1978 Missouri Tigers football team

The 1978 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big Eight Conference (Big 8). The team was led by head coach Warren Powers, in his first year, and they played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4, 4–3 Big 8) and with a victory over LSU in the Liberty Bowl.

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at No. 5 Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN		W 3–0	59,075	[1]
September 16	No. 1 Alabama*	No. 11	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		L 20–38	73,655	[2]
September 23	Ole Miss*	No. 17	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		W 45–14	60,287	[3]
September 30	at No. 1 Oklahoma	No. 14	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)		L 23–45	72,371	[4]
October 7	Illinois*		Faurot Field Columbia, MO		W 45–3	62,062	[5]
October 14	No. 20 Iowa State	No. 19	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)		W 26–13	63,106	[6]
October 21	at Kansas State	No. 13	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS		W 56–14	24,500	[7]
October 28	Colorado	No. 13	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	ABC	L 27–28	71,096	[8]
November 4	at Oklahoma State		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		L 20–35	47,750	[9]
November 11	Kansas		Faurot Field Columbia, MO (Border War)		W 48–0	64,453	[10]
November 18	at No. 2 Nebraska		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)		W 35–31	75,850	[11]
December 23	vs. LSU*	No. 18	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ABC	W 20–15	53,064	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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• Warren Powers, Walter Camp Coach of the Year