1950 Missouri
4–5–1 (3–2–1 Big Seven), coached by Don Faurot. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Oklahoma State 27–0Oct 28
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | vs Clemson | L 0–34 | 68% |
| Oct 7 | vs 3SMU | L 0–21 | 45% |
| Oct 14 | at Kansas State | W 28–7 | 72% |
| Oct 21 | vs Iowa State | T 20–20 | 67% |
| Oct 28 | at Oklahoma State | W 27–0 | 45% |
| Nov 4 | at Nebraska | L 34–40 | 48% |
| Nov 11 | vs Colorado | W 21–19 | 70% |
| Nov 18 | at 2Oklahoma | L 7–41 | 16% |
| Nov 23 | vs Kansas | W 20–6 | 51% |
| Dec 1 | at Miami | L 9–27 | 33% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Miami 27–9; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big Seven.
In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 17
- Record
- 4–5–1
- Conference
- 3–2–1 3rd in Big Seven
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 17
- Points
- 166–215
- Coach
- Don Faurot
- Elo
- 1539 −44 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 1.9 No. 58 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Big Seven
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
John KadlecOGAP-2; UP-1
Second team
- Gene AckermannEAP-2; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1950 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1950 Big Seven standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 6–0 | 10–1 | 1 |
| Nebraska | 4–2 | 6–2–1 | 17 |
| Missouri | 3–2–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Kansas | 3–3 | 6–4 | |
| Iowa State | 2–3–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| Colorado | 2–4 | 5–4–1 | |
| Kansas State | 0–6 | 1–9–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.