American college football season
1988 Missouri Tigers football |
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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
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Record | 3–7–1 (2–5 Big 8) |
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Head coach | - Woody Widenhofer (4th season)
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Offensive coordinator | Wright Anderson (2nd season) |
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Home stadium | Faurot Field |
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Seasons |
1988 Big Eight Conference football standings | 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 |
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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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 10 | Utah State* | | W 35–21 | 35,232 |
September 17 | Houston* | | L 7–31 | 36,287 |
September 24 | Indiana* | | T 28–28 | 41,053 |
October 1 | at No. 1 Miami (FL)* | | L 0–55 | 40,654 |
October 8 | at Kansas State | | W 52–21 | 19,000 |
October 15 | Iowa State | | L 3–21 | 43,206 |
October 22 | at No. 15 Oklahoma State | | L 21–49 | 46,900 |
October 29 | at No. 5 Nebraska | | L 18–26 | 76,316 |
November 5 | Colorado | | L 8–45 | 36,931 |
November 12 | No. 8 Oklahoma | | L 7–16 | 40,704 |
November 19 | at Kansas | | W 55–17 | 25,000 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Game summaries
Oklahoma
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Oklahoma | Passing | Charles Thompson | 1/4, 8 Yds, TD |
Rushing | Charles Thompson | 26 Rush, 118 Yds |
Receiving | Eric Bross | 1 Rec, 8 Yds, TD |
Missouri | Passing | Brad Fitzmaurice | 11/23, 160 Yds, TD, INT |
Rushing | Tommie Stowers | 20 Rush, 83 Yds |
Receiving | Craig Lammers | 6 Rec, 75 Yds, TD |
Scoring summary |
Quarter | Time | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Plays | Yards | TOP | OU | MU | 1 | | | | | Oklahoma | Eric Bross 8-yard touchdown reception from Charles Thompson, R.D. Lashar kick good | 7 | 0 | 1 | | | | | Oklahoma | 25-yard field goal by R.D. Lashar | 10 | 0 | 2 | | | | | Oklahoma | Anthony Stafford 1-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick no good (blocked) | 16 | 0 | 4 | | | | | Missouri | Craig Lammers 12-yard touchdown reception from Brad Fitzmaurice, Jeff Jacke kick good | 16 | 7 | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 16 | 7 | |
At Kansas
Personnel
1988 Missouri Tigers football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K | | Jeff Jacke | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Wright Anderson – Offensive coordinator
- Frank Novak – Running backs
- Tim Billings – Tight ends
- Carl Reese – Defensive coordinator
- George Wheeler – Defensive line
- Ray Zingler – Assistant
- Mike Wade – Assistant
- Charles Coe – Assistant
- Steve Miller – Assistant
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "1988 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "1988 Missouri Tigers Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ "Nebraska, Oklahoma struggle to wins." Gainesville Sun. pg. 4C. 1988 Nov 13. Retrieved 2022-Dec-30.
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