Record: 8-2, .800 W-L% (17th of 124) ▪ Rank: 6th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big 6
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Don Faurot (8-2)
PS/G: 15.5 (35th of 124) ▪ PA/G: 7.9 (40th of 124)
SRS: 13.57 (11th of 124) ▪ SOS: 5.47 (24th of 124)
Bowl Game: Lost Orange Bowl 21-7 versus Georgia Tech
| 10/16 | 10/23 | 10/30 | 11/6 | 11/13 | 11/20 | 11/27 | 12/4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 30, 1939 | Sat | Missouri | Colorado | MSAC | W | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Oct 7, 1939 | Sat | Missouri | @ | Ohio State | Western | L | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 3 | Oct 14, 1939 | Sat | Missouri | @ | Washington (MO) | MVC | W | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 4 | Oct 21, 1939 | Sat | Missouri | Kansas State | Big 6 | W | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 5 | Oct 28, 1939 | Sat | Missouri | @ | Iowa State | Big 6 | W | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 6 | Nov 4, 1939 | Sat | Missouri | (10) Nebraska | Big 6 | W | 27 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 7 | Nov 11, 1939 | Sat | Missouri | @ | (17) New York University | Ind | W | 20 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 5 | Bronx, NY |
| 8 | Nov 18, 1939 | Sat | (12) Missouri | (5) Oklahoma | Big 6 | W | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | W 6 | ||
| 9 | Nov 25, 1939 | Sat | (10) Missouri | @ | Kansas | Big 6 | W | 20 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | W 7 | |
| 10 | Jan 1, 1940 | Mon | (7) Missouri | N | (13) Georgia Tech | SEC | L | 7 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | Orange Bowl (Miami, FL) |