1977 Missouri
4–7 (3–4 Big Eight), coached by Al Onofrio. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 15 Colorado 24–14Oct 29
Colorado was ranked No. 15, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs 4USC | L 10–27 | 39% |
| Sep 17 | at Illinois | L 7–11 | 50% |
| Sep 24 | vs California | L 21–28 | 47% |
| Oct 1 | at 20Arizona State | W 15–0 | 35% |
| Oct 8 | at Iowa State | L 0–7 | 34% |
| Oct 15 | vs 7Oklahoma | L 17–21 | 36% |
| Oct 22 | vs Kansas State | W 28–13 | 77% |
| Oct 29 | at 15Colorado | W 24–14 | 26% |
| Nov 5 | vs 11Nebraska | L 10–21 | 39% |
| Nov 12 | vs Oklahoma State | W 41–14 | 57% |
| Nov 19 | at Kansas | L 22–24 | 59% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Kansas 24–22; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).
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 1977.
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 3–4 5th in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 195–180
- Coach
- Al Onofrio
- Elo
- 1552 +3 this season
- SP+ rating
- 11.6 No. 31 of 140; offense No. 71, defense No. 15
- SRS
- 11.6 No. 30 of 145 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Dick Jamieson
- Defensive coordinator
- Carl Reese
Drafted in 1978
The 1978 draft| Rd 2 | James Taylor OT | New Orleans Saints |
| Rd 4 | Pete Woods QB | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Rd 4 | Joe Stewart WR | Oakland Raiders |
All-Big Eight
4 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Kellen WinslowTEAP-1; UPI-1
James TaylorOTAP-1; UPI-1- Joe StewartWRAP-1; UPI-1
- Russ CalabreseDBAP-2; UPI-1
Second team
- Steve HamiltonDEAP-2
- Jim MatthewsDTAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1977 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1977 Big Eight standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 7–0 | 10–2 | 7 |
| Nebraska | 5–2 | 9–3 | 12 |
| Iowa State | 5–2 | 8–4 | |
| Colorado | 3–3–1 | 7–3–1 | |
| Missouri | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
| Kansas | 2–4–1 | 3–7–1 | |
| Oklahoma State | 2–5 | 4–7 | |
| Kansas State | 0–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.