American college football season
The 1950 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Seven Conference (Big 7) during the 1950 college football season . The team compiled a 4–5–1 record (3–2–1 against Big 7 opponents), finished in third place in the Big 7, and was outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 215 to 166. Don Faurot was the head coach for the 13th of 19 seasons.[ 1] [ 2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri .
The team's statistical leaders included John Glorioso with 503 rushing yards and 769 yards of total offense, Phil Klein with 625 passing yards, Gene Ackerman with 400 receiving yards, and Ed Stephens with 54 points scored.[ 3]
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 30 Clemson * No. 17 L 0–3425,000 [ 4]
October 7 No. 3 SMU * Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO L 0–2135,311
October 14 at Kansas State W 28–715,500
October 21 Iowa State Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry ) T 20–2023,101
October 28 at Oklahoma A&M * W 27–0
November 4 at Nebraska L 34–4038,000
November 11 Colorado Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO W 21–1922,350
November 18 at No. 2 Oklahoma L 7–4146,463 [ 5]
Kansas W 20–618,000
at No. 14 Miami (FL) * L 9–27
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
References
^ "1950 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2016 .
^ "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF) . University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved November 11, 2016 .
^ "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 .
^ "Missouri no match for Clemson, 34–0" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . October 1, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Sooners race by Missouri, 41–7" . The Montana Standard . November 19, 1950. Retrieved September 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
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