1947 Missouri Tigers football team
The 1947 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Six Conference (Big 6) during the 1947 college football season. The team compiled a 6–4 record (3–2 against Big 6 opponents), finished in third place in the Big 6, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 240 to 116. Don Faurot was the head coach for the 10th of 19 seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.
| 1947 Missouri Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Big Six Conference |
| 1947 record | 6–4 (3–2 Big 6) |
| Head coach | Don Faurot (10th season) |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Kansas + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Oklahoma + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Harold "Bus" Entsminger with 446 rushing yards and 372 passing yards, Mel Sheehan with 218 receiving yards, and Nick Carras with 30 points scored.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 20 | Saint Louis* |
| W 19–0 | 17,000 | [4] | |||
| September 27 | at Ohio State* | L 7–13 | 59,444 | [5] | ||||
| October 4 | at SMU* | L 19–35 | 26,000 | [6] | ||||
| October 11 | at Colorado* |
| W 21–0 | [7] | ||||
| October 18 | Kansas State |
| W 47–7 | 18,000 | [8] | |||
| October 25 | at Iowa State |
| W 26–7 | 15,000 | [9] | |||
| November 1 | Nebraska |
| W 47–6 | 20,000 | [10] | |||
| November 8 | at No. 13 Duke | Durham, NC | W 28–7 | 25,000 | [11] | |||
| November 15 | Oklahoma | No. 17 |
| L 12–21 | 28,500 | [12] | ||
| November 22 | at No. 17 Kansas |
| L 14–20 | 40,043 | [13] | |||
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References
- "1947 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. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- "Missouri Uses Surprise Plays In Downing Bills, 19-0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 21, 1947. p. 1F – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ohio State In Rally To Trip Tigers, 13-7". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 28, 1947. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
- "Doak Walker Bright Star as SMU Whips Missouri, 35-19". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 5, 1947. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Missouri Hands Colorado First Home Loss in 8". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 12, 1947. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
- "Missouri Overwhelms Kansas State, 47-7". Joplin Globe. October 19, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- Leighton Housh (October 26, 1947). "Iowa State Falls: Missouri Controls Big Six Game From the Start, 26-7". The Des Moines Register. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- Bob Broeg (November 2, 1947). "Missouri Finds Nebraska Easy, 47-6; Leads Big Six". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- Billy Anderson (November 9, 1947). "Duke Bows, 28-7". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
- Bob Broeg (November 16, 1947). "Missouri Upset By Sooners' Last-Period Scores, 21-12". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- "K.U. Overcomes Tigers 20-14". Mercury-Chronicle (Manhattan, Kansas). November 23, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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