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Missouri Football Team History


Missouri Tigers
University of Missouri
 Columbia, MO
Founded: 1839
Stadium: Memorial/Faurot Field
Capacity: 68,349
Colors: Gold & Black
Coach: Dan Devine
Conference: Big Eight-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1959 <- 1960 -> 1961 --> 2024
1960 Season Highlights
 Dan Devine enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Missouri.
 The Tigers won the Big Eight Conference Championship.
 
1960 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Southern Methodist  20   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Oklahoma State  28   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Penn State  21   8   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Air Force  34   8   W    @ Denver, CO   
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Kansas State  45   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Iowa State  34   8   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Nebraska  28   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Colorado  16   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Oklahoma  41   19   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Kansas  7   23   #Won       
 Mon., Jan. 2   Navy  21   14   W    @ Miami, FL   Orange Bowl
 
1960 Season Totals
  Record11-0
  Points Scored295
  Scoring Average26.8
  Points Allowed93
  Defense Average8.5
  Opponents Record51-57
  Conference Record7-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record5-0
1960 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
5 9-1-0 AP
4 9-1-0 Coaches
4 9-1-0 UPI
  
1960 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Kansas 7-2-121989 6-0-118447  Jack Mitchell
Iowa State 7-3185136 4-381109  Clay Stapleton
Missouri 11-029593Won  21-147-019963  Dan Devine
Colorado 6-4140133 5-29975  Everett Sonny Grandelius
Nebraska 4-695164 2-553116  Bill Jennings
Oklahoma 3-6-1136158 2-4-1118101  Charles B. Bud Wilkinson
Oklahoma State 3-7102126 2-56798  Clifton Cliff Speegle
Kansas State 1-978316 0-735227  Doug Weaver

1960 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1960 All Big Eight Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.