1924 Missouri Tigers football team

The 1924 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (Missouri Valley) during the 1924 college football season. The team compiled a 7–2 record (5–1 against Missouri Valley opponents), won the Missouri Valley championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 110 to 41. Gwinn Henry was the head coach for the second of nine seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Rollins Field in Columbia, Missouri.

1924 Missouri Tigers football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record7–2 (5–1 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainArthur D. Bond
Home stadiumRollins Field
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Missouri $ 5 1 0 7 2 0
Nebraska 3 1 0 5 3 0
Drake 3 1 1 5 2 1
Grinnell 2 1 0 3 3 0
Iowa State 3 2 0 4 3 1
Oklahoma 2 3 1 2 5 1
Kansas 2 4 1 2 5 1
Kansas State 1 4 1 3 4 1
Washington University 0 4 0 4 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4at Chicago*W 3–0
October 11Missouri Wesleyan*W 14–0
October 18at Iowa StateW 7–0
October 25Kansas State
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 14–7
November 1at NebraskaL 6–14
November 8at OklahomaW 10–0
November 15Washington University
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 35–0[3]
November 27Kansas
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
W 14–0
December 25at USC*L 7–2047,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  1. ^ "1924 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  3. ^ Schneff, Arthur (November 16, 1924). "Missouri 35, Washington 0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1S. Retrieved July 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "U.S.C. eleven wins tilt from Missouri, 20–7". Journal and Courier. December 26, 1924. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.