American college football season
The1949 Missouri Tigers football team was anAmerican football team that represented theUniversity of Missouri in theBig Seven Conference (Big 7) during the1949 college football season . The team compiled a 7–4 record (5–1 against Big 7 opponents), finished in second place in the Big 7, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 264 to 225.Don Faurot was the head coach for the 12th of 19 seasons.[ 1] [ 2] The team played its home games atMemorial Stadium inColumbia, Missouri .
The team's statistical leaders included Dick Braznell with 766 rushing yards and 1,128 yards of total offense, Phil Klein with 808 passing yards, Gene Ackerman with 621 receiving yards, and John Glorioso with 77 points scored.[ 3]
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 24 atOhio State * L 34–3566,510 October 1 atSMU * L 27–2858,000 [ 4] October 8 Oklahoma A&M No. 20 W 21–7October 15 atIllinois * W 27–2042,184 October 22 atIowa State No. 18 W 32–017,232 October 29 Nebraska No. 16 Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry ) W 21–20November 5 atColorado W 20–1319,781 November 12 No. 3Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry ) L 7–2737,152 November 19 atKansas W 34–28November 24 Kansas State Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO W 34–2720,000 January 2, 1950 vs. No. 14Maryland L 7–2018,409–22,000 [ 5] [ 6] *Non-conference game Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below Week Poll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final AP 20т — 18 16 — — — — 20т
^ "1949 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results" .SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedNovember 11, 2016 .^ "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF) . University of Missouri. p. 158. RetrievedNovember 11, 2016 .^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF) . University of Missouri. pp. 26– 27. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. RetrievedNovember 11, 2016 .^ Jack Murphy (October 2, 1949)."Walker Leads Mustangs Past Tigers, 28-27" .Fort Worth Star-Telegram . p. II-1 – viaNewspapers.com . ^ "Maryland smears Missouri in Gator Bowl, 20–7" .Springfield Daily News . January 3, 1949. RetrievedDecember 24, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Maryland Eleven Wins Over Missouri By 20-7 In Gator Bowl Contest" .The Baltimore Sun . January 3, 1950. p. 1 – viaNewspapers.com .
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