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Missouri Football Team History

Missouri Tigers

University of Missouri
Columbia, MO
Founded: 1839
Stadium: Memorial/Faurot Field
Capacity: 68,349
Colors: Gold & Black
Coach: Don B. Faurot
Conference: Big Eight-

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1890 <-- 1947 <- 1948 -> 1949 --> 2024

1948 Season Highlights

Don B. Faurot enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Missouri.

1948 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 25	@ Ohio State	7	21	L
Fri., Oct. 1	@ St. Louis	60	7	W
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. Southern Methodist	20	14	W
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Navy	35	14	W	@ Baltimore, MD
Sat., Oct. 23	vs. Iowa State	49	7	W
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Kansas State	49	7	W
Sat., Nov. 6	@ Oklahoma	7	41	L
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Colorado	27	13	W
Sat., Nov. 20	@ Nebraska	33	6	W
Thu., Nov. 25	vs. Kansas	21	7	W
Sat., Jan. 1	Clemson	23	24	L	@ Jacksonville, FL	Gator Bowl

1948 Season Totals
Record	8-3
Points Scored	331
Scoring Average	30.1
Points Allowed	161
Defense Average	14.6
Opponents Record	53-45
Conference Record	5-1
Home Record	4-0
Away Record	4-2

1948 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1948 Big Eight- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Kansas	7-3	199	137		4-2	121	116	Jules V. Sikes
Iowa State	4-6	116	197		2-4	73	128	Emmett R. Abe Stuber
Oklahoma	10-1	350	121	Won 14-6	5-0	217	34	Charles B. Bud Wilkinson
Missouri	8-3	331	161	Lost 23-24	5-1	186	81	Don B. Faurot
Colorado	3-6	168	164		2-3	97	98	Dallas Dal Ward
Nebraska	2-8	137	273		2-4	84	135	George M. Potsy Clark
Kansas State	1-9	78	323		0-6	28	214	Ralph M. Graham

1948 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1948 All Big Eight Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).