1909 Missouri Tigers football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record7–0–1 (4–0–1 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainCarl L. Ristine
Home stadiumRollins Field
Seasons
← 1908
1910 →
1909 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Missouri $ 4 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 1
Kansas 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Drake 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Iowa 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
Iowa State 0 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Nebraska 0 – 1 – 0 3 – 3 – 2
Washington University 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1909 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1909 college football season. The team compiled a 7–0–1 record (4–0–1 against MVC opponents) and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 86 to 36. Bill Roper was the head coach for the first and only season.[1][2] The team played its home games at Rollins Field in Columbia, Missouri.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Monmouth (IL)*
W 12–6
October 9Kansas State*
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 3–0
October 16Missouri Mines*
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 13–0
October 23at Iowa State
T 6–6
October 30at Iowa
W 13–12
November 62:30 p.m.at Washington University
W 5–07,000[3][4][5]
November 13Drake
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 22–6[6]
November 252:00 p.m.vs. Kansas
W 12–6[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "1909 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  3. ^ Cruisinberry, James (November 7, 1909). "Missouri Wins From Washington, 5 To 0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1S. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Cruisinberry, James (November 7, 1909). "Cayou's Eleven In Plucky Game (continued)". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 2S. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Missouri University Vanquishes Washington Eleven On Francis Field, But Only After Brilliant Battle, And With Score 5 To 0". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 7, 1909. p. 1, part 5. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Another Step Made Toward The Valley Championship: Tigers Defeat Drake University on Rollins Field by a Score of 22 to 6". University Missourian. November 14, 1909. pp. 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Missouri Or Kansas". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. November 25, 1909. p. 8. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "A Tiger Triumph at Last". The Kansas City Times. November 26, 1909. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.


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