1936 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record6–2–1 (3–1–1 Big 6)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Nebraska $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Missouri 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Kansas State 2 – 1 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
Oklahoma 1 – 2 – 2 3 – 3 – 3
Iowa State 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 2
Kansas 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Six Conference (Big 6) during the 1936 college football season. The team compiled a 6–2–1 record (3–1–1 against Big 6 opponents), finished in second place in the Big 6, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 107 to 74. Don Faurot was the head coach for the second of 19 seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

The team's leading scorer was Jack Frye with 36 points.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Southeast Missouri State Teachers*
W 20–0
October 10at Kansas State
T 7–7
October 17at Michigan State*
L 0–1315,000[4]
October 24Iowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
W 10–08,642
October 31at No. 11 Nebraska
L 0–20
November 7at Saint Louis*
W 13–7
November 14at Oklahoma
W 21–14
November 21Washington University*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
W 17–10
November 26Kansas
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
W 19–3
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1936 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. 40. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  3. ^ 2014 Mizzou Football Records Book, p. 26.
  4. ^ George S. Alderton (October 18, 1936). "Michigan State Turns Back Missouri, 13-0". Lansing State Journal. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
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