Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 9 | at #5 Notre Dame* | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | W 3–0 | 59,075 | ||||
| September 16 | #1 Alabama* | #11 | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | L 20–38 | 73,655 | |||
| September 23 | Ole Miss* | #17 | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | W 45–14 | 60,287 | |||
| September 30 | at #1 Oklahoma | #14 | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Tiger-Sooner Peace Pipe) | L 23–45 | 72,371 | |||
| October 7 | Illinois* | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | W 45–3 | 62,062 | ||||
| October 14 | #20 Iowa State | #19 | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO (Battle for the Telephone Trophy) | W 26–13 | 63,106 | |||
| October 21 | at Kansas State | #13 | KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS | W 56–14 | 24,500 | |||
| October 28 | Colorado | #13 | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | ABC | L 27–28 | 71,096 | ||
| November 4 | at Oklahoma State | Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK | L 20–35 | 47,750 | ||||
| November 11 | Kansas | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO (Border War) | W 48–0 | 64,453 | ||||
| November 18 | at #2 Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Rivalry) | W 35–31 | 75,850 | ||||
| December 23 | vs. LSU* | #18 | Memphis Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl) | W 20–15 | 53,064 | |||
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