1945 Missouri Tigers football
Big 6 champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 27–40 vs. Texas
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record6–4 (5–0 Big 6)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Missouri $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Oklahoma 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Iowa State 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Nebraska 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Kansas 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Kansas State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1945 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Six Conference (Big 6) during the 1945 college football season. The team compiled a 6–4 record (5–0 against Big 6 opponents), won the Big 6 championship, lost to Texas in the 1946 Cotton Bowl Classic, and was outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 174 to 170. Chauncey Simpson was the head coach for the third of three seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

The team's leading scorers were Loyd Brinkman and Robert Hopkins, each with 30 points.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Minnesota*
L 0–3434,246
September 29Ohio State*
L 6–4741,299
October 6at SMU*
W 10–7
October 13at Iowa State
W 13–78,157
October 20Kansas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
W 41–7
October 27Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
W 19–0
November 3at Michigan State*
L 7–14
November 17No. T–14 Oklahoma
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
W 14–6
November 24vs. KansasNo. 16
W 33–1221,494[4]
January 1, 1946vs. No. 10 Texas
L 27–4046,000[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1945 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP——————1614т—

References

  1. ^ "1944 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  3. ^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  4. ^ "Missouri Wallops Kansas 33-12 to Take Big Six Flag". The Sunday News and Tribune. Associated Press. November 25, 1945. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Bob Broeg (January 2, 1946). "Missouri Shows Texas Some Football but Longhorns Win, 40-27". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.


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