1922 Missouri

5–⁠3 (4–⁠3 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Thomas Kelly.

Schedule and results

Missouri in 1922, game by game: won vs. Grinnell 23–0; won at Iowa State 6–3; lost at Nebraska 0–48; won at Saint Louis 9–0; lost vs. Kansas State 10–14; lost at Oklahoma 14–18; won vs. Washington St. Louis 27–0; won vs. Kansas 9–7+27−48Won 23–0 vs. Grinnell+23GrinnellWon 6–3 at Iowa State+3Iowa StateLost 0–48 at Nebraska-48NebraskaWon 9–0 at Saint Louis+9Saint LouisLost 10–14 vs. Kansas State-4Kansas StateLost 14–18 at Oklahoma-4OklahomaWon 27–0 vs. Washington St. Louis+27Washington St. …Won 9–7 vs. Kansas+2Kansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Kansas 9–⁠7; 4th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠3 4th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
98–⁠90
Coach
Thomas Kelly
Elo
1544 −16 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.9 No. 48 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Herbert Blumer

1922 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska5–⁠07–⁠1
Drake4–⁠07–⁠0
Kansas State3–⁠1–⁠25–⁠1–⁠2
Missouri4–⁠35–⁠3
Oklahoma1–⁠2–⁠22–⁠3–⁠3
Iowa State2–⁠42–⁠6
Kansas1–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Grinnell1–⁠33–⁠5
Washington St. Louis0–⁠5–⁠11–⁠5–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.