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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: Gwinn Henry
Conference: Big Eight-

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1890 <-- 1930 <- 1931 -> 1932 --> 2024

1931 Season Highlights

Gwinn Henry enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Missouri.

1931 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Texas	0	31	L
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Kansas State	7	20	L
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Colorado	7	9	L
Sat., Oct. 24	@ Iowa State	0	20	L
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Nebraska	7	10	L
Fri., Nov. 6	@ Drake	32	20	W
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Oklahoma	7	0	W
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Kansas	0	14	L
Sat., Nov. 28	vs. Temple	6	38	L	@ Kansas City, MO
Sat., Dec. 5	@ St. Louis	6	31	L

1931 Season Totals
Record	2-8
Points Scored	72
Scoring Average	7.2
Points Allowed	193
Defense Average	19.3
Opponents Record	49-27
Conference Record	1-4
Home Record	1-3
Away Record	1-5

1931 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1931 Big Eight- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Iowa State	5-3	72	74		3-1	40	41	George F. Veenker
Kansas	5-5	112	54		1-3	14	29	William H. Bill Hargiss
Nebraska	8-2	136	82		5-0	58	10	Dana X. Bible
Kansas State	8-2	164	39		3-2	56	20	Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Oklahoma	4-7-1	88	108		1-4	22	47	Adrian H. Ad Lindsey
Missouri	2-8	72	193		1-4	21	64	Gwinn Henry

1931 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1931 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.