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1998 Missouri Tigers football team
American college football season
The 1998 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri. The 1998 Tigers had an overall record of 8-4 (5-3 in conference play), including a 34–31 win in the Insight.com Bowl over West Virginia at Tucson. They were members of the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. The team was coached by head coach Larry Smith. West Virginia took Missouri's spot in the Big 12 when the latter joined the SEC fourteen years later.
Quick Facts Missouri Tigers football, Insight.com Bowl champion ...
| 1998 Missouri Tigers football | |
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Insight.com Bowl champion | |
Insight.com Bowl, W 34–31 vs. West Virginia | |
| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Division | North Division |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 25 |
| AP | No. 21 |
| Record | 8–4 (5–3 Big 12) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jerry Berndt (5th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Moe Ankney (5th season) |
| Home stadium | Faurot Field |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Kansas State x | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Nebraska | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Missouri | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Texas A&M x$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Texas | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Texas A&M 36, Kansas State 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | 6:30 pm | Bowling Green* | W 37–0 | 48,971 | |||
| September 12 | 2:30 pm | Kansas | No. 25 |
| ABC | W 41–23 | 59,720 |
| September 19 | 2:30 pm | at No. 1 Ohio State* | No. 19 | ABC | L 14–35 | 93,269 | |
| October 3 | 1:00 pm | No. 7 (I-AA) Northwestern State* | No. 25 |
| W 35–14 | 48,298 | |
| October 10 | 1:00 pm | at Iowa State | No. 21 | W 35–19 | 38,756 | ||
| October 17 | 1:00 pm | Oklahoma | No. 20 |
| W 20–6 | 61,586 | |
| October 24 | 11:30 am | at No. 7 Nebraska | No. 19 | FSN | L 13–20 | 76,425 | |
| October 31 | 1:00 pm | at Texas Tech | No. 18 | W 28–26 | 41,378 | ||
| November 7 | 11:30 am | Colorado | No. 18 |
| FSN | W 38–14 | 57,261 |
| November 14 | 11:30 am | at No. 6 Texas A&M | No. 13 | FSN | L 14–17 | 60,433 | |
| November 21 | 2:30 pm | No. 2 Kansas State | No. 19 |
| ABC | L 25–31 | 68,174 |
| December 26 | 7:00 pm | vs. West Virginia* | No. 23 | ESPN | W 34–31 | 36,147 | |
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More information Name, Position ...
| Name | Position | Seasons at Missouri |
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| Larry Smith | Head coach | 5 | Bowling Green (1961) |
| Jerry Berndt | Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks | 5 | Wisconsin–Superior (1960) |
| Corbyn Smith | Offensive tackle, tight end & Special teams coordinator | 1 | Iowa (1995) |
| David Mitchell | Running backs | 2 | Arkansas State |
| Andy Hill | Wide receivers | 3 | Missouri (1985) |
| Andy Moeller | Offensive line | 6 | Michigan (1986) |
| Moe Ankney | Defensive coordinator | 5 | Bowling Green (1963) |
| Dave Toub | Defensive line | 1 | UTEP (1985) |
| Ricky Hunley | Linebackers & associate head coach | 5 | Arizona (1984) |
| Jon Hoke | defensive backs | 5 | Ball State (1980) |
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See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | RV | 25 | 21 | 25 | 23T | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
| Coaches Poll | RV | 25 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 23 | 25 | RV | RV | 25 |
| BCS | Not released | 18 | — | 13 | 19 | — | — | — | Not released | |||||||
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Bowling Green
See also: 1998 Bowling Green Falcons football team
Kansas
Ohio State
See also: 1998 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Missouri | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Ohio State | 7 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 35 |
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#21 Missouri Tigers at #1 Ohio State Buckeyes
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Date: September 19, 1998
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 80°, Sunny, wind 5 S
- Game attendance: 93,269
- Referee: J. Kemerling
- TV: ABC
- Box Score
Northwestern State
See also: Northwestern State Demons football
Iowa State
See also: 1998 Iowa State Cyclones football team
Oklahoma
See also: 1998 Oklahoma Sooners football team
Nebraska
See also: 1998 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
Texas Tech
Colorado
See also: 1998 Colorado Buffaloes football team
Texas A&M
See also: 1998 Texas A&M Aggies football team
Kansas State
See also: 1998 Kansas State Wildcats football team