Missouri vs. New York University
Missouri and New York University first met in 1928 and have played 6 times; the series is tied 3–3. Over the last 6 meetings it’s even at 3–3, and Missouri has won the last 3. Share
- Missouri wins
- 3
- New York University wins
- 3
- Ties
- 0
- First meeting
- 1928
- Longest streak
- 3 New York University
- Current streak
- 3 Missouri
- Last 10 meetings
- even at 3–3
- Most recent
- 1941
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 24.2 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Missouri
- 1–0 Missouri’s record at home
- At New York University
- 3–2 New York University’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 4
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Missouri’s biggest win1940: Missouri 33, New York University 0by 33 points
- New York University’s biggest win1930: New York University 38, Missouri 0by 38 points
Coach against coach
| Years | Missouri | Series | New York University |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939–1941 | Don Faurot | 3–0 | Mal Stevens |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Missouri’s side (Faurot 3–0 against Stevens). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
From the newspapers

1928 · Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, Texas, Nov 18, 1928

1929 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Nov 19, 1929

1939 · Evening star, Nov 13, 1939

1940 · The Daily Alaska empire, Nov 4, 1940
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 earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
Every game
| Nov 8, 1941 | 17Missouri 26, New York University 0 | at New York University | ||
| Nov 2, 1940 | Missouri 33, New York University 0 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 11, 1939 | Missouri 20, 17New York University 7 | at New York University | ||
| Oct 18, 1930 | New York University 38, Missouri 0 | at New York University | ||
| Nov 16, 1929 | New York University 14, Missouri 0 | at New York University | ||
| Nov 17, 1928 | New York University 27, Missouri 6 | at New York University |
Every game is listed as played on the field.