1890 Missouri Tigers football team

1890 Missouri Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–1
Head coach	A. L. McRae (1st season)
Captain	William R. Litterill

1890 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Nebraska			–					2	–	0	–	0
Washington University			–					2	–	0	–	0
Minnesota			–					5	–	1	–	1
Michigan			–					4	–	1	–	0
Northwestern			–					4	–	1	–	1
Missouri			–					2	–	1	–	0
Cincinnati			–					2	–	1	–	1
Lake Forest			–					5	–	3	–	0
Baker			–					1	–	1	–	0
Iowa			–					1	–	1	–	0
Illinois			–					1	–	2	–	0
Kansas			–					1	–	2	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan			–					1	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin			–					1	–	3	–	0
Ohio State			–					1	–	4	–	0
Doane			–					0	–	1	–	0
Washburn			–					0	–	1	–	0
Western Reserve			–					0	–	3	–	0

The 1890 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri as an independent during the 1890 college football season. In the school's first season of intercollegiate football, the team was led by head coach A. L. McRae and compiled a 2–1 record.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 20	Picked team	Columbia, MO	W 22–6
November 27	at Washington University	Sportsman's Park St. Louis, MO	L 0–28	5,000	[2]
December 1	Engineers Eleven	Columbia, MO	W 90–0

References

1. "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 38. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
2. "Washington Wins". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 28, 1890. p. 7. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .