1988 Missouri Tigers football team

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1988 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
1988 record3–7–1 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWright Anderson (1st season)
Home stadiumFaurot Field
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Big Eight Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Nebraska $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
No. 14 Oklahoma 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 11 Oklahoma State 5 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Colorado 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Iowa State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Missouri 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
Kansas 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Kansas State 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team compiled a 3–7–1 record (2–5 against Big 8 opponents), finished in sixth place in the Big 8, and was outscored by opponents by a combined total of 330 to 234. Woody Widenhofer was the head coach for the fourth of four seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri.

The team's statistical leaders included Tommie Stowers with 667 rushing yards, Corey Welch with 524 passing yards, and Tim Bruton with 447 receiving yards.Their best player was Jeff Harper who held the legendary Barry Sanders to only 154 yards and 2 TDS. [3][4]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 10Utah State*
W 35–21
September 17Houston*
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 7–31
September 24Indiana*
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
T 28–28
October 1at No. 1 Miami (FL)*
L 0–55
October 8at Kansas State
W 52–21
October 15Iowa State
L 3–21
October 22at No. 15 Oklahoma State
L 21–49
October 29at No. 5 Nebraska
L 18–26
November 5Colorado
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 8–45
November 12No. 8 Oklahoma
L 7–16
November 19at Kansas
W 55–17
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1988 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. ^ "1988 Missouri Tigers Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
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