1927 Missouri
7–2 (5–1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Gwinn Henry. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northwestern 34–19Oct 29
By 15 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vs Kansas State | W 13–6 | 67% |
| Oct 8 | vs Nebraska | W 7–6 | 59% |
| Oct 15 | atWashington St. Louis | W 13–0 | 71% |
| Oct 22 | at SMU | L 9–32 | 51% |
| Oct 29 | at Northwestern | W 34–19 | 42% |
| Nov 5 | vs West Virginia | W 13–0 | 88% |
| Nov 11 | at Iowa State | W 13–6 | 57% |
| Nov 19 | at Kansas | L 7–14 | 76% |
| Nov 24 | vs Oklahoma | W 20–7 | 70% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Oklahoma 20–7; Missouri Valley Conference champions.
In program history: The 22nd-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
- 129–90
- Coach
- Gwinn Henry
- Elo
- 1627 +37 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 5.9 No. 32 of 99 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- George Flamank
All-Missouri Valley
3 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Miller BrownEAP-1- Robert N. MillerOGAP-1
- Robert MehrleRBAP-1
Second team
- William W. SmithOTAP-2
- Francis E. LucasOTAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1927 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1927 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 5–1 | 7–2 | |
| Nebraska | 4–1 | 6–2 | |
 Oklahoma State | 2–1 | 4–4 | |
| Iowa State | 3–2 | 4–3–1 | |
| Kansas | 3–3–1 | 3–4–1 | |
| Washington St. Louis | 2–2–1 | 5–2–2 | |
| Oklahoma | 2–3 | 3–3–2 | |
| Kansas State | 2–4 | 3–5 | |
 Drake | 1–2 | 3–6 | |
| Grinnell | 0–5 | 0–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.