1898 Missouri Tigers football team

1898 Missouri Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–4–1
Head coach	Dave Fultz (1st season)
Captain	Thomas P. Howard
Home stadium	Rollins Field

1898 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Washington University			–					6	–	0	–	0
Detroit College			–					5	–	0	–	0
Carthage			–					3	–	0	–	0
Lincoln (MO)			–					1	–	0	–	0
Iowa State Normal			–					4	–	0	–	1
Washburn			–					4	–	0	–	1
Kansas			–					7	–	1	–	0
Cincinnati			–					5	–	1	–	3
Indiana			–					4	–	1	–	2
Nebraska			–					8	–	3	–	0
Drake			–					4	–	2	–	0
Lake Forest			–					2	–	1	–	0
Notre Dame			–					4	–	2	–	0
Western Reserve			–					5	–	3	–	0
Butler			–					2	–	1	–	1
Heidelberg			–					4	–	3	–	0
Michigan Agricultural			–					4	–	3	–	0
Iowa State			–					3	–	2	–	0
Kansas State			–					1	–	1	–	2
Miami (OH)			–					1	–	1	–	0
South Dakota Agricultural			–					1	–	1	–	1
DePauw			–					3	–	4	–	2
Iowa			–					3	–	4	–	2
Ohio			–					1	–	2	–	1
Ohio State			–					3	–	5	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace			–					2	–	4	–	0
Central Michigan			–					1	–	2	–	0
Indiana State Normal			–					1	–	2	–	0
North Dakota Agricultural			–					1	–	2	–	0
Wabash			–					2	–	5	–	1
Ohio Wesleyan			–					2	–	5	–	0
Haskell			–					2	–	7	–	0
Missouri			–					1	–	4	–	1
Wittenberg			–					1	–	5	–	1
Fairmount			–					0	–	1	–	0
College of Emporia			–					0	–	2	–	0

The 1898 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri as an independent during the 1898 college football season. The team compiled a 1–4–1 record and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 98 to 33. Dave Fultz was the head coach for the first of two seasons.^[1] The team played its home games at Rollins Field in Columbia, Missouri.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 3		Wentworth Military	Rollins Field Columbia, MO	T 0–0
October 8		at Kansas City Medics	Kansas City, MO	L 0–16
October 17		at Kansas City Medics	Kansas City, MO	W 15–5
October 24		Nebraska	Rollins Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)	L 6–47
October 29	3:15 p.m.	at Washington University	Sportsman's Park St. Louis, MO	L 12–18	1,000	[2][3][4]
November 24	2:00 p.m.	vs. Kansas	Exposition Park Kansas City, MO (rivlary)	L 0–12	2,000	[5][6]

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. "Bland's Warriors Are Ready". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. October 29, 1898. p. 7. Retrieved July 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Washington's Warriors Won". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. October 30, 1898. p. 15. Retrieved July 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Rah! Rah! Rah! For 'Varsity". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 30, 1898. p. 10. Retrieved July 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "To-day's Big Game". The Kansas City Journal. Kansas City, Missouri. November 24, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved July 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Kansas, 12; Missouri, 0". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. November 25, 1898. p. 3. Retrieved July 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .