1951 Missouri Tigers football team

1951 Missouri Tigers football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	2–8 (1–5 Big 7)
Head coach	Don Faurot (14th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1951 Big Seven Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Oklahoma $	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Colorado	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Kansas	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Nebraska	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Missouri	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Seven Conference (Big 7) during the 1951 college football season. The team compiled a 2–8 record (1–5 against Big 7 opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the Big 7, and was outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 292 to 169. Don Faurot was the head coach for the 14th of 19 seasons. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

The team's statistical leaders included Junior Wren with 451 rushing yards and 708 yards of total offense, Tony Scardino with 653 passing yards, Harold Carter with 456 receiving yards, and James Hook with 36 points scored.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 22	Fordham*	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	L 20–34
September 29	Oklahoma A&M*	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	W 27–26
October 6	at SMU*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 0–34
October 13	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 13–34
October 20	at Iowa State	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA (rivalry)	L 14–21
October 27	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (Victory Bell)	W 35–19
November 3	at No. 4 Maryland*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 0–35
November 10	No. 14 Oklahoma	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry)	L 20–34
November 17	Kansas State	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	L 12–14
December 1	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (Border War)	L 28–41
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game