1953 Missouri Tigers football team

1953 Missouri Tigers football
Conference	Big Seven Conference
Record	6–4 (4–2 Big 7)
Head coach	Don Faurot (16th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1953 Big Seven Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Oklahoma $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
Missouri	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Kansas State	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Colorado	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Nebraska	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Kansas	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Seven Conference (Big 7) during the 1953 college football season. The team compiled a 6–4 record (4–2 against Big 7 opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the Big 7, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 130 to 116. Don Faurot was the head coach for the 16th of 19 seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

The team's statistical leaders included Robert Bauman with 405 rushing yards, Vic Eaton with 364 passing yards and 683 yards of total offense, Elmer Corpeny with 179 receiving yards, and Bob Schoonmaker with 36 points scored.[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	No. 9 Maryland*	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	L 6–20	21,000	[4]
September 26	Purdue*	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	W 14–7	19,000
October 3	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	W 27–16	23,840
October 9	at SMU*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 7–20	35,000
October 17	at Iowa State	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA (rivalry)	L 6–13	12,486
October 24	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry)	W 23–7	26,500
October 31	at Indiana*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 14–7
November 7	No. 8 Oklahoma	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry)	L 7–14	30,020
November 14	Kansas State	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	W 16–6
November 21	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (Border War)	W 10–6	34,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1953 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. "Md. beats Missouri, 20–6, scores first TD in 1:50". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 20, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.