1938 Missouri
6–3 (2–3 Big Six), coached by Don Faurot. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Saint Louis 26–0Nov 19
By 26 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vs Colorado | W 14–7 | 38% |
| Oct 8 | at Kansas State | L 13–21 | 46% |
| Oct 15 | vs Iowa State | L 13–16 | 56% |
| Oct 22 | atWashington St. Louis | W 13–0 | 46% |
| Oct 29 | at Nebraska | W 13–10 | 32% |
| Nov 5 | vs Michigan State | W 6–0 | 42% |
| Nov 12 | at 10Oklahoma | L 0–21 | 26% |
| Nov 19 | atSaint Louis | W 26–0 | 58% |
| Nov 24 | vs Kansas | W 13–7 | 72% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Kansas 13–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big Six.
In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1938.
- Record
- 6–3
- Conference
- 2–3 tied for 3rd in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 111–82
- Coach
- Don Faurot
- Elo
- 1549 +84 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 1.7 No. 61 of 122 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1939
The 1939 draft| Rd 5 | Jack Kinnison C | Brooklyn Dodgers |
All-Big Six
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Second team
Jack KinnisonCAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1938 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1938 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 5–0 | 10–1 | 4 |
| Iowa State | 3–1–1 | 7–1–1 | |
| Missouri | 2–3 | 6–3 | |
| Nebraska | 2–3 | 3–5–1 | |
| Kansas State | 1–3–1 | 4–4–1 | |
| Kansas | 1–4 | 3–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.