1988 Missouri Tigers football team

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1988 Missouri Tigers football
Conference Big Eight Conference
Record3–7–1 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Wright Anderson (2nd season)
Home stadium Faurot Field
Seasons
←  1987
1989  →
1988 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Nebraska $7–0–011–2–0
No. 14 Oklahoma 6–1–09–3–0
No. 11 Oklahoma State 5–2–010–2–0
Colorado 4–3–08–4–0
Iowa State 3–4–05–6–0
Missouri 2–5–03–7–1
Kansas 1–6–01–10–0
Kansas State 0–7–00–11–0
  • $ – 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.

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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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10 Utah State *
W 35–2135,232 [5]
September 17 Houston *
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 7–3136,287 [6]
September 24 Indiana *
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
T 28–2841,053 [7]
October 1at No. 1 Miami (FL) *
L 0–5540,654 [8]
October 8at Kansas State
W 52–2119,000 [9]
October 15 Iowa State
L 3–2143,206 [10]
October 22at No. 15 Oklahoma State
L 21–4946,900 [11]
October 29at No. 5 Nebraska
L 18–2676,316 [12]
November 5 Colorado
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 8–4536,931 [13]
November 12No. 8 Oklahoma
L 7–1640,704 [14]
November 19at Kansas
W 55–1725,000 [15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Oklahoma

#8 Oklahoma Sooners (8–1) at Missouri Tigers (2–6–1)
Quarter1234Total
Oklahoma 1060016
Missouri 00707

at Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri

  • Date: November 12, 1988
  • Game attendance: 40,704
  • Box Score

[16]

TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
OklahomaPassing Charles Thompson 1/4, 8 Yds, TD
RushingCharles Thompson26 Rush, 118 Yds
ReceivingEric Bross1 Rec, 8 Yds, TD
MissouriPassingBrad Fitzmaurice11/23, 160 Yds, TD, INT
Rushing Tommie Stowers 20 Rush, 83 Yds
ReceivingCraig Lammers6 Rec, 75 Yds, TD

At Kansas

Personnel

1988 Missouri Tigers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT 75 Carl Bax Sr
QB Brad Fitzmaurice
WR Craig Lammers
RB Tommie Stowers
QB Corey Welch
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Jeff Jacke
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  4. ↑ "1988 Missouri Tigers Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ground game paces Missouri attack". Daily American Republic. September 11, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Cougars befuddle the Tigers". Columbia Daily Tribune. September 18, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Indiana escapes with a 28–28 tie as Missouri misses late field goal". The Courier-Journal. June 3, 1988. Retrieved June 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Hurricanes drench punchless Tigers". Florida Today. October 2, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "MU rebounds against KSU". Columbia Daily Tribune. October 9, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Iowa State stuns Missouri 21–3". The Wichita Eagle-Beacon. October 16, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Mizzou can't hold OSU, Dykes". Tulsa World. October 23, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Nebraska rallies past MU". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 30, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Colorado keeps Missouri in free fall". The Kansas City Star. November 6, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Sooners hold off Mizzou". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 13, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Missouri lowers boom on 'Hawks". The Salina Journal. November 20, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "Nebraska, Oklahoma struggle to wins." Gainesville Sun. pg. 4C. 1988 Nov 13. Retrieved 2022-Dec-30.
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