1998 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1998 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football Northwest Missouri State Bearcats wordmark.svg 200 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association MIAA 15–0 9–0 Mel Tjeerdsma 5th Scott Bostwick 5th Bearcat Stadium NCAA Division II championMIAA champion NCAA Division II Championship Game W 24–6 vs. 1998 Carson–Newman Eagles Carson–Newman The 1998 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team represented Northwest Missouri State University during the 1998 NCAA Division II football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Mel Tjeerdsma played their home games at Bearcat Stadium in Maryville, Missouri, which has been the Bearcat's home stadium since 1917. Northwest Missouri State team finished the season with and 15–0 record and won their first NCAA Division II Football Championship with a win over 1998 Carson–Newman Eagles Carson–Newman in the title game.DeLassus David http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_current.php?teamid=2328&year=1998 1998 – Northwest Missouri St. College Football Data Warehouse 2016 December 30, 2016 April 2, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160402013100/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_current.php?teamid=2328&year=1998 dead Schedule 1998 NCAA Division II NCAA Division II Football Committee Central September 5 w y 9 1998 Midwestern State Mustangs Midwestern State Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO 55–16 September 12 w y 9 1998 Wayne State Wildcats Wayne State (NE) Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO 51–2 September 17 w y 9 1998 Missouri Southern Lions Missouri Southern Fred G. Hughes Stadium Joplin, MO 48–21 September 26 w 6 1998 Missouri Western Griffons Missouri Western Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO rivalry 45–32 October 3 w y 4 1998 Washburn Ichabods Washburn Moore Bowl Topeka, KS 38–31 October 10 w 4 1998 Missouri–Rolla Miners Missouri–Rolla Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO 49–6 October 17 w y 3 1998 Southwest Baptist Bearcats Southwest Baptist Plaster Stadium Bolivar, MO 57–12 October 24 w 4 1998 Pittsburg State Gorillas Pittsburg State Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO rivalry 23–18 October 31 w y 2 1998 Central Missouri State Mules Central Missouri State Bearcat Stadium Warrensburg, MO 34–20 November 7 w y 2 1998 Truman State Bulldogs Truman State Stokes Stadium Kirksville, MO rivalry 41–7 November 14 w 2 1998 Emporia State Hornets Emporia State 10 Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO 69–33 November 21 w y 2 1998 Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks Nebraska–Omaha 16 Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO NCAA Division II First Round 28–14 November 28 w y 2 1998 Northern Colorado Bears Northern Colorado 6 Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO Division II Quarterfinal 42–17 December 5 w y 2 1998 Texas A&M–Kingsville Texas A&M–Kingsville 11 Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO NCAA Division II Semifinal 49–34 December 12 w y 2 1998 Carson–Newman Eagles Carson–Newman 3 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL NCAA Division II Championship ESPN2 24–6 References Northwest Missouri Category:Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football seasons Category:NCAA Division II Football Champions Category:Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football