1998 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team information
American college football season
1998Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football
NCAA Division II champion MIAA champion
NCAA Division II Championship Game, W 24–6 vs. Carson–Newman
Conference
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Record
15–0 (9–0 MIAA)
Head coach
Mel Tjeerdsma (5th season)
Defensive coordinator
Scott Bostwick (5th season)
Home stadium
Bearcat Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 2 NW Missouri State $^
9
–
0
15
–
0
No. 10 Emporia State
7
–
2
9
–
2
Central Missouri State
6
–
3
8
–
3
Pittsburg State
6
–
3
7
–
3
Truman State
6
–
3
6
–
5
Missouri Western
3
–
6
5
–
6
Washburn
3
–
6
4
–
6
Missouri Southern
3
–
6
3
–
7
Southwest Baptist
2
–
7
3
–
8
Missouri–Rolla
0
–
9
0
–
11
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
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 Carson–Newman in the title game.[1]
^DeLassus, David (2016). "1998 – Northwest Missouri St". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
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