Missouri at Ohio State

Saturday, September 27, 1947

Ohio State beat Missouri 13–⁠7. It was their seventh meeting; after it, Ohio State led the series 6–⁠0–⁠1.

AwayMissouri6–⁠4 in 1947
7
HomeOhio State2–⁠6–⁠1 in 1947
13

FinalHigh 63°F, low 32°FAttendance 59,444

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: 6. w. Finally Breaks q Jinx Co|Ieqe Football Results

    Evening star, September 28, 1947, page 34 (results column)

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    6. w. Finally Breaks q Jinx Co|Ieqe Football Results Local. Wake Forest, 6; Georgetown, 0. Maryland, 10; South Carolina, 13. Virginia, 80; George Washington, 13. California, ID; Navy, 7. Howard, 7; Bluefield, O. East. Army, 13; Villanova, O. Amherst, 21;. Champlain, 0. American International, 19; U. of Massachusetts 6 (at Fort Devons). Bates, IA; Massachusetts, 6. Brown, SO; Connecticut, 13. Bucknell, Is; Alfred. 0. Cornell, 27; Lehigh, O. Columbia, 40; Rutgers, %. Coast Guard Academy, 10; R. I. P, 10. Cortland Teachers, a.; sampson, O. Dartmouth, o; Holy Cross, 0. Duquesne, 6; Western Reserve, O.. Harvard, 25; w. Maryland, 0. Maine, 80; Rhode Island, 13. Muhlenberg, 38; Lafayette, 0. Rochester, 10; Clarkson, 0. St. Lawrence, 27; Union, 6. Yale, “a; Kings Point, Is. New Hampshire, %; Colby, o. Middlebury, 13; Hobart, 6. Norwich, 10; Lowell Textile, 0. Wagner, IL; Panzer, 7. ShippenSburg, IL; California (Pa.) Teachers, 0. West Virginia, SO; Otterbein, 0. Tufts, 81; Bowdoin, IL. Springfield (Mass.), Al; North Vermont, %; st. Michael’s, 6. Potomac State, 8; Concord, 0. w. & j., 80; Bethany, Is. Thiel, 10; Alliance, 7. Slippery Rock, 6: Westminster, 0. Potomac, 8; Concord, 0. Marshall, 38; Morehead, IL. Susquehanna, 9; CCNY, 9. Delaware, Is; Penn Military, 13. Midwest. Ohio State, 13; Missouri, 7. Minnesota, Z; Washington, 6. Vanderbilt, 3, Northwestern, o. Ohio Wesleyan, 40; Albion, 6. Michigan, SIS; Michigan State, 6. Illinois, IA; Pittsburgh, o.. Colorado, 7; Iowa State, o. Indiana, II; Nebraska, @. Ohio u, “a; Ohio Northern, 0. Wisconsin, 80; Purdue, IA. Dayton, %; Scranton, 6. Denison, 38; Rio Grande, 0. Monmouth, 6; Parsons. Q. Lincoln, 40; Wilberforce, s. Illinois State Normal, 20; Terre Haute, Z. Wayne, 80; Great Lakes, Z. Northern Central, 19; Illinois Wesleyan, 6. AuguStana, 81; Elmhurst, 6. Knox, 13; Dubuque, 6. Emporia State, %; Fort Riley, 10. East Kentucky Teachers, IA; East Illinois, 13. Carthage, 20; Wartburg, 6. Hanover, “A; Canterbury, IL. Hamline, 6; St. Olaf, 0.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Ohio State 63% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Ohio State leads 10–⁠2–⁠1 in 13 meetings, counting the six since this game.

Recent meetings
2023Missouri 14, Ohio State 3Cotton Bowl
1998Ohio State 35, Missouri 14
1997Ohio State 31, Missouri 10
1976Missouri 22, Ohio State 21
1949Ohio State 35, Missouri 34
1948Ohio State 21, Missouri 7

Around this game

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