[1][2] After three years of wartime service in the United States Navy, Don Faurot returned as the team's head coach in 1946.
Seven Missouri players received honors from the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) on the 1946 All-Big Six Conference football team: back Lloyd Brinkman (AP-1, UP-1); end Roland Oakes (AP-1, UP-1); tackle Jim Kekeris (AP-1, UP-1); back Bob Hopkins (AP-2, UP-2); center Ralph Stewart (AP-2, UP-2); end Marshall Shurnas (UP-3); and guard Verlie Abrams (UP-3).
[4][5] The team's leading scorers were Howard Bonnett and Loyd Brinkman, each with 30 points.
77 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.
[7] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.