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1942 Missouri

8–⁠3–⁠1 (4–⁠0–⁠1 Big Six), coached by Don Faurot.

Schedule and results

Missouri in 1942, game by game: won vs. Fort Riley 31–0; won vs. Saint Louis 38–7; won vs. Colorado 26–13; lost at Wisconsin 9–17; won at Kansas State 46–2; won vs. Iowa State 45–6; lost vs. Great Lakes Navy 0–17; won at Nebraska 26–6; tied at Oklahoma 6–6; lost at Fordham 12–20; won vs. Kansas 42–13; won vs. Iowa Pre-Flight 7–0+44−17Won 31–0 vs. Fort Riley+31Fort RileyWon 38–7 vs. Saint Louis+31Saint LouisWon 26–13 vs. Colorado+13ColoradoLost 9–17 at Wisconsin-8WisconsinWon 46–2 at Kansas State+44Kansas StateWon 45–6 vs. Iowa State+39Iowa StateLost 0–17 vs. Great Lakes Navy-17Great Lakes NavyWon 26–6 at Nebraska+20NebraskaTied 6–6 at Oklahoma0OklahomaLost 12–20 at Fordham-8FordhamWon 42–13 vs. Kansas+29KansasWon 7–0 vs. Iowa Pre-Flight+7Iowa Pre-Flight
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsFort RileyW 31–⁠092%
Sep 26vsSaint LouisW 38–⁠782%
Oct 3vsColoradoW 26–⁠1377%
Oct 10atWisconsinL 9–⁠1763%
Oct 17atKansas StateW 46–⁠276%
Oct 24vsIowa StateW 45–⁠683%
Oct 31vsGreat Lakes NavyL 0–⁠1786%
Nov 7atNebraskaW 26–⁠655%
Nov 14atOklahomaT 6–⁠652%
Nov 21atFordhamL 12–⁠2061%
Nov 26vsKansasW 42–⁠1385%
Dec 5vsIowa Pre-FlightW 7–⁠049%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Iowa Pre-Flight 7–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; Big Six champions.

In program history: The 25th-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 1942.

Big Six champions4–⁠0–⁠1 in the conference

Led the nationBob Steuber: yards per carry (7.4), points (121 pts)

Record
8–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠0–⁠1 first in Big Six
AP final
Unranked
Points
288–⁠107
Coach
Don Faurot
Elo
1626 −3 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
9.0 No. 30 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1943

The 1943 draft
Rd 1Bob Steuber RBChicago Bears

All-Big Six

7 first team, 3 second team

First team

  • Bob SteuberB
  • Harold AdamsB
  • Don ReeceB
  • Bert EkernEAP-1; UP-1
  • Edward HodgesOTAP-2; UP-1
  • Mike FitzgeraldOGAP-1; UP-1
  • Jeff DavisCAP-2; UP-1

Second team

  • Marshall ShurnasEAP-2; UP-2
  • Bernard PepperOTAP-2; UP-2
  • Verlie AbramsOGAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1942 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1942 Big Six standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Missouri4–⁠0–⁠18–⁠3–⁠1
Oklahoma3–⁠1–⁠13–⁠5–⁠2
Nebraska3–⁠23–⁠7
Kansas State2–⁠33–⁠8
Iowa State1–⁠43–⁠6
Kansas1–⁠42–⁠8

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