1957 Missouri
5–4–1 (3–3 Big Seven), coached by Frank Broyles. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 18 Colorado 9–6Nov 2
Colorado was ranked No. 18, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | at Vanderbilt | T 7–7 | 36% |
| Sep 28 | vs Arizona | W 35–13 | 61% |
| Oct 5 | vs 5Texas A&M | L 0–28 | 33% |
| Oct 11 | at SMU | W 7–6 | 36% |
| Oct 19 | at Iowa State | W 35–13 | 48% |
| Oct 26 | vs Nebraska | W 14–13 | 72% |
| Nov 2 | at 18Colorado | W 9–6 | 28% |
| Nov 9 | vs 2Oklahoma | L 14–39 | 26% |
| Nov 16 | vs Kansas State | L 21–23 | 73% |
| Nov 23 | at Kansas | L 7–9 | 51% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Kansas 9–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big Seven.
In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 8: 19
- Record
- 5–4–1
- Conference
- 3–3 tied for 3rd in Big Seven
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 19
- Points
- 149–157
- Coach
- Frank Broyles
- Elo
- 1490 +28 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −1.0 No. 60 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Big Seven
2 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Hank KuhlmannBAP-1- Charles RashOGAP-1
Second team
- Merv JohnsonOTAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1957 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1957 Big Seven standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 6–0 | 10–1 | 4 |
| Kansas | 4–2 | 5–4–1 | |
| Colorado | 3–3 | 6–3–1 | |
| Missouri | 3–3 | 5–4–1 | |
| Iowa State | 2–4 | 4–5–1 | |
| Kansas State | 2–4 | 3–6–1 | |
| Nebraska | 1–5 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.