1945 Missouri Tigers football team

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. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

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
1945 Big Six Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Missouri $ 5 0 06 4 0
Oklahoma 4 1 05 5 0
Iowa State 2 2 14 3 1
Nebraska 2 3 04 5 0
Kansas 1 3 14 5 1
Kansas State 0 5 01 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

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

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.