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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: Dan Devine
Conference: Big Eight-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1968 <- 1969 -> 1970 --> 2024
1969 Season Highlights
 Dan Devine enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Missouri.
 The Tigers won the Big Eight Conference Championship.
 
1969 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Air Force  19   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Illinois  37   6   W    @ St. Louis, MO   
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Michigan  40   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Nebraska  17   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Oklahoma State  31   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Colorado  24   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Kansas State  41   38   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Oklahoma  44   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Iowa State  40   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Kansas  69   21   W       
 Thu., Jan. 1   Penn State  3   10   L    @ Miami, FL   Orange Bowl
 
1969 Season Totals
  Record9-2
  Points Scored365
  Scoring Average33.2
  Points Allowed191
  Defense Average17.4
  Opponents Record62-52
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record3-1
1969 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
6 9-2-0 AP
6 9-1-0 Coaches
6 9-1-0 UPI
  
1969 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Iowa State 3-7152231 1-681197  Johnny Majors
Kansas 1-9176290 0-7134236  Pepper Rodgers
Missouri 9-2365191Lost  3-106-1266141  Dan Devine
Nebraska 9-2254119Won  45-66-113268  Robert S. Bob Devaney
Colorado 8-3276227Won  47-335-2161146  Eddie Crowder
Oklahoma 6-4285289 4-3183233  Chuck Fairbanks
Kansas State 5-5316233 3-4215174  Vince Gibson
Oklahoma State 5-5197200 3-4156133  Floyd Gass

1969 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1969 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.