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-
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 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
The oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.