1940 Missouri Tigers football team

The 1940 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Six Conference (Big 6) during the 1940 college football season. The team compiled a 6–3 record (3–2 against Big 6 opponents), finished in third place in the Big 6, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 213 to 135. Don Faurot was the head coach for the sixth of 19 seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

1940 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
1940 record6–3 (3–2 Big 6)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1940 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 Nebraska $ 5 0 0  8 2 0
Oklahoma 4 1 0  6 3 0
Missouri 3 2 0  6 3 0
Iowa State 2 3 0  4 5 0
Kansas State 1 4 0  2 7 0
Kansas 0 5 0  2 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's leading scorer was Harry Ice with 42 points.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Saint Louis*W 40–26
October 5at Pittsburgh*L 13–19
October 12at Kansas StateW 24–13
October 19Iowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
W 30–14
October 26at No. 18 NebraskaL 7–20
November 2NYU*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
W 33–0
November 9at Colorado*W 21–6
November 16at OklahomaL 0–7
November 21Kansas
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
W 45–2017,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1940 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  2. "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 40. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  3. 2014 Mizzou Football Records Book, p. 26.
  4. "Christman Flips Missouri To 45-20 Win Over Kansas". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 22, 1940. p. 22 via Newspapers.com.
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