1944 Missouri Tigers football team

The 1944 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Six Conference (Big 6) during the 1944 college football season. The team compiled a 3–5–2 record (2–1–2 against Big 6 opponents), finished in third place in the Big 6, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 224 to 176. Chauncey Simpson was the head coach for the second of three seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

1944 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
1944 record3–5–2 (2–1–2 Big 6)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1944 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Oklahoma $ 4 0 1  6 3 1
Iowa State 3 1 1  6 1 1
Missouri 2 1 2  3 5 2
Nebraska 2 3 0  2 6 0
Kansas 1 4 0  3 6 1
Kansas State 1 4 0  2 5 2
  • $ Conference champion

The team's leading scorer was Paul Collins with 60 points.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 23vs. Arkansas*
L 6–7
September 30at Ohio State*L 0–54
October 7at Kansas StateW 33–0
October 14at Minnesota*L 27–39
October 21Iowa StateT 21–21
October 28at NebraskaL 20–24
November 4Michigan State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
W 13–7
November 11at OklahomaT 21–21
November 18Iowa Pre-Flight*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
L 7–51
November 23vs. KansasKansas City, MOW 28–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1944 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  2. "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  3. "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 26. Retrieved November 11, 2016.


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