1938 Missouri Tigers football team

The 1938 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Six Conference (Big 6) during the 1938 college football season. The team compiled a 6–3 record (2–3 against Big 6 opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the Big 6, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 111 to 82. Don Faurot was the head coach for the fourth of 19 seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

1938 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
1938 record6–3 (2–3 Big 6)
Head coachDon Faurot (4th season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1938 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Oklahoma $ 5 0 0  10 1 0
Iowa State 3 1 1  7 1 1
Missouri 2 3 0  6 3 0
Nebraska 2 3 0  3 5 1
Kansas State 1 3 1  4 4 1
Kansas 1 4 0  3 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's leading scorer was Paul Christman with 48 points.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 1Colorado*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
W 14–7
October 8at Kansas State
L 13–21
October 15Iowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
L 13–16
October 22at Washington (MO)*St. Louis, MOW 13–0
October 29at NebraskaW 13–10
November 5Michigan State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
W 6–0
November 12at No. 10 Oklahoma
L 0–21
November 19at Saint Louis*St. Louis, MOW 26–0
November 24Kansas
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
W 13–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References

  1. "1938 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  2. "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 40. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  3. 2014 Mizzou Football Records Book, p. 26.
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