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1961 Missouri

7–⁠2–⁠1 (5–⁠2 Big Eight), coached by Dan Devine, finished No. 11 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Missouri in 1961, game by game: won vs. Washington State 28–6; won at Minnesota 6–0; tied vs. California 14–14; won at Oklahoma State 10–0; won at Iowa State 13–7; won vs. Nebraska 10–0; lost at Colorado 6–7; lost vs. Oklahoma 0–7; won vs. Kansas State 27–9; won at No. 8 Kansas 10–7+22−7Won 28–6 vs. Washington State+22Washington StateWon 6–0 at Minnesota+6MinnesotaTied 14–14 vs. California0CaliforniaWon 10–0 at Oklahoma State+10Oklahoma StateWon 13–7 at Iowa State+6Iowa StateWon 10–0 vs. Nebraska+10NebraskaLost 6–7 at Colorado-1ColoradoLost 0–7 vs. Oklahoma-7OklahomaWon 27–9 vs. Kansas State+18Kansas StateWon 10–7 at No. 8 Kansas+3No. 8 Kansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsWashington StateW 28–⁠671%
Sep 30atMinnesotaW 6–⁠054%
Oct 7vsCaliforniaT 14–⁠1487%
Oct 14atOklahoma StateW 10–⁠069%
Oct 21atIowa StateW 13–⁠757%
Oct 28vsNebraskaW 10–⁠085%
Nov 4atColoradoL 6–⁠758%
Nov 11vsOklahomaL 0–⁠785%
Nov 18vsKansas StateW 27–⁠991%
Nov 25at8KansasW 10–⁠738%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Kansas 10–⁠7; No. 11 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Big Eight.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 7: 10
  2. Wk 8: 10
  3. Wk 11: 10
  4. Final: 11

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1961.

Record
7–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Big Eight
AP final
No. 11 peak No. 10
Points
124–⁠57
Coach
Dan Devine
Elo
1670 +37 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
12.5 No. 21 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Paul Henley

Drafted in 1962

The 1962 draft
Rd 2Ed Blaine OGGreen Bay Packers
Rd 4Ed Blaine OGNew York Titans (AFL)

All-Big Eight

2 first team, 3 second team

First team

  • Conrad HitchlerEAP-1; UPI-1
  • Ed BlaineOTAP-1; UPI-1

Second team

  • Bucky WegenerOTAP-2; UPI-2
  • Paul GarvisOGAP-2
  • Paul HenleyOGUPI-2

From Wikipedia’s 1961 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1961 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado7–⁠09–⁠27
Missouri5–⁠27–⁠2–⁠111
Kansas5–⁠27–⁠3–⁠1
Oklahoma4–⁠35–⁠5
Iowa State3–⁠45–⁠5
Oklahoma State2–⁠54–⁠6
Nebraska2–⁠53–⁠6–⁠1
Kansas State0–⁠72–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.