1947 Missouri
6–4 (3–2 Big Six), coached by Don Faurot. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 13 Duke 28–7Nov 8
Duke was ranked No. 13, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vsSaint Louis | W 19–0 | 70% |
| Sep 27 | at Ohio State | L 7–13 | 37% |
| Oct 4 | at SMU | L 19–35 | 38% |
| Oct 11 | at Colorado | W 21–0 | 39% |
| Oct 18 | vs Kansas State | W 47–7 | 87% |
| Oct 25 | at Iowa State | W 26–7 | 68% |
| Nov 1 | vs Nebraska | W 47–6 | 74% |
| Nov 8 | at 13Duke | W 28–7 | 35% |
| Nov 15 | vs Oklahoma | L 12–21 | 63% |
| Nov 22 | at 17Kansas | L 14–20 | 42% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Kansas 20–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big Six.
In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 6: 17
- Record
- 6–4
- Conference
- 3–2 3rd in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 17
- Points
- 240–116
- Coach
- Don Faurot
- Elo
- 1561 +62 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 10.3 No. 27 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Big Six
3 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Bas EnsmingerBUP-1- Mel SheehanEUP-1
- Chester FritzOTUP-1
Second team
- Ed QuirkBUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1947 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1947 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 4–0–1 | 8–1–2 | 12 |
| Oklahoma | 4–0–1 | 7–2–1 | 16 |
| Missouri | 3–2 | 6–4 | |
| Nebraska | 2–3 | 2–7 | |
| Iowa State | 1–4 | 3–6 | |
| Kansas State | 0–5 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.