1948 Missouri Tigers football team
The 1948 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Seven Conference (Big 7) during the 1948 college football season. The team compiled an 8–3 record (5–1 against Big 7 opponents), finished in second place in the Big 7, lost to Clemson in the 1949 Gator Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 331 to 161. Don Faurot was the head coach for the 11th of 19 seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.
| 1948 Missouri Tigers football | |
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Gator Bowl, L 23–24 vs. Clemson | |
| Conference | Big Seven Conference |
| 1948 record | 8–3 (5–1 Big 7) |
| Head coach | Don Faurot (11th season) |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Oklahoma $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Dick Braznell with 484 rushing yards, Bus Entsminger with 633 passing yards, 1,084 yards of total offense, and 54 points scored, and Mel Sheehan with 346 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 25 | at Ohio State* | L 7–21 | ||||||
| October 1 | at Saint Louis* | St. Louis, MO | W 60–7 | |||||
| October 9 | No. 4 SMU |
| W 20–14 | |||||
| October 16 | at Navy | No. 12 | Baltimore, MD | W 35–14 | ||||
| October 23 | Iowa State | No. 9 |
| W 49–7 | ||||
| October 30 | at Kansas State | No. 8 |
| W 49–7 | ||||
| November 6 | at No. 15 Oklahoma | No. 9 |
| L 7–41 | ||||
| November 13 | Colorado | No. 20 |
| W 27–13 | ||||
| November 20 | at Nebraska | W 33–6 | ||||||
| November 25 | Kansas |
| W 21–7 | |||||
| January 1, 1949 | vs. No. 11 Clemson* | L 23–24 | 36,000 | [4] | ||||
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References
- "1948 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. pp. 26–27. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- "Clemson Overcomes Missouri by 24-23". Daily News (New York City). January 2, 1949. p. 87 – via Newspapers.com.
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