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1928 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record4–4 (3–2 Big 6)
Head coach
CaptainMiller Brown
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons← 19271929 →
1928 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nebraska $ 5 0 0 7 1 1
Oklahoma 3 2 0 5 3 0
Missouri 3 2 0 4 4 0
Iowa State 2 2 1 2 5 1
Kansas 1 3 1 2 4 2
Kansas State 0 5 0 3 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1928 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Six Conference (Big 6) during the 1928 college football season. The team compiled a 4–4 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 138 to 102. Gwinn Henry was the head coach for the fifth of nine seasons. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

The team's leading scorer was Robert Mehrle with 32 points.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 13Centre*W 60–0
October 20Iowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
W 28–196,002
October 27at NebraskaL 0–2438,000
November 3Drake*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
L 0–6
November 10at Kansas StateW 19–6
November 17at NYU*L 6–27
November 24Kansas
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
W 25–6
November 29at OklahomaL 0–14
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1928 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. "Drake Scores 6-0 Victory Over Missouri: Bulldogs Get Touchdown In Last 2 Minutes of Play". Joplin Globe. November 4, 1928. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Missouri Tigers defeated by New York U., 27 to 6". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 18, 1928. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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