1973 Missouri Tigers football team

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.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri.

1973 Missouri Tigers football
Sun Bowl, W 34–17 vs. Auburn
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 17
Record	8–4 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach	Al Onofrio (3rd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 Big Eight Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Oklahoma $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	1
No. 7 Nebraska	4	–	2	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
No. 18 Kansas	4	–	2	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
No. 17 Missouri	3	–	4	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma State	2	–	3	–	2			5	–	4	–	2
Colorado	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Kansas State	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	Ole Miss*		Faurot Field Columbia, MO	W 17–0	51,620	[4]
September 22	Virginia*	No. 20	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	W 31–7	42,250	[5]
September 29	at North Carolina*	No. 20	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 27–14	40,500	[6]
October 6	at No. 19 SMU*	No. 15	Texas Stadium Irving, TX	W 17–7	19,675	[7]
October 13	No. 2 Nebraska	No. 12	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)	W 13–12	68,720
October 20	Oklahoma State	No. 7	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	W 13–9
October 27	at Colorado	No. 7	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 13–17	51,425	[8]
November 3	Kansas State	No. 12	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	W 31–7	51,931
November 10	No. 3 Oklahoma	No. 10	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)	L 3–31	65,515
November 17	at Iowa State	No. 14	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA (rivalry)	L 7–17	33,393
November 24	at No. 20 Kansas	No. 19	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (Border War)	L 13–14	44,062
December 29	vs. Auburn*		Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	W 34–17	30,127	[9]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game