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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: Frank Broyles
Conference: Big Eight-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1956 <- 1957 -> 1958 --> 2024
1957 Season Highlights
 Frank Broyles enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Missouri.
 
1957 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Vanderbilt  7   7   T       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Arizona  35   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Texas A&M  0   28   L       
 Fri., Oct. 11  @ Southern Methodist  7   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Iowa State  35   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Nebraska  14   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Colorado  9   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Oklahoma  14   39   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Kansas State  21   23   L       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Kansas  7   9   L       
 
1957 Season Totals
  Record5-4 -1
  Points Scored149
  Scoring Average14.9
  Points Allowed157
  Defense Average15.7
  Opponents Record47-47
  Conference Record3-3
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record3-1 -1
1957 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1957 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Kansas 5-4-1115230 4-277128  Charles V. Chuck Mather
Iowa State 4-5-1142160 2-492133  James A. Jim Myers
Oklahoma 10-133389Won  48-216-018548  Charles B. Bud Wilkinson
Colorado 6-3-1250137 3-316093  Dallas Dal Ward
Missouri 5-4-1149157 3-3100103  Frank Broyles
Kansas State 3-6-1124166 2-465113  Bernard Bus Mertes
Nebraska 1-967243 1-546107  Bill Jennings

1957 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1957 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.