1937 Missouri

3–⁠6–⁠1 (2–⁠2–⁠1 Big Six), coached by Don Faurot.

Schedule and results

Missouri in 1937, game by game: lost at Colorado 6–14; won vs. Kansas State 14–7; lost vs. Michigan State 0–2; lost vs. No. 8 Nebraska 0–7; won at Iowa State 12–0; lost at Saint Louis 7–14; lost vs. Oklahoma 0–7; won at Washington St. Louis 3–0; tied at Kansas 0–0; lost at UCLA 0–13+12−13Lost 6–14 at Colorado-8ColoradoWon 14–7 vs. Kansas State+7Kansas StateLost 0–2 vs. Michigan State-2Michigan StateLost 0–7 vs. No. 8 Nebraska-7No. 8 NebraskaWon 12–0 at Iowa State+12Iowa StateLost 7–14 at Saint Louis-7Saint LouisLost 0–7 vs. Oklahoma-7OklahomaWon 3–0 at Washington St. Louis+3Washington St. …Tied 0–0 at Kansas0KansasLost 0–13 at UCLA-13UCLA
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UCLA 13–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Big Six.

In program history: The 98th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

Record
3–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠2–⁠1 4th in Big Six
AP final
Unranked
Points
42–⁠64
Coach
Don Faurot
Elo
1448 −51 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.2 No. 87 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Big Six

3 second team

Second team

  • Henry MahleyBAP-2
  • Frank HeidelOTAP-2
  • Maurice KirkOGAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1937 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1937 Big Six standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska3–⁠0–⁠26–⁠1–⁠211
Oklahoma3–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
Kansas2–⁠1–⁠23–⁠4–⁠2
Missouri2–⁠2–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Kansas State1–⁠44–⁠5
Iowa State1–⁠43–⁠6

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