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The '''1979 Missouri Tigers football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented the [[University of Missouri]] in the [[Big Eight Conference]] (Big 8) during the [[1979 college football season]]. The team compiled a 7–5 record (3–4 against Big 8 opponents), finished in fourth place in the Big 8, and was outscored by opponents by a combined total of 260 to 166. [[Warren Powers]] was the head coach for the second of seven seasons.<ref name=SR>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/missouri/1979-schedule.html|title=1979 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=November 12, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide|publisher=University of Missouri|page=158|accessdate=November 12, 2016|url=http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/mutigers.com/documents/2016/7/13/16_fb_media_guide.pdf}}</ref> The team played its home games at [[Faurot Field]] in [[Columbia, Missouri]].
The '''1979 Missouri Tigers football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented the [[University of Missouri]] in the [[Big Eight Conference]] (Big 8) during the [[1979 NCAA Division I-A football season]]. The team compiled a 7–5 record (3–4 against Big 8 opponents), finished in fourth place in the Big 8, and was outscored by opponents by a combined total of 260 to 166. [[Warren Powers]] was the head coach for the second of seven seasons.<ref name=SR>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/missouri/1979-schedule.html|title=1979 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=November 12, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide|publisher=University of Missouri|page=158|accessdate=November 12, 2016|url=http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/mutigers.com/documents/2016/7/13/16_fb_media_guide.pdf}}</ref> The team played its home games at [[Faurot Field]] in [[Columbia, Missouri]].


The team's statistical leaders included James Wilder with 645 rushing yards, Phil Bradley with 1,448 passing yards and 1,764 yards of total offense, Andy Gibler with 316 receiving yards, and Gerry Ellis with 54 points scored.<ref>{{cite web|title=2014 Mizzou Football Records Book|publisher=University of Missouri|pages=26–27|accessdate=November 12, 2016|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/miss/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/14-records-book.pdf}}</ref>
The team's statistical leaders included James Wilder with 645 rushing yards, Phil Bradley with 1,448 passing yards and 1,764 yards of total offense, Andy Gibler with 316 receiving yards, and Gerry Ellis with 54 points scored.<ref>{{cite web|title=2014 Mizzou Football Records Book|publisher=University of Missouri|pages=26–27|accessdate=November 12, 2016|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/miss/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/14-records-book.pdf}}</ref>

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
1979 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Nebraska 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Oklahoma State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Missouri 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Colorado 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Iowa State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Kansas 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Kansas State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team compiled a 7–5 record (3–4 against Big 8 opponents), finished in fourth place in the Big 8, and was outscored by opponents by a combined total of 260 to 166. Warren Powers was the head coach for the second of seven seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri.

The team's statistical leaders included James Wilder with 645 rushing yards, Phil Bradley with 1,448 passing yards and 1,764 yards of total offense, Andy Gibler with 316 receiving yards, and Gerry Ellis with 54 points scored.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 8San Diego State*No. 12
W 45–15
September 15at Illinois*No. 11
W 14–6
September 22at Ole Miss*No. 9
W 33–7
September 29No. 4 Texas*No. 5
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 0–21
October 13Oklahoma StateNo. 15
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 13–14
October 20at Colorado
W 13–7
October 27Kansas State
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 3–19
November 3No. 2 Nebraska
L 20–23
November 10at Iowa State
W 18–9
November 17No. 7 Oklahoma
L 22–24
November 24at Kansas
W 55–7
December 29vs. No. 16 South Carolina*
W 24–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

  • PK Jeff Brockhaus

References

  1. ^ "1979 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. pp. 26–27. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
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