The 1952 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Seven Conference (Big 7) during the 1952 college football season. The team compiled a 5–5 record (5–1 against Big 7 opponents), finished in second place in the Big 7, and was outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 159 to 147. Don Faurot was the head coach for the 15th of 19 seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.
| 1952 Missouri Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Big Seven Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (5–1 Big 7) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Oklahoma $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Jim Hook with 741 rushing yards and 1,151 yards of total offense, Tony Scardino with 781 passing yards, Jim Jennings with 219 receiving yards, and Bill Rowekamp with 42 points scored.[3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | No. 2 Maryland* | L 10–13 | 18,000 | [4] | |
| September 27 | at No. 8 California* | L 14–28 | |||
| October 4 | at Kansas State | W 26–0 | |||
| October 11 | SMU* |
| L 7–25 | 25,000 | |
| October 18 | at Oklahoma A&M* | L 7–14 | |||
| October 25 | Iowa State |
| W 19–0 | 16,160 | |
| November 1 | at Nebraska | W 10–6 | 39,000 | ||
| November 8 | Colorado |
| W 27–7 | 13,500 | |
| November 15 | at No. 8 Oklahoma | L 7–47 | 43,393 | ||
| November 22 | No. 18 Kansas |
| W 20–19 | 26,000 | |
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References
edit- ^ "1952 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.
- ^ "Maryland's last-minute score nips Missouri, 13–10". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. September 21, 1952. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.