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1927 Missouri Tigers football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record7–2 (5–1 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Flamank
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Missouri $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Nebraska 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Oklahoma A&M 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Iowa State 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
Washington University 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 2
Kansas 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Oklahoma 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 2
Kansas State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Drake 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Grinnell 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1927 college football season. The team compiled an overall record of 7–2 with a mark of 5–1 against conference opponents, won the MVC title, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 129 to 90. Gwinn Henry was the head coach for the fifth of nine seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Kansas State
W 13–6
October 8Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
W 7–6
October 15at Washington University
W 13–0
October 22at SMU*
L 9–3212,000[3]
October 24at Northwestern*
W 34–19
November 5West Virginia*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
W 13–0[4]
November 11at Iowa State
W 13–6
November 19at Kansas
L 7–14
November 24Oklahomadagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
W 20–7[5][6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1927 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. ^ "S.M.U. easily beats Tigers". Corpus Christi Caller. October 23, 1927. Retrieved March 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Missouri defeats West Virginia, 13 to 0, celebrating Parents' Day". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 6, 1927. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tigers Win Third Title in 4 Years, Beating Sooners". Columbia Daily Tribune. Columbia, Missouri. November 25, 1927. p. 5. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Hamel, J. P. (November 25, 1927). "Tigers Count Extra Game, Claim Title By Victory Over The Oklahoma Team". Evening World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. p. 2, sports section. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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