard run (Brown kick) MU 40-17

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Kansas

1 2 3 4 Total • Missouri 21 7 28 13 69 Kansas 0 7 7 7 21 Date: November 22 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS Game attendance: 50,500

Scoring summary 1 MU Gray 19-yard run (Brown kick) MU 7-0 1 MU Gray 63-yard pass from McMillian (Brown kick) MU 14-0 1 MU Staggers 4-yard pass from McMillian (Brown kick) MU 21-0 2 MU Gray 26-yard pass from McMillian (Brown kick) MU 28-0 2 KU Basler 1-yard run (Bell kick) MU 28-7 3 MU Staggers 6-yard pass from McMillian (Brown kick) MU 35-7 3 MU Moore 53-yard run (Brown kick) MU 42-7 3 MU McMillian 6-yard run (Brown kick) MU 49-7 3 KU Brown 38-yard pass from Basler (Bell kick) MU 49-14 3 MU McMillian 1-yard run (Brown kick) MU 56-14 4 KU Jessie 79-yard pass from Basler (Bell kick) MU 56-21 4 MU Staggers 18-yard run (Brown kick) MU 63-21 4 MU Farmer 1-yard run (kick failed) MU 69-21

Terry McMillian broke the Big Eight single-season touchdown pass record of 16 and the single-game school record of Paul Christman. The victory gave Missouri a share of the Big Eight title with Nebraska and a berth in the Orange Bowl. ^[3]

Awards

• All-Big Eight: E Mel Gray, OT Larron Jackson, DT Mark Kuhlmann, S Dennis Poppe

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References

1. 2011 Missouri football information guide.
2. "Missouri Mauls Michigan, 40-17." Palm Beach Post. 1969 Oct 5.
3. "Missouri Mauls Kansas; Ties in Big Eight." Palm Beach Post. 1969 Nov 23.
4. 2011 Missouri football information guide.