1951 Missouri Tigers football team

The 1951 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Seven Conference (Big 7) during the 1951 college football season. The team compiled a 2–8 record (1–5 against Big 7 opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the Big 7, and was outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 292 to 169. Don Faurot was the head coach for the 14th of 19 seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

1951 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
1951 record2–8 (1–5 Big 7)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1951 Big Seven Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 Oklahoma $ 6 0 0  8 2 0
Colorado 5 1 0  7 3 0
Kansas 4 2 0  8 2 0
Iowa State 2 4 0  4 4 1
Nebraska 2 4 0  2 8 0
Missouri 1 5 0  3 7 0
Kansas State 0 6 0  0 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Junior Wren with 451 rushing yards and 708 yards of total offense, Tony Scardino with 653 passing yards, Harold Carter with 456 receiving yards, and James Hook with 36 points scored.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 22Fordham*L 20–34
September 29Oklahoma A&M*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
W 27–26
October 6at SMU*L 0–34
October 13at ColoradoL 13–34
October 20at Iowa StateL 14–21
October 27Nebraska
W 35–19
November 3at No. 4 Maryland*L 0–35
November 10No. 14 Oklahoma
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
L 20–34
November 17Kansas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
L 12–14
December 1at KansasL 28–41
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1951 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  2. "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  3. "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. pp. 26–27. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
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