1943 Missouri
3–5 (3–2 Big Six), coached by Chauncey Simpson. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Nebraska 54–20Oct 30
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | at Minnesota | L 13–26 | 43% |
| Oct 2 | at Ohio State | L 6–27 | 37% |
| Oct 9 | vs Kansas State | W 47–14 | 75% |
| Oct 16 | vs7Iowa Pre-Flight | L 6–21 | 37% |
| Oct 30 | vs Nebraska | W 54–20 | 78% |
| Nov 6 | at Iowa State | W 25–7 | 60% |
| Nov 13 | vs Oklahoma | L 13–20 | 60% |
| Nov 20 | at Kansas | L 6–7 | 65% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Kansas 7–6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Big Six.
In program history: The 67th-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 1943.
- Record
- 3–5
- Conference
- 3–2 tied for 2nd in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 170–142
- Coach
- Chauncey Simpson
- Elo
- 1537 −46 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −0.7 No. 43 of 76 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Big Six
4 first team, 5 second teamFirst team
Don ReeceBAP-1; UP-1- Jack MortonEAP-1; UP-1
- Alfred AndersonOTAP-1; UP-1
- Bob EigelbergerOGAP-2; UP-1
Second team
- Bill DellastatiousBAP-2; UP-2
- Paul CollinsBUP-2
- Bert EkernEAP-2; UP-2
- Jim KekerisOTUP-2
- Ralph StewartCUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1943 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1943 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 5–0 | 7–2 | |
| Iowa State | 3–2 | 4–4 | |
| Missouri | 3–2 | 3–5 | |
| Kansas | 2–3 | 4–5–1 | |
| Nebraska | 2–3 | 2–6 | |
| Kansas State | 0–5 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.