1998 Missouri Tigers football team

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
1998 record	8–4 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach	Larry Smith (5th season)
Home stadium	Faurot Field (Capacity: 68,174)

1998 Big 12 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Northern 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
Southern 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. Ironically, West Virginia would take Missouri's spot in the Big 12, when the latter joined the SEC fourteen years later.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
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	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 (Battle for the Telephone Trophy)		W 35–19	38,756
October 17	1:00 PM	Oklahoma	No. 20	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO (Tiger-Sooner Peace Pipe)		W 20–6	61,586
October 24	11:30 AM	at No. 7 Nebraska	No. 19	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (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, MO	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. All times are in Central Time.

Missouri Tigers football
Venues	Rollins Field (1890–1926) Faurot Field (1926–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arkansas: Battle Line Rivalry Illinois Iowa State (Telephone Trophy) Kansas: Border War Nebraska (Victory Bell) Oklahoma (Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe)
Culture and lore	Truman the Tiger Marching Mizzou 1911 Kansas game Fifth Down Game (1990) Flea Kicker
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical Leaders
Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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