1929 Missouri
5–2–1 (3–1–1 Big Six), coached by Gwinn Henry. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Drake 20–0Oct 19
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 | at Iowa State | W 19–0 | 48% |
| Oct 19 | vs Drake | W 20–0 | 55% |
| Oct 26 | vs Nebraska | T 7–7 | 53% |
| Nov 2 | vs Kansas State | L 6–7 | 76% |
| Nov 9 | atWashington St. Louis | W 6–0 | 69% |
| Nov 16 | atNew York University | L 0–14 | 50% |
| Nov 23 | at Kansas | W 7–0 | 50% |
| Nov 28 | vs Oklahoma | W 13–0 | 66% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Oklahoma 13–0; 2nd in the Big Six.
In program history: The tied 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).
- Record
- 5–2–1
- Conference
- 3–1–1 2nd in Big Six
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 78–28
- Coach
- Gwinn Henry
- Elo
- 1592 +68 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 8.2 No. 35 of 100 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- John D. Waldorf
All-Big Six
3 first teamFirst team
H. Keith HursleyEAP-1- Raymond SmithCAP-1
- John WaldorfQBAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1929 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1929 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 3–0–2 | 4–1–3 | |
| Missouri | 3–1–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| Kansas State | 3–2 | 3–5 | |
| Oklahoma | 2–2–1 | 3–3–2 | |
| Kansas | 2–3 | 4–4 | |
| Iowa State | 0–5 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.