The team compiled a 6–4 record (5–0 against Big 6 opponents), won the Big 6 championship, lost to Texas in the 1946 Cotton Bowl Classic, and was outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 174 to 170.
Chauncey Simpson was the head coach for the third of three seasons.
[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.
The team's leading scorers were Loyd Brinkman and Robert Hopkins, each with 30 points.
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