The 1954 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Seven Conference (Big 7) during the 1954 college football season. The team compiled a 4–5–1 record (3–2–1 against Big 7 opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the Big 7, and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 261 to 198. Don Faurot was the head coach for the 17th of 19 seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.
| 1954 Missouri Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Big Seven Conference |
| Record | 4–5–1 (3–2–1 Big 7) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Oklahoma $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Robert Bauman with 293 rushing yards, Vic Eaton with 774 passing yards and 688 yards of total offense, Harold Burnine with 405 receiving yards, and Jack Fox with 47 points scored.[3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | at Purdue* | L 0–31 | 25,000 | ||
| October 2 | at Kansas State | W 35–7 | 21,500 | ||
| October 9 | SMU* | L 6–25 | 27,500 | ||
| October 16 | Indiana* |
| W 20–14 | 22,972 | |
| October 23 | Iowa State |
| W 32–14 | 18,869 | |
| October 30 | at Nebraska | L 19–25 | 35,000 | ||
| November 6 | Colorado |
| T 19–19 | 24,000 | |
| November 13 | at No. 3 Oklahoma | L 13–34 | 54,173 | ||
| November 20 | Kansas |
| W 41–18 | ||
| November 25 | at No. 10 Maryland* | L 13–74 | 20,000 | [4] | |
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References
edit- ^ "1954 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.
- ^ "Storm over M.U." The Kansas City Times. November 26, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.