1943 Missouri Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1943 Missouri Tigers football Big Six Conference Big 6 3–5 3–2 Chauncey Simpson 1st Memorial Stadium The 1943 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Six Conference (Big 6) during the 1943 college football season. The team compiled a 6–3 record (3–2 against Big 6 opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the Big 6, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 170 to 142. Chauncey Simpson was the head coach for the first of three seasons.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/missouri/1943-schedule.html 1943 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 10, 20162016 Mizzou Football Media Guide University of Missouri 158 November 10, 2016 http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/mutigers.com/documents/2016/7/13/16_fb_media_guide.pdf November 10, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161110235532/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/mutigers.com/documents/2016/7/13/16_fb_media_guide.pdf dead The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri. The team's leading scorers were Bill Dellastatious and Don Reece, each with 36 points.2014 Mizzou Football Records Book University of Missouri 26 November 11, 2016 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/miss/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/14-records-book.pdf September 28, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180928041623/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/miss/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/14-records-book.pdf dead In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Missouri ranked 56th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 81.8.Litkenhous E. E. Edward E. Litkenhous Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune/122968858/ The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake City, Utah December 17, 1943 18 April 16, 2023 Newspapers.com Don Faurot, who had been the team's head coach since 1935, stepped down in June 1943 to join the United States Navy during World War II.Faurot Becomes Navy Lieutenant Monitor-Index and Democrate (Moberly, Missouri) June 18, 1943 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7399024/faurot_becomes_navy_lieutenant/ Chauncey Simpson, who had been the school's head track coach and a backfield coach for the football team, was appointed to serve as "acting football coach" during Faurot's military service.Chauncey Simpson Appointed New Missouri U. Football Coach St. Louis Star-Times July 19, 1943 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7399073/chauncey_simpson_appointed_new_missouri/ Simpson remained in charge of the team for three years from 1943 to 1945. Schedule 1943 AP y y September 25 at Minnesota<ncg> Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN L 13-26 30,000 October 2 at Ohio State<ncg> Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH L 6-27 27,525 October 9 Kansas State Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO W 47-14 October 16 vs No. 7 Iowa Pre-Flight<ncg> Ruppert Stadium Kansas City, MO L 6-21 12,414 Seahawks Jab Tigers 21-6; Fifth in a Row The Des Moines Register Sec Taylor October 17, 1943 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17708425/seahawks_jab_tigers_216_fifth_in_row/ Newspapers.com October 30 Nebraska (rivalry) Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO W 54-20 November 6 at Iowa State Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA (rivalry) W 25-7 4,490 November 13 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry) L 13-20 November 20 at Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry) L 6-7 8,000 Kansas 7, Missouri 6: Score Big Upset The Kansas city Star November 21, 1943 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115366350/kansas-7-missouri-6/ Newspapers.com References Missouri Category:Missouri Tigers football seasons Missouri Tigers football