1926 Missouri Tigers football team

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The 1926 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1926 college football season. The team compiled an overall record of 5–1–2 with a mark of 4–1 against conference opponents, placed third in the MVC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 122 to 33. Gwinn Henry was the head coach for the fourth of nine seasons.[1][2]

Record5–1–2 (4–1 MVC)
Headcoach
Quick facts Missouri Tigers football, Conference ...
1926 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–1–2 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainCarl Bacchus
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1925
1927 â†’
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1926 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Oklahoma A&M $3–0–13–4–1
Nebraska5–1–06–2–0
Missouri4–1–05–1–2
Grinnell3–1–16–1–1
Oklahoma3–2–15–2–1
Kansas State2–2–05–3–0
Iowa State3–3–14–3–1
Drake1–4–02–6–0
Kansas1–5–02–6–0
Washington University0–6–01–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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On October 2, 1926, the team played its first game at the new Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri. The game, a scoreless tie with Tulane, was played in the rain before a crowd of 10,000 persons.[3] The first Missouri touchdown at the new stadium was scored on October 16 on a pass from Emmett "Abe" Stuber to Bert Clark.[4] The first Missouri victory in the new stadium was a 45–6 victory over Washington University on November 13.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Tulane*T 0–010,000[5]
October 9at NebraskaW 14–7
October 16SMU*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
T 7–7
October 23at Iowa StateW 7–3
October 30at West Virginia*W 27–0[6]
November 6at OklahomaL 7–10
November 13Washington University
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
W 45–6[7]
November 20Kansas
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
W 15–0
  • *Non-conference game
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