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1893 Missouri Tigers football team

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1893 Missouri Tigers football
WIUFA co-champion
ConferenceWestern Interstate University Football Association
Record4–3 (2–1 WIUFA)
Head coach
CaptainCharles Young
Seasons
← 1892
1894 →
1893 Western Interstate University Football Association standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Missouri + 2 1 0 4 3 0
Kansas + 2 1 0 2 5 0
Nebraska 1 2 0 3 2 1
Iowa 1 2 0 3 4 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1893 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 1893 college football season. In its first season under head coach Harry Orman Robinson, the team compiled a 4–3 record (2–1 against WIUFA championship) and tied with Kansas for the conference championship.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 14vs. Baker*L 0–28
October 22Denver Athletic Club*
L 0–40
November 6Missouri Valley*Columbia, MOW 76–0
November 113:00 p.m.vs. Nebraska
  • Exposition Park
  • Kansas City, MO (rivalry)
W 30–18[2][3]
November 18at IowaL 12–34[4]
November 25vs. Pastime Athletic Club*St. Louis, MOW 24–12
November 303:00 p.m.vs. Kansas
W 12–44,000–5,000[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. ^ "Men Of Brawn Will Meet Here". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. November 11, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Missouri's Men On Edge". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. November 12, 1893. p. 7. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Kansas And Iowa Winners". Kansas City Times. November 19, 1893. p. 3. Retrieved October 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Crown Old Missouri". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. December 1, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "It Is Not A Kansas Year". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. December 1, 1893. p. 6. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.