1977 Missouri Tigers football team

The 1977 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The team compiled a 4–7 record (3–4 against Big 8 opponents), finished in fifth place in the Big 8, and was outscored by opponents by a combined total of 195 to 180. Al Onofrio was the head coach for the last of seven seasons.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri.

1977 Missouri Tigers football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	4–7 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach	Al Onofrio (7th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

1977 Big Eight Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Oklahoma $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Iowa State	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 12 Nebraska	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Colorado	3	–	3	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Missouri	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kansas	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Oklahoma State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Earl Gant with 769 rushing yards, Pete Woods with 785 passing yards, Phil Bradley with 864 yards of total offense, Joe Stewart with 384 receiving yards, and Jeff Brockhaus with 49 points scored.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	No. 4 USC*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	L 10–27	65,298
September 17	at Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 7–11	52,771
September 24	California*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	L 21–28
October 1	at No. 20 Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 15–0	57,874
October 8	at Iowa State	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)	L 0–7	47,370
October 15	No. 7 Oklahoma	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)	L 17–21	63,774
October 22	Kansas State	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	W 28–13	63,168
October 29	at No. 15 Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	W 24–14	52,908
November 5	No. 11 Nebraska	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)	L 10–21	67,000
November 12	Oklahoma State	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	W 41–14
November 19	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (Border War)	L 22–24	43,148
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1977 Missouri Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 10 Leo Lewis Jr TE 83 Kellen Winslow Jr QB Pete Woods	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Jeff Brockhaus	Head coach Al Onofrio Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

References

1. "1977 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.