1974 Missouri Tigers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1974
| team = Missouri Tigers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Big Eight Conference
| short_conf = Big 8
| record = 7–4
| conf_record = 5–2
| head_coach = Al Onofrio
| hc_year = 4th
| captain =
| stadium = Memorial Stadium
}}
{{1974 Big Eight Conference football standings}}
The 1974 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The team compiled a 7–4 record (5–2 against Big 8 opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the Big 8, and was outscored by opponents by a combined total of 217 to 204. Al Onofrio was the head coach for the fourth of seven seasons.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/missouri/1974-schedule.html|title=1974 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=November 12, 2016}}{{cite web|title=2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide|publisher=University of Missouri|page=158|access-date=November 12, 2016|url=http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/mutigers.com/documents/2016/7/13/16_fb_media_guide.pdf}} The team played its home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri.
The team's statistical leaders included Tony Galbreath with 870 rushing yards, 955 yards of total offense, and 48 points scored, Steve Pisarkiewicz with 828 passing yards, Mark Miller with 522 receiving yards, and Greg Hill with 63 points scored.{{cite web|title=2014 Mizzou Football Records Book|publisher=University of Missouri|pages=26–27|access-date=November 12, 2016|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/miss/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/14-records-book.pdf|archive-date=September 28, 2018|archive-url=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|url-status=dead}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1974
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 14
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 18
| opponent = Ole Miss
| site_stadium = Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Jackson, MS
| score = 0–10
| attend = 38,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/hattiesburg-american-ole-miss-stuns-miss/134214798/|work=Hattiesburg American|title=Ole Miss stuns Missouri, 10–0|date=September 15, 1974|accessdate=October 28, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Baylor
| site_stadium = Faurot Field
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| score = 28–21
| attend = 43,752
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/neosho-news-mizzou-wins-in-fourth-quarte/169069945/|work=Neosho Sunday News|title=Mizzou wins in fourth quarter|date=September 22, 1974|accessdate=March 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Arizona State
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Faurot Field
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| score = 9–0
| attend = 59,770
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-missouri-back-in/156850093/|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|title=Missouri back in sun with upset victory|date=September 29, 1974|accessdate=October 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Wisconsin
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| score = 20–59
| attend = 71,141
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Nebraska
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 21–10
| attend = 76,526
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| site_stadium = Lewis Field
| site_cityst = Stillwater, OK
| score = 7–31
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = Colorado
| site_stadium = Faurot Field
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| score = 30–24
| attend = 61,023
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Kansas State
| site_stadium = KSU Stadium
| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
| score = 52–15
| attend = 23,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Oklahoma
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–37
| attend = 62,600
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = Iowa State
| site_stadium = Faurot Field
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 10–7
| attend = 47,430
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = Kansas
| site_stadium = Faurot Field
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| gamename = Border War
| score = 27–3
| attend = 55,159
}}
}}