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1998 Missouri

8–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Big 12), coached by Larry Smith, finished No. 21 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Missouri in 1998, game by game: won vs. Bowling Green 37–0; won vs. Kansas 41–23; lost at No. 1 Ohio State 14–35; won vs. Northwestern State 35–14; won at Iowa State 35–19; won vs. Oklahoma 20–6; lost at No. 7 Nebraska 13–20; won at Texas Tech 28–26; won vs. Colorado 38–14; lost at No. 6 Texas A&M 14–17; lost vs. No. 2 Kansas State 25–31; won vs. West Virginia 34–31+37−21Won 37–0 vs. Bowling Green+37Bowling GreenWon 41–23 vs. Kansas+18KansasLost 14–35 at No. 1 Ohio State-21No. 1 Ohio StateWon 35–14 vs. Northwestern State+21Northwestern St…Won 35–19 at Iowa State+16Iowa StateWon 20–6 vs. Oklahoma+14OklahomaLost 13–20 at No. 7 Nebraska-7No. 7 NebraskaWon 28–26 at Texas Tech+2Texas TechWon 38–14 vs. Colorado+24ColoradoLost 14–17 at No. 6 Texas A&M-3No. 6 Texas A&MLost 25–31 vs. No. 2 Kansas State-6No. 2 Kansas StateWon 34–31 vs. West Virginia+3West Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsBowling GreenW 37–⁠076%
Sep 12vsKansasW 41–⁠2371%
Sep 19at1Ohio StateL 14–⁠3525%
Oct 3vsNorthwestern StateW 35–⁠1485%
Oct 10atIowa StateW 35–⁠1964%
Oct 17vsOklahomaW 20–⁠675%
Oct 24at7NebraskaL 13–⁠2019%
Oct 31atTexas TechW 28–⁠2639%
Nov 7vsColoradoW 38–⁠1458%
Nov 14at6Texas A&ML 14–⁠1730%
Nov 21vs2Kansas StateL 25–⁠3133%
Dec 26Bowls & playoffvsWest VirginiaInsight.com BowlW 34–⁠3147%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat West Virginia 34–⁠31 in the Insight.com Bowl; No. 21 in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 25
  2. Wk 3: 21
  3. Wk 4: 25
  4. Wk 5: 23
  5. Wk 6: 21
  6. Wk 7: 20
  7. Wk 8: 19
  8. Wk 9: 18
  9. Wk 10: 18
  10. Wk 11: 13
  11. Wk 12: 19
  12. Wk 13: 24
  13. Wk 14: 24
  14. Wk 15: 23
  15. Final: 21

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1998.

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Big 12
AP final
No. 21 peak No. 13
Points
334–⁠236
Coach
Larry Smith
Elo
1618 +86 this season
SP+ rating
23.2 No. 7 of 112; offense No. 19, defense No. 8
SRS
17.7 No. 12 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jerry Berndt
Defensive coordinator
Moe Ankney

Drafted in 1999

The 1999 draft
Rd 5Craig Heimburger CGreen Bay Packers

All-Big 12

5 first team, 3 second team

First team

  • Devin WestRBCoaches-1; Media-1
  • Rob RitiCCoaches-1; Media-1
  • Craig HeimburgerOGCoaches-1; Media-1
  • Justin WyattDLCoaches-1
  • Harold PierseyDBCoaches-1; Media-1

Second team

  • Corby JonesQBCoaches-2
  • Todd NeimeyerOTMedia-2
  • Wade PerkinsDBCoaches-2; Media-2

From Wikipedia’s 1998 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1998 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kansas State8–⁠011–⁠210
Texas A&M7–⁠111–⁠311
Texas6–⁠29–⁠315
Nebraska5–⁠39–⁠419
Missouri5–⁠38–⁠421
Colorado4–⁠48–⁠4
Texas Tech4–⁠47–⁠5
Oklahoma3–⁠55–⁠6
Oklahoma State3–⁠55–⁠6
Kansas1–⁠74–⁠7
Iowa State1–⁠73–⁠8
Baylor1–⁠72–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.