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1952 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record5–5 (5–1 Big 7)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons← 19511953 →
1952 Big Seven Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Oklahoma $ 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 1
Missouri 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Nebraska 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Kansas 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Colorado 2 – 2 – 2 6 – 2 – 2
Iowa State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Kansas State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Seven Conference (Big 7) during the 1952 college football season. The team compiled a 5–5 record (5–1 against Big 7 opponents), finished in second place in the Big 7, and was outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 159 to 147. Don Faurot was the head coach for the 15th of 19 seasons. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

The team's statistical leaders included Jim Hook with 741 rushing yards and 1,151 yards of total offense, Tony Scardino with 781 passing yards, Jim Jennings with 219 receiving yards, and Bill Rowekamp with 42 points scored.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20No. 2 Maryland*L 10–1318,000
September 27at No. 8 California*L 14–28
October 4at Kansas StateW 26–0
October 11SMU*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
L 7–2525,000
October 18at Oklahoma A&M*L 7–14
October 25Iowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
W 19–016,160
November 1at NebraskaW 10–639,000
November 8Colorado
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
W 27–713,500
November 15at No. 8 OklahomaL 7–4743,393
November 22No. 18 KansasW 20–1926,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1952 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  2. "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  3. "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. pp. 26–27. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  4. "Maryland's last-minute score nips Missouri, 13–10". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. September 21, 1952. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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