The 1956 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Seven Conference (Big 7) during the 1956 college football season. The team compiled a 4–5–1 record (3–2–1 against Big 7 opponents), finished in third place in the Big 7, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 200 to 183. Don Faurot was the head coach for the 19th of 19 seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.
| 1956 Missouri Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Big Seven Conference |
| Record | 4–5–1 (3–2–1 Big 7) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Oklahoma $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Colorado | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Hank Kuhlman with 440 rushing yards and 37 points scored, Jim Hunter with 567 passing yards and 567 yards of total offense, and Charley James with 362 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | Oregon State* | L 13–19 | 22,000 | ||
| September 29 | at Purdue* | L 7–16 | 46,455 | [4] | |
| October 6 | No. 12 SMU* |
| L 27–33 | 25,000 | |
| October 13 | North Dakota State* |
| W 42–0 | [5] | |
| October 20 | at Kansas State | W 20–6 | 13,000 | ||
| October 27 | Iowa State |
| W 34–0 | 18,752 | |
| November 3 | at Nebraska | L 14–15 | 34,748 | ||
| November 10 | No. 18 Colorado |
| T 14–14 | 25,807 | |
| November 17 | at No. 2 Oklahoma | L 14–67 | 57,647 | ||
| December 1 | Kansas |
| W 15–13 | 28,002 | |
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References
edit- ^ "1956 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.
- ^ "Purdue Beats Missouri, 16–7". Chicago Tribune. September 30, 1956. p. 2-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Missouri crushes North Dakota State, 42–0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 14, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
