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1944 Missouri

3–⁠5–⁠2 (2–⁠1–⁠2 Big Six), coached by Chauncey Simpson.

Schedule and results

Missouri in 1944, game by game: lost vs. Arkansas 6–7; lost at Ohio State 0–54; won at Kansas State 33–0; lost at Minnesota 27–39; tied vs. Iowa State 21–21; lost at Nebraska 20–24; won vs. Michigan State 13–7; tied at Oklahoma 21–21; lost vs. No. 7 Iowa Pre-Flight 7–51; won vs. Kansas 28–0+33−54Lost 6–7 vs. Arkansas-1ArkansasLost 0–54 at Ohio State-54Ohio StateWon 33–0 at Kansas State+33Kansas StateLost 27–39 at Minnesota-12MinnesotaTied 21–21 vs. Iowa State0Iowa StateLost 20–24 at Nebraska-4NebraskaWon 13–7 vs. Michigan State+6Michigan StateTied 21–21 at Oklahoma0OklahomaLost 7–51 vs. No. 7 Iowa Pre-Flight-44No. 7 Iowa Pre-FlightWon 28–0 vs. Kansas+28Kansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsArkansasL 6–⁠775%
Sep 30atOhio StateL 0–⁠5441%
Oct 7atKansas StateW 33–⁠065%
Oct 14atMinnesotaL 27–⁠3943%
Oct 21vsIowa StateT 21–⁠2156%
Oct 28atNebraskaL 20–⁠2464%
Nov 4vsMichigan StateW 13–⁠744%
Nov 11atOklahomaT 21–⁠2132%
Nov 18vs7Iowa Pre-FlightL 7–⁠5126%
Nov 23vsKansasW 28–⁠063%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Kansas 28–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big Six.

In program history: The 82nd-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 1944.

Record
3–⁠5–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠1–⁠2 3rd in Big Six
AP final
Unranked
Points
176–⁠224
Coach
Chauncey Simpson
Elo
1493 −32 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
1.8 No. 43 of 95 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1945

The 1945 draft
Rd 2Paul Collins BChicago Cardinals
Rd 3Bill Dellastatious BPittsburgh Steelers

All-Big Six

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

  • Bob EigelbergerEAP-2; UP-2
  • Bob StoneOGAP-2; UP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1944 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1944 Big Six standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma4–⁠0–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Iowa State3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Missouri2–⁠1–⁠23–⁠5–⁠2
Nebraska2–⁠32–⁠6
Kansas1–⁠43–⁠6–⁠1
Kansas State1–⁠42–⁠5–⁠2

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