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1947 Missouri Tigers football team

1947 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record6–4 (3–2 Big 6)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Kansas + 4 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 2
No. 16 Oklahoma + 4 – 0 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Missouri 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Nebraska 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Iowa State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Kansas State 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Six Conference (Big 6) during the 1947 college football season. The team compiled a 6–4 record (3–2 against Big 6 opponents), finished in third place in the Big 6, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 240 to 116. Don Faurot was the head coach for the 10th of 19 seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

The team's statistical leaders included Harold "Bus" Entsminger with 446 rushing yards and 372 passing yards, Mel Sheehan with 218 receiving yards, and Nick Carras with 30 points scored.[3]

Missouri was ranked at No. 28 or No. 136 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Saint Louis*
W 19–017,000[5]
September 27at Ohio State*
L 7–1359,444[6]
October 4at SMU*
L 19–3526,000[7]
October 11at Colorado*
W 21–0[8]
October 18Kansas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
W 47–718,000[9]
October 25at Iowa State
W 26–715,000[10]
November 1Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
W 47–620,000[11]
November 8at No. 13 Duke*
W 28–725,000[12]
November 15OklahomadaggerNo. 17
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
L 12–2128,500[13]
November 22at No. 17 Kansas
L 14–2040,043[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

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See also: 1947 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll123456789Final
AP—————17————

References

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  1. ^ "1947 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  3. ^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. pp. 26–27. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  4. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Missouri Uses Surprise Plays In Downing Bills, 19-0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 21, 1947. p. 1F – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ohio State In Rally To Trip Tigers, 13-7". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 28, 1947. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Doak Walker Bright Star as SMU Whips Missouri, 35-19". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 5, 1947. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Missouri Hands Colorado First Home Loss in 8". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 12, 1947. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Missouri Overwhelms Kansas State, 47-7". Joplin Globe. October 19, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Leighton Housh (October 26, 1947). "Iowa State Falls: Missouri Controls Big Six Game From the Start, 26-7". The Des Moines Register. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Bob Broeg (November 2, 1947). "Missouri Finds Nebraska Easy, 47-6; Leads Big Six". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Billy Anderson (November 9, 1947). "Duke Bows, 28-7". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Bob Broeg (November 16, 1947). "Missouri Upset By Sooners' Last-Period Scores, 21-12". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "K.U. Overcomes Tigers 20-14". Mercury-Chronicle (Manhattan, Kansas). November 23, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.