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1894 Missouri Tigers football team

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1894 Missouri Tigers football
WIUFA co-champion
ConferenceWestern Interstate University Football Association
Record4–3 (2–1 WIUFA)
Head coach
CaptainCharles Young
Seasons
← 1893
1895 →
1894 Western Interstate University Football Association standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Missouri + 2 1 0 4 3 0
Nebraska + 2 1 0 6 2 0
Kansas 1 2 0 2 3 1
Iowa 1 2 0 4 4 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1894 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Western Interstate University Football Association (WIUFA) during the 1894 college football season. In its second season under head coach Harry Orman Robinson, the team compiled a 4–3 record (2–1 against WIUFA championship) and tied with Nebraska for the conference championship.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 16Sedalia Athletic Club*Columbia, MOW 44–6
October 27Denver Athletic Club*Columbia, MOL 0–26
November 3NebraskaW 18–14
November 10at Ottawa*Ottawa, KSL 0–28
November 19Iowa
  • Athletic Park
  • Columbia, MO
W 32–16[2]
November 293:10 p.m.vs. Kansas
  • Exposition Park
  • Kansas City, MO (rivalry)
L 12–1810,000[3][4]
December 15at Texas*
W 28–05,000[5][6]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  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. ^ "Missouris, 32; Iowas, 6". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 20, 1894. p. 4. Retrieved October 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Missourians Downed". The Topeka Daily Capital. Topeka, Kansas. November 30, 1894. p. 1. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "A Great Day Of Football Games (continued)". The Topeka Daily Capital. Topeka, Kansas. November 30, 1894. p. 8. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Missouri Vs. Texas". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. December 15, 1894. p. 5. Retrieved December 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "The Texas Colleges". Galveston Daily News. December 17, 1894. p. 8. Retrieved November 19, 2021.Free access icon