1987 Missouri Tigers football team

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1987 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
1987 record5–6 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWright Anderson (1st season)
Home stadiumFaurot Field
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Big Eight Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Nebraska 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 11 Oklahoma State 5 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Colorado 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Missouri 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Iowa State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Kansas 0 – 6 – 1 1 – 9 – 1
Kansas State 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 10 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team compiled a 5–6 record (3–4 against Big 8 opponents), finished in fifth place in the Big 8, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 226 to 209. Woody Widenhofer was the head coach for the third of four seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri.

The team's statistical leaders included Robert Delpino with 750 rushing yards, John Stollenwerck with 831 passing yards, and Craig Lammers with 253 receiving yards.[3][4]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 12Baylor*
W 23–18
September 19Northwestern*
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 28–3
September 26at Indiana*
L 17–20
October 3Syracuse*
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 13–24
October 10Kansas State
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 34–10
October 17at Iowa State
W 42–17
October 24No. 19 Oklahoma State
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 20–24
October 31No. 2 Nebraska
L 7–42
November 7at Colorado
L 10–27
November 14at No. 1 Oklahoma
L 13–17
November 21Kansas
W 19–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1987 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. pp. 26–27. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  4. ^ "1987 Missouri Tigers Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
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