1939 Missouri Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1939 Missouri Tigers football Big Six Conference Big 6 6 8–2 5–0 Don Faurot 5th Memorial Stadium Big 6 champion Orange Bowl L 7–21 vs. Georgia Tech The 1939 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Six Conference (Big 6) during the 1939 college football season. The team compiled an 8–2 record (5–0 against Big 6 opponents), won the Big 6 championship, lost to Georgia Tech in the 1940 Orange Bowl, outscored all opponents by a combined total of 155 to 79, and was ranked No. 6 in the final AP Poll. Don Faurot was the head coach for the fifth of 19 seasons.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/missouri/1939-schedule.html 1939 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 10, 20162014 Mizzou Football Records Book University of Missouri 40 March 23, 2019 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 The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri. The team's leading scorer was Paul Christman with 42 points.2014 Mizzou Football Records Book, p. 26. Christman was also selected as a first-team All-American by the All-America Board,ESPN College Football Encyclopedia 1178 ESPN Books 2005 1401337031 Collier's Weekly (chosen by Grantland Rice),All America Is Picked By Colliers Wisconsin State Journal 1939-12-09 Newspaper Enterprise Association,Harry Grayson Harry Grayson NEA Picks All America Eleven: Nile Kinnick Named Back of Season Ironwood Daily Globe 1939-11-28 and The Sporting News. He finished third in the 1939 Heisman Trophy voting, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1956, and had his jersey (No. 44) retired at Missouri.2014 Mizzou Football Records Book University of Missouri 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 1939 AP y y y September 30 Colorado<ncg> Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO W 30-0 Missouri Power Play Jars Colorado: Christman Scores Three Touchdowns in 30-0 Conquest St. Louis Globe-Democrat October 1, 1939 6C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122308369/missouri-power-play-jars-colorado/ Newspapers.com October 7 at Ohio State<ncg> Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH L 0-19 58,165 Bucks Trip Missouri Team: Reserves Prove too Much For Big Six Team Under Sweltering Sun Saturday The Coshocton Tribune Jim Emerson October 8, 1939 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122275756/bucks-trip-missouri-team-reserves/ Newspapers.com October 14 at Washington University<ncg> Francis Field St. Louis, MO W 14-0 10,000 Washington Holds Missouri U. To 14 To 0 Score St. Louis Post-Dispatch J. Roy Stockton October 15, 1939 1E https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122153656/washington-holds-missouri-u-to-14-to-0/ Newspapers.com October 21 Kansas State Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO W 9-7 12,000 Missouri Beats Kansas State in First Big Six Game, 9 to 7 St. Louis Post-Dispatch October 22, 1939 1C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122308407/missouri-beats-kansas-state-in-first/ Newspapers.com October 28 at Iowa State Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA (rivalry) W 21-6 12,000 Missouri Spoils Homecoming for Iowa State, 21 to 6: Cyclones Get Dose of Their Own 'Razzle' Des Moines Register Sec Taylor October 29, 1939 Sports 1, 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122308464/missouri-spoils-homecoming-for-iowa/ Newspapers.com November 4 No. 10 Nebraska Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry) W 27-13 18,000 Christman's 'Flips' Beat Nebraska: Missouri Upsets Dope And Huskers Lose 27 To 13 The Sedalia Democrat and Capital Harold Claasen November 5, 1939 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122308519/christmans-flips-beat-nebraska/ Newspapers.com November 11 at No. 17 NYU<ncg> Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY W 20-7 30,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80069722/christman-sparks-missouri-to-207-victor/ St. Louis Globe-Democrat Christman sparks Missouri to 20–7 victory over N.Y.U. November 12, 1939 June 22, 2021 Newspapers.com November 18 No. 5 Oklahoma 12 Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry) W 7-6 27,000 King Kicks Tigers To Victory Over Oklahoma, 7 To 6: Bob Orf Recovers Blocked Punt for Tiger Touchdown St. Louis Post-Dispatch J. Roy Stockton November 19, 1939 1C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122308563/king-kicks-tigers-to-victory-over/ Newspapers.com November 25 at Kansas 10 Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry) W 20-0 Missouri Defeats Kansas, 20 to 0, Wins Big Six Title St. Louis Post-Dispatch November 26, 1939 1F https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122308629/missouri-defeats-kansas-20-to-0-wins/ Newspapers.com January 1, 1940 vs No. 16 Georgia Tech 6 Burdine Stadium Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) L 7-21 35,000 35,000 See Missouri Beaten The Miami Daily News January 2, 1940 B1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29865444/35000_see_missouri_beaten/ Newspapers.com References Missouri Category:Missouri Tigers football seasons Category:Big Eight Conference football champion seasons Missouri Tigers football