1988 Missouri Tigers football team

American college football season

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

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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

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance

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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

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### Oklahoma

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See also: Missouri–Oklahoma football rivalry

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

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Oklahoma | 10 | 6 | 0| 0| 16
Missouri | 0 | 0 | 7| 0| 7

at Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri

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

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Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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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

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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

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## Personnel

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1988 Missouri Tigers football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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OT | `75` | Carl Bax | Sr
QB | `` | Brad Fitzmaurice
WR | `` | Craig Lammers
RB | `` | Tommie Stowers
QB | `` | Corey Welch
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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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

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## References

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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.

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Missouri Tigers football

Venues|

* Guitar and Lowry Field (1890–1891)
* Athletic Grounds (1892–1895)
* Rollins Field (1896–1926)
* Faurot Field (1926–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Arkansas: Battle Line Rivalry
* Illinois
* Iowa State
* Kansas: Border War
* Nebraska
* Oklahoma

Culture and lore|

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* Marching Mizzou
* 1911 Kansas game
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* Flea Kicker

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