The 1969 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season . The team compiled a 9–2 record (6–1 against Big 8 opponents), finished in a tie for the Big 8 championship, lost to Penn State in the 1970 Orange Bowl , was ranked No. 6 in the final AP Poll , and outscored opponents by a combined total of 365 to 191. Dan Devine was the head coach for the 12th of 13 seasons.[ 1] [ 2] Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri .
The team's statistical leaders included Joe Moore with 1,312 rushing yards, Terry McMillan with 1,963 passing yards and 2,157 yards of total offense, Mel Gray with 705 receiving yards, and Henry Brown with 71 points scored.[ 3]
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 20 Air Force * No. 11 W 19–1755,000 September 27 vs. Illinois * No. 11 W 37–648,740 October 4 at No. 13 Michigan * No. 9 W 40–1764,476 [ 4] [ 5] October 11 No. 20 Nebraska No. 7 Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry ) W 17–760,500 October 18 Oklahoma State No. 6 Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO W 31–2151,000 October 25 at Colorado No. 5 L 24–3141,886 November 1 No. 12 Kansas State No. 14 Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO W 41–3840,000 November 8 No. 20 Oklahoma No. 9 Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry ) ABC (regional)W 44–1060,378 November 15 at Iowa State No. 8 W 40–1353,811 November 22 at Kansas No. 7 ABC (regional) W 69–2148,474 January 1 vs. No. 2 Penn State * No. 6 NBC L 3–1077,282 [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1
2 3 4 Total
• Missouri
0
24 0 16
40
Michigan
3
0 14 0
17
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
1
2 3 4 Total
• Missouri
21
7 28 13
69
Kansas
0
7 7 7
21
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 .[ 9]
1969 Missouri Tigers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible Roster
All-Big Eight: E Mel Gray, OT Larron Jackson, DT Mark Kuhlmann, S Dennis Poppe
Missouri Sports Hall of Fame – inducted as a team on January 25, 2015.[ 10] [ 11]
^ "1969 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2016 .^ "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF) . University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved November 11, 2016 .^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF) . University of Missouri. pp. 26–27. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2016 .^ "Yipes! U-M, Spartans Lose: Mizzou Stuns Wolverines, 40-17" . Detroit Free Press . October 5, 1969. pp. 1C, 6C – via Newspapers.com .^ Joel Block (October 5, 1969). "Michigan fumbles game away" . The Michigan Daily . p. 1 – via Bentley Historical Library . ^ "Penn State whips toothless Tigers, 10-3" . Lawrence Daily Journal-World . (Kansas). Associated Press. January 2, 1970. p. 14.^ Musick, Phil (January 2, 1970). "Burkhart has last laugh on Mizzou" . Pittsburgh Press . p. 28. ^ Abrams, Al (January 2, 1970). "Penn State wins 10-3 thriller" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . p. 15. ^ "Missouri Mauls Kansas; Ties in Big Eight." Palm Beach Post. 1969 Nov 23.
^ "1969 University of Missouri Football Team - Missouri Sports Hall of Fame" . Missouri Sports Hall of Fame . Retrieved March 25, 2017 .^ 2011 Missouri football information guide.
