The 1968 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 1968 college football season.
Schedule[]
| Date
|
Opponent#
|
Rank#
|
Site
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
| September 21*
|
at Kentucky
|
|
Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY
|
L 6–12
|
|
| September 28*
|
at Illinois
|
|
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Rivalry)
|
W 44–0
|
|
| October 5*
|
Army
|
|
Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO
|
W 7–3
|
|
| October 12
|
Colorado
|
|
Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO
|
W 27–14
|
|
| October 19
|
at #13 Nebraska
|
#20
|
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Missouri–Nebraska Bell)
|
W 16–14
|
|
| October 26
|
at Kansas State
|
#14
|
KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS
|
W 56–20
|
|
| November 2
|
Oklahoma State
|
#10
|
Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO
|
W 42–7
|
|
| November 9†
|
Iowa State
|
|
Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO (Telephone Trophy)
|
W 42–7
|
|
| November 16
|
at Oklahoma
|
#6
|
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
|
L 14–28
|
|
| November 23
|
#7 Kansas
|
#13
|
Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO (Border War)
|
L 19–21
|
|
| December 28*
|
vs. #12 Alabama
|
#16
|
Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)
|
W 35–10
|
68,011
|
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.
|
[1]
Game notes[]
Gator Bowl[]
| by Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4
|
Total
|
| • Missouri
|
7 |
7 |
0 |
21
|
35
|
| Alabama
|
0 |
7 |
0 |
3
|
10
|
| Scoring summary |
|---|
|
| 1 |
| MU | Terry McMillan 4 yard run (Sangster kick) | MU 7-0 |
|
| 2 |
| ALA | Donnie Sutton 38 yard interception return (Mike Dean kick) | Tied 7-7 |
|
| 2 |
| MU | Terry McMillan 5 yard run (Sangster kick) | MU 14-7 |
|
| 4 |
| ALA | Mike Dean 25 yard field goal | MU 14-10 |
|
| 4 |
| MU | Terry McMillan 2 yard run (Sangster kick) | MU 21-10 |
|
| 4 |
| MU | Greg Cook 37 yard run (Sangster kick) | MU 28-10 |
|
| 4 |
| MU | Dennis Poppe 47 yard interception return (Sangster kick) | MU 35-10 |
|
[2]
References[]
