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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-

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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
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 Big 12- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	7-5	315	255	Lost 18-35	4-4	198	189	Spike Dykes
Kansas	4-7	280	341		1-7	155	269	Terry Allen
Iowa State	3-8	221	328		1-7	135	288	Dan McCarney
Kansas State	11-2	610	197	Lost 34-37	8-1	375	146	Bill Snyder
Texas A&M	11-3	335	214	Lost 14-24	8-1	227	145	R.C. Slocum
Texas	9-3	437	337	Won 38-11	6-2	243	220	Mack Brown
Nebraska	9-4	403	206	Lost 20-23	5-3	210	139	Frank Solich
Missouri	8-4	334	236	Won 34-31	5-3	214	156	Larry Smith
Colorado	8-4	302	253	Won 51-43	4-4	155	169	Rick Neuheisel
Oklahoma	5-6	184	229		3-5	125	198	John Blake
Oklahoma State	5-6	303	296		3-5	197	218	Bob Simmons
Baylor	2-9	195	323		1-7	142	239	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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.