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1972 Missouri

6–⁠6 (3–⁠4 Big Eight), coached by Al Onofrio.

Schedule and results

Missouri in 1972, game by game: won vs. Oregon 24–22; lost vs. Baylor 0–27; won vs. California 34–27; lost at Oklahoma State 16–17; lost at No. 6 Nebraska 0–62; won at No. 8 Notre Dame 30–26; won vs. No. 7 Colorado 20–17; won at Kansas State 31–14; lost at No. 7 Oklahoma 6–17; won vs. No. 12 Iowa State 6–5; lost vs. Kansas 17–28; lost vs. No. 15 Arizona State 35–49+17−62Won 24–22 vs. Oregon+2OregonLost 0–27 vs. Baylor-27BaylorWon 34–27 vs. California+7CaliforniaLost 16–17 at Oklahoma State-1Oklahoma StateLost 0–62 at No. 6 Nebraska-62No. 6 NebraskaWon 30–26 at No. 8 Notre Dame+4No. 8 Notre DameWon 20–17 vs. No. 7 Colorado+3No. 7 ColoradoWon 31–14 at Kansas State+17Kansas StateLost 6–17 at No. 7 Oklahoma-11No. 7 OklahomaWon 6–5 vs. No. 12 Iowa State+1No. 12 Iowa StateLost 17–28 vs. Kansas-11KansasLost 35–49 vs. No. 15 Arizona State-14No. 15 Arizona State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9vsOregonW 24–⁠2244%
Sep 23vsBaylorL 0–⁠2769%
Sep 30vsCaliforniaW 34–⁠2741%
Oct 7atOklahoma StateL 16–⁠1726%
Oct 14at6NebraskaL 0–⁠628%
Oct 21at8Notre DameW 30–⁠2611%
Oct 28vs7ColoradoW 20–⁠1721%
Nov 4atKansas StateW 31–⁠1439%
Nov 11at7OklahomaL 6–⁠1712%
Nov 18vs12Iowa StateW 6–⁠537%
Nov 25vsKansasL 17–⁠2865%
Dec 23Bowls & playoffvs15Arizona StateFiesta BowlL 35–⁠4917%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arizona State 49–⁠35 in the Fiesta Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Big Eight.

In program history: The 99th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 9: 16
  2. Wk 10: 14
  3. Wk 11: 19
  4. Wk 12: 16
Record
6–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠4 5th in Big Eight
AP final
Unranked peak No. 14
Points
219–⁠311
Coach
Al Onofrio
Elo
1445 +36 this season
SP+ rating
7.5 No. 45 of 121; offense No. 33, defense No. 56
SRS
7.8 No. 40 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1972 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma6–⁠111–⁠12
Nebraska5–⁠1–⁠19–⁠2–⁠14
Colorado4–⁠38–⁠416
Oklahoma State4–⁠36–⁠5
Missouri3–⁠46–⁠6
Iowa State2–⁠4–⁠15–⁠6–⁠1
Kansas2–⁠54–⁠7
Kansas State1–⁠63–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.