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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 <-- 1951 <- 1952 -> 1953 --> 2024

1952 Season Highlights

Don B. Faurot enters his 15th season as Head Coach at Missouri.

1952 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Maryland	10	13	L
Sat., Sep. 27	@ California	14	28	L
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Kansas State	26	0	W
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Southern Methodist	7	25	L
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Oklahoma State	7	14	L
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Iowa State	19	0	W
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Nebraska	10	6	W
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Colorado	27	7	W
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Oklahoma	7	47	L
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. Kansas	20	19	W

1952 Season Totals
Record	5-5
Points Scored	147
Scoring Average	14.7
Points Allowed	159
Defense Average	15.9
Opponents Record	51-42
Conference Record	5-1
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	2-3

1952 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1952 Big Eight- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Kansas	7-3	214	110		3-3	142	94	Jules V. Sikes
Iowa State	3-6	158	199		1-5	39	140	Emmett R. Abe Stuber
Oklahoma	8-1-1	407	141		5-0-1	234	67	Charles B. Bud Wilkinson
Missouri	5-5	147	159		5-1	109	79	Don B. Faurot
Nebraska	5-4-1	173	123		3-2-1	92	87	J. William Bill Glassford
Colorado	6-2-2	246	158		2-2-2	111	111	Dallas Dal Ward
Kansas State	1-9	81	255		0-6	40	189	William M. Bill Meek

1952 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1952 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

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.