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]
| 1893 Missouri Tigers football | |
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WIUFA co-champion | |
| Conference | Western Interstate University Football Association |
| Record | 4–3 (2–1 WIUFA) |
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| Captain | Charles Young |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 14 | vs. Baker* | L 0–28 | ||||||
| October 22 | Denver Athletic Club* |
| L 0–40 | |||||
| November 6 | Missouri Valley* | Columbia, MO | W 76–0 | |||||
| November 11 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Nebraska |
| W 30–18 | [2][3] | |||
| November 18 | at Iowa | L 12–34 | [4] | |||||
| November 25 | vs. Pastime Athletic Club* | St. Louis, MO | W 24–12 | |||||
| November 30 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Kansas |
| W 12–4 | 4,000–5,000 | [5][6] | ||
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References edit
- ^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 38. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
- ^ "Men Of Brawn Will Meet Here". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. November 11, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Missouri's Men On Edge". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. November 12, 1893. p. 7. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Kansas And Iowa Winners". Kansas City Times. November 19, 1893. p. 3. Retrieved October 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Crown Old Missouri". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. December 1, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "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 .
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