1926 Missouri
5–1–2 (4–1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Gwinn Henry. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Washington St. Louis 45–6Nov 13
By 39 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | vs Tulane | T 0–0 | 50% |
| Oct 9 | at Nebraska | W 14–7 | 36% |
| Oct 16 | vs SMU | T 7–7 | 65% |
| Oct 23 | at Iowa State | W 7–3 | 58% |
| Oct 30 | at West Virginia | W 27–0 | 50% |
| Nov 6 | at Oklahoma | L 7–10 | 53% |
| Nov 13 | vsWashington St. Louis | W 45–6 | 88% |
| Nov 20 | vs Kansas | W 15–0 | 85% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Kansas 15–0; 3rd in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).
- Record
- 5–1–2
- Conference
- 4–1 3rd in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 122–33
- Coach
- Gwinn Henry
- Elo
- 1635 +72 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 13.2 No. 16 of 96 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Carl Bacchus
All-Missouri Valley
3 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Carl BacchusEAP-1- Ed LindenmeyerOTAP-1
- Bert ClarkQBAP-1
Second team
- Ralph J. StudebakerOGAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1926 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1926 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma State | 3–0–1 | 3–4–1 | |
| Nebraska | 5–1 | 6–2 | |
| Missouri | 4–1 | 5–1–2 | |
| Grinnell | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
| Oklahoma | 3–2–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| Iowa State | 3–3–1 | 4–3–1 | |
 Kansas State | 2–2 | 5–3 | |
 Drake | 1–4 | 2–6 | |
| Kansas | 1–5 | 2–6 | |
| Washington St. Louis | 0–6 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.