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.
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Bowling Green
Kansas
Ohio State
Northwestern State
Iowa State
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Texas Tech
Colorado
Texas A&M
Kansas State
West Virginia—Insight.com Bowl
Coaching staff NamePositionSeasons atMissouriAlma materLarry SmithHead coach5Bowling Green (1961)Jerry BerndtOffensive coordinator & quarterbacks5Wisconsin–Superior (1960)Corbyn SmithOffensive tackle, tight end & Special teams coordinator1Iowa (1995)David MitchellRunning backs2Arkansas StateAndy HillWide receivers3Missouri (1985)Andy MoellerOffensive line6Michigan (1986)Moe AnkneyDefensive coordinator5Bowling Green (1963)Dave ToubDefensive line1UTEP (1985)Ricky HunleyLinebackers & associate head coach5Arizona (1984)Jon Hokedefensive backs5Ball State (1980)
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