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1974 Missouri

7–⁠4 (5–⁠2 Big Eight), coached by Al Onofrio.

Schedule and results

Missouri in 1974, game by game: lost at Ole Miss 0–10; won vs. Baylor 28–21; won vs. No. 7 Arizona State 9–0; lost at Wisconsin 20–59; won at No. 5 Nebraska 21–10; lost at Oklahoma State 7–31; won vs. Colorado 30–24; won at Kansas State 52–15; lost at No. 2 Oklahoma 0–37; won vs. Iowa State 10–7; won vs. Kansas 27–3+37−39Lost 0–10 at Ole Miss-10Ole MissWon 28–21 vs. Baylor+7BaylorWon 9–0 vs. No. 7 Arizona State+9No. 7 Arizona StateLost 20–59 at Wisconsin-39WisconsinWon 21–10 at No. 5 Nebraska+11No. 5 NebraskaLost 7–31 at Oklahoma State-24Oklahoma StateWon 30–24 vs. Colorado+6ColoradoWon 52–15 at Kansas State+37Kansas StateLost 0–37 at No. 2 Oklahoma-37No. 2 OklahomaWon 10–7 vs. Iowa State+3Iowa StateWon 27–3 vs. Kansas+24Kansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14atOle MissL 0–⁠1043%
Sep 21vsBaylorW 28–⁠2176%
Sep 28vs7Arizona StateW 9–⁠037%
Oct 5atWisconsinL 20–⁠5956%
Oct 12at5NebraskaW 21–⁠1021%
Oct 19atOklahoma StateL 7–⁠3147%
Oct 26vsColoradoW 30–⁠2460%
Nov 2atKansas StateW 52–⁠1554%
Nov 9at2OklahomaL 0–⁠3717%
Nov 16vsIowa StateW 10–⁠765%
Nov 23vsKansasW 27–⁠371%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Kansas 27–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Big Eight.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 18
Record
7–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Big Eight
AP final
Unranked peak No. 18
Points
204–⁠217
Coach
Al Onofrio
Elo
1616 +54 this season
SP+ rating
13.2 No. 30 of 124; offense No. 37, defense No. 28
SRS
10.7 No. 31 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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All-Big Eight

2 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

  • Bob McRobertsDEAP-2
  • Dave JohnstonDTAP-2
  • Scott PickensLBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1974 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1974 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma7–⁠011–⁠01
Nebraska5–⁠29–⁠39
Missouri5–⁠27–⁠4
Oklahoma State4–⁠37–⁠5
Colorado3–⁠45–⁠6
Iowa State2–⁠54–⁠7
Kansas1–⁠64–⁠7
Kansas State1–⁠64–⁠7

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