The 1912 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1912 college football season. The team compiled a 5–3 record (2–3 against MVC opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 135 to 69. Chester Brewer was the head coach for the second of three seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Rollins Field in Columbia, Missouri.
| 1912 Missouri Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 5–3 (2–3 MVC) |
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| Captain | Clarence P. LeMire |
| Home stadium | Rollins Field |
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| Nebraska + | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State + | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington University | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 28 | Central (MO)* | W 55–7 | |||||
| October 12 | Missouri Mines* |
| W 13–0 | ||||
| October 19 | Iowa State |
| L 0–29 | ||||
| October 25 | at Oklahoma* | W 14–0 | |||||
| November 2 | Nebraska |
| L 0–7 | ||||
| November 9 | at Drake | Des Moines, IA | W 17–14 | ||||
| November 16 | Washington University |
| W 33–0 | [3] | |||
| November 23 | at Kansas | L 3–12 | [4] | ||||
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References
edit- ^ "1912 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
- ^ O'Connor, W. J. (November 17, 1912). "Crippled Washington U. Eleven Is Powerless Before Missouri Attack". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1S. Retrieved July 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Kansas Victory: Tigers Couldn't Solve Shift Play and Lost Game by Score of 12 to 3 Yesterday". University Missourian. November 24, 1912. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
