1924 Missouri

7–⁠2 (5–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Gwinn Henry.

Schedule and results

Missouri in 1924, game by game: won at Chicago 3–0; won vs. Missouri Wesleyan 14–0; won at Iowa State 7–0; won vs. Kansas State 14–7; lost at Nebraska 6–14; won at Oklahoma 10–0; won vs. Washington St. Louis 35–0; won vs. Kansas 14–0; lost vs. USC 7–20+35−13Won 3–0 at Chicago+3ChicagoWon 14–0 vs. Missouri Wesleyan+14Missouri Wesley…Won 7–0 at Iowa State+7Iowa StateWon 14–7 vs. Kansas State+7Kansas StateLost 6–14 at Nebraska-8NebraskaWon 10–0 at Oklahoma+10OklahomaWon 35–0 vs. Washington St. Louis+35Washington St. …Won 14–0 vs. Kansas+14KansasLost 7–20 vs. USC-13USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 4atChicagoW 3–⁠027%
Oct 11vsMissouri WesleyanW 14–⁠089%
Oct 18atIowa StateW 7–⁠045%
Oct 25vsKansas StateW 14–⁠755%
Nov 1atNebraskaL 6–⁠1435%
Nov 8atOklahomaW 10–⁠053%
Nov 15vsWashington St. LouisW 35–⁠081%
Nov 27vsKansasW 14–⁠063%
Dec 25vsUSCLos Angeles Christmas FestivalL 7–⁠2047%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 20–⁠7 in the Los Angeles Christmas Festival; Missouri Valley Conference champions.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

Missouri Valley Conference champions5–⁠1 in the conference

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠1 first in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
110–⁠41
Coach
Gwinn Henry
Elo
1562 +84 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
11.3 No. 21 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Arthur D. Bond

1924 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Missouri5–⁠17–⁠2
Nebraska3–⁠15–⁠3
Drake3–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Grinnell2–⁠13–⁠3
Iowa State3–⁠24–⁠3–⁠1
Oklahoma2–⁠3–⁠12–⁠5–⁠1
Kansas2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠5–⁠1
Kansas State1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Washington St. Louis0–⁠44–⁠4

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