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1939 Missouri Tigers football team

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.

1939 Missouri Tigers football
Big 6 champion
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Ranking
APNo. 6
Record8–2 (5–0 Big 6)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Missouri $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 18 Nebraska 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 1
No. 19 Oklahoma 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Kansas 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Iowa State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Kansas State 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Colorado*
W 30–0[8]
October 7at Ohio State*
L 0–1958,165[9]
October 14at Washington University*
W 14–010,000[10]
October 21Kansas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
W 9–712,000[11]
October 28at Iowa State
W 21–612,000[12]
November 4 No. 10 Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
W 27–1318,000[13]
November 11at No. 17 NYU*
W 20–730,000[14]
November 18 No. 5 OklahomaNo. 12
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
W 7–627,000[15]
November 25at KansasNo. 10
W 20–0[16]
January 1, 1940vs. No. 16 Georgia TechNo. 6
L 7–2135,000[17]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1939 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 40. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  3. ^ 2014 Mizzou Football Records Book, p. 26.
  4. ^ a b ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1178. ISBN 1401337031.
  5. ^ "All America Is Picked By Colliers". Wisconsin State Journal. December 9, 1939.
  6. ^ Harry Grayson (November 28, 1939). "NEA Picks All America Eleven: Nile Kinnick Named Back of Season". Ironwood Daily Globe.
  7. ^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ J. Roy Stockton (October 15, 1939). "Washington Holds Missouri U. To 14 To 0 Score". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Missouri Beats Kansas State in First Big Six Game, 9 to 7". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 22, 1939. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "Missouri Defeats Kansas, 20 to 0, Wins Big Six Title". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 26, 1939. p. 1F – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "35,000 See Missouri Beaten". The Miami Daily News. January 2, 1940. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
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