Missouri went 8-2, an improvement of two games from last season, with a five-game winning streak occurring after a 21-7 loss to Ohio State.
Meanwhile, in 1947, Clemson had gone 4-5, though they won their last three games to finish with a second straight losing season.
In 1948, however, they got off to a hot start, routing Presbyterian and NC State with 59 points and allowing none.
They rose to #14 by week 4, as they ran the table and finished the regular season 10-0, with a perfect 5-0 record in the Southern Conference.
Harold Entsminger rushed for 77 yards on 17 carries and two touchdowns for Missouri[1] The attendance for the game was 35,273.