1943 Missouri Tigers football team

1943 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record3–5 (3–2 Big 6)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oklahoma $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Missouri 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Iowa State 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Kansas 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Nebraska 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Kansas State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1943 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Six Conference (Big 6) during the 1943 college football season. The team compiled a 6–3 record (3–2 against Big 6 opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the Big 6, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 170 to 142. Chauncey Simpson was the head coach for the first of three seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

The team's leading scorers were Bill Dellastatious and Don Reece, each with 36 points.[3]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Missouri ranked 56th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 81.8.[4]

Don Faurot, who had been the team's head coach since 1935, stepped down in June 1943 to join the United States Navy during World War II.[5] Chauncey Simpson, who had been the school's head track coach and a backfield coach for the football team, was appointed to serve as "acting football coach" during Faurot's military service.[6] Simpson remained in charge of the team for three years from 1943 to 1945.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Minnesota*
L 13–2630,000
October 2at Ohio State*
L 6–2727,525
October 9Kansas State
W 47–14
October 16vs. No. 7 Iowa Pre-Flight*
L 6–2112,414[7]
October 30Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
W 54–20
November 6at Iowa State
W 25–74,490
November 13Oklahoma
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
L 13–20
November 20at Kansas
L 6–78,000[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1943 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  3. ^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  4. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Faurot Becomes Navy Lieutenant". Monitor-Index and Democrate (Moberly, Missouri). June 18, 1943. p. 6.
  6. ^ "Chauncey Simpson Appointed New Missouri U. Football Coach". St. Louis Star-Times. July 19, 1943. p. 16.
  7. ^ Sec Taylor (October 17, 1943). "Seahawks Jab Tigers 21-6; Fifth in a Row". The Des Moines Register. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Kansas 7, Missouri 6: Score Big Upset". The Kansas city Star. November 21, 1943. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.


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