The 1949 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Seven Conference (Big 7) during the 1949 college football season. The team compiled a 7–4 record (5–1 against Big 7 opponents), finished in second place in the Big 7, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 264 to 225. Don Faurot was the head coach for the 12th of 19 seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.
| 1949 Missouri Tigers football | |
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Gator Bowl, L 7–20 vs. Maryland | |
| Conference | Big Seven Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 20 (tie) |
| Record | 7–4 (5–1 Big 7) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Oklahoma $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Missouri | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Dick Braznell with 766 rushing yards and 1,128 yards of total offense, Phil Klein with 808 passing yards, Gene Ackerman with 621 receiving yards, and John Glorioso with 77 points scored.[3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 24 | at Ohio State* | L 34–35 | 66,510 | |||||
| October 1 | at SMU* | L 27–28 | 58,000 | [4] | ||||
| October 8 | Oklahoma A&M | No. 20 | W 21–7 | |||||
| October 15 | at Illinois* | W 27–20 | 42,184 | |||||
| October 22 | at Iowa State | No. 18 | W 32–0 | 17,232 | ||||
| October 29 | Nebraska | No. 16 |
| W 21–20 | ||||
| November 5 | at Colorado | W 20–13 | 19,781 | |||||
| November 12 | No. 3 Oklahoma |
| L 7–27 | 37,152 | ||||
| November 19 | at Kansas | W 34–28 | ||||||
| November 24 | Kansas State |
| W 34–27 | 20,000 | ||||
| January 2, 1950 | vs. No. 14 Maryland | L 7–20 | 18,409–22,000 | [5][6] | ||||
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Rankings
edit| Week | |||||||||
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | 20т | — | 18 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 20т |
References
edit- ^ "1949 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ^ "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. pp. 26–27. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ^ Jack Murphy (October 2, 1949). "Walker Leads Mustangs Past Tigers, 28-27". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland smears Missouri in Gator Bowl, 20–7". Springfield Daily News. January 3, 1949. Retrieved December 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland Eleven Wins Over Missouri By 20-7 In Gator Bowl Contest". The Baltimore Sun. January 3, 1950. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.