1947 Missouri Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1947 Missouri Tigers football Big Six Conference Big 6 6–4 3–2 Don Faurot 10th Memorial Stadium The 1947 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Six Conference (Big 6) during the 1947 college football season. The team compiled a 6–4 record (3–2 against Big 6 opponents), finished in third place in the Big 6, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 240 to 116. Don Faurot was the head coach for the 10th of 19 seasons.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/missouri/1947-schedule.html 1947 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 Harold "Bus" Entsminger with 446 rushing yards and 372 passing yards, Mel Sheehan with 218 receiving yards, and Nick Carras with 30 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 Missouri was ranked at No. 28 or No. 136 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings Times Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 18, 1947 47 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123152970/michigan-national-champion-in-final/ Newspapers.com Schedule 1947 AP y y y September 20 Saint Louis<ncg> Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO W 19-0 17,000 Missouri Uses Surprise Plays In Downing Bills, 19-0 St. Louis Post-Dispatch September 21, 1947 1F https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28393524/missouri_uses_surprise_plays_in_downing/ Newspapers.com September 27 at Ohio State<ncg> Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH L 7-13 59,444 Ohio State In Rally To Trip Tigers, 13-7 The Akron Beacon Journal September 28, 1947 1C, 2C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28393707/ohio_state_in_rally_to_trip_tigers_137/ Newspapers.com October 4 at SMU<ncg> Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX L 19-35 26,000 Doak Walker Bright Star as SMU Whips Missouri, 35-19 The Corpus Christi Caller-Times October 5, 1947 D1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28393864/doak_walker_bright_star_as_smu_whips/ Newspapers.com October 11 at Colorado<ncg> Folsom Field Boulder, CO W 21-0 Missouri Hands Colorado First Home Loss in 8 St. Louis Post-Dispatch October 12, 1947 1C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28357963/missouri_hands_colorado_first_home_loss/ Newspapers.com October 18 Kansas State Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO W 47-7 18,000 Missouri Overwhelms Kansas State, 47-7 Joplin Globe October 19, 1947 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28394142/missouri_overwhelms_kansas_state_477/ Newspapers.com October 25 at Iowa State Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA (rivalry) W 26-7 15,000 Iowa State Falls: Missouri Controls Big Six Game From the Start, 26-7 The Des Moines Register Leighton Housh October 26, 1947 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28379224/iowa_state_falls_missouri_controls_big/ Newspapers.com November 1 Nebraska Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry) W 47-6 20,000 Missouri Finds Nebraska Easy, 47-6; Leads Big Six St. Louis Post-Dispatch Bob Broeg November 2, 1947 III-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12170105/1947_nebraskamissouri_part_1_st_louis/ Newspapers.com November 8 at No. 13 Duke<ncg> Duke Stadium Durham, NC W 28-7 25,000 Duke Bows, 28-7 Asheville Citizen-Times Billy Anderson November 9, 1947 1D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28394591/duke_bows_287/ Newspapers.com November 15 Oklahoma<hc> 17 Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry) L 12-21 28,500 Missouri Upset By Sooners' Last-Period Scores, 21-12 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Bob Broeg November 16, 1947 III-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28394742/missouri_upset_by_sooners_lastperiod/ Newspapers.com November 22 at No. 17 Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry) L 14-20 40,043 K.U. Overcomes Tigers 20-14 Mercury-Chronicle (Manhattan, Kansas) November 23, 1947 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28394868/ku_overcomes_tigers_2014/ Newspapers.com Rankings 1947 college football rankings AP 1 10 NR NR NR NR NR 17 NR NR NR NR References Missouri Category:Missouri Tigers football seasons Missouri Tigers football