1970 Missouri Tigers football team

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1970 Missouri Tigers football
Conference Big Eight Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1969
1971  →
1970 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Nebraska $ 7 –0 –011 –0 –1
No. 20 Oklahoma 5 –2 –07 –4 –1
Kansas State 5 –2 –06 –5 –0
Missouri 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Colorado 3 –4 –06 –5 –0
Kansas 2 –5 –05 –6 –0
Oklahoma State 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
Iowa State 1 –6 –05 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by Dan Devine in his 13th and final season as head coach, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tied for fourth place in the Big 8, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 243-223. [1] [2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

The team's statistical leaders included James Harrison with 702 rushing yards, Chuck Roper with 1,097 passing yards and 1,141 yards of total offense, John Henley with 481 receiving yards, and Jack Bastable with 60 points scored. [3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11vs. Baylor *
W 38–032,000 [4]
September 19 Minnesota *No. 10
W 34–1257,200
September 26No. 20 Air Force *No. 9
  • Busch Memorial Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
L 14–3743,118 [5] [6]
October 3at Oklahoma State No. 20
W 40–20
October 10at No. 6 Nebraska No. 16
L 7–2167,538
October 17No. 3 Notre Dame *No. 18
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
L 7–2464,200
October 24No. 19 Colorado
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
W 30–1657,000
October 31at Kansas State No. 17
L 13–1742,000
November 7at Oklahoma
L 13–2854,750
November 141:30 p.m. Iowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
L 19–3156,000–57,524 [7]
November 21 Kansas
W 28–1757,521
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References

  1. ↑ "1970 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Moore, Big Mo rip Bears, 38–0". The Austin American-Statesman. September 12, 1970. Retrieved March 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Air Force bombs Missouri". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 27, 1970. p. 6B.
  6. ↑ "Country's major collegiate football yardsticks". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). September 27, 1970. p. 6, sports.
  7. ↑ "ISU Cyclones 2024 Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State Cyclones. p. 142. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
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