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Missouri Football Team History


Missouri Tigers
University of Missouri
 Columbia, MO
Founded: 1839
Stadium: Memorial/Faurot Field
Capacity: 68,349
Colors: Gold & Black
Coach: Larry Smith
Conference: Big 12-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024
1998 Season Highlights
 Larry Smith enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Missouri.
 
1998 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  vs. Bowling Green State  37   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 12  vs. Kansas  41   23   W       
 Sat., Sep. 19  @ Ohio State  14   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Northwestern State  35   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Iowa State  35   19   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Oklahoma  20   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Nebraska  13   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Texas Tech  28   26   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Colorado  38   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Texas A&M  14   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Kansas State  25   31   L       
 Sat., Dec. 26   West Virginia  34   31   W    @ Tucson, AZ   Insight Bowl
 
1998 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Points Scored334
  Scoring Average27.8
  Points Allowed236
  Defense Average19.7
  Opponents Record77-44
  Conference Record5-3
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record2-3
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
21 8-4-0 AP
25 8-4-0 Coaches
25 8-4-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
1998 Big 12- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 7-5315255Lost  18-354-4198189  Spike Dykes
Kansas 4-7280341 1-7155269  Terry Allen
Iowa State 3-8221328 1-7135288  Dan McCarney
Kansas State 11-2610197Lost  34-378-1375146  Bill Snyder
Texas A&M 11-3335214Lost  14-248-1227145  R.C. Slocum
Texas 9-3437337Won  38-116-2243220  Mack Brown
Nebraska 9-4403206Lost  20-235-3210139  Frank Solich
Missouri 8-4334236Won  34-315-3214156  Larry Smith
Colorado 8-4302253Won  51-434-4155169  Rick Neuheisel
Oklahoma 5-6184229 3-5125198  John Blake
Oklahoma State 5-6303296 3-5197218  Bob Simmons
Baylor 2-9195323 1-7142239  Dave Roberts

1998 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1998 All Big 12 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.