The 1921 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (Missouri Valley) during the 1921 college football season. The team compiled a 6–2 record (4–2 against Missouri Valley opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the Missouri Valley conference, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 136 to 50. James Phelan was the head coach for the second of two seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Rollins Field in Columbia, Missouri.
| 1921 Missouri Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 6–2 (4–2 MVC) |
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| Captain | Herbert Blumer |
| Home stadium | Rollins Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington University | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grinnell | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 1 | Oklahoma A&M* | W 36–0 | ||||||
| October 8 | at Saint Louis* | W 32–0 | ||||||
| October 15 | Iowa State |
| W 17–14 | |||||
| October 22 | at Kansas State | L 5–7 | ||||||
| October 29 | Drake |
| W 6–0 | [3] | ||||
| November 5 | 2:30 p.m. | at Washington University |
| W 7–0 | 12,000 | [4][5][6] | ||
| November 12 | Oklahoma |
| W 24–14 | |||||
| November 24 | at Kansas | Lawrence, KS (rivalry) | L 9–15 | |||||
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References
edit- ^ "1921 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 40. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
- ^ "Drake Is Beaten In Close Battle By Tiger Eleven". The St. Louis Star. October 30, 1921. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers Slight Favorite to Trim Pikers Tomorrow in Annual Conference Battle". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 4, 1921. p. 40. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Wray, John E. (November 6, 1921). "Deflected Pass Gives Missouri Unmerited Victory Over Pikers". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 8. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Wray, John E. (November 6, 1921). "Deflected Pass Gives Tigers Touchdown The Beats Pikers (continued)". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 10. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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