1949 Missouri Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1949 Missouri Tigers football Big Seven Conference Big 7 20 (tie) 7–4 5–1 Don Faurot 12th Memorial Stadium Gator Bowl L Lost 7–20 vs. Maryland The 1949 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Seven Conference (Big 7) during the 1949 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.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/missouri/1949-schedule.html 1949 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 11, 20162016 Mizzou Football Media Guide University of Missouri 158 November 11, 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 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.2014 Mizzou Football Records Book University of Missouri 26–27 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 Schedule 1949 AP y y y September 24 at Ohio State<ncg> Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH L 34-35 66,510 October 1 at SMU<ncg> Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX L27-28 58,000 Walker Leads Mustangs Past Tigers, 28-27 Fort Worth Star-Telegram Jack Murphy October 2, 1949 II-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51886999/walker-leads-mustangs-past-tigers-28-27/ Newspapers.com October 8 Oklahoma A&M 20 Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO W 21-7 October 15 at Illinois<ncg> Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry) W 27-20 42,184 October 22 at Iowa State 18 Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA (rivlary) W 32-0 17,232 October 29 Nebraska 16 Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry) W 21-20 November 5 at Colorado Folsom Field Boulder, CO W 20-13 19,781 November 12 No. 3 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry) L 7-27 37,152 November 19 at Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (Border War) W 34-28 November 24 Kansas State Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO W 34-27 20,000 January 2, 1950 vs No. 14 Maryland Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) L 7-20 18,409–22,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-springfield-news-leader-maryland-sme/137359137/ Springfield Daily News Maryland smears Missouri in Gator Bowl, 20–7 January 3, 1949 December 24, 2023 Newspapers.comMaryland Eleven Wins Over Missouri By 20-7 In Gator Bowl Contest The Baltimore Sun January 3, 1950 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29874679/maryland_eleven_wins_over_missouri_by/ Newspapers.com Rankings 1949 college football rankings AP 1 9 20т NR 18 16 NR NR NR NR 20т References Missouri Category:Missouri Tigers football seasons Missouri Tigers football