1973 Missouri Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1973 Missouri Tigers football Big Eight Conference Big 8 17 8–4 3–4 Al Onofrio 3rd Memorial Stadium Sun Bowl W 34–17 vs. Auburn The 1973 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The team compiled an 8–4 record (3–4 against Big 8 opponents), finished in fifth place in the Big 8, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 219 to 152. Al Onofrio was the head coach for the third of seven seasons.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/missouri/1973-schedule.html 1973 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 12, 20162016 Mizzou Football Media Guide University of Missouri 158 November 12, 2016 http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/mutigers.com/documents/2016/7/13/16_fb_media_guide.pdf November 10, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161110235532/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/mutigers.com/documents/2016/7/13/16_fb_media_guide.pdf dead The team played its home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri. The team's statistical leaders included Tommy Reamon with 610 rushing yards, John Cherry with 743 passing yards and 895 yards of total offense, Mark Miller with 256 receiving yards, and Greg Hill with 63 points scored.2014 Mizzou Football Records Book University of Missouri 26–27 November 12, 2016 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/miss/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/14-records-book.pdf September 28, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180928041623/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/miss/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/14-records-book.pdf dead Schedule 1973 AP September 15 w y Ole Miss Faurot Field Columbia, MO 17–0 51,620 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star-mu-starts-big/134135191/ The Kansas City Star M.U. starts big September 16, 1973 October 26, 2023 Newspapers.com September 22 w y 20 Virginia Faurot Field Columbia, MO 31–7 42,250 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-oklahoman-mizzou-rips-virginia/139569392/ The Sunday Oklahoman Mizzou rips Virginia, 31–7 September 23, 1973 January 25, 2024 Newspapers.com September 29 w y y 20 North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 27–14 40,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star-tigers-bounce-north/139570938/ The Kansas City Star Tigers bounce North Carolina September 30, 1973 January 25, 2024 Newspapers.com October 6 w y y 15 SMU 19 Texas Stadium Irving, TX 17–7 19,675 https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-moseley-punt-ret/169060077/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch Moseley punt return sparks MU, 17–7 October 7, 1973 March 28, 2025 Newspapers.com October 13 w 12 Nebraska 2 Faurot Field Columbia, MO rivalry 13–12 68,170 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-missouri-stuns-h/181710237/ The Cincinnati Enquirer Missouri stuns Huskers October 14, 1973 September 24, 2025 Newspapers.com October 20 w 7 Oklahoma State Faurot Field Columbia, MO 13–9 57,491 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-tigers-win-spurs-on-osu-boot/181713240/ Tulsa World Tigers win spurs on OSU boots, 13–9 October 21, 1973 September 24, 2025 Newspapers.com October 27 l y 7 Colorado Folsom Field Boulder, CO 13–17 51,425 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LkMnAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Q-EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5510%2C6727776 Eugene Register-Guard Associated Press Buffs rally, hand Tigers upset loss October 28, 1973 6B November 3 w 12 Kansas State Faurot Field Columbia, MO 31–7 51,931 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sunday-news-and-tribune/178193229/ The Sunday News and Tribune Missouri defense stiffens to stop K-State attack November 4, 1973 September 24, 2025 Newspapers.com November 10 l 10 Oklahoma 3 Faurot Field Columbia, MO rivalry 3–31 68,831 https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-angry-oklahoma-h/181709384/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch Angry Oklahoma humbles Mizzou November 11, 1973 September 24, 2025 Newspapers.com November 17 l y 14 Iowa State Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA rivalry 7–17 33,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-news-cyclones-upset-14th-ran/181713482/ The Journal News Cyclones upset 14th-ranked Tigers November 18, 1973 September 24, 2025 Newspapers.com November 24 l y 19 Kansas 20 Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS Border War 13–14 46,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-jaynes-delivers-ka/181711649/ The Commercial Appeal Jaynes delivers Kansas from defeat November 25, 1973 September 24, 2025 Newspapers.com December 29 w y y Auburn Sun Bowl El Paso, TX Sun Bowl 34–17 30,127 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star-mizzou-line-paves-w/134032138/ The Kansas City Star Mizzou line paves way against Auburn inside December 30, 1973 October 24, 2023 Newspapers.com Schedule/Results (1973 Missouri) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/363899 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Statistics September 24, 2025 References Missouri Category:Missouri Tigers football seasons Category:Sun Bowl champion seasons Missouri Tigers football