1953 Missouri Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1953 Missouri Tigers football Big Seven Conference Big 7 6–4 4–2 Don Faurot 16th Memorial Stadium The 1953 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Seven Conference (Big 7) during the 1953 college football season. The team compiled a 6–4 record (4–2 against Big 7 opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the Big 7, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 130 to 116. Don Faurot was the head coach for the 16th of 19 seasons.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/missouri/1953-schedule.html 1953 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 Robert Bauman with 405 rushing yards, Vic Eaton with 364 passing yards and 683 yards of total offense, Elmer Corpeny with 179 receiving yards, and Bob Schoonmaker with 36 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 1953 AP September 19 l y Maryland 9 Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO 6–20 21,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-md-beats-miss/138030874/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Md. beats Missouri, 20–6, scores first TD in 1:50 September 20, 1953 January 4, 2024 Newspapers.com September 26 w y Purdue Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO 14–7 19,000 October 3 w y Colorado Folsom Field Boulder, CO 27–16 23,840 October 9 Friday l y y SMU Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 7–20 35,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-mustangs-trim-m/168460716/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Mustangs trim Missouri, 20–7 October 11, 1953 March 20, 2025 Newspapers.com October 17 l y Iowa State Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA rivalry 6–13 12,486 October 24 w Nebraska Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO rivalry 23–7 26,500 October 31 w y y Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN 14–7 November 7 l Oklahoma 8 Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO rivalry 7–14 30,020 November 14 w Kansas State Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO 16–6 November 21 w y Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS Border War 10–6 34,000 References Missouri Category:Missouri Tigers football seasons Missouri Tigers football