1940 Missouri
6–3 (3–2 Big Six), coached by Don Faurot. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat New York University 33–0Nov 2
By 33 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vsSaint Louis | W 40–26 | 75% |
| Oct 5 | at Pittsburgh | L 13–19 | 49% |
| Oct 12 | at Kansas State | W 24–13 | 57% |
| Oct 19 | vs Iowa State | W 30–14 | 78% |
| Oct 26 | at 18Nebraska | L 7–20 | 41% |
| Nov 2 | vsNew York University | W 33–0 | 81% |
| Nov 9 | at Colorado | W 21–6 | 49% |
| Nov 16 | at Oklahoma | L 0–7 | 45% |
| Nov 21 | vs Kansas | W 45–20 | 86% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Kansas 45–20; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big Six.
In program history: The 28th-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 1940.
Heisman votePaul Christman, fifth
Led the nationPaul Christman: passing touchdowns (13 TD)
- Record
- 6–3
- Conference
- 3–2 3rd in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 213–125
- Coach
- Don Faurot
- Elo
- 1619 +35 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 5.9 No. 38 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1941
The 1941 draft| Rd 2 | Paul Christman QB | Chicago Cardinals |
All-Big Six
1 first team, 4 second teamFirst team
Second team
Bob SteuberEAP-2
Bob CrockerEUP-2- Bob WakemanOTUP-2
- Darold JenkinsCAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1940 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1940 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 5–0 | 8–2 | 7 |
| Oklahoma | 4–1 | 6–3 | |
| Missouri | 3–2 | 6–3 | |
| Iowa State | 2–3 | 4–5 | |
| Kansas State | 1–4 | 2–7 | |
| Kansas | 0–5 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.