1988 Missouri Tigers football team

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.

1988 Missouri Tigers football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	3–7–1 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach	Woody Widenhofer (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Wright Anderson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Faurot Field
Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

1988 Big Eight Conference football standings

v t e	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 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
September 10	Utah State*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	W 35–21	35,232
September 17	Houston*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	L 7–31	36,287
September 24	Indiana*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	T 28–28	41,053
October 1	at No. 1 Miami (FL)*	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 0–55	40,654
October 8	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 52–21	19,000
October 15	Iowa State	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)	L 3–21	43,206
October 22	at No. 15 Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 21–49	46,900
October 29	at No. 5 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 18–26	76,316
November 5	Colorado	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	L 8–45	36,931
November 12	No. 8 Oklahoma	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)	L 7–16	40,704
November 19	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (Border War)	W 55–17	25,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Oklahoma

See also: Missouri–Oklahoma football rivalry

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma	10	6	0	0	16
Missouri	0	0	7	0	7

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

at Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri

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

^[5]

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 Pos. # Name Class OT 75 Carl Bax Sr QB Brad Fitzmaurice WR Craig Lammers RB Tommie Stowers QB Corey Welch	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Jeff Jacke	Head coach Woody Widenhofer 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

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. "Nebraska, Oklahoma struggle to wins." Gainesville Sun. pg. 4C. 1988 Nov 13. Retrieved 2022-Dec-30.