1900 Missouri Tigers football team

The 1900 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri as an independent during the 1900 college football season. The team compiled a 4–4–1 record and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 80 to 71. Dave Fultz began the season as the team's head coach before resigning after Missouri's season opener, a win over the Kirksville Osteopaths. He was replaced by Fred W. Murphy, who led the team for the remainder of the season.[1][2] The team played its home games at Rollins Field in Columbia, Missouri.

1900 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4–1
Head coach
CaptainCarl Kruse
Home stadiumRollins Field
Seasons
← 1899
1901 →
1900 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central Michigan     1 0 0
Lake Forest     1 0 0
Haskell     9 1 0
North Dakota Agricultural     8 1 1
Ohio State     8 1 1
Nebraska     6 1 1
Beloit     7 1 2
Kirksville Osteopaths     7 2 1
Washburn     6 2 0
Wittenberg     5 2 1
Drake     6 3 0
Doane     2 1 0
Notre Dame     6 3 1
Fairmount     5 3 0
Detroit College     3 2 0
South Dakota Agricultural     3 2 0
Washington University     3 2 1
Carthage     4 3 0
Wabash     5 4 0
Missouri     4 4 1
Northern Illinois State     2 2 2
Iowa State Normal     3 4 1
Buchtel     2 3 1
Cincinnati     3 5 1
Ohio     2 4 1
Kansas State     2 4 0
Kansas     2 5 2
Ohio Wesleyan     2 5 2
Iowa State     2 5 1
Butler     0 1 3
Heidelberg     0 2 2
Michigan Agricultural     1 3 0
Chicago P&S     1 3 0
Mount Union     1 4 1
Miami (OH)     0 4 0

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Kirksville OsteopathsW 13–0[3]
October 8Haskell
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 0–11
October 15Warrensburg Teachers
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 11–6
October 20at Kansas City MedicsKansas City, MOL 12–18
October 273:00 p.m.at Washington UniversityW 6–52,000[4][5][6]
October 29at Missouri Mines
W 12–5
November 5Nebraska
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
L 0–12
November 17at TexasL 12–18[7]
November 293:10 p.m.vs. Kansas
T 6–67,000[8][9][10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Coach Fultz Will Quit Missouri At Once". The St. Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. October 7, 1900. p. 4, part II. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 38. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "Won The First Game". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. October 2, 1900. p. 7. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Missouri Tigers Here". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. October 27, 1900. p. 7. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Missouri's Lucky Win". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. October 28, 1900. p. 15. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Missouri Tigers Defeat Washington". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 28, 1900. p. 22. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Texas 17, Missouri 11 - Boys from University at Austin stood the heat better than Tigers". The St Louis Republic. November 18, 1900. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Battle Is On Today". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. November 29, 1900. p. 1. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ "Battle Is On Today (continued)". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. November 29, 1900. p. 3. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ "Kansas 6; Missouri 6". The Topeka State Journal. November 30, 1900. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.