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1968 Missouri Tigers football team

1968 Missouri Tigers football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 35–10 vs. Alabama
Conference Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 17
AP No. 9
1968 record 8–3 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach Dan Devine (11th season)
Captain Carl Garber
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Big 8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
No. 7 Kansas + 6 1 0     9 2 0
No. 11 Oklahoma + 6 1 0     7 4 0
No. 9 Missouri 5 2 0     8 3 0
Nebraska 3 4 0     6 4 0
Colorado 3 4 0     4 6 0
Kansas State 2 5 0     4 6 0
Oklahoma State 2 5 0     3 7 0
Iowa State 1 6 0     3 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
Missouri 7 7 0 21 35
Alabama 0 7 0 3 10

The 1968 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1968 college football season. The team compiled an 8–3 record (5–2 against Big 8 opponents), finished in third place in the Big 8, defeated Alabama in the 1968 Gator Bowl, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 308 to 136. Dan Devine was the head coach for the 11th of 13 seasons. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

The team's statistical leaders included Greg Cook with 693 rushing yards, Terry McMillan with 745 passing yards and 1,102 yards of total offense, Jon Staggers with 171 receiving yards, and James Harrison with 48 points scored.


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