1978 Missouri Tigers football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 20–15 vs. LSU
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 15
Record8–4 (4–3 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1978 Big Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Oklahoma + 6 1 011 1 0
No. 8 Nebraska + 6 1 09 3 0
No. 15 Missouri 4 3 08 4 0
Iowa State 4 3 08 4 0
Kansas State 3 4 04 7 0
Oklahoma State 3 4 03 8 0
Colorado 2 5 06 5 0
Kansas 0 7 01 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big Eight Conference (Big 8). The team was led by head coach Warren Powers, in his first year, and they played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4, 4–3 Big 8) and with a victory over LSU in the Liberty Bowl.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 9at No. 5 Notre Dame*W 3–059,075
September 16No. 1 Alabama*No. 11L 20–3873,655[1]
September 23Ole Miss*No. 17
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 45–1460,287[2]
September 30at No. 1 OklahomaNo. 14L 23–4572,371
October 7Illinois*
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 45–362,062
October 14No. 20 Iowa StateNo. 19
W 26–1363,106
October 21at Kansas StateNo. 13W 56–1424,500
October 28ColoradodaggerNo. 13
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
ABCL 27–2871,096
November 4at Oklahoma StateL 20–3547,750
November 11Kansas
W 48–064,453
November 18at No. 2 NebraskaW 35–3175,850
December 23vs. LSU*No. 18ABCW 20–1553,064[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1978 Missouri Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB James Wilder
TE 83 Kellen Winslow Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Jeff Brockhaus
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    1979 NFL Draft

    PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
    Kellen WinslowTight end1San Diego Chargers
    James Wilder Sr.Running back2Tampa Bay Buccaneers

    [4]

    Awards and honors

    References

    1. "MU fails to ride Crimson Tide 38–20". The Kansas City Star. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
    2. "Bradley guides Mizzou, 45–14". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
    3. "Early and late, Liberty fans liked pageantry". The Commercial Appeal. December 24, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
    4. "1979 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
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