Missouri Valley
A former conference: 10 schools on file. Our membership records under this name start in 1907. 1927 champion: Missouri.
1927 standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP | Elo | Last 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Missouri | 5–1 | 7–2 | 1627 | WWWLW | ||
 Nebraska | 4–1 | 6–2 | 1661 | WWLWW | ||
 Oklahoma State | 2–1 | 4–4 | 1453 | LWLWW | ||
 Iowa State | 3–2 | 4–3–1 | 1473 | WWLWL | ||
 Kansas | 3–3–1 | 3–4–1 | 1426 | TWLLW | ||
| Washington St. Louis | 2–2–1 | 5–2–2 | 1406 | TTLWW | ||
 Oklahoma | 2–3 | 3–3–2 | 1506 | TWWLL | ||
 Kansas State | 2–4 | 3–5 | 1448 | WLLLL | ||
 Drake | 1–2 | 3–6 | 1421 | LLLLW | ||
| Grinnell | 0–5 | 0–7–1 | 1298 | LLLLL |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied. AP: the AP poll (else the final AP rank). Elo is our own rating, a measure of strength, not a prediction.
Against other conferences, 1927
Missouri Valley teams are 14–14–5 outside the conference.
- Others8–1–3
- Independent4–6–1
- Western Conference2–4–1
- Southwest Conference0–3
The bar is the share of those games won. Games against teams from lower divisions count together.
All-Missouri Valley teams, 1927
First team 11
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| End | Roy LeCroneOklahoma | Oklahoma |
| Miller BrownMissouri | Missouri | |
| Tackle | Ray RandelsNebraska | Nebraska |
| NorrisOklahoma | Oklahoma | |
| Guard | Danny McMullenNebraska | Nebraska |
| Robert N. MillerMissouri | Missouri | |
| Center | Gould AyresIowa State | Iowa State |
| Quarterback | WalesIowa State | Iowa State |
| Halfback | Robert MehrleMissouri | Missouri |
| Glenn PresnellNebraska | Nebraska | |
| Fullback | Blue HowellNebraska | Nebraska |
Second team 11
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| End | Harold HauserKansas | Kansas |
| Ted FleckKansas State | Kansas State | |
| Tackle | William W. SmithMissouri | Missouri |
| Francis E. LucasMissouri | Missouri | |
| Guard | Bob FischerIowa State | Iowa State |
| Elmer HolmNebraska | Nebraska | |
| Center | Theodore JamesNebraska | Nebraska |
| Quarterback | A. Lynwood HaskinsOklahoma | Oklahoma |
| Halfback | Harry LindblomIowa State | Iowa State |
| Joe HolsingerKansas State | Kansas State | |
| Fullback | John MillerIowa State | Iowa State |
From Wikipedia’s 1927 all-conference team article (CC BY-SA): each player on the best team any selector named him to (the coaches’, the media’s or the AP’s), in the article’s order. Players link to their pages where we could match them.
Champions
Most titles
| Nebraska | 12 | last 1923 |
| Missouri | 6 | last 1927 |
| Kansas | 2 | last 1923 |
| Iowa State | 2 | last 1912 |
| Oklahoma State | 1 | last 1926 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | last 1920 |
Conference titles as each program’s Wikipedia infobox lists them (CC BY-SA), shared titles counted for every co-champion; the conference’s earlier names count as the same conference.
Schools
Every school and its years (10)
Members
- Drake 1908–1927
- Grinnell 1919–1927
- Iowa State 1908–1927
- Kansas 1907–1927
- Kansas State 1913–1927
- Missouri 1907–1917, 1919–1927
- Nebraska 1907–1918, 1921–1927
- Oklahoma 1920–1927
- Oklahoma State 1925–1927
- Washington St. Louis 1907–1927
Football membership as CollegeFootballData.com records it under this conference’s name, from 1907; a school’s separate stays are listed apart.
Who came and went
SportsDataverse’s football memberships agree with ours in all 156 team-seasons from 1907. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); memberships: SportsDataverse.
Honors while members
Consensus All-Americans 3
| Nebraska | 3 |
Counted only in seasons a school was a member on file (from 1907); a draft pick counts for the season before the draft. Heisman and All-America lists from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), draft picks from CollegeFootballData.com.