1891 Missouri Tigers football
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ohio Wesleyan   –   4 – 0 – 0
Kansas   –   7 – 0 – 1
Illinois   –   5 – 1 – 0
Missouri   –   3 – 1 – 0
Lake Forest   –   6 – 2 – 0
Washington University   –   4 – 1 – 1
Minnesota   –   3 – 1 – 1
Wisconsin   –   3 – 1 – 1
Cincinnati   –   4 – 2 – 1
Iowa   –   3 – 2 – 0
Doane   –   2 – 2 – 0
Iowa College   –   1 – 1 – 1
Miami (OH)   –   1 – 1 – 0
Nebraska   –   2 – 2 – 0
Northwestern   –   2 – 2 – 3
Michigan   –   4 – 5 – 0
Ohio State   –   2 – 3 – 0
Case   –   1 – 2 – 0
Buchtel   –   1 – 3 – 0
Washburn   –   1 – 5 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   0 – 2 – 0

The 1891 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri as an independent during the 1891 college football season. In the school's second year of intercollegiate football, the team was led by head coach Hal Reid and compiled a 3–1 record.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 312:30 p.m.vs. Kansas
L 8–223,000[2][3]
November 5Kansas City YMCAColumbia, MOW 8–0
November 262:30 p.m.WashburnColumbia, MOW 34–6[4][5]
December 7DruryColumbia, MOW 54–0[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. ^ "The Foot Ball Match Today". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. October 31, 1891. p. 5. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Victory For the Crimson". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. November 1, 1891. p. 8. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "The Day in Prospect". Columbia Missouri Herald. Columbia, Missouri. November 26, 1891. p. 1. Retrieved September 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Columbias, 34; Washburns, 6". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 27, 1891. p. 9. Retrieved September 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Again We Win". Columbia Missouri Herald. Columbia, Missouri. December 10, 1891. p. 8. Retrieved September 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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