1946 Missouri Tigers football team


The 1946 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Six Conference during the 1946 college football season. The team compiled a 5–4–1 record, finished in a tie for third place in the Big 6, and was outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 166 to 158. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.
The team's leading scorers were Howard Bonnett and Loyd Brinkman, each with 30 points.
After three years of wartime service in the United States Navy, Don Faurot returned as the team's head coach in 1946. The 1946 season was Faurot's ninth of 19 seasons as head coach of the Missouri football team.

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