1970 Missouri Tigers football team

The 1970 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by Dan Devine in his 13th and final season as head coach, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tied for fourth place in the Big 8, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 243-223.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

1970 Missouri Tigers football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	5–6 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach	Dan Devine (13th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1969 1971 →

1970 Big Eight Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Nebraska $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	1
No. 20 Oklahoma	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Kansas State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Missouri	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Colorado	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Kansas	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Oklahoma State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included James Harrison with 702 rushing yards, Chuck Roper with 1,097 passing yards and 1,141 yards of total offense, John Henley with 481 receiving yards, and Jack Bastable with 60 points scored.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11		vs. Baylor*		Busch Memorial Stadium St. Louis, MO	W 38–0	32,000	[4]
September 19		Minnesota*	No. 10	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	W 34–12	57,200
September 26		No. 20 Air Force*	No. 9	Busch Memorial Stadium St. Louis, MO	L 14–37	43,118	[5][6]
October 3		at Oklahoma State	No. 20	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 40–20
October 10		at No. 6 Nebraska	No. 16	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 7–21	67,538
October 17		No. 3 Notre Dame*	No. 18	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	L 7–24	64,200
October 24		No. 19 Colorado		Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	W 30–16	57,000
October 31		at Kansas State	No. 17	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 13–17	42,000
November 7		at Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)	L 13–28	54,750
November 14	1:30 p.m.	Iowa State		Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry)	L 19–31	56,000–57,524	[7]
November 21		Kansas		Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (Border War)	W 28–17	57,521
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time