1976 Missouri
6–5 (3–4 Big Eight), coached by Al Onofrio. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 2 Ohio State 22–21Sep 25
Ohio State was ranked No. 2, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at 8USC | W 46–25 | 35% |
| Sep 18 | vs Illinois | L 6–31 | 70% |
| Sep 25 | at 2Ohio State | W 22–21 | 23% |
| Oct 2 | vs 14North Carolina | W 24–3 | 67% |
| Oct 9 | at Kansas State | W 28–21 | 71% |
| Oct 16 | vs Iowa State | L 17–21 | 66% |
| Oct 23 | at 3Nebraska | W 34–24 | 26% |
| Oct 30 | at 16Oklahoma State | L 19–20 | 44% |
| Nov 6 | vs 14Colorado | W 16–7 | 52% |
| Nov 13 | at 14Oklahoma | L 20–27 | 33% |
| Nov 20 | vs Kansas | L 14–41 | 73% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Kansas 41–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 2: 6
- Wk 4: 12
- Wk 5: 9
- Wk 6: 7
- Wk 7: 17
- Wk 8: 10
- Wk 9: 16
- Wk 10: 11
- Wk 11: 19
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1976.
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 3–4 6th in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 6
- Points
- 246–241
- Coach
- Al Onofrio
- Elo
- 1574 +2 this season
- SP+ rating
- 22.4 No. 12 of 132; offense No. 11, defense No. 26
- SRS
- 15.4 No. 19 of 137 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Dick Jamieson
- Defensive coordinator
- Vince Tobin
Drafted in 1977
The 1977 draft| Rd 1 | Morris Towns OT | Houston Oilers |
| Rd 1 | Steve Pisarkiewicz QB | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Rd 3 | Curtis Brown RB | Buffalo Bills |
| Rd 7 | Randy Frisch DT | Pittsburgh Steelers |
All-Big Eight
1 first team, 5 second teamFirst team
Joe StewartWRAP-1
Second team
Kellen WinslowTEAP-2- Larry McDevittCAP-2
- Joel YearianOGAP-2
- Morris TownsOTAP-2
- Leo LewisWRAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1976 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1976 Big Eight standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 5–2 | 9–2–1 | 5 |
| Oklahoma State | 5–2 | 9–3 | 14 |
| Colorado | 5–2 | 8–4 | 16 |
| Nebraska | 4–3 | 9–3–1 | 9 |
| Iowa State | 4–3 | 8–3 | 19 |
| Missouri | 3–4 | 6–5 | |
| Kansas | 2–5 | 6–5 | |
| Kansas State | 0–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.