1971 Missouri
1–10 (0–7 Big Eight), coached by Al Onofrio. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat SMU 24–12Sep 25
By 12 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs 19Stanford | L 0–19 | 45% |
| Sep 18 | at Air Force | L 6–7 | 32% |
| Sep 25 | vs SMU | W 24–12 | 64% |
| Oct 2 | at Army | L 6–22 | 55% |
| Oct 9 | vs 1Nebraska | L 0–36 | 24% |
| Oct 16 | vs Oklahoma State | L 16–37 | 52% |
| Oct 23 | at 11Colorado | L 7–27 | 17% |
| Oct 30 | vs Kansas State | L 12–28 | 55% |
| Nov 6 | vs 2Oklahoma | L 3–20 | 16% |
| Nov 13 | at Iowa State | L 17–45 | 22% |
| Nov 20 | at Kansas | L 2–7 | 36% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Kansas 7–2; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 117th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).
- Record
- 1–10
- Conference
- 0–7 8th in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 93–260
- Coach
- Al Onofrio
- Elo
- 1363 −169 this season
- SP+ rating
- -4.5 No. 90 of 120; offense No. 102, defense No. 48
- SRS
- −2.2 No. 78 of 128 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1972
The 1972 draft| Rd 4 | Lorenzo Brinkley DB | Pittsburgh Steelers |
All-Big Eight
2 second teamSecond team
John BrownDEAP-2- John CowanInterior linemenAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1971 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1971 Big Eight standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 7–0 | 13–0 | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 6–1 | 11–1 | 2 |
| Colorado | 5–2 | 10–2 | 3 |
| Iowa State | 4–3 | 8–4 | |
| Kansas State | 2–5 | 5–6 | |
| Oklahoma State | 2–5 | 4–6–1 | |
| Kansas | 2–5 | 4–7 | |
| Missouri | 0–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.