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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: Dan Devine
Conference: Big Eight-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1958 <- 1959 -> 1960 --> 2024
1959 Season Highlights
 Dan Devine enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Missouri.
 
1959 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Penn State  8   19   L       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Michigan  20   15   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Iowa State  14   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 9  @ Southern Methodist  2   23   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Oklahoma  0   23   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Nebraska  9   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Colorado  20   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Air Force  13   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Kansas State  26   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Kansas  13   9   W       
 Fri., Jan. 1   Georgia  0   14   L    @ Miami, FL   Orange Bowl
 
1959 Season Totals
  Record6-5
  Points Scored125
  Scoring Average11.4
  Points Allowed124
  Defense Average11.3
  Opponents Record63-46
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record3-2
1959 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
18 6-4-0 AP
19 6-4-0 Coaches
19 6-4-0 UPI
  
1959 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Iowa State 7-324880 3-38362  Clay Stapleton
Kansas 5-5163134 3-37964  Jack Mitchell
Oklahoma 7-3234146 5-116455  Charles B. Bud Wilkinson
Missouri 6-5125124Lost  0-144-28253  Dan Devine
Colorado 5-5144177 3-392134  Everett Sonny Grandelius
Nebraska 4-6108160 2-46299  Bill Jennings
Kansas State 2-8109266 1-560155  Bernard Bus Mertes

1959 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1959 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.