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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1937 <- 1938 -> 1939 --> 2024
1938 Season Highlights
 Don B. Faurot enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Missouri.
 
1938 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Colorado  14   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Kansas State  13   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Iowa State  13   16   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Washington (Missouri)  13   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Nebraska  13   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Michigan State  6   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Oklahoma  0   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ St. Louis  26   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 24  vs. Kansas  13   7   W       
 
1938 Season Totals
  Record6-3
  Points Scored111
  Scoring Average12.3
  Points Allowed82
  Defense Average9.1
  Opponents Record36-24
  Conference Record2-3
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record3-2
1938 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1938 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Iowa State 7-1-112564 3-1-15850  James J. Jim Yeager
Kansas 3-6132169 1-44876  Adrian H. Ad Lindsey
Oklahoma 10-118529Lost  0-175-0900  Thomas E. Tom Stidham
Missouri 6-311182 2-35275  Don B. Faurot
Nebraska 3-5-16884 2-34749  Lawrence M. Biff Jones
Kansas State 4-4-1108134 1-3-14893  Wesley L. Fry

1938 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1938 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.