1998 Missouri Tigers football team

American college football season

1998 Missouri Tigers football

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)
Head coach|

* Larry Smith (5th season)

Offensive coordinator| Jerry Berndt (5th season)
Defensive coordinator| Moe Ankney (5th season)
Home stadium| Faurot Field

Seasons

<- 1997

1999 ->

1998 Big 12 Conference football standings

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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

* $ - 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[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 5| 6:30 pm| Bowling Green*| |

* Faurot Field
* Columbia, MO

| | W 37–0| 48,971
September 12| 2:30 pm| Kansas| No. 25|

* Faurot Field
* Columbia, MO (Border War)

| ABC| W 41–23| 59,720
September 19| 2:30 pm| at No. 1 Ohio State*| No. 19|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| ABC| L 14–35| 93,269
October 3| 1:00 pm| No. 7 (I-AA) Northwestern State*| No. 25|

* Faurot Field
* Columbia, MO

| | W 35–14| 48,298
October 10| 1:00 pm| at Iowa State| No. 21|

* Jack Trice Stadium
* Ames, IA (rivalry)

| | W 35–19| 38,756
October 17| 1:00 pm| Oklahoma| No. 20|

* Faurot Field
* Columbia, MO (rivalry)

| | W 20–6| 61,586
October 24| 11:30 am| at No. 7 Nebraska| No. 19|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lincoln, Nebraska (rivalry)

| FSN| L 13–20| 76,425
October 31| 1:00 pm| at Texas Tech| No. 18|

* Jones Stadium
* Lubbock, TX

| | W 28–26| 41,378
November 7| 11:30 am| Colorado| No. 18|

* Faurot Field
* Columbia, Missouri

| FSN| W 38–14| 57,261
November 14| 11:30 am| at No. 6 Texas A&M| No. 13|

* Kyle Field
* College Station, TX

| FSN| L 14–17| 60,433
November 21| 2:30 pm| No. 2 Kansas State| No. 19|

* Faurot Field
* Columbia, MO

| ABC| L 25–31| 68,174
December 26| 7:00 pm| vs. West Virginia*| No. 23|

* Arizona Stadium
* Tucson, AZ (Insight.com Bowl)

| ESPN| W 34–31| 36,147

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

## Coaching staff[edit]

Name  | Position  | Seasons at
Missouri  | Alma mater

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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)

## Rankings[edit]

See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below| Week

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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

## Game summaries[edit]

### Bowling Green[edit]

See also: 1998 Bowling Green Falcons football team

### Kansas[edit]

See also: 1998 Kansas Jayhawks football team and Border War (Kansas–Missouri rivalry)

### Ohio State[edit]

See also: 1998 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

#21 Missouri Tigers at #1 Ohio State Buckeyes

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Missouri | 0 | 14 | 0| 0| 14
Ohio State | 7 | 6 | 8| 14| 35

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[edit]

See also: Northwestern State Demons football

### Iowa State[edit]

See also: 1998 Iowa State Cyclones football team

### Oklahoma[edit]

See also: 1998 Oklahoma Sooners football team

### Nebraska[edit]

See also: 1998 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

### Texas Tech[edit]

See also: 1998 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

### Colorado[edit]

See also: 1998 Colorado Buffaloes football team

### Texas A&M[edit]

See also: 1998 Texas A&M Aggies football team

### Kansas State[edit]

See also: 1998 Kansas State Wildcats football team

### 1998 Insight.com Bowl[edit]

See also: 1998 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

## References[edit]

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Missouri Tigers football

Venues|

* Guitar and Lowry Field (1890–1891)
* Athletic Grounds (1892–1895)
* Rollins Field (1896–1926)
* Faurot Field (1926–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Arkansas: Battle Line Rivalry
* Illinois
* Iowa State
* Kansas: Border War
* Nebraska
* Oklahoma

Culture and lore|

* Truman the Tiger
* Marching Mizzou
* 1911 Kansas game
* Fifth Down Game (1990)
* Flea Kicker

People|

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* NFL draftees
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