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Missouri Football Team History


Missouri Tigers
University of Missouri
 Columbia, MO
Founded: 1839
Stadium: Memorial/Faurot Field
Capacity: 68,349
Colors: Gold & Black
Coach: Warren Powers
Conference: Big Eight-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 Warren Powers enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Missouri.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 8  vs. San Diego State  45   15   W       
 Sat., Sep. 15  @ Illinois  14   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Mississippi  33   7   W    @ Jackson, MS   
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Texas  0   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Oklahoma State  13   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Colorado  13   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Kansas State  3   19   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Nebraska  20   23   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Iowa State  18   9   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Oklahoma  22   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Kansas  55   7   W       
 Sat., Dec. 29   South Carolina  24   14   W    @ Birmingham, AL   All-American Bowl
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record7-5
  Points Scored260
  Scoring Average21.7
  Points Allowed166
  Defense Average13.8
  Opponents Record71-64
  Conference Record3-4
  Home Record1-5
  Away Record5-0
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
20 7-5-0 Coaches
20 7-5-0 UPI
  
1979 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Iowa State 3-8137221 2-569140  Donnie Duncan
Kansas 3-8172346 2-5101231  Don Fambrough
Oklahoma 11-1406145Won  24-77-024282  Barry Switzer
Nebraska 10-2380131Lost  14-176-120862  Tom Osborne
Oklahoma State 7-4191212 5-2127149  Jimmy Johnson
Missouri 7-5260166Won  24-143-4144103  Warren Powers
Colorado 3-8168274 2-5123168  Chuck Fairbanks
Kansas State 3-8154225 1-689168  Jim Dickey

1979 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1979 All Big Eight Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.