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.

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

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s0–⁠2
1930s1–⁠1
1940s2–⁠0
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

  1. Missouri’s biggest win1940: Missouri 33, New York University 0by 33 points
  2. New York University’s biggest win1930: New York University 38, Missouri 0by 38 points

Coach against coach

YearsMissouriSeriesNew York University
1939–⁠1941Don Faurot3–⁠0Mal 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

End-of-season Elo ratings of Missouri and New York University, 1928 on13001500170019401960198020002020

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

  • The Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current's story of the 1928 game: N. Y. u. BEATS 27-6 Ken Strong, Leading Point Maker, De- monstrates

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

  • The Evening star's story of the 1929 game: YALE IS FAVORED TO BEAT HARVARD Lafayette Choice to Defeat Lehigh in Other Clash of-0Id Rivals.

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

  • The Evening star's story of the 1939 game: Bowl Bids Loom For Winner Of Big Six Duel Decisive Conflicts Are Just Ahead in Most Grid Sectors

    1939 · Evening star, Nov 13, 1939

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story of the 1940 game: 1, }. ,,!ls sy;'i;E'[|

    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, 194117Missouri 26, New York University 0at New York University
Nov 2, 1940Missouri 33, New York University 0at Missouri
Nov 11, 1939Missouri 20, 17New York University 7at New York University
Oct 18, 1930New York University 38, Missouri 0at New York University
Nov 16, 1929New York University 14, Missouri 0at New York University
Nov 17, 1928New York University 27, Missouri 6at New York University

Every game is listed as played on the field.