1938 Missouri Tigers football team

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The 1938 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Six Conference (Big 6) during the 1938 college football season. The team compiled a 6–3 record (2–3 against Big 6 opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the Big 6, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 111 to 82. Don Faurot was the head coach for the fourth of 19 seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

Record6–3 (2–3 Big 6)
Headcoach
HomestadiumMemorial Stadium
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1938 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record6–3 (2–3 Big 6)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1937
1939 â†’
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1938 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Oklahoma $5–0–010–1–0
Iowa State3–1–17–1–1
Missouri2–3–06–3–0
Nebraska2–3–03–5–1
Kansas State1–3–14–4–1
Kansas1–4–03–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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The team's leading scorer was Paul Christman with 48 points.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Colorado*
W 14–7
October 8at Kansas StateL 13–21
October 15Iowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
L 13–168,873
October 22at Washington University*W 13–0
October 29at NebraskaW 13–10
November 5Michigan State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
W 6–010,000[4]
November 12at No. 10 OklahomaL 0–21
November 19at Saint Louis*
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
W 26–0
November 24Kansas
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
W 13–717,500[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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