1975 Missouri Tigers football team

The 1975 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The team compiled a 6–5 record (3–4 against Big 8 opponents), finished in a tie for fifth place in the Big 8, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 282 to 241. Al Onofrio was the head coach for the fifth of seven seasons.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri.

1975 Missouri Tigers football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	6–5 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach	Al Onofrio (5th season)
Home stadium	Faurot Field
Seasons ← 1974 1976 →

1975 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Oklahoma +	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Nebraska +	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Colorado	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Kansas	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Missouri	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma State	3	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included running back Tony Galbreath with 777 rushing yards, quarterback Steve Pisarkiewicz with 1,792 passing yards and 1,732 yards of total offense, wide receiver Henry Marshall with 945 receiving yards, and placekicker Tim Gibbons with 72 points scored.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 8	at No. 2 Alabama*		Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 20–7
September 20	at Illinois*	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	W 30–20
September 27	Wisconsin*	No. 5	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	W 27–21
October 4	at No. 12 Michigan*	No. 5	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 7–31
October 11	No. 14 Oklahoma State	No. 12	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	W 41–14
October 18	at No. 12 Colorado	No. 10	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 20–31
October 25	Kansas State	No. 15	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	W 35–3
November 1	No. 3 Nebraska	No. 12	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (Victory Bell)	L 7–30
November 8	at Iowa State	No. 19	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)	W 44–14
November 15	No. 6 Oklahoma	No. 18	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)	L 27–28
November 22	at Kansas	No. 18	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (Border War)	L 24–42
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

• TE Charley Douglass
• QB Pete Woods

References

1. "1975 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
2. "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
3. (PDF). University of Missouri. pp. 26–27. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2016.