1912 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–3 (2–3 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainClarence P. LeMire
Home stadiumRollins Field
Seasons
← 1911
1913 →
1912 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nebraska + 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Iowa State + 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Drake 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Missouri 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Kansas 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Washington University 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1912 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1912 college football season. The team compiled a 5–3 record (2–3 against MVC opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 135 to 69. Chester Brewer was the head coach for the second of three seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Rollins Field in Columbia, Missouri.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Central (MO)*
W 55–7
October 12Missouri Mines*
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 13–0
October 19Iowa State
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
L 0–29
October 25at Oklahoma*
W 14–0
November 2Nebraska
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
L 0–7
November 9at DrakeDes Moines, IAW 17–14
November 16Washington University
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 33–0[3]
November 23at Kansas
L 3–12[4]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1912 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. ^ O'Connor, W. J. (November 17, 1912). "Crippled Washington U. Eleven Is Powerless Before Missouri Attack". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1S. Retrieved July 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Kansas Victory: Tigers Couldn't Solve Shift Play and Lost Game by Score of 12 to 3 Yesterday". University Missourian. November 24, 1912. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.


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