The 1944 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Six Conference (Big 6) during the 1944 college football season. The team compiled a 3–5–2 record (2–1–2 against Big 6 opponents), finished in third place in the Big 6, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 224 to 176. Chauncey Simpson was the head coach for the second of three seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.
| 1944 Missouri Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Big Six Conference |
| Record | 3–5–2 (2–1–2 Big 6) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 2 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's leading scorer was Paul Collins with 60 points.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 23 | vs. Arkansas* |
| L 6–7 | ||||
| September 30 | at No. 8 Ohio State* | L 0–54 | 29,908 | ||||
| October 7 | at Kansas State | W 33–0 | |||||
| October 14 | at Minnesota* | L 27–39 | 24,207 | ||||
| October 21 | Iowa State | T 21–21 | 5,281 | ||||
| October 28 | at Nebraska | L 20–24 | 8,000 | ||||
| November 4 | Michigan State* |
| W 13–7 | 5,000 | [4] | ||
| November 11 | at Oklahoma | T 21–21 | |||||
| November 18 | Iowa Pre-Flight* |
| L 7–51 | [5] | |||
| November 23 | vs. Kansas | W 28–0 | 19,969 | [6] | |||
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References
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