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-
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
Record 8-4
Points Scored 334
Scoring Average 27.8
Points Allowed 236
Defense Average 19.7
Opponents Record 77-44
Conference Record 5-3
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 2-3
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 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 first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.