Missouri Tigers

1979 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
87	Tom Anderson T. Anderson	TE	6'4"	228	SO
95	Chris Baron C. Baron	DL	6'4"	205	FR
52	Tony Bekemeier T. Bekemeier	DL	6'1"	227	SR
36	Eric Berg E. Berg	LB	6'2"	212	SR
33	Elijah Blackwell E. Blackwell	LB	6'2"	208	FR
82	Ken Blair K. Blair	WR	6'2"	190	JR
62	Dennis Boone D. Boone		6'5"	242	SO
17	Dwight Bouck D. Bouck	DB	5'10"	180	SO
15	Phil Bradley P. Bradley	QB	6'0"	170	JR
3	Jeff Brockhaus J. Brockhaus	K/P	6'3"	195	JR
10	Steve Brown S. Brown	WR	6'3"	175	FR
51	Tony Bruns T. Bruns	OL	6'3"	220	FR
54	Bill Busch B. Busch	LB	6'2"	210	SO
73	Don Carter D. Carter	OL	6'4"	245	SR
25	Pete Carter P. Carter	RB	5'11"	175	SO
6	Jeff Chattin J. Chattin	WR	6'0"	190	SR
13	Steve Crapo S. Crapo	DB	6'0"	185	JR
79	Chuck Crumbacher C. Crumbacher		6'6"	255	FR
48	Van Darkow V. Darkow	LB	6'1"	195	SO
34	Lester Dickey L. Dickey	LB	6'2"	215	JR
70	Denis Downey D. Downey		6'6"	260	FR
2	Pat Duff P. Duff	WR	6'3"	185	JR
55	Brad Edelman B. Edelman	OL	6'6"	240	SO
2	David Eldridge D. Eldridge	P	6'0"	175	SR
43	Gerry Ellis G. Ellis	RB	6'2"	220	SR
57	Craig Evans C. Evans	DL	6'4"	230	FR
8	Ron Fellows R. Fellows	DB	6'0"	170	JR
89	Greg Fenlon G. Fenlon	WR	5'11"	180	JR
35	Gary Forrest G. Forrest	RB	6'1"	205	SR
53	Paul Gadt P. Gadt	OL	6'1"	205	JR
46	Jeff Gaylord J. Gaylord	DL	6'3"	215	JR
81	Curt Gentile C. Gentile	WR	6'0"	165	JR
83	Andy Gibler A. Gibler	TE	6'4"	215	FR
98	Norman Goodman N. Goodman	DL	6'3"	225	SR
91	Tony Green T. Green	DL	6'2"	218	JR
72	Jerry Grodie J. Grodie		6'3"	230	SR
76	Dave Guender D. Guender	OL	6'3"	265	SR
6	Raymond Hairston R. Hairston	DB	6'3"	175	FR
41	Ken Harlan K. Harlan	LB	6'3"	185	SO
12	Forrest Harrell F. Harrell	QB	6'0"	185	FR
93	Scott Harrell S. Harrell		6'3"	220	SR
1	Terry Harris T. Harris	K/P	5'9"	175	SO
19	Reco Hawkins R. Hawkins	WR	6'3"	175	FR
22	Terry Hill T. Hill	RB	5'9"	172	SO
25	Steve Hirlinger S. Hirlinger	LB	6'3"	215	FR
35	Duncan Hoffman D. Hoffman	DB	5'10"	175	SO
80	Tim Hornof T. Hornof	TE	6'3"	220	JR
68	Tom Hornof T. Hornof	OL	6'5"	225	FR
16	Mike Hyde M. Hyde	QB	6'2"	200	SO
29	Demetrious Johnson D. Johnson	LB	6'1"	185	FR
27	Marvin Johnson M. Johnson	RB	6'0"	195	FR
64	Mark Jones M. Jones	OL	6'2"	235	SR
99	Randy Jostes R. Jostes		6'5"	250	FR
39	Ken Judd K. Judd	LB	6'2"	205	SO
63	Chris Keller C. Keller	OL	6'3"	235	SR
79	Pete Kirkman P. Kirkman	OL	6'5"	250	SO
85	Greg Krahl G. Krahl	TE	6'4"	220	FR
77	Jim Kulich J. Kulich	OL	6'5"	260	FR
67	Bernard Laster B. Laster	OL	6'2"	235	FR
69	Stan Lechner S. Lechner	OL	6'3"	230	JR
50	Fred Leiding F. Leiding	OL	6'2"	245	JR
61	John Leonard J. Leonard	OL	6'1"	220	JR
5	Jeff Lewis J. Lewis	WR	6'2"	205	JR
86	James Lockette J. Lockette	TE	6'5"	225	FR
38	Dave Macoubrie D. Macoubrie	RB	6'3"	200	FR
78	Jim Matthews J. Matthews		6'3"	250	SR
14	Dan McDaniel D. McDaniel	QB	6'1"	200	JR
94	Dave McNeel D. McNeel	DL	6'3"	210	SO
20	Bob Meyer B. Meyer	RB	5'10"	195	SO
11	Paul Miller P. Miller	QB	6'3"	203	SR
4	Tom Miller T. Miller	WR	6'2"	175	SO
54	Todd Miltenberger T. Miltenberger		6'5"	260	SR
10	Mark Mottaz M. Mottaz	DB	6'2"	190	SR
7	David Newman D. Newman	WR	6'0"	175	SR
17	Keith Pappas K. Pappas	QB	6'4"	213	JR
20	Leo Pelek L. Pelek	DB	6'0"	185	SO
88	Kurt Petersen K. Petersen		6'4"	240	SR
9	Johnnie Poe J. Poe	DB	6'1"	170	JR
97	Kendall Ponder K. Ponder	DL	6'3"	200	SO
18	Kevin Potter K. Potter	DB	5'11"	180	FR
31	Chip Powell C. Powell	DB	5'10"	180	JR
61	Jim Pree J. Pree	OL	6'5"	240	FR
66	Michael Presberry M. Presberry	OL	6'3"	240	FR
90	Wendell Ray W. Ray	DL	6'4"	228	JR
72	Howard Richards H. Richards	OL	6'5"	252	JR
24	Mike Richards M. Richards	RB	6'0"	178	SO
19	Jeff Rigg J. Rigg	DB	5'11"	175	SO
84	Willie Rogers W. Rogers	TE	6'5"	205	SO
60	Kevin Sadler K. Sadler	OL	6'4"	220	JR
56	Jerome Sally J. Sally	DL	6'3"	225	SO
26	Allan Schelp A. Schelp	DB	6'1"	180	JR
26	James Scott J. Scott	RB	6'1"	194	SO
74	Scott Shockley S. Shockley	OL	6'5"	245	FR
51	Rod Skillman R. Skillman	DL	6'3"	240	SO
28	Stevie Sly S. Sly	WR	6'0"	180	SO
92	Bennie Smith B. Smith		6'2"	220	SO
23	Jeff Smith J. Smith	DB	6'0"	185	FR
59	Rudy Stecich R. Stecich	DL	6'3"	215	SO
96	Ray Stephens R. Stephens	DL	6'2"	220	JR
81	Reid Stephens R. Stephens	TE	6'3"	210	SO
58	Jeff Stokowski J. Stokowski	OL	6'4"	230	JR
49	Tom Suntrup T. Suntrup	LB	6'3"	220	JR
65	Morton Taylor M. Taylor		6'4"	250	FR
45	Ron Vaughn R. Vaughn	RB	6'1"	208	SO
1	Ron Verrilli R. Verrilli	K/P	5'8"	170	JR
89	Lee Wagner L. Wagner	WR	6'4"	195	JR
75	Wayne Washington W. Washington	OL	6'5"	250	JR
40	Rex Weiss R. Weiss	LB	6'4"	208	FR
71	Rich Wherle R. Wherle	OL	6'3"	230	JR
30	Bill Whitaker B. Whitaker	DB	6'0"	175	JR
32	James Wilder J. Wilder	RB	6'2"	215	JR
47	Jay Wilson J. Wilson	LB	6'3"	190	FR
21	Eric Wright E. Wright	DB	6'2"	170	JR

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
2	Liberty	5	1	.833
3	Florida International	3	3	.500
4	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
5	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
6	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
7	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
8	Missouri State	1	4	.200
9	Sam Houston	1	4	.200
10	Delaware	2	4	.333

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333