Missouri Football Team History
Missouri Tigers
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO
Founded: 1839 Stadium: Memorial/Faurot Field Capacity: 68,349 Colors: Gold & Black Coach: Larry Smith Conference: Big 12-
1996 Season Highlights
Larry Smith enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Missouri.
1996 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 @
Texas
10
40
L
Sat., Sep. 14 vs.
Memphis
16
19
L
Sat., Sep. 21 vs.
Clemson
38
24
W
Sat., Sep. 28 @
Iowa State
31
45
L
Sat., Oct. 5 @
Southern Methodist
27
26
W
Sat., Oct. 12 vs.
Kansas State
10
35
L
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
Oklahoma State
35
28
W
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Colorado
13
41
L
Sat., Nov. 9 @
Nebraska
7
51
L
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Baylor
49
42
W
Sat., Nov. 23 vs.
Kansas
42
25
W
1996 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 278
Scoring Average 25.3
Points Allowed 376
Defense Average 34.2
Opponents Record 69-59
Conference Record 3-5
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 2-3
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1996 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1996 All Big 12 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.