1946 Missouri
5–4–1 (3–2 Big Six), coached by Don Faurot. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kansas State 26–0Oct 12
By 26 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | at Texas | L 0–42 | 28% |
| Sep 28 | at Ohio State | T 13–13 | 26% |
| Oct 4 | atSaint Louis | W 19–14 | 55% |
| Oct 12 | at Kansas State | W 26–0 | 74% |
| Oct 19 | vs Iowa State | W 33–13 | 72% |
| Oct 26 | vs SMU | L 0–17 | 67% |
| Nov 2 | at Nebraska | W 21–20 | 57% |
| Nov 9 | vs Colorado | W 21–0 | 57% |
| Nov 16 | at Oklahoma | L 6–27 | 43% |
| Nov 28 | vs Kansas | L 19–20 | 61% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Kansas 20–19; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big Six.
In program history: The 77th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).
- Record
- 5–4–1
- Conference
- 3–2 tied for 3rd in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 158–166
- Coach
- Don Faurot
- Elo
- 1499 −11 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −1.5 No. 69 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1947
The 1947 draft| Rd 3 | Jim Kekeris OT | Detroit Lions |
All-Big Six
3 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Loyd BrinkmanBAP-1; UP-1- Roland OakesEAP-1; UP-1
- Jim KekerisOTAP-1; UP-1
Second team
- Bob HopkinsBAP-2; UP-2
- Ralph StewartCAP-2; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1946 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1946 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 4–1 | 7–2–1 | |
| Oklahoma | 4–1 | 8–3 | 14 |
| Missouri | 3–2 | 5–4–1 | |
| Nebraska | 3–2 | 3–6 | |
| Iowa State | 1–4 | 2–6–1 | |
| Kansas State | 0–5 | 0–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.