1954 Missouri
4–5–1 (3–2–1 Big Seven), coached by Don Faurot. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kansas State 35–7Oct 2
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | at Purdue | L 0–31 | 48% |
| Oct 2 | at Kansas State | W 35–7 | 37% |
| Oct 9 | vs SMU | L 6–25 | 61% |
| Oct 16 | vs Indiana | W 20–14 | 69% |
| Oct 23 | vs Iowa State | W 32–14 | 75% |
| Oct 30 | at Nebraska | L 19–25 | 45% |
| Nov 6 | vs Colorado | T 19–19 | 47% |
| Nov 13 | at 3Oklahoma | L 13–34 | 14% |
| Nov 20 | vs Kansas | W 41–18 | 81% |
| Nov 25 | at 10Maryland | L 13–74 | 17% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Maryland 74–13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big Seven.
In program history: The 78th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).
- Record
- 4–5–1
- Conference
- 3–2–1 tied for 3rd in Big Seven
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 198–261
- Coach
- Don Faurot
- Elo
- 1499 −27 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 2.9 No. 49 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Big Seven
1 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Al PortneyOTAP-1; UP-1
Second team
- Vic EatonBAP-2; UP-2
- Bob BaumanBUP-2
- Tony KarakasCAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1954 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1954 Big Seven standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 6–0 | 10–0 | 3 |
| Nebraska | 4–2 | 6–5 | |
| Colorado | 3–2–1 | 7–2–1 | |
| Missouri | 3–2–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Kansas State | 3–3 | 7–3 | |
| Iowa State | 1–5 | 3–6 | |
| Kansas | 0–6 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.