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 | |
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| Conference | Big Six Conference |
| Record | 3–5–2 (2–1–2 Big 6) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's leading scorer was Paul Collins with 60 points.[3]
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 23 | vs. Arkansas* |
| L 6–7 | ||||
| September 30 | at No. 8 Ohio State* | L 0–54 | 29,908 | ||||
| October 7 | at Kansas State | W 33–0 | |||||
| October 14 | at Minnesota* | L 27–39 | 24,207 | ||||
| October 21 | Iowa State | T 21–21 | 5,281 | ||||
| October 28 | at Nebraska | L 20–24 | 8,000 | ||||
| November 4 | Michigan State* |
| W 13–7 | 5,000 | [4] | ||
| November 11 | at Oklahoma | T 21–21 | |||||
| November 18 | Iowa Pre-Flight* |
| L 7–51 | [5] | |||
| November 23 | vs. Kansas | W 28–0 | 19,969 | [6] | |||
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References edit
- ^ "1944 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ^ "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ^ Bob Latshaw (November 4, 1944). "Missouri Rally Halts Spartan Bowl March with 13-to-7 Triumph". Detroit Free Press. pp. 2–1, 2–2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Seahawks Grind Missouri, 51-7". The Des Moines Sunday Register. November 19, 1944. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ C.E. McBride (November 24, 1944). "Tiger V-3 Clicks: Jayhawks Are Shattered by Jim Kekeris, 273-Pound Lineman Shifted to Fullback". The Kansas City Times. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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