1998 Missouri Tigers football team

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1998 Missouri Tigers football
Insight.com Bowl champion
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 21
Record8–4 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJerry Berndt (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorMoe Ankney (5th season)
Home stadiumFaurot Field
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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 
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:30 pmBowling Green*W 37–048,971
September 122:30 pmKansasNo. 25
ABCW 41–2359,720
September 192:30 pmat No. 1 Ohio State*No. 19ABCL 14–3593,269
October 31:00 pmNo. 7 (I-AA) Northwestern State*No. 25
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 35–1448,298
October 101:00 pmat Iowa StateNo. 21W 35–1938,756
October 171:00 pmOklahomadaggerNo. 20
W 20–661,586
October 2411:30 amat No. 7 NebraskaNo. 19FSNL 13–2076,425
October 311:00 pmat Texas TechNo. 18W 28–2641,378
November 711:30 amColoradoNo. 18
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, Missouri
FSNW 38–1457,261
November 1411:30 amat No. 6 Texas A&MNo. 13FSNL 14–1760,433
November 212:30 pmNo. 2 Kansas StateNo. 19
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
ABCL 25–3168,174
December 267:00 pmvs. West Virginia*No. 23ESPNW 34–3136,147
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Coaching staff

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Name Position Seasons at
Missouri
Alma mater
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)

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRV25212523T2120191818131924242321
Coaches PollRV251924212119182119152325RVRV25
BCSNot released181319Not released

Game summaries

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Bowling Green

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Kansas

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Ohio State

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#21 Missouri Tigers at #1 Ohio State Buckeyes
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Missouri 0 14 0014
Ohio State 7 6 81435

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
Game information
First quarter
  • OSU - Michael Wiley 21 yd run (Dan Stultz kick)

Second quarter

  • MIZ - Corby Jones 10 yd run (Tim Geiger kick)
  • OSU - Dan Stultz 27 yd field goal
  • MIZ - Carlos Posey 65 yd fumble recovery (Tim Geiger kick)
  • OSU - Dan Stultz 36 yd field goal

Third quarter

  • OSU - Joe Montgomery 6 yd run (David Boston pass from Joe Germaine)

Fourth quarter

  • OSU - Michael Wiley 11 yd run (Dan Stultz kick)
  • OSU - Derek Combs 9 yd run (Dan Stultz kick)

Northwestern State

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Iowa State

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Oklahoma

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Nebraska

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Texas Tech

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Colorado

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Texas A&M

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Kansas State

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References

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