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American college football season
The 1939 Missouri Tigers football team was an
American football team that represented the
University of Missouri in the
Big Six Conference (Big 6) during the
1939 college football season. The team compiled an 8–2 record (5–0 against Big 6 opponents), won the Big 6 championship, lost to
Georgia Tech in the
1940 Orange Bowl, outscored all opponents by a combined total of 155 to 79, and was ranked No. 6 in the final
AP Poll.
Don Faurot was the head coach for the fifth of 19 seasons.
[1]
[2] The team played its home games at
Memorial Stadium in
Columbia, Missouri.
The team's leading scorer was
Paul Christman with 42 points.
[3] Christman was also selected as a first-team All-American by the All-America Board,
[4]
Collier's Weekly (chosen by
Grantland Rice),
[5]
Newspaper Enterprise Association,
[6] and
The Sporting News.
[4] He finished third in the 1939
Heisman Trophy voting, was inducted into the
College Football Hall of Fame in 1956, and had his jersey (No. 44) retired at Missouri.
[7]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 30 |
Colorado* | | | W 30–0 | |
[8]
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October 7 | at
Ohio State* | | | L 0–19 | 58,165 |
[9]
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October 14 | at
Washington University* | | | W 14–0 | 10,000 |
[10]
|
October 21 |
Kansas State | | - Memorial Stadium
- Columbia, MO
| W 9–7 | 12,000 |
[11]
|
October 28 | at
Iowa State | | | W 21–6 | 12,000 |
[12]
|
November 4 | No. 10
Nebraska | | - Memorial Stadium
- Columbia, MO (
rivalry)
| W 27–13 | 18,000 |
[13]
|
November 11 | at No. 17
NYU* | | | W 20–7 | 30,000 |
[14]
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November 18 | No. 5
Oklahoma | No. 12 | - Memorial Stadium
- Columbia, MO (
rivalry)
| W 7–6 | 27,000 |
[15]
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November 25 | at
Kansas | No. 10 | | W 20–0 | |
[16]
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January 1, 1940 | vs. No. 16
Georgia Tech | No. 6 | | L 7–21 | 35,000 |
[17]
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- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
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"1939 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
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^
"2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 40. Archived from
the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
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^ 2014 Mizzou Football Records Book, p. 26.
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a
b ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1178.
ISBN
1401337031.
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^ "All America Is Picked By Colliers". Wisconsin State Journal. December 9, 1939.
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^
Harry Grayson (November 28, 1939). "NEA Picks All America Eleven: Nile Kinnick Named Back of Season". Ironwood Daily Globe.
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^
"2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. Archived from
the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
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"Missouri Power Play Jars Colorado: Christman Scores Three Touchdowns in 30-0 Conquest". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. October 1, 1939. p. 6C – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Jim Emerson (October 8, 1939).
"Bucks Trip Missouri Team: Reserves Prove too Much For Big Six Team Under Sweltering Sun Saturday". The Coshocton Tribune. p. 12 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ J. Roy Stockton (October 15, 1939).
"Washington Holds Missouri U. To 14 To 0 Score". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 1E – via
Newspapers.com.
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^
"Missouri Beats Kansas State in First Big Six Game, 9 to 7". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 22, 1939. p. 1C – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Sec Taylor (October 29, 1939).
"Missouri Spoils Homecoming for Iowa State, 21 to 6: Cyclones Get Dose of Their Own 'Razzle'". Des Moines Register. pp. Sports 1, 7 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Harold Claasen (November 5, 1939).
"Christman's 'Flips' Beat Nebraska: Missouri Upsets Dope And Huskers Lose 27 To 13". The Sedalia Democrat and Capital. p. 8 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^
"Christman sparks Missouri to 20–7 victory over N.Y.U." St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 12, 1939. Retrieved June 22, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ J. Roy Stockton (November 19, 1939).
"King Kicks Tigers To Victory Over Oklahoma, 7 To 6: Bob Orf Recovers Blocked Punt for Tiger Touchdown". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 1C – via
Newspapers.com.
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^
"Missouri Defeats Kansas, 20 to 0, Wins Big Six Title". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 26, 1939. p. 1F – via
Newspapers.com.
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^
"35,000 See Missouri Beaten". The Miami Daily News. January 2, 1940. p. B1 – via
Newspapers.com.
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